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In a Special Comment, Keith Olbermann rebukes John McCain and his campaign handlers for abandoning honesty in favor of politically manipulative distortions, from rewriting the history of the Iraq war to blaming the media for the failings of the campaign and the candidate himself. Full story
is Newsweek’s Senior White House correspondent, a frequent political analyst on MSNBC.
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Sen. Joe Biden's emergence at the center of speculation about who will be Barack Obama's running mate may say more about Obama's challenges in the presidential race than it does about the final selection.
A roundup of odd news stories as reported by NBC and its local affiliates: A record catfish is bagged on a Barbie Doll rod, a couple redeem a dinner coupon 15 years after it arrived by a balloon, and more.
Ticket sales for "All My Sons," which stars Katie Holmes and Patrick Wilson, are thus far “definitely off from what the production hoped,” according to a source close to the show.