briefingroom.thehill.com - 12/22/2008
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NBC News Chief Steve Capus indicated he does not think MSNBC host Chris Matthews will run for Senate, tamping down expectations the commentator would challenge Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) as a Democrat in 2010.
"[Chris Matthews] is not running for office," Capus told Broadcasting & Cable. ...
newsbusters.org - 12/23/2008
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The Media Research Center today announced its Best
Notable Quotables of 2008: The 21st Annual Awards for...
the Year's Worst Reporting , and MSNBC's Chris Matthews "won" the dubious honor of Quote of the Year for gushing over a Barack ...
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He's Thrilled: MSNBC's Chris Matthews Wins MRC’s 'Quote ...
sunnewspapers.net - 12/18/2008
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Special delivery surprises soldier's son PORT CHARLOTTE --
When Tina Wood took her children to visit Santa...
at the Port Charlotte Town Center mall in November, she never thought the experience would bring her to tears. After asking for the games Hungry ...
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mediamatters.org - 12/20/2008
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mediamatters.org —
Chris Matthews' interest in the Pennsylvania Senate seat
currently held by Republican Arlen Specter raises the possibility...
of something that is all too rare among the nation's media elite: accountability. It has long been clear that if we applied to ...
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Media Matters: Matthews for Senate (?)
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NBC Execs Predict Matthews Won't Run For Senate
TPM Election Central —
So is Chris Matthews really going to run for Senate from Pennsylvania? Two NBC execs have independently said that they don't believe so, and they think he's sticking around.
NBC News chief Steve Capus said Matthews isn't running: "Well, look, if he were running for office, he wouldn't be on TV."
Meanwhile, MSNBC president Phil Griffin cast doubt on the idea, too. "I've talked to Chris. I think he's going to be here for a long time," Griffin said. "I want him to be here for a long time."
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