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Washington's Other Transition
Washington's Other Transition
How is it Obama can fill a Cabinet faster than NBC can replace Tim Russert? The suits at NBC are doing far more agonizing over who should fill Tim Russert s shoes on Meet the Press than Obama is over appointing his cabinet. They're taking more time over it, too. I guess that s because the ...
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Brown: Maddow should get 'Meet' job
Michael Calderone's Blog — ... Daily Beast founder Tina Brown ponders what could be taking so long, in a post today: "How is it Obama can fill a Cabinet faster than NBC can replace Tim Russert?" In Brown's view, the NBC brass should be looking beyond the usual suspects for the job, and consider a format shake-up. ...

Nightline Links
Taylor Marsh — ... Tina Brown asks: How is it Obama can fill a Cabinet faster than NBC can replace Tim Russert? Oh, and Tina’s replacement pick is very interesting. ...

Monday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... . * If NBC News is really smart, it will ask Rachel Maddow to anchor "Meet the Press." * Glenn Beck was scheduled to join Fox News in the spring. ...

Obama Says Nevermind the Tea Party Dig, Hillary Is Now First Among Equals (Video)
Tennessee Guerilla Women — ... would not have accepted.” The above is from Katharine Q. Seelye who live blogged the event, she has lots more. Here's Hillary: Transcript: Obama's National Security Team Announcement Fox News shut out again at Obama press conference. It Hurts To Be John Kerry Today How is it Obama can fill a Cabinet faster than NBC can replace Tim Russert? ...

Nice try, Tina Brown, but it ain't gonna happen
Brilliant at Breakfast — Yeah, I want a deck and a kitchen and a basement remodel and a Mini Clubman too, but it ain't gonna happen. Neither is Tina Brown's (and my) dream of Rachel Maddow taking over Tim Russert's old seat on Press the Meat: ...

David Gregory to host Meet the Press
Crooks and Liars — ... I'm sure he'll be aggressive enough, but is the talent pool so bad in TV Land that NBC had to fall back on Gregory? I do agree with Tina Brown's suggestion that Rachel Maddow would be a nice choice. ...

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