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Tim Russert Dies At 58

Posted by Soulskill on from the never-stop-asking dept.

SputnikPanic writes "Tim Russert, NBC News' Washington bureau chief and moderator of the popular Sunday talk program Meet the Press, has died of an apparent heart attack. He was 58. Russert was known as an even-handed journalist who did not shy away from asking direct and often difficult questions of politicians regardless of their political persuasion. Earlier this year, Russert had been named by Time Magazine as one of the '100 most influential people in the world.'"

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  1. RIP, Tim by justanyone · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The irony is, on his show recently someone referred to his dad, "Big Russ", as being deceased. Tim had to correct him.

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  2. I'll miss his predictions by FatJuggles · · Score: 5, Interesting

    He called Bill Clinton the Democratic nominee early for the '92 election...called Florida the "must win" state in 2000, and you could always count on him saying something that sounded like it was from left feild but would come true in a few months.

    A few days ago, after Obama secured the nomination, I saw him smile a little while talking about him on Nightly News. Smiling not for the candidate, but I think he was really, really, really excited that he would might see a black man get elected president of his great country in HIS lifetime. He looked like a little kid...sad he did not live to see what will be.

    Didn't know him personally, but great journalist. A lot will miss him.