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Keith Olbermann Puts An End To Twitter Feuds, For Now

Posted 11.30.2011

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Keith Olbermann announced on Tuesday evening that he will no longer reply to tweets. The Current TV host is normally active responder to his fans a...

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WATCH: Stephen Colbert Becomes Keith Olbermann

The Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Monday night's "Colbert Report," Stephen Colbert took a moment to react to Keith Olbermann's abrupt exit from MSNBC. As is his custom whenever a pu...

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PICTURE: Olbermann Gets The 'I'm With Coco' Treatment

The Huffington Post | Carol Hartsell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Maybe Keith Olbermann doesn't have the geeky warmth of Conan O'Brien, but that doesn't make him any less worthy of his own grass roots movement, right...

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Olbermann Headed To Hollywood?

Posted 05.25.2011

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In his surprise farewell from his MSNBC show Friday night, Keith Olbermann alluded to the classic broadcast-apocalypse film 'Network,' and its angry, ...

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FINAL COUNTDOWN

HuffingtonPost.com | Carly Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: The New York Times' Bill Carter reports that Keith Olbermann's exit from MSNBC was "weeks in the making." According to Carter, Olbermann and M...

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Free Speech

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe Peyronnin

This is a teaching moment. It is a time for parents and history teachers throughout the country to assure America's children that free speech is a precious right that should not be abused.

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WATCH: Howard Fineman Tells Keith Olbermann 'The Tea Party Won This Round'

Huff TV | Posted 05.25.2011

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Howard Fineman appeared on Keith Olbermann Thursday to discuss the GOP's newfound opposition to the "omnibus" spending bill, which contains millions o...

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Olbermann: Obama 'Goddamned Wrong' On Tax Deal, May Not Be Renominated

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a Special Comment Tuesday, Keith Olbermann tore into President Obama over his tax cut compromise, calling him "goddamned wrong" and accusing the pr...

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WATCH: Howard Fineman On The Senate's Tax-Cut Paralysis

Huff TV | Posted 05.25.2011

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HuffPost's Howard Fineman appeared on MSNBC's "Countdown" Tuesday night to discuss the ongoing negotiations between the White House and congressional ...

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Howard Fineman On Millionaires' Congress Voting Down Unemployment Extension

Huff TV | Posted 05.25.2011

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HuffPost's Howard Fineman appeared on MSNBC's "Countdown" Thursday night to discuss the decisive defeat of extended jobless benefits in the U.S. House...

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Olbermann, MSNBC See Ratings Bump In Wake Of Suspension

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — A suspension is proving good business for MSNBC and Keith Olbermann – at least in the short term. The size of the combative li...

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Hey MSNBC -- Help Us!

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe The Nerd Ferraro

There really is no journalism now, only media activism. FOX gets this, MSNBC doesn't. If MSNBC wants to do something, they need to help those of us at the grass roots levels organize.

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It's Keithier to Keep Him on the Shelf ... for Now

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 05.25.2011

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First reaction to the latest Keith Olbermann-sticks-his-foot-in-it episode is: The longer MSNBC keeps Olbermann suspended the more they come off like...

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Olbermann Apologizes To Viewers, Strikes Back At MSNBC

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Keith Olbermann is apologizing to his fans -- but not NBC News -- for the "unnecessary drama" surrounding his two-day suspension for ...

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SHORTEST SUSPENSION IN THE WORLD

The Huffington Post | Adam J. Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

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Keith Olbermann will return to the air on Tuesday after being suspended without pay for two shows (this past Friday and the upcoming episode on Monday...

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WATCH: Spitzer Calls Olbermann Suspension 'Ridiculous,' 'Silly'

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Friday's "Parker Spitzer," CNN's Eliot Spitzer became the latest in a long line of critics to blast MSNBC's decision to suspend Keith Olbermann ind...

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Maddow Defends Olbermann, Blasts Fox News For Running 'Political Operation'

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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MSNBC host Rachel Maddow closed her program Friday night with a segment about the suspension of her "colleague and friend Keith Olbermann," arguing th...

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If Keith Olbermann Goes, So Do We!

Russell Simmons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Russell Simmons

Re-instate Keith Olbermann now. I will personally pay his campaign contributions. Don't let this voice get lost when it is needed the most.

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Time to Stop Hiding

Jeff Jarvis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Jarvis

Olbermann was not objective -- it was his job not to be. We all know where he stood. I say he should put his money where is mouth is. He just shouldn't have hidden it or be made to do so.

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The Disturbing, Changing Role of the Media

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joan E. Dowlin

I remember a time when the press played a very vital role in holding our political leaders accountable for their actions and their promises. I miss the old days.

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Amanda Terkel On Olbermann: Tea Party Extremism May Work Against GOP

Huff TV | Posted 05.25.2011

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HuffPost reporter Amanda Terkel joined Keith Olbermann on MSNBC's "Countdown" Tuesday night to discuss the possibility that tea party extremism may hu...

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With Friends Like These...

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Robert Gibbs recently expressed his frustration with what he called the "professional left." Who would have thought that Obama's biggest problem in his first few years in office would be one of communication?

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WATCH: Olbermann Takes White House To Task For Seeming Like 'Amateur Left'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Keith Olbermann isn't sure that he's part of the "professional left," a term used in a moment of frustration by White House Press Secretary Robert Gib...

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Suckers Galore! Media Set to Fall for Limbaugh Ploy on Obama, Racism, Recession

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Abrams

Limbaugh says Obama caused the recession to pay back white America for 230 years of racism. Get the ploy? He knows that the media will focus on the most outrageous part of his latest nonsense.

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Ex-WaPo Blogger Wrong About Why He Was Wrong

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ari Melber

While many saw Weigel's fall as a revenge of the inventions -- blogs are blurry and Twitter is scary -- his problem was actually pretty basic. He got caught going negative on people who matter.

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