Tim Russert

Tim Russert was NBC News’ Washington bureau chief and was the longest-serving moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press. He moderated numerous gubernatorial, senatorial, and presidential debates and also served as a senior vice president for NBC News. He died in 2008.

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Russert misled on Iraq intelligence, statements by Bush and Cheney on Iraq/9-11 link

04/05/06 4:35 PM EDT
Imus regular Tim Russert yet to speak out on racial slur

04/11/07 7:41 PM EDT
Meet the Press -- but only if you're a Republican

02/24/06 3:02 PM EST

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On Tim Russert, Hitchens asserted Clinton's actions made her look “sort of alternately soppy and bitchy”

04/05/08 5:05 PM EDT
Russert asserted GOP says McCain will appeal to states “moving back to a more ... moderate Republican” -- but he's a “conservative”

03/06/08 5:49 PM EST
Russert did not mention statement from Salmon Press co-owner regarding Clinton's comments on Reagan

01/20/08 6:09 PM EST
NY Sun mischaracterized Russert question -- which contained a falsehood -- at Dem debate

12/19/07 5:24 PM EST
Russert did not challenge Romney's misleading statements about stem cell research

12/16/07 5:18 PM EST
Russert misrepresented debate exchanges on Social Security to accuse Clinton of having “one public position and one private position”

11/03/07 6:29 PM EDT
Russert still welcoming CBN reporter who called male blogger Thompson's “angry girlfriend”

09/07/07 12:57 PM EDT
Russert allowed Rice to deflect eavesdropping questions

12/19/05 5:30 PM EST
Russert gave Warner a free pass on non-answer to Iraq question -- and grilled Biden instead

11/29/05 11:45 AM EST
Russert made inaccurate claims about Supreme Court nomination

11/15/05 11:59 AM EST
Russert repeated false Knight Ridder claim that Cindy Sheehan “protested outside [Hillary] Clinton's New York office”

09/27/05 11:34 AM EDT
Jefferson Parish president blasted Russert for “nitpick[ing] a man's mother's death”

09/26/05 3:13 PM EDT

Featured

Russert misled on Iraq intelligence, statements by Bush and Cheney on Iraq/9-11 link

Imus regular Tim Russert yet to speak out on racial slur

Meet the Press -- but only if you're a Republican

The Latest

On Tim Russert, Hitchens asserted Clinton's actions made her look “sort of alternately soppy and bitchy”

Russert asserted GOP says McCain will appeal to states “moving back to a more ... moderate Republican” -- but he's a “conservative”

Russert did not mention statement from Salmon Press co-owner regarding Clinton's comments on Reagan

NY Sun mischaracterized Russert question -- which contained a falsehood -- at Dem debate

Russert did not challenge Romney's misleading statements about stem cell research

Russert misrepresented debate exchanges on Social Security to accuse Clinton of having “one public position and one private position”

Russert still welcoming CBN reporter who called male blogger Thompson's “angry girlfriend”

Russert allowed Rice to deflect eavesdropping questions

Russert gave Warner a free pass on non-answer to Iraq question -- and grilled Biden instead

Russert made inaccurate claims about Supreme Court nomination

Russert repeated false Knight Ridder claim that Cindy Sheehan “protested outside [Hillary] Clinton's New York office”

Jefferson Parish president blasted Russert for “nitpick[ing] a man's mother's death”