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CNN: Doubling down on straight news

Lou Dobbs became the living embodiment of Howard Beale, the character in the 1976 movie “Network.’’ Lou Dobbs became the living embodiment of Howard Beale, the character in the 1976 movie “Network.’’ (MGM/UA)
November 13, 2009

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Lou Dobbs's departure from CNN is a welcome event, and the network deserves credit for replacing him with John King, the former Associated Press Boston reporter who has long been one of the most thoughtful -- and least biased -- political journalists on TV. (Full article: 258 words)

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