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The release of the report by the Iraq Study Group grabbed huge headlines. All three networks sent their anchors to Washington DC to cover the ISG press conference and to interview the co-chairmen James Baker and Lee Hamilton. The report characterized the situation in Iraq as "grave--and deteriorating." The question of what US policy should be in Iraq occupied fully 78% of the three-network newshole.

NBC emphasized how tough the report was on the Bush Adminstration. David Gregory called it "a harsh review" of George Bush's leadership and "a rejection" of his claim that the US is winning the war. Tim Russert picked out the word "dire," adding that the "grimness of the report" was heard throughout official Washington. And Andrea Mitchell summed up the reaction of the Democratic leadership in Congress: "We told you so."

Andrew Tyndall 12/7/06 7:21:08 pm

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