Saturday, March 31st, 2012
Current TV said Friday afternoon that it had terminated the contract of its lead anchor, Keith Olbermann, scarcely a year after he was hired to reboot the channel in his progressive political image.
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Media Decoder: Current TV Dismisses Keith Olbermann
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Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
D uring his nine days of lies about his boudoir photography hobby, Rep. Anthony Weiner complained that the issue was a “ distraction ” from more important matters, such as the debt limit showdown.` I disagree, and not because I find great substance in Weiner’s genitalia. The naked truth is that his Twitter problem has more to do with the perilous state of the nation’s finances than you might think. Since another New York congressman by the name of Eric Massa introduced us to “ tickle fights ” a year ago, sex scandals have been multiplying like rabbits — leading to a surreal moment Monday night, when former New York governor Eliot Spitzer (D-Mayflower Hotel), now a CNN host, found himself moderating a roundtable discussion of sex scandals . Read full article > >

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Lawmakers’ fiscal gambles are worse than the sexual ones
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Monday, January 10th, 2011
Eliot Spitzer may soon need another leading lady: CNN executives are rumored to be considering replacing columnist Kathleen Parker, the conservative half of the network’s prime-time show ‘Parker Spitzer,’ because they are unhappy with the debate. “We…
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CNN May Dump Kathleen Parker
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Friday, October 22nd, 2010
In “Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer,” the documentary maker Alex Gibney considers a governor, his scandal and his enemies.

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Film: Client 9 and Other Interested Parties
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Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer tries, perhaps a bit too hard, to reinvent himself as TV host on CNN’s latest offering, “Parker Spitzer.”

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The TV Watch: ‘Recovering’ Politician, Aspiring … ?
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