Tim Russert - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/tim_russert/?source=rss&aim=tim_russert en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT Tim Russert, one of the good guys By Walter Shapiro Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/14/russert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/14/russert/index.html?source=rss There was no artifice in the "Meet the Press" host. The best political questioner on TV seemed the same guy off-camera as on. Report: David Gregory to host "Meet the Press" By Alex Koppelman Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/02/gregory/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/02/gregory/index.html?source=rss The search to replace Tim Russert, who died in June, appears to be over. No Hail Mary for Hillary By Mike Madden Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/27/debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/27/debate/index.html?source=rss The final Democratic debate produces no miracles for the grouchy former front-runner. Yes, those MSNBC moderators did seem to like Obama better, but even when she's right she sounds wrong. Obama goes for the capillaries By Walter Shapiro Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/12/iowa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/12/iowa/index.html?source=rss Barack Obama delivers a rousing speech in Iowa on Saturday night, all but calling out Hillary Clinton, and then gets weak-kneed on Sunday morning. What you missed while watching the new "Bionic Woman" By Michael Scherer Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/27/democrats/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/27/democrats/index.html?source=rss Salon watches the latest (1970s TV edition) Democratic presidential debate so you don't have to: A better, stronger, faster Clinton, a kung fu Kucinich and more. Novak retires By Thomas Schaller Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/08/05/novak_retires/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/08/05/novak_retires/index.html?source=rss The Prince of Darkness is hanging it up, and here's hoping that his spot in the conservative chattering class is filled with a sensible substitute. Russert dead from apparent heart attack By Alex Koppelman Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/13/russert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/13/russert/index.html?source=rss Tim Russert, host of NBC's "Meet the Press," was 58. Russert 1, McCain 0 By Tim Grieve Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/01/25/mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/01/25/mccain/index.html?source=rss When a debate moderator says you said it, you probably did. "I didn't see the enormity of it" By Tim Grieve Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/12/10/giuliani/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/12/10/giuliani/index.html?source=rss Rudy Giuliani weaves his way through Tim Russert. The fact that wasn't a fact on Clinton By Tim Grieve Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/09/clinton_fact/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/09/clinton_fact/index.html?source=rss FactCheck blamed Hillary for misleading, but now it says Tim Russert was the one who was wrong. Deconstructing Tim Russert vs. the Clintons By Tim Grieve Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/06/russert_clinton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/06/russert_clinton/index.html?source=rss Did Bill "specifically" block public access to records related to Hillary? The Democratic Don Quixote By Michael Scherer Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/05/richardson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/05/richardson/index.html?source=rss Despite his résumé, an aw-shucks Bill Richardson has bumbled through the early presidential race. But can his bold position on Iraq make him a contender? Libby's last disinformation campaign By Sidney Blumenthal Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/02/22/libby_trial/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/02/22/libby_trial/index.html?source=rss Not only did Scooter's defense rely on emotion over facts, but it appealed to the jury to dismiss the craft of journalism as false by nature. "This Just In" By David Puner Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2007/02/21/this_just_in_intro/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2007/02/21/this_just_in_intro/index.html?source=rss New takes on "American Idol," George W. Bush, Anna Nicole, and "Meet the Press." Libby's cynical defense By Sidney Blumenthal Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/02/15/libby_trial/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/02/15/libby_trial/index.html?source=rss In the courtroom, I watched Libby's lawyers grill Bob Woodward and Robert Novak, trying and failing to obscure the charges against the vice president's man. With Russert on the stand, the Libby case comes full circle By Tim Grieve Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/07/russert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/07/russert/index.html?source=rss The "Meet the Press" host should put a fine point on the improbable nature of Libby's defense. Matalin to Libby: Wilson a "snake," and Russert hates Matthews By Tim Grieve Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/31/libbymemo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/31/libbymemo/index.html?source=rss Notes reflect efforts to respond to the controversy raised by Joseph Wilson's Op-Ed. Final thoughts on the first day By Alex Koppelman Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/23/final_thoughts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/23/final_thoughts/index.html?source=rss What to look for as the Scooter Libby trial moves forward. It's all on Russert By Alex Koppelman Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/23/russert_libby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/23/russert_libby/index.html?source=rss Arguments on both sides in the Libby case today suggest that NBC'sTim Russert, and his testimony, will be the focal point of the trial. And now ... Fitzgerald By Alex Koppelman Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/23/fitz_opening/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/23/fitz_opening/index.html?source=rss Opening statements in the Scooter Libby trial. Libby trial begins By Alex Koppelman Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/23/libby_instructions/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/23/libby_instructions/index.html?source=rss But first, one more argument over jury instructions. Quote of the Day, Iraq Edition By Tim Grieve Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/09/11/quote2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/09/11/quote2/index.html?source=rss Cheney: We'd do it all again today. It's murder, yes, but we've got to strike a balance By Tim Grieve Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/07/24/stemcell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/07/24/stemcell/index.html?source=rss Josh Bolten defends the president's position on stem cell research. A portrait of the blogger as a young plagiarist By Joe Conason Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/03/24/domenech_blog/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/03/24/domenech_blog/index.html?source=rss As a college student Ben Domenech lifted arts criticism; as a GOP henchman, he was accused of fabricating a Tim Russert quote. What was the Washington Post thinking? The Fix Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2006/01/27/fri/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2006/01/27/fri/index.html?source=rss Headline writers cash in on Frey. Plus: Clay Aiken's "boyfriend" speaks and Joaquin Phoenix cheats death.