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WSJ reporter Lee Hawkins falsely claims “it was the Democrats that came up with the term nuclear option”

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 02/25/10 10:20 AM EST

From the February 24 edition of Fox Business Network's America's Nightly Scoreboard:

Video file

Previously:

Media adopts false claim that “nuclear option” is a Democratic term

Fox News Uses Breitbart-Hyped Video To Falsely Accuse Dems Of “Nuclear Option” Hypocrisy

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