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Fox defines “nuclear option”: “Forcing government-run insurance through the Senate with just 51 votes”

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 08/20/09 11:15 AM EDT

From the August 20 edition of Fox News' America's Newsroom:

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Fox: Nuclear Option

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CNN joins Fox News in falsely comparing reconciliation process to “nuclear option”

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