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Fox's Kurtz: Fox News Calls The Government Shutdown A “Slimdown, As If It's Some Kind Of Weight Watchers Program”

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 10/04/13 2:12 PM EDT

From the October 4 edition of Fox News' Happening Now:

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Previously:

Conservative Media Rush To Dismiss Government Shutdown As A “Non-Event”

Fox Fix: In AP Reports, “Shutdown” Becomes “Slimdown”

CNN's Costello Criticizes Fox News For Labeling The Government Shutdown A “Slimdown”

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