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Fox's Kurtz: When Fox Refers To Gov't Shutdown As Slimdown, “That's A Mistake -- It's A Loaded Term”

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 10/06/13 12:34 PM EDT

From the October 6 edition of Fox News' Media Buzz:

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Previously:

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

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

Fox News Got GOP Into Shutdown Mess, But It Can't Get The GOP Out

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