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Stoddard, Baier agree that reconciliation “used to be called the nuclear option”

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 08/19/09 8:45 PM EDT

From the August 19 edition of Fox News' Special Report with Bret Baier:

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Previously:

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

Sammon falsely compares budget reconciliation process to threat of “nuclear option”

Morris redefines use of budget reconciliation process as “the so-called nuclear option”

Second night in a row: Hannity adopts Morris' redefinition of “nuclear option”


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