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Matthews suggests using the “nuclear option” of reconciliation wouldn't be “accept[ing] the Senate rules”

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 08/19/09 7:06 PM EDT

From the August 19th edition of MSNBC's Hardball:

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Previously:

Matthews baselessly characterizes reconciliation as “blow[ing] up the Senate rules”

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

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