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Hannity pleased with redefinition of “nuclear option” -- uses it twice in one show

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 08/19/09 10:19 PM EDT

From the August 19 edition of Fox News' Hannity:

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Previously:

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”

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

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