Sad news: Tim Russert dead
Matt May/Getty Images for Meet the Press Tim Russert, moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press, died of a heart attack this afternoon right here in Washington. He was 58 and had just returned from a family trip to Italy to celebrate his son’s college graduation. Election 2008 will not be the same without him.
Matt May/Getty Images for Meet the Press
Tim Russert, moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press, died of a heart attack this afternoon right here in Washington. He was 58 and had just returned from a family trip to Italy to celebrate his son’s college graduation. Election 2008 will not be the same without him.
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