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MADem

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5. Maria wasn't forced out--she chose to leave.

Wed May 16, 2012, 09:49 AM

May 2012

Really. She took an unpaid leave of absence while that jerk Ahhnuld ran, and kept her options open. Then, when he won, she went back for a bit, but she was invested in shilling for her husband's administration, and (quite rightly) the network said "We'll have none of that." So, she took her ball and went home--she had the option of just playing it straight and not coloring her commentary with Ahhnuld-shill, but she didn't want to go that way...she had to make a choice and she made it. Wonder if she regrets that call?

In August 2003, Shriver took an unpaid leave of absence from NBC News when her husband became a candidate in the 2003 California gubernatorial recall election.

Following her husband's November 17, 2003, inauguration as the 38th Governor of California, she became the First Lady of California. She then returned to reporting, making two more appearances for Dateline NBC.

On February 3, 2004, Shriver asked to be "relieved of [her] duties at NBC News," citing concerns the network had over the conflict of interest between her role as a journalist and her status as the First Lady of California and her increasing role as an advocate of her husband's administration.[6]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Shriver

Chris Matthews' wife used to work for that same DC station in pretty much the same job--she left to do media for Marriott International...!

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Elizabeth Warren and why is ABC News all over this story and why the double standard? [View all] chelsea0011 May 2012 OP

You answered your own question...where did Gail Huff work? MADem May 2012 #1

Thanks. I didn't know Gail Huff has been working in DC. and the ABC connections. chelsea0011 May 2012 #3

Maria wasn't forced out--she chose to leave. MADem May 2012 #5

Thanks. I kind of vaguely remembered she didn't want to leave. chelsea0011 May 2012 #6

Well, she couldn't or wouldn't shut up about that turd she was married to...! MADem May 2012 #7

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And therein lies the issue with candidate Warren chelsea0011 May 2012 #4

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The ancestor with the supposed native blood is a bit of a mystery! MADem May 2012 #11