Seeing triple
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It’s not uncommon to see the same stories on all three network newscasts, even at the same time.
But last night was rather strange — the same person in the same room at the exact same time — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama being interviewed by Brian Williams, Charles Gibson and Katie Couric.
The screen grabs that follow were all taken with 10 seconds of 6:32 p.m. eastern time. By the way, NBC’s interview with Obama ran slightly longer than ABC and CBS.
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ABC, Barack Obama, Brian Williams, CBS, Charles Gibson, katie couric, NBC
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Elections, Networks