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  • Does Katie have the clout needed for CBS News?

    04/08/2006 6:41:13 PM PDT · by george76 · 108 replies · 2,226+ views
    Hernando Today ^ | Apr 8, 2006 | JOHN HERBERT
    Emperor Nero fiddled while Rome burned, according to tales of ancient history. So did Katie Couric, sort of. She played badminton in New York while other news anchors were in Baghdad to cover the opening day of Saddam Hussein's trial. Couric was recently plucked from NBC's Today show to read the evening news on competing CBS. I wish her good luck; she's certainly going to need it. Couric's new job probably saves NBC the possibility of letting her go when her contract expires next month; 15 years is a longtime for a TV personality to stay in one place. CBS...