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Jorge Ramos: Republicans 'Finally Getting It' on Immigration
Well-traveled...he could talk the same about the United States and Mexico or about Iraq and Iran. Ted Koppel was fantastic. Ted Koppel ...he knew...that he had to ask the tough questions. And I always like that kind of journalism
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'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' Was 'Ghastly'? Film Critics Spar in 1983 'Nightline' InterviewAmerica itself. But the critic John Simon isn't one of them. A film and fine arts critic for over 50 years, Simon told Ted Koppel in a 1983 "Nightline" interview that he thought "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) was "so bad," with "ghastly
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Ben Affleck on Creating 'Argo,' Relying on Jennifer GarnerOn Nov. 4, 1979, an angry mob stormed an American embassy in Iran. For 444 days, the world watched with rising concern as tensions between Iran and the United States mounted over the 52 American hostages that were held in Tehran. It would come to be known as the Iran hostage crisis. It was the
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Sept. 8, 1987: Gary Hart Tells 'Nightline' He Committed Adultery
Twenty five years ago today, former Democratic presidential candidate Gary Hart told Ted Koppel on ABC's "Nightline" that he had committed adultery, and said he had no plans to resume his campaign for the White House
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Rep. Gutierrez rips Arizona immigration law
Arizona police see 'difficulties' enforcing immigration law ] Rep. Gutierrez used several more examples, including Ted Koppel (born in England) and Geraldo Rivera (Brooklyn), and hoops stars Jeremy Lin (Los Angeles) and Tony Parker (Belgium
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'Nightline' Daily Line, April 6: Dodgers GM's Racial Remarks in 1987 'Nightline' Interviewarchive - back to 1987. Twenty-five years ago, then-Dodgers general manager Al Campanis told "Nightline" anchor Ted Koppel that African-Americans "may not have the desire" to pursue management careers in baseball. As ESPN.com's William
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Feb. 15: Nelson Mandela Interview 1990
occupation of Afghanistan ended and troops returned home. 1990 Interview With Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela talked to Ted Koppel about his 27-year imprisonment. Famous Birthdays 1820 Susan B. Anthony 1918 Allan Arbus 1948 Art Spiegelman 1951
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Feb. 8: Telecommunications Act of 1996
light of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Famous Birthdays 1925 Jack Lemmon 1931 James Dean 1932 John Williams 1940 Ted Koppel 1941 Nick Nolte 1953 Mary Steenburgen 1955 John Grisham 1955 Nancy Oliver 1960 Benigno Aquino III 1968 Gary Coleman 1970
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A Stephen Colbert Write-In Campaign in S.C.? Not So Fast.finance law after the Citizens United ruling . NBC released a clip of an upcoming interview with Colbert, conducted by Ted Koppel . The clip shows Koppel asking Colbert "what is the difference, Stephen, between a PAC and a superPAC?" "Well
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Dec. 3: Iran Hostage Crisis 1979; Mars Polar Lander 1999
Cold War Malta Summit: American and Soviet leaders discussed arms reductions. 1993 Conversation With Justice Blackmun Ted Koppel ’s interview with Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun on “Nightline.” 1999: Mars Polar Lander NASA lost radio
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Nov. 9: Kristallnacht 1938; Fall of the Berlin Wall 1989
it down piece by piece. Peter Jennings delivered a “World News” report from the day the Berlin Wall came down: Ted Koppel introduced “Nightline” report on Germans’ new freedom to travel from East to West Berlin: Famous Birthdays 1915
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Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing 'Empowered Women' and Panel Member Arlen Specter Still Amazed by Reactionsmillions of Americans. "It is difficult to remember a more grotesquely riveting day before a U.S. Senate committee," Ted Koppel said on ABC's "Nightline" after Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas presented their initial "she said, he said" testimony
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Oct. 18: Alaska Day; U.S. Possession of Puerto Rico; Suicide Bombing in Pakistan
a Spanish provisional warrant for murder charges. 2001: Anthrax Scare at CBS CBS announces an anthrax incident and Ted Koppel speaks to Sen. Tom Daschle. 2007: Suicide Bombings in Pakistan Mar Return of Benazir Bhutto Former Prime Minister
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Ron Claiborne: 25 Years and Counting
greatest journalists in America. Many are well-known, a veritable pantheon: Peter, Diane Sawyer, Charlie Gibson, Ted Koppel , Sam Donaldson and the late, gr eat David Brinkley who was so old-school he required the young men who worked on
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Sherwood Names Fedida, Ruffolo and Mercandetti to Senior Posts at ABC News
during the Iran hostage crisis. Over the years, Susan produced long form broadcasts, started a production company with Ted Koppel , and more recently, served as a consultant to us on various projects. Susan's professional focus has always involved
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Son of Newsman Ted Koppel Dies in New YorkThe son of former ABC News anchor Ted Koppel died in New York City early Monday indicated criminality, police said. Ted Koppel and his wife Grace Anne Dorney Koppel Grace Anne Koppel's four children. Ted Koppel was the anchor of Nightline from
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This Day in History: Koppel, Campanis Spar
be said about race and sports. It was on this day exactly 23 years ago that Dodgers executive Al Campanis told anchor Ted Koppel (who is at his best in the 2-minute clip) about the difference between blacks and whites, as he sees them. His
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'Nightline' Looks Back at 30 Years of Journalismout of the temporary broadcast, "America Held Hostage," devoted to coverage of the Iran hostage crisis of 1979. Ted Koppel , then a lesser known ABC News correspondent who had guest-anchored the special coverage, was tapped to host the new
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Friends, Colleagues Honor Charlie Gibson and 'His Remarkable Career'worked as a correspondent on "ABC's World News Tonight With Peter Jennings," as an occasional substitute anchor for Ted Koppel on "Nightline," and as substitute anchor on "World News This Morning." Gibson co-anchored "Good Morning America
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Former Scientologists Level Accusationswhat's happening in Scientology, it isn't really controversial, certainly to a Scientologist," Miscavige told host Ted Koppel . The interview included the following exchange: Koppel: There's a little bit of a problem in getting people to talk
