Within NBC, An Intense Debate Over Whether To Fire Brian Williams

REPORT: NBC Debated Whether To Fire Brian Williams
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Senior NBC officials seriously considered firing anchor Brian Williams because he lied to his viewers about riding in a military helicopter hit by a rocket-propelled grenade during the Iraq war, according to a top network official.

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