Mediagazer: Pentagon says ‘no favoritism’ toward NBC in coverage of Iraq withdrawal (Michael Calderone/Yahoo! News)

9:55 PM ET, August 19, 2010

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Michael Calderone / Yahoo! News:
Pentagon says ‘no favoritism’ toward NBC in coverage of Iraq withdrawal

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