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Many on the news side of Fox have wondered whether Glenn Beck‘s chronic outrageousness has made it difficult for Fox to hang onto its credibility as a news network, reports David Carr. “How could a breakup between Mr. Beck and Fox News — a bond that seemed made in pre-Apocalyptic heaven — come to pass?” he writes. “They were never great friends to start with.” || The New Republic: What caused Glenn Beck’s decline?
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