MSNBC Suspends Olbermann

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Liberal pundit Keith Olbermann—who constantly rails against political corruption on the right—has been knocked off his TV perch by the same sort of dicey behavior he claims to be against.

MSNBC on Friday (Nov. 5) suspended Olbermann indefinitely without pay following a bombshell revelation that the TV host made financial contributions to three Democratic midterm campaigns.

The news of Olbermann’s donations to a pair of Arizona congressmen and losing Kentucky Senate candidate Jack Conway was first reported by Politico (the site is now running

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