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Keith Olbermann is the host of Countdown with Keith Olbermann on MSNBC.

Recent statements involving Keith Olbermann

Sen. Joe Lieberman's "home state has a public option which covers about 10,000 of its citizens that was introduced by its Republican governor."

For middle-class families under the Baucus plan, "13 percent of what they make could be deducted directly from their paychecks . . . the so-called 'Max Tax.'"

"Yes, this would be the same congressman (Rep. Pete Hoekstra) who last year Tweeted the whereabouts of a top-secret mission to Iraq."

"President Obama is actually increasing Bush-era defense spending by $21 billion in the new fiscal year."

Recent stories featuring Keith Olbermann

Do polls show 'majority support' for health plan?:

Obama aide claims lots of support. But a sampling of polls show that's a stretch.

Keith Olbermann and the 'top secret' Tweet:

Political commentator Keith Olbermann says Rep. Pete Hoekstra's Tweets blew the cover on a "top-secret mission to Iraq." He Tweeted all right. But was the mission top secret?

Sorting out the truth on 'aggressive interrogation':

We examine whether Sen. Lindsey Graham is right about the Geneva Conventions and alleged terrorists, and whether Newt Gingirch flip-flopped on the issue.

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