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[Rosco T.]

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Keith Olbermann Out At MSNBC
By Alex Weprin on January 21, 2011 9:00 PM

Breaking: Tonight is Keith Olbermann‘s last night on MSNBC. The “Countdown” host and the network say that the two parties “have ended their contract.”

The network’s statement is below:

MSNBC and Keith Olbermann have ended their contract. The last broadcast of “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” will be this evening. MSNBC thanks Keith for his integral role in MSNBC’s success and we wish him well in his future endeavors.

that's all they have

[Dennis Donovan]

1. Sounds like a force-out to me

Unless he was up for contract talks? I'm gonna google.

[Ruby the Liberal]

2. He had been renewed through 2012.

They wrote a BIG check today. Must have really wanted him gone.

Bastards.