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The longtime moderator of "Meet the Press" and chief of NBC's Washington bureau collapsed this afternoon in the bureau and could not be resuscitated. He was 58. Here are links to some reporting and reaction.
MSNBC story and video, message board
Meet the Press
Tom Brokaw's announcement
New York Times
Washington Post
Los Angeles Times
Huffington Post
Obama and McCain
Romenesko