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“The government's view is that the best time to announce bad news, news that it doesn't want the public to dwell on is late on a Friday, when it will wind up in the Saturday papers, which if you were readers, then the week day editions. A holiday weekend is even better.”

Quote by Bob Schieffer

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Bob Schieffer is a renowned American journalist, born on February 25, 1937. He is known for his profound expertise in the field of journalism and his style of fair and objective reporting. more

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