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Olbermann "Had Something To Do With" Maddow Replacing Abrams

By SteveK on Aug 19, 2008 06:09 PM

On his Daily Kos blog today, Keith Olbermann is taking some of the credit for Rachel Maddow getting her own show at 9pmET. "Let me answer the key questions in advance," he writes:

4) Yes, I had something to do with it.

5) Yes, you had something to do with it.

An insider tells TVNewser, "This is further proof that Keith Olbermann really does run MSNBC."

Olbermann also writes that Maddow will be on Countdown tonight to discuss the news.

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