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CHRIS WALLACE RESPONDS: “I tried repeatedly to adhere to the ground rules….”

Chris Wallace has this to say about the ground rules agreed to by Fox News and Clinton….

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Matthew C. Nisbet

August 16, 2010

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Chris Wallace has this to say about the ground rules agreed to by Fox News and Clinton….

Matthew C. Nisbet

Associate Professor of Communication, Northeastern University

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