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'Meet the Press' Moderator Tim Russert Dies at 58Saturday, June 14, 2008Print APTim RussertWASHINGTON —  Tim Russert was big wherever he went — in politics, in television, in writing — and even in a suit.Russert, the hard-hitting moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press," died at work Friday at age 58 of a heart attack.Russert, who also was in charge of NBC News' Washington bureau, is survived by his wife, Maureen Orth, and his son, Luke.A noticeably shaken Tom Brokaw made the announcement live from New York on the NBC network, saying his colleague collapsed and died early Friday afternoon in the network's bureau in Washington.• Click here for photos.Brokaw said Russert had just returned from a trip to Italy with his wife and son to celebrate his son's graduation from Boston College. They reportedly were still in Italy at the time of his death."He has been a very familiar face on this network and throughout the world of political journalism as one of the premiere political analysts and journ...

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