Tim Russert was “the pre-eminent journalist of our time” and said he was her mentor.

She called Russert “the historian of all things political.” She said Russert learned from his Jesuit education how to ask the right questions. “He would always ask what people wanted to know” from their political leaders.

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Brian Williams, the anchor of the NBC News, who is reporting from Afghanistan this week, broke down as he tried to describe what the loss meant to his network family, according to the New York Times.

“The network is struggling through shock and grief to bring the story of Mr. Russert’s life and journalistic achievements to its viewers immediately,” said Williams.

Mr. Williams said that Mr. Russert, trained as a lawyer, was “always about fairness.”

(New York Times)