Brian Williams suspended for six months from NBC News

Embattled news anchor Brian Williams was suspended without pay for six months from NBC News.  The controversy surrounding Williams' recanted story about incidents in the early years of the Iraq War triggered the decision to suspend Williams.  The story involved an embellished story in 2003 of being in a helicopter that was hit by enemy fire and forced down.

In the investigation of the story, it was discovered that Williams had done the same in other venues while recounting the story.  Many experts are now questioning his accuracy in reporting other major news stories like Hurricane Katrina and other Middle East stories.  The investigation is likely to damage the esteemed journalist's reputation, which many believed was at the top of his field.

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