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In its first taping of the week in Washington, "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" went straight for the capital's funny bone -- by making a slew of jokes at the expense of NPR, which created controversy last week by firing news analyst Juan Williams.

NPR chief executive Vivian Schiller isn't sorry about firing longtime news analyst Juan Williams last week, but now says she regrets how the network handled the episode. Schiller, who has come under fire from conservatives, said that NPR still stand[s] firmly behind the decision to terminate Williams contract after he commented about getting nervous when ...

Fox News has just handed Williams a new three-year, $2 million contract and a gig guest-hosting "The O'Reilly Factor" on Friday night, NPR reports.

Juan Williams, speaking on Fox's 'The O'Reilly Factor,' says people in Muslim garb on planes make him 'worried' and 'nervous.' NPR says the remarks 'were inconsistent with our editorial standards.' National Public Radio terminated the contract of commentator Juan Williams after he said on Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor" that people wearing Muslim garb on airplanes made him "worried" and "nervous."