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For 15 years news anchor Laurie Dhue, one of the most recognizable faces on television, hid her alcoholism from friends, family and colleagues. Despite the demands of her job, Dhue managed to hide her crippling addition and admitted that although she was always sober in front of the camera, she was drunk when she was invited to meet President Bush at a small reception. The 44-year-old went on the Katie Couric Show today to discuss her addiction and to encourage others to get treatment.

TVNewser has learned Laurie Dhue and Fox News Channel have parted ways. The anchor and FNC management could not agree on a new contract. A Fox News spokesperson tells TVNewser, "Unfortunately, we were unable to come to terms on a new agreement with Laurie. She has been a valued member of FOX News, and we wish her all the best in her future endeavors." Dhue has been with Fox for more than seven years, joining in September of 2000. In addition to hosting FNC programs during her tenure, Dhue was also a correspondent on the syndicated version of Geraldo at...

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NEW YORK -- From the early 1990s to just a couple of years ago, Laurie Dhue was a familiar face on network news. She has the distinction of being the only person to anchor at the three big cable networks -- CNN, MSNBC and most recently Fox News, where she served as anchor from 2000 to 2008 and also hosted her own weekend show. But behind Dhue's impressive careers, glamorous looks and rising star status, was a painful secret she hid for more than a decade. She was an alcoholic. She recently sat down with CBN News to discuss how...

She makes exit polls exciting.

What ahppened to Laurie Dhue? She seems to have disappeared again. She isn't on Gearldo anymore (not that I'd know, except that I tunedin too early for Hannity's America), she isn't reading news or anchoring the weekends (though Julie Banderas isn't bad at all), and the Dhue Point has disappeared. So where's Laurie?

Just saw her reading the headlines on Brit Hume.

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I was watching Fox News Magazine last night (Laurie Dhue) and they had the premier of country musician John Conlee's video "They Also Serve." Having just gone through a year with my son overseas, I found it a great tribute by another patriotic American. (Why does country music seem to breed patriots?) A few of the words I've been able to scribble down go: It's that unsung corps of warriors who stay behind and wait.... They also serve Those who stand and wait. Praying by the phone to learn their loved one's fate. They're still in the war Let there...

n an ordinary news day, CNN is like a sip of iced tea. Fox News is a gulp of Jolt Cola. It is the favorite news source of conservative-minded viewers, but Fox's anti-liberal sensibility is not its only draw. Even on matters as uncontested as the weather, Fox News's heart ticks to a faster, louder beat; it is a network that presents the news with pizazz and a frisky tone. ("Back to you, guys" is how reporters in the field address the anchors in the studio.) And its top commentators express a righteous indignation - mostly at the mainstream media,...

I frequent another message board, and someone started a thread talking about the hottest news women. Currently, Laurie Dhue isn't getting a lot of love, so I am doing my best to show them the light.Anyways, there is an image that I have seen a million times here on FR, but of course can't find it when I am looking for it. What it is is a gif of Laurie and it looks as though she is making a kiss. It looks like a normal face shot picture, but someone manipulated it to where she puckers, then unpuckers her lips....

So how many Freepers are going to watch the new newsmagazine show on broadcast Fox tommorrow? To get up to speed, see this previous thread. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/684085/posts. It's featuring Geraldo Rivera, Bill O'Reilly, anchored by Shepherd Smith. I also believe Laurie Dhue is going to be on the show based on some of the ads I've seen for it. I think I'll check it out. I wonder if it'll get off the ground.