The Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz says Juan Williams' firing backfired, handing Fox a victory and making him a symbol of liberal intolerance—on the very day NPR announced a grant from George Soros it never should have accepted. NPR is now in the GOP crosshairs, with John Boehner telling the National Review that it's "reasonable to ask why Congress is spending taxpayers' money to support a left-wing radio network." Indeed, the firing comes at a bad time given NPR's recent announcement of a $1.8 million grant by decidedly liberal philanthropist George Soros to hire 100 new journalists. Williams will be fine, however: He just signed a 3-year, $2 million contract with Fox News.
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