King joined CNN in May 1997 and became chief national correspondent in April 2005.

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John King, CNN's chief national correspondent, agrees, admitting his news team is far from perfect.

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John King is CNN's chief national correspondent and anchor of Inside Politics, a 30-minute Sunday morning program featuring a panel of the top-tier political correspondents.

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In his role as chief national correspondent, based in Washington, D.

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"This is an encouragement to this president to continue to follow through on those commitments when, inevitably, he hits the bump in the road, " said John King, CNN chief national correspondent .

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But Perry brushed off the idea on Friday, telling CNN Chief National Correspondent John King that while national conservatives may be making noise in the race against Dewhurst, the local movement will stand for the lieutenant governor.

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"There's no question debate coaches would score this one for the president, " said CNN Chief National Correspondent John King, while CNN Senior Political Analyst David Gergen said Obama "dominated the middle of the debate" and emerged as the winner.

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"Too much political journalism today, even in book form, is geared more toward staff feuds and soap opera and less to what Richard spent so much time in 1988 exploring: what makes these candidates tick, and what drives them to compete in such an arduous -- and yes, at times, ridiculous process, " said CNN's chief national correspondent, John King, who covered the Dukakis campaign that year.

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