Brian Williams ConflateGate: NBC Nightly News anchor to quit lying temporarily

Brian Williams has come under some serious fire for totally lying about his account of a 2003 helicopter mission over Iraq. On Saturday, the NBC lead anchor announced that he will temporarily step down to avoid becoming a distraction. In a note sent Saturday, he wrote: "In the midst of a career spent covering and consuming news, it has become painfully apparent to me that I am presently too ...