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national public radio. npr says it made the moves because of williams remarks on another program. we have two reports, first james rosen on what williams said and the reaction to his dismissal. look, bill, i m not a bigot. the books i ve written about the civil rights move in the this country. when i get on a plane, i have to tell you if i see people in muslim garb and i think they re identifying themselves first and foremost of muslims i get worried, nervous. reporter: 48 hours after fox news contributor juan williams made the comments in an appearance with bill o reilly monday night, williams other employer npr fired him as a news analyst a job he held at the radio for more than a decade. he had been discussing riley s firestorm of controversy from last week when two of the hosts on the talk show the view angered by o reilly s statements that muslims killed us 9/11 stomped off the set in protest. williams pointedly warned o reilly monday night not to discrimin ....