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Sat 06 Jun 2007Presenter makes news refusing to read Paris Hilton storyUS:A US television news presenter refused to lead her bulletin with the latest Paris Hilton story, then shredded and attempted to set fire to the script on air.Mika Brzezinski, co-presenter of MSNBC's Morning Joe programme, refused to read out the story of the celebrity socialite's release from jail ahead of items on Iraq and developments at the White House.