On 5 November 2010, Olbermann was suspended from MSNBC for violation company policy on campaign contributions. <ref>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/05/olbermann-donated-to-three-dems-in-apparent-violation-of-nbc-policy/</ref>
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On 5 November 2010, Olbermann was temporarilly suspended from MSNBC for ethical violations company policy on campaign contributions <ref>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/05/olbermann-donated-to-three-dems-in-apparent-violation-of-nbc-policy/</ref> and reinstated three days later.