{"id":1293,"date":"2016-04-18T17:40:12","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T21:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=1293"},"modified":"2016-04-18T17:40:12","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T21:40:12","slug":"nbc-news-exclusive-lester-holt-talks-with-defense-secretary-carter-from-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2016\/04\/18\/nbc-news-exclusive-lester-holt-talks-with-defense-secretary-carter-from-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC NEWS EXCLUSIVE: LESTER HOLT TALKS WITH DEFENSE SECRETARY CARTER FROM IRAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Interview Airs Tonight on \u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt\u201d <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>April 18, 2016 \u2013 United States Secretary of Defense Ash Carter will talk exclusively with \u201cNBC Nightly News\u201d anchor Lester Holt in Iraq to discuss the U.S. military\u2019s fight against ISIS. 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