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"Legendary ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer was all the buzz on Twitter during Election Day coverage Tuesday night. Instead of commenting on her usually poised reporting, many were calling her &amp;quot;Drunk Diane.&amp;quot; Sawyer&amp;#039;s unusual behavior was marked with awkward pauses in her speech, run-on sentences and slurring of her words, while her body was often hunched-over and her smile somewhat wider than usual. Network officials declined to comment over the media frenzy, but those close to the ABC anchor attributed her &amp;quot;tipsy&amp;quot; behavior to her many sleepless nights preparing for the election marathon. Bloggers and media junkies alike seemed to prefer their reasoning for Sawyer&amp;#039;s behavior-so much so that a parody Twitter account, @DrnkDianeSawyer, was created and gained a decent following in a matter of minutes. During Sawyer&amp;#039;s election coverage, a nearly 25-minute power outage left the New York City studio dark. The ABC network took the opportunity to turn cameras away from Sawyer and co-anchor George Stephanopoulos to focus on the confusion below in Times Square. Sawyer responded about the power outage and the many tweets speculating about her alleged under-the-influence reporting with a tweet on Wednesday: &amp;quot;Awe for the @ABC powerhouse team. Hail the techs who kept us on air...Read your tweets the good, bad and the funny.&amp;quot; Did you catch Diane Sawyer&amp;#039;s coverage? What did you think? Comment below! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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