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Hometown Heartbreak: Mosque Opposition Spreads to Formerly Sophisticated New York City

After spending a month assuring readers that most sophisticated New Yorkers support building a mosque near Ground Zero, the Times conducts its own poll and finds New Yorkers are just as opposed to ...

CBS's Smith Pressures GOP to Sign On to 'Obama's New Deal'

On Tuesday's CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith touted President Obama's economic proposals and portrayed Republicans as obstructionist: "Obama's new plan. The President proposes to spend $50 ...

Bartiromo: GOP-Controlled House 'Most Important Near-Term Catalyst' for Economy

CNBC 'Closing Bell' anchor says Republicans in charge of Congress would be a positive for stock market.

Surprise! WaPo Hearts 'Irrepressible' Meghan McCain's Memoir

A chip off the ol' block - McCain book gives newspaper a club to beat conservatives.

From the Archive: George Washington Fought Revolutionary War 'For Profit'

In a 2000 A&E movie on George Washington, he is persuaded that just like the hired-gun Hessians, his opposition to British taxes means he too is fighting "for profit." Jeff Daniels, playing ...

Washington Post/MSNBC's Robinson Plagiarizes Peter Jennings on Electorate's 'Temper Tantrum'

The late Peter Jennings, shortly after the Republicans took control of Congress in 1994: "Imagine a nation full of uncontrolled two-year-old rage. The voters had a temper tantrum last week." ...

CBS's Harry Smith on Face the Nation: No Time to 'Continue Cutting Taxes,' So 'What About, Say, Something Like a New WPA?'

Filling in for Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation, Early Show co-host Harry Smith brought his liberal sensibilities to the Sunday show, pressing his economic panel to agree the Bush tax cuts should ...

Washington Post Asserts French 'Disturbed' by Crackdown on Unruly Immigrants, But 2/3 Back Sarkozy

When an overwhelming majority of the public goes against the media's position, journalists see division and rancor. Case in a point: An article in Tuesday's Washington Post: "Much of France has ...

Nets See 'Mixed Picture,' 'Mixed Bag' and 'Silver Lining' in Rising Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate rose a tenth of a point, to 9.6 percent in August so it "has exceeded 9 percent for 16 straight months," while the economy lost 54,000 jobs. Yet, without avoiding the dire ...

ABC's Shipman Gushes Over Hillary the 'Political Celebrity'

ABC's Claire Shipman waxed ecstatic over Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday's Good Morning America, as she reported on Mrs. Clinton's efforts in the Middle Eastern peace process. Shipman ...