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Weisman Cheers on Prospects of Ryan-Bashing Democrats in Congress for New York Times

New York Times congressional correspondent Jonathan Weisman sounds as confident about Democratic chances as the Democrats he's covering: "One Republican political consultant working on House and ...
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Ferocious With Ryan, Media Fall Flat on Elizabeth Warren’s False Facts

For six days and counting, the broadcast networks entertained the idea that Paul Ryan was lying in his convention speech last week, even though as NBC’s Chuck Todd conceded on Thursday’s ...
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NBC Falsely Claims Paul Ryan 'Played Fast and Loose With the Truth'

At the top of Tuesday's NBC Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie teased an upcoming interview with Paul Ryan by slamming the Republican vice presidential candidate: "Paul Ryan joins us to talk ...
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Networks Grill Paul Ryan, Tout Joe Biden as a Policy Expert

The hosts of the three network morning shows on Tuesday grilled Paul Ryan, questioning the Republican's facts and citing Joe Biden as a policy expert. Former Democratic operative turned ...
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NYTimes Reporter (and Obama Biographer)Jodi Kantor Profiles Unfairly 'Caricatured' Michelle Obama, 'Motherly' Hugger-in-Chief

Obama biographer and Times reporter Jodi Kantor may have been somewhat critical of President Obama, but nothing can be said against the hugging first lady Michelle: "That hug, half motherly ...
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The MRC@25: The Worst Media Bias of 1990

Each morning, the Media Research Center is showcasing the most egregious bias we have uncovered over the years. Today, the worst of 1990. Highlights include: Time magazine saluting Mikhail ...
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Howard Fineman: Republican Convention ‘Mean’ and ‘Like Dropping a Bowling Ball in a Sand Box’

Playing to a crowd of Democrats in Charlotte cheering on Democratic operative Chris Matthews as he hosted his MSNBC program, Howard Fineman blurted “I survived Tampa and am now glad to be ...
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GOP Convention 'Colossal Hoax,' Party 'Trades in Human Horridness,' New York Times Columnists Say

What four New York Times columnists had to say about the Republican National Convention. Maureen Dowd called it "a colossal hoax," among other things, while Charles Blow also lit into GOP ...
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NYT's Fact-Checker Supreme Michael Cooper: 'Romney Campaign Appears To Be More Dishonest'

The New York Times' "fact-checking" reporter Michael Cooper laments that his colleague's "verdicts that a campaign has crossed the line are often drowned out by dissent from its supporters, ...
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NYTimes Pins Clint Eastwood's 'Bizarre, Head-Scratching 12 Minutes' Directly on Mitt Romney on Saturday's Front Page

A twelve-minute introductory speech by movie legend Clint Eastwood is pinned on "Mitt Romney himself." Michael Barbaro and Michael Shear write for Saturday's New York Times front page: For all ...