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Bizarrely, Maher Blames Tucson Shooting On...Lack of ObamaCare

On the season premiere of his HBO show, Bill Maher offered a bizarre explanation for why Jared Lee Loughner was able to commit mass murder: "Because we don't have government health care, that's ...

CBS/AP Use John Paul II Beatification to Hit Church on Child Abuse Scandal

On Friday's CBS Early Show, correspondent Mark Phillips declared how the beatification of Pope John Paul II to sainthood was moving "at break-neck speed" and noted that "Groups protesting the ...

CBS: 'Sideshow' of ObamaCare Repeal A 'Test of Civility;' Palin's Statement on Shooting 'Not Her Best Moment'

On Friday's CBS Early Show, co-host Erica Hill noted President Obama "calling for a little bit of a detente" in the wake of the Tucson shooting and wondered, "is this civility going to last?" ...

In the Wake of Shooting, MSNBC's Chris Jansing Warns GOP on Using the Phrase 'Jobs-Killing' Health Care

In the wake of last Saturday's shooting spree in Arizona, MSNBC anchor Chris Jansing on Friday wondered if the phrase "jobs-killing health care" bill is now taboo. Speaking to a former ...

Linda Greenhouse Celebrates the Shifting Constitution, Denigrates Free-Speech Decision on Campaign Finance

Linda Greenhouse, the Times' former Supreme Court reporter and confessed liberal, describes the Constitution as a document that moves with the Times: "...the Constitution is a participant in a ...

Paul Krugman, Somewhat Leashed

Here's Krugman trying to be fair to his political enemies, who prefer their "capitalism red in tooth and claw": "The other side believes that people have a right to keep what they earn, and that ...

NYT Tries to Drag NRA Into Arizona Shooting Debate

The Times tries to drag the NRA into the Arizona shooting debate under the regretful headline "Sadness Aside, No Shift Seen On Gun Laws." The lead sentence to a front-page story by Adam Nagourney ...

Obama and Palin Call for Civility, but MSNBC Duo Marvel Over Former and Rebuke Latter

On MSNBC's Jansing & Co., anchor Chris Jansing and liberal columnist Karen Hunter took turns ripping apart Sarah Palin's call for civility in an Internet video posted yesterday morning in the ...

CBS Touts Dem Congresswoman Using Daughter to Blame Political Rhetoric for Shooting: 'Mommy, Are You Going to Get Shot?'

During a bipartisan panel discussion with members of Congress on Wednesday's CBS Evening News, anchor Katie Couric asked about the role of political rhetoric in the Tucson shooting, to which ...

ABC's George Stephanopoulos Knocks Rush Limbaugh for His 'Man Crush' on Chris Christie

According to Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh has "a man-crush" on New Jersey's Chris Christie. The GMA host interviewed the governor on Thursday ...