Jeff Poor

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NBC Chief Jeff Zucker Open to Political Run, Bringing Couric Back to NBC

Network head tells 'Morning Joe,' he won't rule out political future for him or a return to NBC for former 'Today' co-host.

MoveOn.org Uses Hot-Button Issue to Gin Up Base Against Target

Liberal organization urges gay marriage proponents to boycott Target, motivate liberal voters to participate in Minnesota election.

Former Majority Leader Dick Armey Credits CNBC's Santelli for Sparking Tea Party

FreedomWorks chairman explains the reporter's impassioned plea countered 'baffled liberals' and started the movement.

Randi Rhodes: Indicted Senate Dem Hopeful Alvin Greene 'Still Better than Jim DeMint'

Lib talker says not giving to candidate facing obscenity charges 'wrong' since Koch Industries and NewsCorp gave to Republican Governors Association.

Andrea Mitchell: I Thought Al Gore Settled Global Warming Debate

MSNBC host bewildered that Republican candidates would use threat of higher energy taxes supported by Democrats as campaign fodder.

Cenk Uygur's Pitchfork Populism: Raise Taxes Because of Income Disparity

'Young Turks' host advocates 'mandatory' charity in the form of what he deems is a 'reasonable tax rate.'

WaPo's Frank Ahrens Suggests Krugman, Kudlow as Potential Romer Replacements

Columnist makes case for chair of White House Council of Economic Advisers candidates including two media personalities at opposite ends of political spectrum.

MSNBC Contributor: 14th Amendment Debate about Eugenics, Xenophobia

'Countdown' guest and The Nation columnist suggests constitutional debate about creating a genetic test for citizenship.

Jon Stewart Hoodwinked by Liberal Myth: 'You Can't Be Pro-Tax Cut and Anti-Deficit'

Comedy Central host mocks Republicans for being against allowing Bush tax cuts to expire and anti-deficit at the same time.

Al Gore: 'The United States Government as a Whole Has Failed Us' on Global Warming

Former vice president, now climate alarmism activist, bemoans the inability of the Senate to pass cap-and-trade legislation.

Has CNN Warped Meteorologist Chad Myers' View on Climate Change?

Skeptic that once called theory of manmade global warming 'arrogant' now admits he believes humans impact climate.

Cramer: Democratic Congress, Not Fed Policy, to Blame for Economic Malaise

'Mad Money' host applauds Fed chair Bernanke for not being 'in the way'; says health care and Fin-Reg stalling expansion.

Ground Zero Mosque Backlash a Symptom of Economy Says Think Progress Blogger

Former JournoList member Matt Yglesias psychoanalyzes conservatives to declare positions can only be rationalized in a bad economy.

New Iranian Submarine Threat Could Send Oil to $200 a Barrel

Analyst warns underreported 'terrorist' threat to the Strait of Hormuz could have detrimental effect on oil prices.

Fin-Reg 'Hope and Change': Santelli Laments SEC FOIA Restrictions

Provision in recently passed Dodd-Frank Act gives regulators ability to limit transparency.

Court Filings Show '60 Minutes' Hero Donziger Colluded with Ecuadoran Government to Defraud Chevron

Outtakes of environmental documentary show plaintiff's lawyer and consultants created a $27.4 billion 'environmental damage' figure.

The Erin Burnett Plan: Make General Motors IPO Shares Available to Taxpayers

CNBC 'Street Signs' host offers bailed out automaker a way for American taxpayers to share in their potential future prosperity.

The Ed Schultz Fallacy: Ending Bush Tax Cuts Won't Hurt Economy

MSNBC talking head believes we can tax our way to economic prosperity.

AP Cites Discredited NOAA Bureaucrat to Push Global Warming Alarmism Report

Science Writer plays up climate threat, including questionable claim of warming-driven Mexican migration to U.S.

Schultz's Confused Logic: Rips Bachmann's Public Visiblity; Features Her 71 Times in Past Year

'The ED Show' host accuses outspoken Minnesota congressman of seeking out the camera, but he's one of her biggest publicists.