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Former Newsweek Editor Warns: GOP Has Become 'Bible-Based,' Paul Ryan Is Anti-Science

Former Newsweek editor Howard Fineman appeared on Wednesday's Hardball and warned that the Republican Party has become a "faith-based," "Bible-based" political organization. Fineman also ...
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CBS: Akin 'Put a Highlight on the Extreme End of the Abortion Debate'

John Dickerson hinted on Wednesday's CBS This Morning that the only radicals in the abortion debate were on the pro-life side. During a discussion about the furor over Rep. Todd Akin's recent ...
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Frenzied Media Give Four Times More Coverage to Akin Flap Than Biden's 'Chains' Smear

A week after giving relatively light coverage to Joe Biden's "chains" smear, the broadcast networks eagerly dove into the Todd Akin controversy, giving over four times more coverage to an ...
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NBC 'Reality Check': 'Effective' Obama Ad Paints Romney as 'Mr. Burns' and 'Evil Don Draper'

In what co-host Matt Lauer billed as a campaign ad "reality check" on Tuesday's NBC Today, a Romney ad criticizing the Obama administration for gutting Welfare reform was dismissed as ...
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Matthews Smears GOP: 'Real Troglodytes' In Party 'Have a Problem With a Woman Saying She Was Raped'

MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Tuesday continued the effort to tie the entire Republican Party to the gaffe-prone Todd Akin, smearing the GOP as a party that doesn't believe in the concept of rape. ...
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Piers Morgan Spins Todd Akin Controversy Into 'Romney's Worst Nightmare'

CNN's Piers Morgan played right into the hand of the Obama campaign's co-chair on Monday night, casting the fallout from Rep. Todd Akin's (R-Mo.) rape remarks as "Romney's worst nightmare." He ...
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CNN's Banfield Surprised at 'Very Far Right-Wing' GOP Pro-Life Platform

For CNN's Ashleigh Banfield, complete opposition to abortion equals a "very far right" position, as she insisted on Tuesday about the new Republican Party platform. For context, CNN used the ...
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CBS Morning Show Ignores Obama's False Reply on Campaign's Felony Charge Against Romney

On Tuesday's CBS This Morning, Norah O'Donnell and Gayle King applauded colleague Nancy Cordes for her "great question" to President Obama on Monday about a dishonest ad from a supporting super ...
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Networks Devote an Enormous 21 Minutes to Obsessing Over Akin, Hyping Link to GOP

The network morning shows on Tuesday devoted an enormous 20 minutes and 53 seconds to obsessing over a gaffe by a Republican congressman, hyping Todd Akin's comments for nine separate ...
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NBC Panel: If Akin Stays in Senate Race, Romney/Ryan Will Be 'Tarred' for 'Entire Campaign'

During the Today's Professionals panel segment on Tuesday's NBC Today, attorney Star Jones predicted that if Todd Akin continues his Senate run in Missouri, the entire Republican Party will be ...
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