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NY Times Denies Broad Anti-Semitism at OWS; Quick to Uncover Racism During Tea Party Rallies

While the New York Times was hypersensitive to any signs of racial prejudice among the massive, peaceful Tea Party protests, reporter Joseph Berger raised and dismissed the idea of anti-Semitism ...

NBC's David Gregory: GOP's 'Lack of Understanding' of Foreign Policy is 'Stunning'

Appearing on Sunday's NBC Today, Meet the Press host David Gregory cheered "a big week for the President's foreign policy" as a "leadership moment" while smearing Republican presidential ...

MSNBC's Bashir Compares Rick Perry to Putin: They Both 'Shoot to Kill'

Liberal MSNBC anchor Martin Bashir on Monday compared Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry to former KGB agent Vladimir Putin, citing the fact that both supposedly love guns and "shoot to ...

NBC Admits Obama Mortgage Plan Won't Work, But Cheers It as Good Politics

At the top of Monday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer touted a new plan to address the housing crisis: "After a series of foreign policy victories, President Obama is hitting the road to sell his ...

Obama's Infrastructure Spending Wish 'Makes All of the Sense in the World,' Amanpour Enthuses

President Barack Obama's new infrastructure spending plan "makes all of the sense in the world" and is an "eminently sensible idea," ABC's Christiane Amanpour enthused Sunday morning on This Week ...

NYT's Collins Still Haunted by Romney's Crate-Gate - Mentions Dog-on-Roof Tale 23 Times

New York Times columnist Gail Collins is still "haunted by Seamus," the story of Mitt Romney's family dog strapped to the car roof in a crate, mentioning the infamous incident 23 times over four ...

CNN Touts Own Poll to Cast GOP Pro-Lifers In Minority

CNN anchor Don Lemon touted a CNN poll where 72 percent of Republican respondents believed abortion should be legal in "certain" or all circumstances. However, he did not report the next poll ...

NBC's 'Today': Occupy Wall Street a 'Civics Lesson'; GOP Debate an 'Anti-Teachable Moment'

During a panel discussion on Friday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer asked of the Occupy Wall Street protests: "What's the civics lesson in this for our kids as they're watching this on TV?" News ...

NBC Portrays Herman Cain's Presidential Run as Money-Making Scheme

On Friday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer noted Herman Cain leading the Republican presidential field but wondered: "is he really aiming for the Oval Office or something else?" In the report that ...

ABC Exposes Govt. Loan to Build Cars in Finland, Skips Company's Ties to Dem Fundraisers

ABC's Brian Ross on Friday investigated a $500 million government loan to a car company that is now operating in Finland. Ross highlighted how Vice President Joe Biden in 2009 claimed this would ...
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