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Democratic Obstruction of Obama's Jobs Bill Elicits Yawns from the Networks

The network newscasts on Wednesday downplayed Democratic obstruction of Barack Obama's jobs bill, offering only minor coverage. Good Morning America and Early Show allowed brief mentions. In an ...

Networks Again Trumpet What NBC's Williams Celebrates as 'the Protest of This Current Era'

CBS and NBC led Wednesday night with glowing stories about the growth and diversity of the far-left "Occupy Wall Street" protests, though without any ideological label applied nor any critics ...

Martin Bashir Worries Puppet Will Starve Thanks to Evil Republicans

Touting Sesame Street's newest muppet character, a young girl living in poverty, MSNBC host Martin Bashir on Wednesday slammed Republican efforts to curb spending and urged: "...perhaps they do ...

NBC Celebrates 'Occupy Wall Street' Protests 'Gaining Ground'

At the top of the 8 a.m. ET hour of Wednesday's NBC Today, fill-in news anchor Tamron Hall proclaimed: "Today could be the biggest day yet for the 'Occupy Wall Street' protests in lower ...

Recent Veterans Most Supportive of Iraq and Afghanistan Wars; Networks Tout Anti-War Sentiment

A new Pew Research Center poll of military veterans found those serving after 9/11 were significantly more supportive of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan than either the general public or veterans ...

NYT Calls Anti-Capitalism Protests a 'Populist Campaign...Clearly Tapped into a Deep Vein of Anger'

The New York Times treats the leftist "Occupiers" as a genuine popular movement: "A loose-knit populist campaign that started on Wall Street three weeks ago has spread to dozens of cities across ...

CNN's Cafferty Suggests a 'Fat Tax'

Decrying the rise of obesity in America, CNN's Jack Cafferty on Tuesday all but argued for a "Fat Tax" in the U.S., on foods high in saturated fat.

Despite Obama's Defense, GMA Maintains Their Solyndra Scandal Blackout

For the 33rd consecutive day, ABC's Good Morning America on Tuesday omitted any mention of the Obama administration's Solyndra scandal, even though co-host George Stephanopoulos asked the ...

NBC 'Today' Panelists Literally Applaud 'Fat Tax' on Food

As co-host Matt Lauer reported Denmark implementing a "fat tax" on certain foods during the "Today's Professionals" panel on Tuesday's NBC Today, advertising executive Donny Deutsch and NBC chief ...

CBS Highlights 'Fast & Furious'; ABC, NBC Place Heads in the Sand

CBS Evening News distinguished itself among the Big Three networks on Monday by devoting an entire segment to the ongoing controversy over the "Fast and Furious" program, where the federal ...
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