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Martin Bashir Blames GOP for Cantaloupe Food Poisoning Deaths

In an outrageous rant during his 3 p.m. ET hour show on MSNBC on Friday, host Martin Bashir actually attempted to blame budget cutting by Republican lawmakers for a deadly outbreak of listeria in ...

Front-Page NYT Sniff: 'Educated' High-Income Voters Alienated by Tea Party, Still Like Obama

The New York Times claims "educated" people are alienated by the Tea Party and break G.O.P. support down by race and education: "With growing cities and suburbs, they are populated by increasing ...

Media Cast Bush as Rights Abuser, Gloss Over Obama's Killing of U.S. Citizen

The three network morning shows on Friday all highlighted the United States' success in killing terrorist Anwar al Awlaki. However, although these same programs were sensitive to the slightest ...

NBC's Today Swoons Over Michelle Obama Shopping at Target

Friday's NBC Today devoted an entire segment to photos of First Lady Michelle Obama stopping by a Target store in Alexandria, Virginia, as Capitol Hill correspondent Kelly O'Donnell ' on location ...

Networks Focus on Victims as They Paint 'Severe' Alabama Law as 'Arizona on Steroids'

Matching the pattern set in coverage of Arizona's immigration enforcement law, the broadcast network evening newscasts on Thursday night all framed their stories on Alabama's "severe" new law ...

Chris Matthews to Top McCain '08 Aide: 'We Were All Rooting for You'

On Thursday's Hardball, Chris Matthews told top McCain '08 aide Steve Schmidt, "We were all rooting for you, by the way. And a lot of us in this business like John McCain a lot."

Post-Partisan Obama Hit With 'Express Train of Bile,' Piers Morgan Mourns

A well-intentioned President Obama tried to transcend partisanship in Washington, but his efforts were derailed by an "express train of bile" ' according to CNN's Piers Morgan, on Wednesday.

ABC Bizarrely Chides Campaigning of Rick Perry's Wife: This Means 'Trouble'

According to ABC analyst Matthew Dowd, the fact that Rick Perry's wife, Anita, has been publicly touting her husband means the candidate is floundering. Making a blanket statement on Thursday's ...

CBS to Newt: The Tea Party, A 'Very Small Group,' Has Too Much Power

CBS's Erica Hill channeled the overblown worries of liberals about influence of the Tea Party on Thursday's Early Show, asking Newt Gingrich, "The Tea Party has really made some big inroads...But ...

Stephanopoulos Pushes Liberal Justice Stevens to Bash GOP Audience

Good Morning America's" George Stephanopoulos on Thursday invited retired Supreme Court Judge John Paul Stevens to bash the audience of a GOP presidential debate. The ABC host repeatedly offered ...
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