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CBS Highlights Murkowski's Criticism of Tea Party 'Purity Test' and the 'Not Worldly' Palin

On Monday's CBS Evening News, anchor Katie Couric filed a report on Senator Lisa Murkowski in which she highlighted the Alaska Republican's criticism of the Tea Party movement requiring a "purity ...

Olbermann Responds to Koppel, Claims Criticized Obama More in a Week that FNC Primetime Did Bush in 8 Years

On Monday's Countdown show, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann used his latest "Special Comment" to respond to former ABC anchor Ted Koppel's inclusion of him and MSNBC in his criticism of the modern news ...

ABC's Dan Harris Gently Questions Carville: Do You 'Stand By' Prediction of 40 Year Dominance by Dems?

Good Morning America' s Dan Harris on Saturday gently coaxed an answer from James Carville as to whether the campaign operative still believed his 2009 prediction that the Democratic Party would ...

Inflammatory Keith Olbermann Treated Far Kinder Than Bill Buckley Was by NY Times Mag

Deborah Solomon, who is in charge of the Q&A section of the New York Times Sunday Magazine, treated the consistently offensive MSNBC host Keith Olbermann with consideration, yet flayed ...

On Today: Bobby Jindal Slams Obama for His Slow Response to Oil Spill, Lauer Offers Excuses

Bobby Jindal, on Monday's Today show, slammed the Obama administration for its slow response to the BP oil spill off the coast of Louisiana, charging that: "It seemed like the federal government ...

Today Show Highlights Palin's Negative Poll Numbers in Tease of Her Reality Show

Norah O'Donnell, on Monday's Today, couldn't resist taking a shot at Sarah Palin, in her review of the former Alaska governor's TLC reality show, as the NBC correspondent trumpeted a recent Gallup ...

On CBS, Laura Bush Calls Out Media for Liberal Bias

During an interview with former President George W. Bush and Laura Bush on CBS's Sunday Morning, correspondent Jim Axelrod wondered: "In terms of how you understand how you are perceived is there ...

George Stephanopoulos Pesters Former Clinton Colleague With Krugman Complaints

Former top Clinton aide George Stephanopoulos on Monday pestered his old White House colleague Erskine Bowles on the need to let the Bush tax cuts expire. The Good Morning America co-host also ...

CBS's Andy Rooney: Obama Is 'Doing the Best Job He Knows How and It's Good Enough for Me'

As he devoted his regular 60 Minutes segment on Sunday to complaining about surveys, CBS's Andy Rooney declared his belief that President Obama is "doing the best job he knows how, and it's good ...

ABC: 'Concentration on Policy' Caused Obama's 'Shellacking,' No 'Mandate' to GOP for 'Gridlock'

On ABC's World News Sunday, correspondent David Kerley seemed to accept as fact President Obama's claim that "concentration on policy issues" was the reason for his party's recent election losses. ...
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