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MSNBC News Flash: Arizona Law 'Makes it a Crime to be Illegal Immigrant'

During the Monday 12PM ET hour of live coverage on MSNBC, anchor Contessa Brewer described the "firestorm" over a newly passed immigration law in Arizona and fretted: "does this lead to a ...

'Mostly Peacefully' Means 'Somewhat Violently' at the New York Times

NYT reporter Randal Archibold describes a demonstration involving advocates for illegal immigrants: "As hundreds of demonstrators massed, mostly peacefully, at the capitol plaza..." There were ...

CBS's Smith: 'Will Anyone in GOP Break Ranks' on Financial Reform?

t the top of Monday's CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith referenced a possible Senate vote on the Democrats' financial reform bill and proclaimed: "Showdown in the Senate. Democrats are ...

ABC's Bill Weir to Sheriff Joe Arpaio: Will You 'Grab People on Street Corners?'

ABC's weekend coverage of a tough immigration bill in Arizona focused mostly on the anger and outrage against it, minimizing supporters of the legislation. Talking to Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a fierce ...

Lauer Confronts AZ Sheriff Joe Arpaio: Will Tough Immigration Law Affect 'Image of Your State?'

NBC's Matt Lauer, on Monday's Today show, confronted Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio with a cartoon that depicted a man being arrested for buying nachos, as the Today co-anchor pressed ...

Delay of Cap & Trade a 'Disaster' and 'Travesty' Friedman Despairs, 'Shame on Republicans'

Reacting to news the Obama administration wants to postpone a vote on "Cap and Trade" in favor of immigration reform, on Sunday's Face the Nation New York Times columnist Tom Friedman despaired: ...

Iceland's Volcano Eruption: 'Judgment for the Bad Things We Have Done to the Earth'

File under Things a Journalist Should Be Too Embarrassed to Cite. In her weekly Washington Post column about the impact of the ash emitted by the volcano in Iceland which shut down European ...

CBS Frames Arizona's Anti-Illegal Alien Law Through Eyes of Opponents: 'Veto Racism'

Arizona's new law hardly earned a friendly reception Friday night, but CBS went the furthest in presenting it from the view of "victims" as Katie Couric, over video of a "Veto Racism" sign, ...

CNN's Malveaux Omits Pro-Illegal Immigration Stance of 'Legal Defender'

On Friday's Situation Room, CNN's Suzanne Malveaux omitted the pro-illegal immigration activism of guest Isabel Garcia. Malveaux only referenced how her guest was "legal defender of Pima County, ...

ABC Offers Serious Look at Global Warming Skeptics, But Downplays ClimateGate

ABC's Nightline on Thursday provided a welcome look at the significant number of meteorologists in America who are skeptical of man-made global warming. Instead of simply dismissing their views, ...
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