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Arizona's 21-Bottle Salute

A month ago, Tea Party protests were described as "very ugly" and potentially violent. But new left-wing protests against immigration law enforcement in Arizona were "mostly peaceful," even as ...

CBS's Smith to McCain: 'How Are You Going to Dismantle' Financial Institutions?

Hitting from the left in an interview with Republican Senator John McCain on Tuesday's CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith worried about the ability of financial reform legislation to expand ...

NYT Former Reporter Greenhouse Fires on Arizona's 'Police State,' Makes Nazi Comparison

Former New York Times Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse retains her fairness and balance: "...I'm not going back to Arizona as long as it remains a police state, which is what the appalling ...

CBS's Smith: Hispanics See Arizona Law as 'Purely Discriminatory'

Near the end of an interview with Arizona Senator John McCain on Tuesday's CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith turned to the subject of illegal immigration and the new Arizona law to combat it: "a ...

CBS Again Focuses on Victims in Arizona: 'Many Feel the Sting of Racism in New Law'

CBS framed Arizona's new anti-illegals bill around victims. With "ANGER & ANXIETY" below video of hostile signs ("LAND OF THE FREE! REALLY?" and a Swastika "Achtung! Papers Please"), Katie ...

Matthews Urges James Cameron to Trash 'Dangerous' Global Warming Deniers in 'Right Wing Media'

Chris Matthews spent an entire segment of Monday's Hardball sucking up to director James Cameron as the MSNBC host prodded the "Avatar" director to trash those in the "right wing media" who deny ...

ABC: 'Mostly Peaceful' Immigration Protests vs. 'Very Ugly' Tea Party Rallies

On Saturday's Good Morning America, reporter Mike Von Fremd downplayed the violence of protesters against Arizona's new immigration law. He spun, "Riot police were called in to try and control ...

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 ...
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