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NYTimes Hails 'Milestone' Gay Marriage Wins on Front Page; Conservative Causes Get Glummer Treatment

Times reporter Eric Eckholm waxed enthusiastically over gay marriage victories in several blue states: "Elated by their first ballot victories, in four states, advocates of same-sex marriage ...
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NYT Praises Fox for Leaving Out 'Agitprop' on Election Night, Strains to Prove MSNBC Catching Up (Again) to Fox

Times media columnist David Carr "praises" Fox News for its election night coverage: "Over many months, Fox lulled its conservative base with agitprop: that President Obama was a clear ...
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NYT Sunday Review Contributor Finds 'Political Racism' in Long-Voting Lines for Minority Voters

Professor Steven Hahn in the NYTimes Sunday Review finds Republican racism in long voting lines and just about eveywhere else: "Although our present-day tactics are state-issued IDs, ...
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NBC's Gregory and BuzzFeed's Smith Blame Obama Critics for 'Polarization' on Twitter

During an exchange on NBC's Press Pass on Sunday, Meet the Press moderator David Gregory and BuzzFeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith wrung their hands over political divisiveness on social media ...
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Republicans Need to "Shed" Conservative "Orthodoxy"

Reporters blame Mitt Romney's defeat on the GOP's conservative "orthodoxy around taxes, around spending, over the role of government," but were ready if the election had turned out differently: ...
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NBC's 'Today' Fawns Over 'Tearful' and 'Emotional' Obama Thanking Supporters

Throughout Friday's NBC Today, hosts and reporters gushed over a video released by the Obama campaign of the President tearing up as he talked to supporters at a Chicago campaign office. At ...
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Thursday's New York Times Front Page: GOP 'Tough Tone' Puts Them in Trouble With Minorities and Women

Jennifer Steinhauer pinpoints the Republican's problem: They weren't liberal enough. "Congressional Republicans’ heavy focus on social issues affecting women -- like their proposals to reduce ...

New York Times: GOP Dwindling Collection of 'Angry,' 'Grumpy Old White Men'

The New York Times editorial board is hoping Republicans are "throwing out their old and failing playbook, seemingly written by and for a dwindling society of angry white men." Columnist Nicholas ...
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NYTimes Suggests GOP Ignored 'More Moderate, and Diverse, Direction of the Country' With Ryan Pick

NYT's Trip Gabriel: "Mr. Ryan will return to the House with a more central role to play in the conservative wing of the party, Congressional insiders said. But he is also open to blame by ...
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NBC Provides Gauzy Puff Piece on First Family, Obama's 'Strongest Base of Support'

On Wednesday's NBC Today, correspondent Andrea Mitchell provided a gushing profile of the First Family winning four more years in the White House: "Obama's family is key to his success....Like ...
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