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NYTimes Cynically Deploys Isaac Threat to Paint GOP As Opposed to 'Care of Its Most Vulnerable'

A front-page Times story cynically employes the threat of Tropical Storm Issac against GOP's small-government philosophy: "The suffering from Hurricane Katrina was still fresh then, with the ...
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NYT Hits Romney's 'False Claims' of Obama Eliminating Work Requirements for Welfare -- But He's Right

New York Times reporters Jeff Zeleny and Jim Rutenberg go to bat for Obama on Sunday's front page against Romney's false racially tinged attacks: "The Romney campaign is airing an advertisement ...
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NBC Hypes Storm as 'Latest in a Series of Distractions' After 'Tough Week' for GOP

In a report for Monday's NBC Today, chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd was eager to paint a picture of Republicans in disarray prior to the GOP convention: "The specter of New ...
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Greetings, GOP, You Angry Herd of Radicals! From the New York Times Sunday Review

Welcome, GOP! This week's New York Times Sunday Review was crammed with articles, interviews, and features hostile toward the "radical," angry, "herd" of Republicans gathering in Tampa.
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NBC's Mormon Hit Piece: 'A Church Still Dealing With the Issue of Polygamy...Inequality'

Opening an hour-long special on the Mormon Church for Thursday's NBC Rock Center, anchor Brian Williams proclaimed to viewers: "Most Americans say they know next to nothing about the Mormon ...
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NYT's Shear: With Ryan Pick, 'Romney Has Taken a Long, Deep Breath' of Congressional 'Hot Air'

Michael Shear piles on Romney's choice of Paul Ryan as running mate and again links him to Rep. Todd Akin: "In the two weeks since Mr. Ryan joined the Republican ticket, his work in the House ...

Another New York Times Reporter Comes to Obama's Defense on His Weakening of Welfare Reform

The Times again covers Obama's left-flank, this time on his weakening of welfare reform: "Mr. Clinton could help blunt what Obama campaign officials say is a calculated effort by Mr. Romney to ...
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Times Fronts Pro-Obama Medicare Poll Findings; Other Outlets Focus on Tightening Race Instead

The New York Times proves how the same data can be interpreted in politically slanted ways. The Times pushed on the front page its poll showing how "deeply unpopular" is the Republican plan to fix ...
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New York Times Again Wraps Todd Akin Around Paul Ryan and GOP's Pro-Life Platform Plank

Michael Shear and Jonathan Weisman do their best to link Todd Akin with Paul Ryan and the party's pro-life platform plank: "The advisers conceded that [Todd] Akin’s comments last weekend had ...
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NBC: 'Great Damage' to GOP 'Trapped in a National Debate About Abortion and Rape'

Eager to keep the Todd Akin controversy alive on Wednesday's NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams declared the Missouri Republican's comments were "inflicting unforeseen and great damage on the ...
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