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NBC's Todd Frets Over House GOP 'Theatrics' and 'Shenanigans' Before Passage of Fiscal Cliff Deal

On Tuesday's NBC Nightly News, hours before the House of Representatives approved a deal to avert the fiscal cliff, chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd wrung his hands over Republican ...
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CBS Fails to Note How Much Harry Reid's Plan Would Actually Cut from the Deficit

On Wednesday's CBS This Morning, national correspondent Chip Reid glossed over proposals in Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's fiscal cliff plan that would add to the deficit. "The bill would ...
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Five Reasons The Networks Have No Business Covering Business (Or the Economy)

In 2012 alone, from approaching a fiscal cliff to Occupy movement, media proved unable to fairly cover many issues.
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Fiscal Cliff Solutions

Obama's Tax-Hiking 'Mandate,' Plus Stubborn House GOP 'Out of Step With Most Americans' on Issue

A front-page story declares Obama has a "mandate" to raise taxes, while John Harwood ponders why stubborn House Republicans can't be more responsible and agree to raise taxes on the so-called ...
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How The Grinch Stole Christmas

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New York Times' Weisman Hits 'Far Right' Conservatives in Congress for 'Speaking Out of Turn'

Does reporter Jonathan Weisman think "far right" conservatives should just shut up? "Even before conservatives began speaking out of turn, pragmatists were pressing the leadership to take up and ...
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NBC Poll Shows Pessimism About Obama 2nd Term, Lauer Spins it as Pessimism About 'Washington in General'

Following a report on Thursday's NBC Today in which political director Chuck Todd touted a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, co-host Matt Lauer tried to spin one finding: "...only 53% say ...
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NBC's Todd Heralds 'Less Confrontational' Obama Using 'Softer Tone' on Fiscal Cliff

In a report for Tuesday's NBC Today, chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd touted President Obama supposedly being nicer to the GOP while in pursuit of a fiscal cliff deal: "Mr. Obama ...
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The Media vs. Anti-Tax Hike Conservatives

Unelected reporters sneer at anti-tax hike conservative Grover Norquist -- "He is neither elected nor has he ever run for office, so why is Washington so scared of him?" -- and the pledge against ...
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