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NY Times Public Editor: Soft IRS, Benghazi Coverage Lends Credence to Conservative Criticism

Public editor Margaret Sullivan criticized her paper's soft coverage of the Obama scandals in Benghazi and the Internal Revenue Service: "Many on the right -- as noted last week in my blog posts ...
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MSNBC's Hayes: GOP Pursuing 'Fake' 'Witch Hunt' on Benghazi and Over 'Big, Bad, Scary' IRS Scandal

On Friday's All In show, MSNBC host Chris Hayes began by recounting the news of the "big, bad, scary" scandal of President' Obama's IRS targeting conservative groups, but also chided Republicans ...
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Chris Matthews Frets: IRS Scandal Will Rile Conservatives Worried About Being Taken to 'Concentration Camps'

Liberal MSNBC host Chris Matthews on Monday expressed "outrage" over the growing IRS scandal involving targeted audits of conservative groups. At the same time, he fretted that such a controversy ...
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FLASHBACK: NBC’s Dr. Nancy Orders Obama’s IRS to Go After Catholic Bishops

The revelation that the IRS was being used by liberals as a political weapon against conservative groups like the Tea Party makes NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyderman’s 2009 call on the tax agency to ...
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Amid Scandals, NBC Portrays Obama As 'Victim' of 'Second-Term Curse'

During a report on Monday's NBC Today about the Benghazi and IRS scandals wracking the Obama administration, a headline on screen wondered if they were the result of "Obama's Second Term ...
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Jon Karl Exposes: IRS Targeting of Conservatives Began in 2010; Not Skeptical on White House Involvement

Good Morning America's Jon Karl on Monday exposed new details about the growing scandal involving the Internal Revenue Service targeting conservatives. The correspondent revealed, "I've obtained a ...
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IRS Apologizes for Politically Motivated Tea Party Scrutiny Once Applauded By NY Times Editorial Page

The Times deemphasized the IRS scandal to focus on how the GOP would try to use it for political advantage: "...Republicans fanned out on the political talk shows on Sunday to express outrage ...

Times Again Tries to Attract IRS Attention to Conservative Nonprofit

Evan Lehmann, reporter for Times-affiliated Climate Wire, throws out some red meat for the IRS: "The conservative nonprofit Americans for Prosperity unleashed a volley of ads aimed at Democrats in ...

Psst! IRS! Over Here! Luo Again Hints IRS Could Pry Into Campaign Financing By Pro-GOP Groups

Michael Luo tries again: "Problems with the I.R.S. could lead to tax penalties and revocation of tax-exempt status. But nonprofit groups engaging heavily in express advocacy could also run into ...

NY Times Whispers Into Ear of IRS: Check Out These Sneaky New Pro-GOP Groups

Michael Luo's wink-wink, nudge-nudge on the rush of campaign spending from corporations currently benefiting Republican issues and candidates: "It remains to be seen whether the I.R.S. or the ...
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