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CNN's Velshi Admits Press Went Soft on Obama's Tax Hike Plan

10/6/2011 5:52 PM ET
CNN's financial guru Ali Velshi admitted that the press didn't really challenge President Obama's proposal for tax hikes after his Thursday press conference on his jobs bill. Velshi, perhaps going ...

CBS Lets Wasserman Schultz Bash GOP, Omits Her Rosy Economic Spin

10/6/2011 3:32 PM ET
CBS's Erica Hill let DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz bash congressional Republicans unopposed on Thursday's Early Show. Hill also failed to ask the Florida Democrat about her eye-opening ...

Democratic Obstruction of Obama's Jobs Bill Elicits Yawns from the Networks

10/6/2011 12:41 PM ET
The network newscasts on Wednesday downplayed Democratic obstruction of Barack Obama's jobs bill, offering only minor coverage. Good Morning America and Early Show allowed brief mentions. In an ...

Awful Unemployment Rate Left Out of More Than 3/4 of Job Stories

9/29/2011 1:11 PM ET
Network evening shows talk about employment woes, but rarely mention 9.1 percent figure.

Networks Call Solyndra 'Headache' for Obama, But No Problem for Green Jobs Policies

9/21/2011 1:59 PM ET
ABC, CBS and NBC all report on scandal surrounding failed solar company, but refuse to criticize the loan program it utilized.

Matt Lauer Fawns Over Clinton: 'Are You Surprised at How Good You Are?'; Allows Him to Bash GOP

9/19/2011 2:20 PM ET
In a softball interview with Bill Clinton on Monday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer gushed over the former president's Global Initiative: "One of the things that's always impressed me....you're ...

Calmes Sees Obama's Plan as Job Creator, Warns Stubborn GOP 'Could Lose the House'

9/14/2011 2:27 PM ET
White House reporter Jackie Calmes praises Obama's latest liberal "stimulus" plan, and warns Republicans on TV: "...if the Republicans are seen as standing in the way of anything, they could be in ...

CBS and NBC Cheer Obama's 'Extraordinarily Bold' Speech, 'Robust Defense of Government'

9/9/2011 2:57 PM ET
Throughout coverage of President Obama's address to Congress Thursday night, anchors and correspondents on both CBS and NBC gave fawning reviews of the new jobs plan, in some cases, even before ...

Times Approves of Obama's 'Punchy Tone' and 'Politically Moderate Proposals'

9/9/2011 12:37 PM ET
Mark Landler likes what he heard, even though the markets didn't: "Mixing politically moderate proposals with a punchy tone, President Obama challenged lawmakers on Thursday to 'pass this jobs ...

Here We Go Again: Networks Back Obama 'Replay' on Infrastructure Spending, Stimulus

9/7/2011 9:45 PM ET
President and media stuck on repeat, but ABC, CBS, NBC won't admit it; argue for more money to fix roads, bridges.
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