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ABC and NBC Hype 'Stunning' Retirement of 'Lightning Rod' Michele Bachmann

ABC and NBC on Wednesday night continued to hype the "stunning" retirement of "lightning rod" Michele Bachmann. World News reporter Jeff Zeleny noted that although the politician "rode the Tea ...
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After Warning Sequester Would Damage Economy, NBC Says Nevermind

Talking to CNBC Mad Money host Jim Cramer on Wednesday's NBC Today about signs of improvement in the economy, co-host Matt Lauer wondered about past media fearmongering: "[What] we talked ...
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NBC Hypes Bachmann's 'Bombshell' Retirement Amid 'Swirl of Controversy'; ABC Frets: 'Takes Away Big Target for Democrats'

At the top of Wednesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer seized on Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's decision not to seek re-election in 2014: "Breaking news. A bombshell announcement from Michele ...
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NBC: U.S. National Parks 'Under Stress' and 'In Trouble' Following Sequester

On Monday's NBC Today, correspondent Tom Costello fretted over the impact of modest reductions in government spending: "401 parks, battlefields, monuments, seashores, volcanos, and deserts ...
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NBC and CBS Tout Obama Efforts to Distract from Scandals, Show 'Government at Its Best'

Leading off a report on Tuesday's NBC Today about President Obama's trip to survey recovery efforts along New Jersey's shoreline after Hurricane Sandy, White House correspondent Peter ...
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"Voters Will Punish" GOP If They Pursue Obama's Scandals

As scandals surround the Obama administration, the networks suggest that if Republicans pursue investigations, they'll be guilty of "overreaching," or "overplaying their hand," while the ...
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Networks Give Three Times More Quotes to Supporters of Gay Scout Admittance Than Opponents

Touting the Boy Scouts' "landmark" and "historic" decision to allow openly-gay members, CBS, ABC, and NBC gave supporters of the decision three times as many quotes as their opponents got on ...
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Christie Dismisses Climate Change Question from NBC's Lauer as 'Distraction,' 'Esoteric Theory'

In an interview with Chris Christie on Friday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer grilled the New Jersey Governor on his skepticism that man-made climate change caused Superstorm Sandy: "You said ...
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NBC Fails to Report Its Own Scoop That AG Holder Approved Investigation of Fox's Rosen

As of Friday morning, NBC News broadcasts had completely ignored an important scoop from the network's own national investigative correspondent Michael Isikoff that Attorney General Eric ...
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No Mention of IRS Scandal on NBC's 'Today,' But Plenty of Time for Obama Prom Photo

While Thursday's NBC Today completely ignored Wednesday's dramatic congressional hearing on the growing IRS scandal, the network morning show did manage to find time to gush over Barack ...
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