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ABC Warns of 'Conservative' Pope Who Has Been Called 'Medieval' on Social Issues

The media backlash against Pope Francis may be beginning. After relatively positive coverage, ABC and NBC on Monday both highlighted the Argentinean President denouncing his "medieval" views on ...
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NBC Parrots White House Threat to Cancel Easter Egg Roll, Ignores Carney Dismissed the Idea Just Days Ago

On Tuesday's NBC Today, news reader Natalie Morales warned viewers: "With a potential government shutdown looming later on this month, the White House may have to cancel its annual Easter Egg ...
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ABC Just Relays Ugly Accusations Against Pope, While CNN Adds Context and Balance

The weekend after the election of Pope Francis, the media dug up decades-old accusations against him from his time in Argentina. Yet while CNN provided context and a critical eye toward the ...
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CNN's Lemon Hypes Isolated CPAC Incident as Potential 'Monkey Wrench' for GOP

After a random CPAC attendee defended the benefits of slavery over the weekend, CNN's Don Lemon played it up as more baggage to a Republican party struggling to connect with minorities, on ...
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Guilt By Association: Chris Matthews Links Ted Cruz in Story on 'Sandy Hook Truthers'

Chris Matthews on Monday offensively connected Senator Ted Cruz with the actions of disturbed conspiracy theorists who believe the Sandy Hook massacre was a government plot. Talking to Connecticut ...
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NBC's Gregory to Israeli Ambassador: Will Obama Be 'Rock Star' in Israel?

In an interview with Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren for NBC's online Meet the Press: Press Pass, which is also aired by some NBC-owned stations following Meet the Press on Sundays, moderator ...
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NBC Chief Medical Editor Demands Catholic Church Support Contraception

Appearing on Monday's NBC Today as part of the Today's Professionals panel discussion, the network's chief medical editor Nancy Snyderman urged the Catholic Church to abandon its opposition to ...
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NBC Pundit Donny Deutsch: 'If Republicans Were Smart,' They Would 'Move on Some of These Social Issues'

Wrapping up a panel discussion on Monday's NBC Today about Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman coming out in support of gay marriage, co-host Matt Lauer voiced suspicion about the timing of ...
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ABC Lets Obama Off Easy for Ending White House Tours, Ignores Contradiction by Press Secretary

Good Morning America's Reena Ninan on Saturday let Barack Obama off easy. The ABC reporter allowed the President to escape blame for the sad story of a group of Iowa sixth graders who had their ...
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NBC Hypes 'Republican Infighting' at CPAC for GOP 'Trying to Rehabilitate Its Image'

On Monday's NBC Today, news reader Natalie Morales hyped how "Republican infighting broke out this weekend at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference." In the report that followed, ...
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