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CBS Badgers Republicans on the Economy; Went Easier on Obama

6/14/2011 6:54 PM ET
CBS hounded four Republicans from the left during a town hall on the economy which aired on Tuesday's Early Show. Bob Schieffer, Erica Hill, and Rebecca Jarvis pressed Reps. Paul Ryan and Allen ...

CNN Anchor Questions If Gov't Should Really Be Limited Within Constitutional Powers

6/14/2011 5:29 PM ET
CNN's Ali Velshi apparently believes the idea of a federal government limited within Constitutional powers is a little far-fetched.

Chris Matthews' New Thrill? Hardball Hosts Flips and Praises 'Serious,' 'Informed' Bachmann

6/14/2011 5:24 PM ET
MSNBC's Chris Matthews, who once trashed Michele Bachmann as a "zombie" and a "nutcase," on Tuesday praised the Congresswoman as "poised, informed and serious." Touting Bachmann's performance in ...

Liberalism Lite With Ann Curry

6/14/2011 5:10 PM ET
Who will be the public face of soft and marshmallowy News Lite in Liberal Land now that Katie Couric's gone? Try new NBC Today co-host Ann Curry.

NBC's Curry: 'Disastrous' Not to Raise Debt Ceiling; Asks Obama if GOP is Just 'Bluffing'

6/14/2011 1:56 PM ET
In an interview with President Obama on Tuesday's NBC Today, co-host Ann Curry fretted over Republican calls for spending cuts before raising the nation's debt limit: "Do you think they're ...

Networks Chide: GOP Debate Was a 'Race to 'Out-Bash the President' with 'Anti-Obama Soundbites'

6/14/2011 12:26 PM ET
The morning shows on Tuesday used loaded terms to describe Monday's Republican presidential debate. According to Good Morning America's John Berman, it was a "two-hour race to out-bash the ...

Editor Confesses: Not a 'Single Reporter' Thinks Palin 'Should Be President'

6/14/2011 9:17 AM ET
On Tuesday's Morning Joe, Politico editor Jim VandeHei flatly stated that not a "single reporter at any media organization" thinks Sarah Palin "can be President or should be President." The blunt ...

CBS's Schieffer Trumpets Coburn's 'Candor' on Willingness to Hike Taxes, Rues Others Lack Such 'Courage'

6/14/2011 12:57 AM ET
Previewing Tuesday's Early Show town hall meeting with Republicans on the economy, CBS's Bob Schieffer, who pushes his Face the Nation guests to agree taxes must be raised, hailed a Republican, ...

Thomas Roberts Mocked Palin's Revere 'Flub,' But Thinks LBJ Was Never Elected President

6/13/2011 1:39 PM ET
According to MSNBC's Thomas Roberts, who last week seemed to enjoy correcting Sarah Palin for her historical "flub," President Lyndon Johnson "was never actually elected Commander in Chief." The ...

NBC's Gregory: Are Americans Really 'Better Off' with 'Freedom'?

6/13/2011 12:05 PM ET
While grilling former Pennsylvania Senator and presidential hopeful Rick Santorum on NBC's Sunday Meet the Press, host David Gregory was skeptical of the idea that Americans should be able to ...
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