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CBS Plays Up 'Inevitable' Presidential Run of Hillary; Hypes Celebrity Endorsements

Thursday's CBS This Morning boosted a super PAC aimed at supporting a potential Hillary Clinton presidential run in 2016, and spotlighted how Mrs. Clinton is "sticking to a speaking circuit that ...
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CNN's Cuomo Lectures Congress on 'Leadership,' Implores Them to Plug Pathway to Citizenship

CNN's Chris Cuomo has tossed aside journalism in the name of advocacy. He begged Congress to "fix" rising student loan rates, and now the New Day co-host insists that "leadership" means Congress ...
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CNN Contributor Whacks Pro-Life Group for Criticizing Portman's Gay-Marriage Support

GOP strategist Ana Navarro is a CNN regular and self-proclaimed "big tent Republican." On Wednesday, she took aim at a pro-life group for being "incomprehensible" in opposing Sen. Rob Portman's ...
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Forget Scandals or Egypt, NBC Discusses Obama's Favorite Food

Rather than update viewers on the latest details of the scandals plaguing the Obama administration, or the President's foreign policy failures in the Middle East, the hosts of NBC's Today ...
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Not Interested: Obama Rewards Fat Cat Donors With Top Diplomatic Spots, Networks Yawn

In 2013, Barack Obama has nominated 11 ambassadors who were also huge donors to his presidential campaigns. Yet, NBC, CBS and ABC have skipped the failure of a president who vowed to "change the ...
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NBC's 'Ready for Hillary,' Touts Obama Aides Joining Clinton 2016 Super Pac

On Thursday's NBC Today, correspondent Andrea Mitchell couldn't contain her excitement over Hillary Clinton's potential presidential run in 2016: "She already has her library. Hillary Clinton ...
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NBC Shows Sudden Respect for Bush: 'Strong Voice' to 'Pressure' GOP on Immigration

Speaking to Republican Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador on Sunday's NBC Meet the Press, moderator David Gregory expressed newfound respect for former President George W. Bush: "[He] is expected ...
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CBS: GOP Faces 'Demographic Death Spiral' If They Oppose Immigration Reform

Norah O'Donnell and Anthony Mason badgered National Review editor Rich Lowry on Wednesday's CBS This Morning over his opposition to the Senate's immigration reform bill. O'Donnell, who has a ...
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Andrea Mitchell Tosses Softballs to Wendy Davis, Presses Her About Running for Governor

MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell has been leading the charge in support of Texas state senator Wendy Davis’ efforts to block a popular abortion regulation bill in the Texas legislature. Despite the fact ...
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NBC Mentions 'Demonstrators on Both Sides' of Texas Abortion Debate, Only Shows Abortion Activists

During a news brief on Wednesday's NBC Today, anchor Natalie Morales noted that following "tough new abortion laws" being approved by the Texas house of delegates, "Demonstrators on both sides ...
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