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NBC: Open Lautenberg Seat a 'Political Hot Potato' for Christie, Suggests He Appoint a Dem

Following the death of New Jersey Democratic Senator Frank Lautenberg on Monday, Tuesday's NBC Today immediately began speculating on his replacement and the potential fallout for Chris ...
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NPR Ballyhoos Sequester's 'Definite Minuses', Potential 'Bigger Negative Effects' on the Economy

The Wall Street Journal's David Wessel channeled the Obama administration's doom and gloom about the sequester on NPR's Morning Edition on Monday. Host Renee Montagne turned to Wessel to give a ...
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Nicholas Kristof's Ridiculous IRS Spin: 'Every Second Term Has Scandals'

Liberal New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and The New Yorker editor David Remnick both downplayed the IRS controversy on Sunday's Fareed Zakaria GPS. Kristof predictably spun the scandals ...
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NBC's Gregory Invites Schumer to Issue 'Warning' to GOP: Move On From Obama Scandals

At the end of an interview with New York Senator Chuck Schumer on Sunday's NBC Meet the Press, moderator David Gregory teed up the Democrat to lecture Republicans on being too focused on the ...
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NBC's Guthrie Urges McCain to Agree That IRS Scandal 'Went No Further' Than Cincinnati

In an interview with Arizona Senator John McCain on Monday's NBC Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie attempted to dismiss growing evidence that the IRS scandal rocking the Obama administration ...
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Chuck Todd Eulogizes Frank Lautenberg: A Liberal Before It was 'Cool' to be a Liberal

Apparently being a liberal is cool nowadays, at least in Chuck Todd’s view. On Monday NBC’s chief White House correspondent and host of MSNBC’s The Daily Rundown eulogized longtime Democratic New ...
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Top NY Times Editor Rejects ‘Atmosphere of Scandal,’ Claims Public Wants to Give Obama Credit for Improving Economy

See no scandal, report no scandal. Jill Abramson, Executive Editor of the New York Times, came down to DC on Sunday to defend President Obama on the scandals and the economy, stressing the ...
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Gregory Frets Obama Losing ‘Scope’ to ‘Usher in Economic Restoration,’ Friedman Sees ‘Tragedy’

Pivoting to the downside for President Obama of the swirling scandals, Meet the Press host David Gregory fretted over “a bigger issue that the President faces, which is where is his agenda left in ...
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Maher Calls Bike Ride with Wounded Warriors ‘Nauseating,’ Compares Bush to Cleveland Kidnaper

Though he had no idea what it was, the annual “Bush Center Warrior 100K” mountain bike ride, which took place over the Memorial Day weekend, upset Bill Maher. “I guess they walked or ran or ...
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CBS Boosts Oprah's 'Remarkable' Pro-Gun Control Speech at Harvard

Friday's CBS This Morning touted Oprah Winfrey's recent Harvard commencement speech, airing over a minute of half of footage from the former daytime TV host's address. The morning newscast ...
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