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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’s Brian Williams Trumpets Bob Dole’s Criticism of GOP as Too Conservative

Once again demonstrating the NBC Nightly News is the broadcast arm of MSNBC, anchor Brian Williams – matching what has animated MSNBC hosts – devoted a segment to former Senator Bob Dole ...
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PBS's Bellantoni Sees 'Very Conservative' Cuccinelli, 'Fighting Against' 'Freedoms' Like Abortion

Appearing as a guest on Sunday's Melissa Harris-Perry show on MSNBC, PBS's Christina Bellantoni labeled Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli as "very conservative," but, when ...
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Christiane Amanpour Honors Salon.com Writer for Her 'Fight' for Women's Ordination

On her Monday show, CNN's Christiane Amanpour celebrated the same "Catholic" Salon.com writer who penned the revolting piece, "So What If Abortion Ends Life?" and who shuddered at an Olympic gold ...
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CNN Hypes Christie-Obama 'Bromance' as President Tries to Divert Attention from Scandals

As CBS and NBC both touted President Obama's Tuesday visit to New Jersey, so too did CNN hype Obama's "bromance" with Governor Chris Christie as the President tried to step away from ...
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Chris Matthews Plots 2016 for Hillary: It's Just a Question of 'Who's Going to Help Her Win It'

According to Chris Matthews on Tuesday, having Rand Paul or Ted Cruz as opponents would result in an easy win for Hillary Clinton in 2016. The Hardball host, who famously had a "thrill" going up ...
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CBS's John Dickerson Downplays Obama Aide's Private Investor Meetings: 'Wouldn't Necessarily Have to Be Sinister'

On Tuesday's CBS This Morning, John Dickerson spun a front page scoop from the Washington Post that spotlighted the several private meetings that a top Obama health care adviser had with ...
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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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MSNBC's Hayes: 'We Should Respond to Terrorism' By 'Calmly' Saying 'You Will Lose'

After initially ignoring reports that two Muslim extremists in London savagely murdered a British soldier in broad daylight, MSNBC host Chris Hayes on Friday finally included the story on his All ...
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Vice' CEO Bugged Out by Climate Change: It's a 'Gun to Our Heads!'

Shane Smith, CEO of the online news site Vice, has bought into the lefty claims of climate change as he alarmingly warned it’s a "gun to our heads" and likened it to "nuclear war." The journalist ...
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