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As Britain Says Goodbye, Networks Tout Ugly Attacks on 'Polarizing,' 'Divisive' Margaret Thatcher

In the days leading up to Margaret Thatcher's funeral on Wednesday, the three networks repeatedly hyped hateful, ugly attacks on the former Prime Minister of Britain, describing her as a ...
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After NBC Ignores Gosnell Trial, 'Today' Host Asks Obama If It Sparks 'Larger Debate About Abortion'

While NBC News had completely censored any mention of the Gosnell abortion trial from its airwaves, in an interview with President Obama conducted on Monday and aired on Wednesday's Today, ...
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CNN Won't Call Out Barney Frank for Politicizing Boston Bombing, But MSNBC Did

Former Democratic congressman Barney Frank shamelessly used the Boston Marathon atrocity to promote his liberal political agenda on CNN and MSNBC on Tuesday morning, yet only MSNBC called him ...
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NY Times Finally Sends Reporter to Gosnell Infanticide Trial, Cites 'Experts' Denying Cover-Up

A mere month after the trial began, the New York Times has, under pressure, sent a reporter to Philadelphia to cover the trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell on charges of mass infanticide. Trip ...
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NBC's Brokaw Cautions Media to 'Take A Deep Breath' and 'Report What We Know' About Boston Bombing

Appearing on Tuesday's NBC Today, special correspondent Tom Brokaw warned his media colleagues about premature speculation regarding the motivation of the Boston bombing: "I think everybody ...
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ABC Speculates: Was Boston 'Homegrown Terror?' Features Mark Potok on 'Extreme Right'

The journalists of Good Morning America on Tuesday pointed a speculative finger in the wake of the Boston bombing. An ABC graphic wondered, "Could this be homegrown terror?" In a segment full of ...
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NBC's Guthrie Hits Obama from the Left on Gun Control

In an exclusive interview with President Obama aired on Tuesday's NBC Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie began the exchange by fretting over gun legislation in Congress "hanging by a thread" and ...
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Nothing to See Here: CNN's Toobin Denies Media Bias In Gosnell Blackout

On Friday's Anderson Cooper 360, hours after CNN finally covered the trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell for the first time in weeks, CNN's legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin scoffed at the notion ...
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CNN Touts Gitmo Prisoner's 'Powerful' Op-Ed

On Monday afternoon, CNN's Suzanne Malveaux and Michael Holmes both touted an op-ed by a Guantanamo prisoner titled "Gitmo Is Killing Me," where he tells of his hunger strike and complains of ...
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CNN Analyst Suggests 'Right-Wing Extremists' Could Be Behind Boston Bombing

CNN's national security analyst Peter Bergen thrice suggested that "right-wing extremists" could be behind Monday's Boston Marathon bombings. Yet over an hour later, CNN reported that Boston ...
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