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CBS Sympathizes With 'Beloved' Mayor Who Lost $1 Billion Gambling; Omits She's a Democrat

Bill Whitaker did his best to depict former San Diego Mayor Maureen O'Connor as a tragic figure on Friday's CBS This Morning, but glossed over her Democratic affiliation. Whitaker sympathetically ...
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Wolf Blitzer, Piers Morgan Give Warm Interviews to Jimmy Carter and His Grandson

CNN only had soft questions and praise for Jimmy Carter's grandson who had unearthed the tape of Mitt Romney's "47 percent" remarks. Host Wolf Blitzer gave a warm interview to James Carter ...
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Bloomberg's Carlson Predicts GOP 'Squeals' When Obama Makes Sequester Cuts 'Hurt'

Appearing on Friday's Andrea Mitchell Reports on MSNBC to discuss the upcoming budget sequestration, Bloomberg View columnist Margaret Carlson touted President Obama's ability "to manipulate ...
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Three ABC Co-Hosts to Appear at a Political Fund-Raiser for Gay Rights

Apparently, objectivity just isn't needed on some issues. On March 16th, Good Morning America's Josh Elliott, Sam Champion and Lara Spencer will co-host the 24th annual Gay & Lesbian Alliance ...
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NBC's Todd: GOP 'Begging the Media to Say It's Obama That Started the Sequester'

After dismissing the argument that President Obama was to blame for the sequester as "dumb" on Thursday's MSNBC Daily Rundown, NBC political director Chuck Todd further mocked the notion on ...
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Panic! ABC Warns of Sequester 'Fiscal Emergency' to 'Cripple' Much of America

The journalists of Good Morning America on Friday adopted White House talking points, foreseeing a "fiscal emergency" that will "cripple" flights in the United States. Jon Karl warned, "When it ...
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Anderson Cooper to Receive GLAAD's 'Vito Russo Award'

CNN has a special relationship with the advocacy group Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), and it continues as prime-time host Anderson Cooper will be honored at the ...
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Andrea Mitchell Slams Republicans for Not 'Checking the Factual Basis for Their Questions'...Just Like Her

On her 1 pm ET hour MSNBC show on Thursday, host Andrea Mitchell mounted her high horse in condemning Republican Senators who questioned Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel about his ...
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Chuck Todd Rants Against 'Dumb' GOP Argument Blaming Obama for Sequester

MSNBC's Chuck Todd on Thursday echoed a liberal columnist and mocked the idea of blaming Barack Obama for sequester spending cuts, even though it was the President's idea. On Thursday's Daily ...
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NBC Thrilled Over Tiger Woods Complimenting Obama's Golf Game

Wednesday's NBC Today featured a full report on Tiger Woods praising President Obama's golf game, with White House correspondent Peter Alexander cheering the weekend outing as the "most talked ...
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