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CNN Gives 8 Times the Coverage to Beyonce's Lip Sync Than Obama's Falsehood

CNN gave over eight times more coverage to Beyonce lip synching the national anthem than it did to President Obama's falsehood on the sequester last Friday. After the President claimed in ...
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ABC Skimps on Filibuster Coverage, Offers Confusing Explanation of Rand Paul's Stand

ABC's World News on Wednesday and Good Morning America on Thursday offered confusing, incomplete and brief explanations for why Rand Paul filibustered John Brennan, Barack Obama's Central ...
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‘The Newsroom’ Actress Hits CNN Anchors for Being ‘Egotistical’ and ‘Self-Absorbed’

Actress Olivia Munn stars in HBO's drama The Newsroom, but she knocked the real-life CNN newsroom on Sunday. At a panel moderated by CNN host Piers Morgan, Munn made clear her distaste for ...
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Matthews Screams: Who Do Hate Groups Root For? They Must 'Love' Rand Paul and Ted Cruz!

At the same time that rising Republican Senate stars Rand Paul and Ted Cruz were making history with a filibuster, Chris Matthews, on Wednesday's Hardball, insisted Paul and Cruz must be heroes to ...
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NBC's Lauer to Jeb Bush: Can GOP 'Damage' With Hispanics 'Be Repaired by 2016?'

In an interview on Monday's Today with former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and his co-author Clint Bolick about their new book, Immigration Wars, co-host Matt Lauer seized Bush's critical words for ...
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ABC and NBC Tout ‘Larger Than Life’ Chavez Who ‘Never Backed Down from a Challenge’

ABCNews.com on Wednesday greeted the death of Hugo Chavez by avoiding the word “socialist.” Instead, GMA's Brandi Hitt touted the repressive leader as someone who “appeared to never back ...
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NBC Panel Frets Over Health Care Costs to Treat Elderly Woman Denied CPR

During a panel discussion on Tuesday's NBC Today about an elderly woman being denied CPR at an assisted living facility and later dying, pundit Donny Deutsch immediately worried about the ...
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CNN Promotes Daryl Hannah's Global Warming Film by Former Eco-Terrorist Spokesman

On Tuesday's Starting Point, actress and environmental activist Daryl Hannah promoted her new documentary "Greedy, Lying Bastards" that hits the funding and supposed falsehoods behind global ...
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CNN Compares Vatican City 'Men's Club' to Saudi Arabia

CNN's report on the Vatican hierarchy might make one think it's a repressive male-dominated cabal that women are morally obligated to challenge. Correspondent Ben Wedeman stretched this ...
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Fmr Chavez Adviser Gushes to CNN of His 'Absolutely Extraordinary' Accomplishments

Twelve minutes after reporting the news of Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez's death, CNN hosted Chavez's close friend and former adviser who lavished praise on his legacy. For over two minutes, ...
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