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CNN Anchor Goes Personal on Vitter, Who Responds 'The Good News Is...It's Not Up to CNN' to Pick GOP Nominee

On Monday's Early Start, CNN co-host Ashleigh Banfield insisted to Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) "I got to" bring up his 2007 prostitution scandal, so she could ask how Newt Gingrich could "manage the ...

Hardball: Diane Sawyer Quizzes Obama on the Super Bowl and Singing

According to Nightline co-anchor Juju Chang, Diane Sawyer's interview with the President on Thursday was "exclusive and candid." Although Sawyer didn't find time for questions about scandals such ...

CBS's Rose Scolds Newt: 'Why Are Drudge and Ann Coulter Attacking You?'

On Monday's CBS This Morning, Charlie Rose hammered Newt Gingrich on the issue of the opposition his presidential campaign was receiving from some prominent conservatives: "Why are so many ...

NBC's Brian Williams Shocked at Jan Brewer's Finger Pointing, But...

After cameras caught Arizona Governor Jan Brewer pointing her finger at President Obama during a discussion on an airport tarmac, NBC's Brian Williams acted appalled. "Who have you ever seen ...

NBC Whines About Use of Brokaw Report to Attack Newt on Ethics Charges, Failed to Report Gingrich's Vindication

On Monday, Today co-host Matt Lauer pushed Mitt Romney to stop running an ad that features a clip of former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw reporting Newt Gingrich being charged with ethics ...

Alec Baldwin Names Thank You Call from Ted Kennedy the 'Greatest Moment' of His Life

Actor/left-wing activist Alec Baldwin, who on Sunday night won a Screen Actors Guild Award (best actor in a comedy series) for his role on NBC's 30 Rock, last week identified the "greatest single ...

Maher Mocks Conservatives as Racists and Defends Liberal Hatred of Bush

On Friday's Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, host Maher repeatedly made jokes about conservatives being racists, and defended liberal hatred for President Bush.

Charlie Rose: Obama Campaign 'So Giddy That They Want to Run Naked'

Charlie Rose boosted a jaw-dropping line from Politico's Roger Simon on Friday's CBS This Morning, which concluded that the Republican presidential debates were hurting the party's chances at ...

CNN Urges Gabby Giffords' Husband to Run for Office

On Friday's Starting Point, host Soledad O'Brien urged former Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, to run for her seat in Congress.

NBC's Brokaw: California's 'Aging Lion' Jerry Brown 'Has Not Given Up On Big Dreams'

In what amounted to a love letter to California's Democratic Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday's NBC Nightly News, special correspondent Tom Brokaw gushed: "It's not sunshine every day for the ...
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