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CBS Ignores Obama's Attacks on Tea Party and Fox News in Rolling Stone Interview, Talks About His iPod Play List

At the top of the 8PM ET hour on Tuesday's CBS Early Show, senior White House correspondent Bill Plante touted President Obama's comments about the midterm elections in a recent interview: "[He] ...

CNN's Chetry, Newsweek's Miller Agree: 'Mama Grizzlies' Phenomenon Misleading Because Candidates Largely Oppose Liberal Policies

Are "Mama Grizzlies" who oppose state children's health insurance programs (S-CHIP) and teachers' unions unfaithful to their maternal name? CNN anchor Kiran Chetry joined Newsweek's Lisa Miller ...

CNN's Yellin Leans Against Fiorina, Labels Anti-Boxer Ad 'Mean'

On Monday's Rick's List, CNN's Jessica Yellin leaned against California Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina as she compared one of her ads against that of her opponent, Senator Barbara ...

On ABC, Bob Woodward Sympathizes With 'Intellectual' Obama and His 'Internal Struggle'

According to Bob Woodward, Barack Obama is an "intellectual" who has agonized over Afghanistan. The Washington Post author appeared on Good Morning America on Tuesday and touted his new book, ...

Video Flashback: In 2008, CNNers Derided Eliot Spitzer as 'Self-Righteous' 'Narcissist'

Monday brings the debut of CNN's 8pm ET "Parker Spitzer," co-hosted by the ex-Democratic Governor of New York who resigned in disgrace two years ago. As a reality check on CNN's effort to ...

Sawyer and Woodward in Awe of Obama Protecting Nation, Fret He's Saddled by Bush's Malfeasance

Acting as if President Barack Obama is uniquely burdened by the responsibility of protecting the nation from a terrorist attack, Diane Sawyer and Bob Woodward marveled at how he's taken on the job ...

CBS: The Rich to Blame for Bad Economy, Need to Pay Higher Taxes

On CBS's Sunday Morning, correspondent Martha Teichner promoted left-wing class warfare talking points from former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich: "[He] in a new book points out another ...

Wildest Larry O'Donnell Tirades: 9/11 Was Bush's Fault, Trashes Vietnam Vet as 'Creepy Liar'

Prior to the Monday night debut of Lawrence O'Donnell's new show, The Last Word, MSNBC has been running promos where O'Donnell proclaims how much "political pressure there is on everyone involved" ...

Matt Lauer Prods Obama to Push Back Against GOP on NBC-Universal Wide Broadcast

With just five weeks to go before the midterms NBC-Universal devoted a full half hour of commercial free air time, across its many properties including MSNBC, USA, Bravo and even Syfy, so that ...

Lauer Lets Audience Member Ask the Tough Question of Obama So He doesn't Have To

As part of a sweeping NBC-Universal channel wide broadcast that included NBC outlets like MSNBC, USA, Bravo, Syfy and the Oxygen network, Barack Obama was interviewed by Matt Lauer, on Monday's ...
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