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CNN's Soledad O'Brien Tries to 'Correct' Romney Aide, Says Economic Trend Favors Obama

CNN's Soledad O'Brien once again jumped to the defense of the Obama campaign, as she tried to argue on Monday that the economy is "trending" in the President's favor. She countered Romney aide ...
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Obama Fan Robert De Niro on NBC: 'He's Done A Good Job,' GOP Should 'Stop Criticizing So Much'

Providing a forum to actor and Obama supporter Robert De Niro on Sunday's NBC Meet the Press, host David Gregory teed up the celebrity to praise the President: "...you talked about your ...
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ABC, NBC All But Ignore Chinese Dissident's Crusade Against Forced Abortions

Despite devoting 33 stories to the dramatic case of Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, NBC and ABC have all but ignored the major cause of the human rights activist: Opposing the communist ...
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Reich Spins French Socialist's Win on CBS: No 'Dramatic Effect' on Economy

Monday's CBS This Morning turned to former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich to brush off the effect of French socialist Francois Hollande's election on the world economy, despite the immediate ...
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NBC: Romney Must 'Backtrack' from the Right, But Obama Will Suffer 'Damage' If He Steps Back from the Left

Talking to Meet the Press host David Gregory on Monday's NBC Today, co-host Ann Curry pushed for Mitt Romney to move away from conservatives: "...does he have to work really hard now to ...
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Uncritical John Berman: 'What the President Seems to Want Is Space' on Gay Marriage

Perhaps previewing the winking and nodding that will follow in the general election campaign, ABC's John Berman on Monday uncritically parroted the White House line on gay marriage: "What the ...
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Exploitative NBC Makes Teen Girl Cry in Disgusting Fake News Ratings Ploy

In a complete violation of journalistic ethics, Friday's NBC Today aired an invented hidden camera scenario in which two teen girls were portrayed as participating in racial discrimination as ...
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Schieffer Feigns Concern: Has Republican Party ‘Moved Too Far Right for Its Own Good?’

CBS’s Bob Schieffer, who in February asked New Jersey Governor Chris Christie whether the Republican presidential candidates “are pushing your party too far to the right to make the ...
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CBS Aghast at Ted Nugent's Profanity, But Honored Bill Maher by Reading His Op-Ed

CBS was shocked at conservative rocker Ted Nugent's on-camera outburst during an interview, and made sure to report that he endorsed Mitt Romney. However, the same network deemed liberal ...
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NBC, ABC Lament the 'Tough Spot' Chinese Dissident Put Hillary In: She's 'Caught in the Middle'

NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams on Thursday fretted about the "very tough spot" a Chinese dissident and human rights activist has put Hillary Clinton in. On Friday's Good Morning ...
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