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Jacob Weisberg / Newsweek:
Fox News isn't just bad. It's un-American. — From the magazine issue dated Oct 26, 2009 — Last week, when White House Communications Director Anita Dunn charged the Fox News Channel with right-wing bias, Fox responded the way it always does. It denied the accusation with a straight face …
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Fox ‘not really news,’ says Axelrod — White House senior adviser David Axelrod said Sunday that the Fox News Channel is “not really a news station” and that much of the programming is “not really news.” — “I'm not concerned,” Axelrod said on ABC's “This Week” when George Stephanopoulos asked …
David Carr / New York Times:
The Battle Between the White House and Fox News
The Battle Between the White House and Fox News
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Robert Thomas / Gawker:
Exclusive: I Helped Richard Heene Plan a Balloon Hoax — For the first time, 25-year-old researcher Robert Thomas reveals to Gawker how earlier this year he and Richard Heene drew up a master plan to generate a massive media controversy using a weather balloon. To get famous, of course.
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CNN:
Sheriff: Balloon hoax ‘aha!’ moment on CNN — (CNN) — Three days after the world watched a giant balloon fly through the air as a tearful family expressed fears that their 6-year-old boy could be inside, authorities announced what millions already suspected: The whole thing was staged.
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Emanuel: Bush left U.S. adrift on Afghanistan — WASHINGTON (CNN) — One of President Obama's top advisers said Sunday the Bush administration failed to ask critical questions about the war in Afghanistan, leaving the Obama administration starting from scratch — and leaving the war “adrift.”
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Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
How Moody's sold its ratings — and sold out investors — WASHINGTON — As the housing market collapsed in late 2007, Moody's Investors Service, whose investment ratings were widely trusted, responded by purging analysts and executives who warned of trouble and promoting those who helped Wall Street plunge …
Stephen J. Dubner / Freakonomics:
Global Warming in SuperFreakonomics: The Anatomy of a Smear — 1. Let the wild rumpus start. — Yes, it's an ancient cliché: a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. But it's still accurate. — The final chapter in our forthcoming book …
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Faiz Shakir / Think Progress:
Specter rips GOP: ‘A Party of obstructionism.’ — Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), who until late April of this year was a lifelong Republican, castigated his former party this morning on Fox News. Specter ripped the GOP for refusing to be a good-faith negotiator in the health care debate:
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Carrie Budoff Brown / Politico Live's Blog:
Thune: Public option compromises still public option
Thune: Public option compromises still public option
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Washington Post:
Mr. Deeds for Governor — A LEGACY of sound policies, coupled with the proximity of the federal government, has partially protected Virginia from the harsh retrenchments that the recession has forced on many states. Yet the commonwealth faces a daunting crisis in the form of a drastic shortfall …
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Michael Slackman / New York Times:
Iran Guard Commanders Are Killed in Bombings — RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Five commanders of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps were killed and dozens of others left dead and injured in two terrorist bombings in the restive region of the nation's southeastern frontier with Pakistan …
Jon Walker / Firedoglake:
White House ‘Official’ Badmouths Labor Leader For Expecting Obama To Keep His Promises — Gerry McEntee is president of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). He leads the largest union in America and has been one of the most vocal advocates for progressive health care reform.
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
David Rohde's insights into what motivates the Taliban — (updated below) — The New York Times' David Rohde writes about the seven months he was held hostage by a group of extremist Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan and conveys this observation about what motivates them:
Bryan Bender / Boston Globe:
Secret Service strained as leaders face more threats — Report questions its role in financial investigations — WASHINGTON - The unprecedented number of death threats against President Obama, a rise in racist hate groups, and a new wave of antigovernment fervor threaten to overwhelm …
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