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Get Ready For More Years Of Falsehoods and Smears From Hannity And O'Reilly - Media Matters for America
The people insisted on anonymity because the negotiations were confidential. The news was first reported by the Web site Deadline.com on Wednesday. On Thursday morning, a Fox spokeswoman confirmed Deadline's report that the contracts for both men are ...
What War? Progressives Fight On Behalf Of Mothers - Media Matters for America
Gray Davis has decided to sign legislation allowing most California workers to take paid leave after the birth or adoption of a child or to care for sick family members, administration officials said Sunday. Davis will sign the measure today at UCLA ...
Fox Breathlessly Attempts To Smear Obama As Anti-Catholic - Media Matters for America
He made the final decision on the issue after hearing from them, as well as from family planning advocates, scientific experts and members of Congress, administration officials said. The rule takes a big step to remove cost as a barrier to birth ...
Fox Ignores Facts Of Global Economy To Attack Obama Campaign Over Euro-Zone Fears - Media Matters for America
"It was too much exposure to Europe," a person familiar with the deal said on the condition of anonymity to protect business relationships. That could mean months of slow lending that resembles the dearth of financing that contributed to the recession ...
Flailing: Right-Wing Media All Over The Place In Assigning Blame For Cain Story - Media Matters for America
In a November 2 post on The Washington Times' Water Cooler blog, Kerry Picket reported a claim by an anonymous source that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel likely leaked the story about sexual harassment allegations against Cain: Herman Cain's campaign is ...
Right-Wing Media Hype "Really Thin" Accusation That Rahm Emanuel Leaked Cain Story - Media Matters for America
The conservative media is divided on anonymous sources: Some right-wing media figures have been hyping a claim by an anonymous source that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is "likely involved with the sexual harassment" allegations against Republican ...
Right-Wing Media Attack New Fuel-Efficiency Standards That Truck Industry ... - Media Matters for America
The August 9 Bloomberg article also stated: The cost of a big rig will increase approximately $6220 because of the new fuel-saving technology, administration officials said during a briefing yesterday. Truck operators will save $73000 in fuel costs ...
Beck Falsely Claims Obama Says Americans Should "Side With" Syrian Government - Media Matters for America
A State Department official, speaking on background basis, explained the thinking to The Cable. "It's a pattern that we've seen. I don't know that we have any direct evidence, but I think we're pretty confident that this is something that Damascus has ...
Fox Ignores Facts To Bash Obama Over Shooting Of US Soldiers In Germany - Media Matters for America
A March 2, 2011, New York Times article reported: An American military official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that the United States was not ruling out terrorism, although it was unclear if the suspect was acting alone or with partners. ...
O'Reilly: "After talking to both Bush and Obama, you know, off the record ... - Media Matters for America
... but didn't Obama and Bush both say that ON the record? by JimmyCraghorn (56 minutes ago) Maybe he thought he was speaking off the record to Stossel. ...
Right-wing media promote call for private security at airports - Media Matters for America
Argenbright Security would not explain the actions, but a source said the three workers were dismissed, not because they failed to find the other weapons, ...
GOP investigation plans are built on Fox News falsehoods - Media Matters for America
... will use the committee's power to obtain more information on sweetheart deals, even if it involves GOP politicians, according to a person close to him. ...
Media Reporters: Fox Spokespeople 'Skeptical' And 'Demanding' - Media Matters for America
Several writers declined to be identified, fearing they would get even less cooperation from Fox. "They are more aggressive than anyone else about demanding ...
Big Government takes a big swing and a miss at Norton - Media Matters for America
One Washington lobbyist who asked not to be identified says he gave money to the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for a House seat. ...
Right-wing media seize on baseless claim that Obama exchanged job offer for ... - Media Matters for America
In an article tilted "Source Says Specter Hasn't Had Job Talks With Administration," Roll Call reported that a source said "at no time have [Specter and ...
Newsweek's Past Targeting of Prospective Buyer Newsmax - Media Matters for America
Both of his parents had trouble with alcohol, according to people close to the family (Scaife is not giving interviews). Growing up on an estate outside ...
Post follows Fox's footsteps with Miranda misinformation - Media Matters for America
But administration officials said Shahzad, who, like Abdulmutallab, was initially responsive to questioning under a "public safety exception" to the Miranda ...
Hung up on Miranda rights, Fox revives Christmas bomber misinformation - Media Matters for America
... after two of his family members arrived in the United States and helped earn his cooperation, a senior administration official said Tuesday evening. ...
Is the pressure getting to Newsday? - Media Matters for America
One Newsday reporter who asked not to be identified said that the paper's management has succumbed to pressure from other political figures as well. ...
Right wing runs wild with Fox News and CBN reports on dubious Fort Jackson ... - Media Matters for America
Hoft wrote, "I'm sure it was just a 'tragic event' and not an act of terrorism (As Obama would put it)" and forwarded CBN's statement that a source said the ...