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News of Sen. Ted Kennedy's death late Tuesday night didn't make the Wednesday print edition of the New York Times, but a 6,000-word obituary by John Broder was posted on nytimes.com this morning: "Edward Kennedy, Senate Stalwart, Dies." Broder's obituary left room for the lowlights of Kennedy's career, including Mary Jo Kopechne's death at Chappaquiddick and Kennedy's ruthless personal attack on…

ABC’s Terry Moran on Wednesday spun Ted Kennedy’s political career as one of a "happy warrior" who should be looked to for direction in "these bitter times." However, it’s hard to square this description of Kennedy with the vitriolic speech the Senator made in 1987 condemning Robert Bork’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Reporting on Kennedy’s death soon after it was announced, Moran noted that…

Speaking of the Palin-boosted Glenn Beck show, complete with a Rush Limbaugh interview: MRC's own Seton Motley will be on Beck's show on the Fox News Channel this evening to continue their discussion about Mark Lloyd, the former fellow at the liberal Center for American Progress who's now the "chief diversity officer" at the FCC. His interview is scheduled for around 5:20 pm Eastern time.

During the 2:00AM ET hour of CBS’s Up to the Minute on Wednesday, shortly after news broke of Senator Ted Kenney’s death, historian Douglas Brinkley exclaimed the Massachusetts Democrat was: "...going to be a – a martyr because of all that he’s done and he very well might help, in death, Obama get his health care plan."Fill-in anchor Michelle Gielan discussed Kennedy’s legacy with Brinkley, soon…

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin issued an invitation that should please Fox News's Glenn Beck as well as his fans.Of course, it won't make Obama lovers and Palin haters in the media very happy.That's probably just an ancillary benefit to her Wednesday morning posting on Facebook (h/t NBer philipjames):

As NewsBusters reported last Wednesday, the photo sharing website Flickr removed the Obama Joker picture that was later transformed into posters showing up in cities around the country.At the time, Flickr claimed it had acted on advice of counsel due to legal issues involving copyright infringement.Yet, according to Thomas Hawk, none of the conceivably interested parties filed a complaint with…

Obama and journalists complain the president is fighting some fictional opposition to boost his standing.

Reflecting on "How Ted Kennedy Found Himself," Time's Joe Klein today let readers in on an encounter with the Massachusetts senator in the 1970s when he was stoned and Kennedy drunk. The occasion, Klein receiving an "honorable mention" journalism award from the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial foundation in 1974.Klein explained how their conversation at the reception centered around an earlier incident…

Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy, who passed away late Tuesday night, had the news media as an ally and champion of his liberal causes. Below are a few examples, culled from the MRC's archive, of how journalists admired his policy efforts and treated him as their hero.  Eighteen years ago a New York Times reporter declared “his achievements as a Senator have towered over his time, changing the lives…

As Barack Obama and a Democrat-controlled Congress try to force radical healthcare reform down the throats of the American people, wouldn't it be nice if the news media disclosed the truth about what's happening in countries whose government's already provide such services?Take for example Great Britain where the strains on the system are such that an increasing number of mothers are giving…

The administration arbitrarily and unaccountably closed auto dealerships, and the media quickly lost interest.

Remember the shock generated when the Obama Office of Management and Budget recently announced that the projected 10 year deficit was increased from $7 trillion to $9 trillion? Guess what? That lastest projection is based on "make believe" economics. Although most media outlets have failed to report on it, stories from both Reuters and Forbes reveal that the true 10 year budget deficit will…