CNN Dishes Up Pro-Regulation Feast

'American Morning' promotes 'Extreme' CSPI call for restaurant food labeling.
Julia A. Seymour
 

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NB Staff
 

Krugman Rib-Tickler: Positive MSM Coverage To Blame for W's Election i

Mark Finkelstein
 

BBC Contends That Islamic Rule Was Stabilizing Force in Somalia

Terry Trippany
 

Boston Globe: GOP all Weak Candidates, Dems 'strongest in decades' (mo

Warner Todd Huston
 

Is Daily News Story on Slave Roots Sharpton's Presidential Campaign K

Is it just coincidence that a story has appeared touting the fact that Al Sharpton is the descendant of slaves, ones owned by relatives of Strom Thurmond to boot? Or could this be the unofficial kick-off of the Sharpton presidential campaign, with a major boost from the reverend's hometown newspaper?Let's put these three stories together:On January 17, a story appears reporting: "civil rights…
Mark Finkelstein
 

AP Excludes Kidnapping Suspect's Illegal Status And Past

Dan Riehl
 

Double Standards In An AP Article About The Polygamous History Of Mitt

Lynn Davidson
 

Will Miracle Baby Change the Abortion Debate

Preemie Amillia's survival may force America to rethink those Supreme Court trimesters, if the media will allow the discussion.
Kristen Fyfe
 

Al Gore and ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ Win Oscar For Best Documentary

Well, it’s final: Al Gore’s schlockumentary won an Oscar Sunday evening. And, despite Bill McCuddy’s prediction Saturday, the former Vice President and soon-to-be-doctor did indeed get a chance to give an acceptance speech.I'm sure you're all thrilled.(Update: Drudge is reporting that Sunday's Oscar broadcast might be the third lowest rated in history.)After producer Davis Guggenheim just gushed…
Noel Sheppard
 

’60 Minutes’ Iraq War Report Exaggerates Level of Military Dissens

As NewsBusters previewed here and here, CBS’s “60 Minutes” aired a segment Sunday dealing with a small group of American troops that have signed a petition called “Appeal For Redress.” Simply put, these soldiers want U.S. troops to come home from Iraq immediately.Unfortunately, the piece exaggerated the size of this group, while also misrepresenting military opinion of the war (video available…
Noel Sheppard
 

After Bogus Attack, Catholic Charities Debunks LA Times Columnist

Dave Pierre
 

Al Gore Jokes Asian 'Idol' Reject William Hung Should Play Him In The

Al and Tipper Gore just consented to an interview with Ryan Seacrest on the E! pre-Oscar festivities. (First question: Tipper's wearing Bill Blass, Al Gore reluctantly noted he's wearing Ralph Lauren.) The goofiest answer was when Seacrest asked Gore, "if you were to cast an actor to play the lead in 'The Al Gore Story,' who would you pick?" Gore quipped, "I don't know, maybe William Hung," the…
Tim Graham
 

Chris Matthews and Dan Rather Discuss Hillary the Chickenhawk

A truly shocking discussion transpired on Sunday’s “The Chris Matthews Show” that conceivably has grave implications for the presidential aspirations of Hillary Clinton.Before getting to the guts, the gist of this surprising conversation between host Chris Matthews and former CBS anchorman Dan Rather was how farcical the current move by Senate Democrats to “repeal the 2002 resolution for war” is…
Noel Sheppard