Couric Portrays Murtha as Victim, Wonders: 'Did You Feel Vindicated La

Brent Baker
 

Despite Rubin Plea for Tax Hikes, Dems Want AMT Breaks for 'Their' Ric

Tom Blumer
 

Lack of Height Adds to Growth of Bills

USA Today downplays how optional treatment for short children adds billions to insurance costs.
Dan Gainor
 

Post's Version of 'Rent' Complains about Cost

Tenants who don't want to pay are focus of story on government control of market.
Dan Gainor
 

Chris Matthews Endorses Hillary For...Majority Leader

Geoffrey Dickens
 

International French News Channel to Launch

Unsatisfied with American domination of the international news market, a French company is getting ready to launch a cable/satellite news channel.The staff of France 24 insists they'll be different than CNNi, BBC, and others, but in one respect they're perfectly similar. Just like their American counterparts, they pretend they're objective. They also appear to have trouble perceiving reality.…
Matthew Sheffield
 

Journalists Concede Pelosi Getting a 'Honeymoon,' Promise Tough Scruti

On Sunday's Reliable Sources on CNN, the Washington Post's Howard Kurtz recognized the media's soft treatment of Speaker-to-be-Nancy Pelosi. CBS's Gloria Borger, ABC's Martha Raddatz and CNN's Candy Crowley also acknowledged the “honeymoon” for Pelosi -- and all three insisted coverage of her will turn tough. After some clips of the softball questions posed to Pelosi last week by network anchors…
Brent Baker
 

WashPost’s Sally Quinn: Bush ‘Relieved’ About Losing Congress

"Washington Post" reporter Sally Quinn appeared on Monday’s "American Morning," ready to psychoanalyze President Bush in the wake of last week’s midterm defeat. Quinn discussed the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the hiring of Robert Gates as a replacement, and how President Bush is secretly "relieved" over the drubbing the GOP received. Now, either Ms. Quinn has become a…
Scott Whitlock
 

NYT's James Risen Cheers Rumsfeld's Exit as 'Best Thing to Happen' In

Tim Graham
 

ABC's Sawyer to Obama: Is the U.S. 'More Racist or More Sexist

Megan McCormack
 

New UN Children’s Book Promotes Global Warming Fears to Kids

I guess we should have seen this one coming: the United Nations has published a children's book raising international fears about global warming. As announced this morning by the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works (emphasis mine throughout):Nairobi, Kenya – A new United Nations children’s book promoting fears of catastrophic manmade global warming is being promoted at the UN…
Noel Sheppard
 

Courageous Police Recruits, Chatting With PM's Spokesman, Combat Hospi

Mark Finkelstein
 

Open Thread

Open for comment.
NB Staff
 

Would You Like Sugar with That

Greg Sheffield