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Fred Barnes: Obama Falsely Claims Banking Committee Membership
It seems Barack Obama had a "senior moment" on Wednesday during his trip to Israel regarding which Senate committees he is a member of. On the same day's Special Report with Brit Hume, during the "Fox All Stars" segment, the Weekly Standard's Fred Barnes called out Obama for his claim, which the Illinois Senator made while trying to impress Israeli reporters, that he is a member of the Senate…
CNN Gives Pass to Democrats on Anti-Drilling Vote Maneuvers
The dilemma of high gas prices might be addressed if congressional leaders would all just get along. From CNN correspondent Kate Bolduan's perspective, the political differences on energy policy are little more than a "partisan standoff" between Democrats and Republicans. "Even before the votes were counted on the latest energy proposal, the partisan standoff was clear," Bolduan said on the…
CNN Omits Democrats' Efforts to Prevent Drilling Vote
'American Morning' call Democrat majority's refusal to have an up-or-down vote on offshore drilling a 'partisan standoff.'
CNN Host: Obama's Anti-Free Trade Position 'Does Not Go Down Well' wit
Christiane Amanpour says senator's position is at odds with European officials that want 'globalization.'
'Early Show' Fuels Granite Countertop Radiation Fears
Just when you thought it was safe to cook in your kitchen, it turns out your kitchen might be cooking you. At least that is what CBS's "The Early Show" led viewers to believe on July 25. Co-host Harry Smith warned viewers about what might be "lurking inside" granite countertops - radioactivity. "There's granite all over the place in modern kitchens, sometimes you have a little breakfast nook…
Morning Show Fuels Countertop Cancer Fears
'The Early Show' says countertops could be dangerous but does not include representatives from industry.
CBS: Obama’s Berlin Speech ‘Confirmed His Rock Star Status
A report by correspondent Mark Phillips on Friday’s CBS "Early Show" gave a glowing review of Barack Obama’s speech in Berlin on Thursday: "...there is a bit of a morning after feeling here in Berlin after what they're calling the 'Obama show.' But if the intent of this trip was to raise Barack Obama's foreign profile, it could hardly have been raised any higher...The stage could not have been…
George Stephanopoulos: Obama Trip a 'Clean Success
Former Bill Clinton aide George Stephanopoulos firmly declared Barack Obama's trip a "clean success" on Friday's "Good Morning America." "You just cannot take that away from him," the "This Week" anchor proclaimed. Responding to a question by co-host Diane Sawyer about the visit's elaborate pageantry, Stephanopoulos asserted, "I don't think there's much risk of a backlash here." Despite the…
Time's Klein: McCain Backed by Jewish Neocons
Is the religious affiliation of a presidential candidate's backers important?According to Time's Joe Klein, it is.In his July 23 piece entitled "McCain's Foreign Policy Frustration," Klein seemed to cross the line from geo-political analysis into anti-Semitism (emphasis added):
Shocker: 'Barack Obama and the Press Break Up
As NewsBusters has been reporting for a number of weeks, more and more media members seem to be losing that loving feeling for presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Barack Obama.A rather stunning example came Thursday from Gabriel Sherman of The New Republic who suggested the Obama campaign's arrogance towards journalists has gone so far "that reporters [may] be emboldened to challenge his…
Amanpour: Obama’s Anti-Free Trade Position 'Does Not Go Down Well' w
Is Sen. Obama too protectionist for Europe? Maybe. If you were watching "CNN Newsroom" July 24 you may have caught Christiane Amanpour telling you why. "[Europe] wants to see an [American] president committed to free trade," cautioned CNN Chief International Correspondent from Berlin, Germany, the site of a speech by presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama. Amanpour pointed to…