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   Cheney to ABC News: “I’m Guilty”

   December 16, 2008 09:21 AM

   Sensational, out-of-context headline? I'm guilty. Here's how Vice President Cheney came to utter the words, "I'm guilty" during his "first exit interview," conducted by ABC News's Jonathan Karl (transcript here): KARL: What do you say to those who say... Continue reading

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   Bush On Shoe-Throwing Iraqi Journo: “I Don’t Know What His Beef Is”

   December 15, 2008 09:25 AM

   "Amusing," "interesting" and "weird" is how Pres. Bush, in an interview with ABC News's Martha Raddatz, described the incident over the weekend during which an Iraqi television reporter threw two shoes at him during a joint press conference with... Continue reading

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   Surowiecki: “The Real Problem For Newspapers?” “Us”

   December 15, 2008 08:52 AM

   The real problem for newspapers, in other words, isn’t the Internet; it’s us. We want access to everything, we want it now, and we want it for free...For a while now, readers have had the best of both worlds: all... Continue reading

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   Blago’s Mother Knows Best?

   December 11, 2008 10:35 AM

   ABC News highlights 2006 footage of Gov. Blagojevich speaking at a Democratic Party event in Chicago in which he mentions how his mother said to him after he was elected governor, "Promise me, son, you'll never take bribes," and... Continue reading

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   Fox News Is Google’s Sixth “Fastest Rising” Search

   December 11, 2008 09:43 AM

   Google "looked at the most popular searches conducted for 11 months of 2008 (we compile this list by early December) and ranked them based on how much their frequency increased compared to 2007," dubbing these the "fastest rising" search... Continue reading

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   889 Minus 64 at NPR

   December 11, 2008 09:21 AM

   From the Washington Post: Faced with a sharp decline in revenue, National Public Radio said Wednesday it will pare back its programming and institute its first organization-wide layoffs in 25 years... The cutback of 64 of NPR's... Continue reading

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   Warning: Endorsing Obama May Cause Serious Weight Gain

   December 10, 2008 04:59 PM

   Maybe you've heard? That other news out of Chicago this week? "Oprah says she weighs 200 pounds?" And she's "saying" so on the cover of her magazine's January issue (as well as in an essay inside). She's also... Continue reading

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   Another Chicago Musical

   December 10, 2008 02:52 PM

   From a scene from Blagojevich! The Musical by Ben Greenman. (You may remember Greenman from such hits as Palin! The Musical; Edwards! The Musical; and Spitzer! The Musical). [ROD BLAGOJEVICH goes to the phone. In the wire-tapping... Continue reading

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   Three Chances To Vote For Chris Matthews (Today!)

   December 10, 2008 01:39 PM

   Media Matters is asking readers to vote on "What was the Most Inane Punditry of the 2008 presidential campaign?" Three (only three!) of the ten options are Chris Matthews-related. UPDATE: No Matthews on Foreign Policy's "The Ten... Continue reading

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    NYT’s ClintonSenateSeatStakes “Corrective Article”

    December 10, 2008 01:17 PM

    The trouble with reporting, as the New York Times did yesterday, "Kennedy Is Said To Be Politicking For His Niece"? Allow today's "Editor's Note" in the Times to explain: An article on Tuesday about politicking on behalf of Caroline... Continue reading

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    Shafer: Get A Gimmick, Gregory (And No More Noonan)

    December 10, 2008 11:50 AM

    Advice for David Gregory on how to approach his new job, from Jack Shafer at Slate: Get rid of the Russert regulars. Who hasn't heard enough from James Carville and Mary Matalin by now? Hasn't plagiarist Doris Kearns Goodwin... Continue reading

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    From House Gym to Big House?

    December 10, 2008 10:41 AM

    Well, there was nothing about Blagojevich's behavior on the Congressional Stairmaster way back when that foreshadowed all this, according to some of the regulars (and ex-Congressmen) on MSNBC's Morning Joe this morning. Ditto Duke Cunningham. (Also, no, Joe... Continue reading

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    Blagojevich’s Home State Headlines

    December 10, 2008 10:08 AM

    A selection of front pages from Illinois this morning: <br... Continue reading

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    “Grace” Under (Very Little) Pressure

    December 9, 2008 04:16 PM

    Remember the "McCain Ends Classy" theme that sprung up in the media in the minutes and hours after McCain delivered his ("gracious," "classy") concession speech? The Daily Beast's Tina Brown, for example, wrote: "McCain seemed a different man... Continue reading

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    10 of Time’s “Top 10 of Everything in 2008”

    December 9, 2008 10:06 AM

    List season's here. Time presents the "Top Ten of Everything in 2008." And by "Everything," Time means 50 things. Here are 10 of the most media-centric lists: 1) Top 10 News Stories (Number one: "When We Realized The... Continue reading

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    During And After The Pentagon’s “Mask Ban”

    December 9, 2008 09:34 AM

    News: ""Iraq translators' mask ban dropped" (BBC: "The Pentagon has rescinded a controversial decision that banned Iraqi interpreters working for US troops in Baghdad from protecting their identities by wearing ski-masks. The ban was meant to reflect the... Continue reading

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    “The Press Is The Enemy…”

    December 9, 2008 09:24 AM

    "...write that on the blackboard 100 times." Nixon, heard on the most recently-released batch of audio tapes from 1972 (h/t County Fair). Also, Nixon talking press strategy with his chief of staff: Return the calls to those... Continue reading

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    You Think I’d Lay Down And Die?

    December 9, 2008 08:54 AM

    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97750125">Per NPR: Even a paper the size of The New York Times isn't immune. Bill Keller, the Times' executive editor, says his company's stock price was sliding even before the economic crisis hit. But he tells NPR's... Continue reading

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    Consider Yourself Warned

    December 8, 2008 02:27 PM

    The New York Times's Katharine Q. Seeyle previews Inauguration Day (including a hint of what she'll be up to): Much of the day is pro forma, but presidents like to customize details like which marching bands join the parade... Continue reading

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    Tribune Files For Bankruptcy

    December 8, 2008 02:04 PM

    "It is only the latest -- and biggest-- sign of duress for the newspaper industry yet," says the New York Times. See Ryan's Audit post from earlier today for what to make of it. Continue reading

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