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On mammogram guidelines, no fact checks for Sebelius or Durbin

Michael M. Bates When outrage erupted this week over a government panel's recommendation that women have fewer mammograms, health and human services secretary Kathleen Sebelius was prepared with the Obama administration's favorite talking point: It's ...

From MICHAEL M. BATES, Renew America,  22 Nov 2009
Related Topics: George W. Bush,  Barack Obama,  Kathleen Sebelius,  Wolf Blitzer,  U.S. Senate

CNN's Sanchez Likens Arpaio to Bull Connor

Well, perhaps not since Bull Connor whose aggressive police tactics against blacks in the South sparked civil rights legislation in 1964 has our country seen a showdown like the one going on right now between Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio and ...

From MICHAEL M. BATES, Newsbusters,  19 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Bull Connor,  Joe Arpaio,  Rick Sanchez,  U.S. Department of Justice,  U.S. Republican Party

ABC News: 'Is Obama 'Too Nice' to Make Tough Decisions?'

With problems for the president in Afghanistan, health care and unemployment, some critics on both the left and right are asking: Is the president essentially "too nice" to make the important decisions? ABC News's Web site includes the article by ...

From MICHAEL M. BATES, Newsbusters,  19 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  New York Times Company,  Maureen Dowd,  U.S. Congress

Chicago Tribune Ignores Thousands at Tea Party Express Protest

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From MICHAEL M. BATES, Newsbusters,  8 Sep 2009

Chgo Sun-Times's Mitchell: Black Panther 'Will Always Be Remembered for Giving Hungry Children a Hot Breakfast'

He stood up for disadvantaged People in Chicago are still so divided over Hampton that, a couple of years ago, efforts to erect a street sign in his honor caused an uproar. Hampton will always be remembered by some for advocating violence. But for ...

From MICHAEL M. BATES, Newsbusters,  7 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Fred Hampton,  Pittsburgh Panthers,  Bobby Rush

CNN's Borger: 'Republican PR About President Obama Being Big Government, Big Deficit, Big Spender' Is Working

MALVEAUX: Gloria, I want to start off with you. The Office of Management and Budget has released its annual mid-session review that updates the budget projections from this past May. They show that this year, Washington will spend $30,958 per ...

From MICHAEL M. BATES, Newsbusters,  3 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  George W. Bush

CNN's Borger: Obama 'Aligned with So-Called Liberal Leaders in the Democratic Congress'

MALVEAUX: What does it mean, Gloria, for the president to be losing out on these Independents? GLORIA BORGER, CNN SR. POLITICAL ANALYST: I think it's a real possible for him. Remember that President Obama won the election with 52 percent of ...

From MICHAEL M. BATES, Newsbusters,  1 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Congress

WaPo's Shales: 'Conservatives Dominate the Broadcast and Cable Media In This Country'

Dunn Loring, Va.: Re your column disparaging Liz Cheney's style, what was the last column you wrote so harshly criticizing a liberal pundit? Atlanta, Ga.: Tom, I'm a big fan, but can you explain this sentence? CONSERVATIVES DOMINATE THE BROADCAST AND ...

From MICHAEL M. BATES, Newsbusters,  1 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Tom Shales,  MSNBC,  Fox News Channel,  Dick Cheney,  PBS

Little Wonder AARP's Losing Members

It was an incredible boost when Bruce committed to joining the No Nukes concerts.  From the groundbreaking Amnesty International tour, to helping stop Contra aid in the '80s, to a steady stream of benefits, I don't know if any American artist has ...

From MICHAEL M. BATES, Newsbusters,  1 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Bruce Springsteen,  John Kerry,  Michelle Obama,  AARP

CNN'S Romans: 'Everyone Is Getting This Big Tax Break'

ROMANS:  Why? OK, this is really -- it's a complicated problem with a very simple analysis. It's how much money the government is taking in and how much money is going out. Most workers are to see about a $13 per week increase in their take-home pay. ...

From MICHAEL M. BATES, Newsbusters,  25 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Christine Romans,  Kiran Chetry,  U.S. Congress

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