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How Rupert's red-state cable channel waved the flag and beat CNN.
By Geraldine Sealey
April 24, 2004
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The Bush administration's case for invading Iraq may have been riddled with unreliable claims, but that didn't stop White House-friendly Fox News from pumping it into America's living rooms.
By David J. Sirota
March 30, 2004
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The Bush machine aims its poison darts at another military hero -- Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski.
By David Talbot
March 15, 2004
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In the Fox News celeb's resurrected 1998 novel -- yes, the one with the bad sex writing -- a TV news personality addicted to fame becomes a serial killer. Plus: To hook chicks, be a tough guy and a little boy at the same time!
By Michael Hastings
February 17, 2004
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Fox News' Oliver North claims liberal media inspires terrorists; U.S. Army says Iraqis need "a heavy dose of fear and violence." Plus: Why Reagan was too busy to fight AIDS.
By Mark Follman
December 10, 2003
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Coulter says Bush didn't need an Iraq plan; O'Reilly blasts the liberal Reagan trashers at CBS; the Weekly Standard gloats at the impotent rage of the "urban and urbane, with-it, refined" Bush haters.
By Mark Follman
November 12, 2003
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A former Fox producer describes the ways -- both subtle and blunt -- that top executives impose a right-wing ideology on the newsroom.
By Tim Grieve
October 31, 2003
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O'Reilly gets medieval on NPR's Terry Gross, and David "don't-hate-Bush" Brooks celebrates the Northeast's hate-filled baseball fans. Plus: Arnold makes the GOP "hip."
By Mark Follman
October 15, 2003
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Texas bug-man Tom DeLay and the New York Post's Bob McManus are harassing MoveOn.org with silly phone tricks.
By Michelle Goldberg
October 8, 2003
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O'Reilly helps Bush explain the Arab street, and the Spectator's Mark Steyn insists bin Laden is dead. Plus: Buchanan says Gray Davis' recall strategy will cause traffic fatalities to skyrocket.
By Mark Follman
September 17, 2003
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Al Franken talks about his big victory over the Fox News bullies, why Bush can be thrown out in 2004, and comedy as a political weapon.
By Laura McClure
August 27, 2003
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Judge calls conservative network case against comedian "wholly without merit" -- and says it could lose "fair and balanced" trademark.
By Michelle Goldberg
August 23, 2003
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In honor of Al Franken, Aug. 15 has been declared Fair and Balanced Day by freedom-loving bloggers everywhere.
August 15, 2003
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Sure, Michael Savage lost his MSNBC show for going too far, but Limbaugh, O'Reilly and Coulter show bullying and humiliation are still a big business.
By Sidney Blumenthal
August 15, 2003
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A fair and balanced set of excerpts from the Fox News lawsuit against Al Franken over alleged trademark theft. Plus: Outraged replies from Franken and others.
Compiled by Mark Follman
August 14, 2003
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The GOP strategists behind the California recall include some fairly unsavory characters. No doubt they'll be eager to help Arnold "clean house" if he wins.
August 14, 2003
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Israel is spending $1 billion on a structure to seal itself off from the West Bank. But the question of what to call it provokes an explosive debate.
By Eric Boehlert
August 1, 2003
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Even in a down economy, there are some business models that still work -- selling T-shirts comparing Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly to Hitler, for example.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
June 26, 2003
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Fox hates the protesters, the U.S. hates the French, and Slovenia wants out! Plus: War comes to a playground in Brooklyn.
By Sheerly Avni
March 28, 2003
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Shock jock Michael Savage's MSNBC debut was the freak show we were promised, with one big surprise: It's incredibly boring.
By Kerry Lauerman
March 10, 2003
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It's time to bury the myth of the "liberal media," writes Eric Alterman in his new book. How can progressives find their voice?
By David Talbot
February 28, 2003
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During a week of war fever, the news media gave rein to hysteria -- and, critics say, let color-coded terror alerts serve the White House agenda.
By Eric Boehlert
February 15, 2003
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Ozzy Osbourne vs. Ludacris! Bill O'Reilly vs. Russell Simmons! Beneath the goofy grudge match over those Pepsi TV ads lies some real racial hypocrisy.
By Bomani Jones
February 8, 2003
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Missteps by Howell Raines, the New York Times' imperious top editor, have left the nation's best newspaper vulnerable to attacks by the right.
By Eric Boehlert
December 18, 2002
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A Florida university is stepping up efforts to sack faculty member Sami Al-Arian, accusing him of terrorist ties. Critics say the charges are specious -- and a threat to academic freedom.
By Eric Boehlert
August 22, 2002