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CNN Touts Hillary's 'Highly-Anticipated' Memoir, Defends Her From 'Amateurish' Criticism

By Matt Hadro | May 12, 2014, 11:50 PM EDT

CNN's New Day provided Hillary Clinton with some free publicity on Monday, touting her "highly-anticipated" memoir while swatting back criticism of her as "a little amateurish." CNN's Brianna Keilar reported on memoir excerpt ...

CNN Guest Admits Panel Is Playing Into Democratic Hands

By Matt Hadro | May 9, 2014, 1:23 PM EDT

On Friday's New Day, the CNN panel was discussing whether or not Republicans are politicizing the Benghazi tragedy and The Atlantic 's Molly Ball admitted the subject matter was playing right into Democratic hands. " This is exactly the sto ...

Chris Matthews Warns GOP’s ‘Nasty’ and ‘Insidious’ Politics on Benghazi Could Backfire Like ‘Watergate’

By Matt Hadro | May 9, 2014, 10:00 AM EDT

MSNBC's Chris Matthews slammed Republican policies like voter ID laws and a special investigation of the Benghazi attacks as an "insidious plan" that could backfire like "Watergate." "Let me finish tonight with this insidious ...

ABC Ignores House Voting for Special Investigation of Benghazi; CBS Focuses on Democratic Uproar

By Matt Hadro | May 9, 2014, 9:22 AM EDT

Soon after the House voted to create a special select committe to investigate the Benghazi attacks, ABC ignored the story on Thursday evening. NBC spent just 27 seconds on the development, and CBS focused its report on Democratic disgust with the "pa ...

CNN Anchor Flips Out, Rashly Accuses Conservative Guest of 'Dog Whistle' Insult

By Matt Hadro | May 8, 2014, 5:16 PM EDT

After conservative guest Will Cain scolded society for "cheap hashtag activism" on Boko Haram, CNN anchor Don Lemon exploded and accused him of a "dog whistle" insult of First Lady Michelle Obama. Cain first ranted that "We do che ...

ABC Flatters Hillary, Asks If She'll Break 'Highest Glass Ceiling' and Run for President

By Matt Hadro | May 7, 2014, 11:39 PM EDT

In an interview that aired on Wednesday's World News, ABC's Robin Roberts flattered Hillary Clinton as she cited Clinton's popularity to ask if she was considering a presidential run.     "When I look at your Twitter page, you – the la ...

CBS Champions Elizabeth Warren's New Student Loan Bill; Ignores Plan to Raise Taxes

By Matt Hadro | May 6, 2014, 11:10 PM EDT

Tuesday's CBS Evening News ran a mushy feature on Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren's liberal plan to let Americans refinance their student loans by hiking taxes on the wealthy. Nowhere did CBS explain that Warren would pay for the refinancing th ...

Networks Tout White House Report on Global Warming; Hype the Perils of Climate Change

By Matt Hadro | May 7, 2014, 2:33 PM EDT

The broadcast networks all took a climate change study released by the White House and ran with it on Tuesday evening, advancing the administration's narrative by hyping the threats of climate change while barely quoting any critics. ABC's cover ...

Jon Stewart Mocks Benghazi Outrage; Claims It's Been One of the Most Talked-About Stories

By Matt Hadro | May 6, 2014, 12:42 PM EDT

On Monday's Daily Show, Comedy Central's Jon Stewart mocked the Right's outrage over the lack of Benghazi coverage in the media. "You know, there are very few things we've heard more about in the past year and a half. The only thi ...

Chris Matthews Accuses GOP of Using Benghazi as 'Voodoo Doll' Against Hillary Clinton

By Matt Hadro | May 5, 2014, 10:23 PM EDT

According to MSNBC's Chris Matthews, Republicans are using Benghazi like a "voodoo doll" against Hillary Clinton by establishing a select committee of Congress to investigate the attacks. Matthews opened up Monday's Hardball with his s ...

Chris Matthews Thinks It's 'A Little Ridiculous' to Blame Obama Admin for Benghazi Security

By Matt Hadro | May 2, 2014, 3:10 AM EDT

MSNBC's Chris Matthews ranted on Thursday's Hardball that "it's a ridiculous" to hold the Obama administration culpable for the lack of security around the Benghazi compound during the September, 2012 attacks. "But the idea t ...

GOP Finds Only 67% of ObamaCare Enrollees Paid First Premium; Networks Ignore

By Matt Hadro | May 2, 2014, 2:57 AM EDT

House Republicans determined that just two-thirds of ObamaCare enrollees paid their first month's premium in the federal marketplace, but the broadcast networks ignored their finding on Thursday evening, while FNC's Special Report with Bret Baie ...

NBC, CBS Ignore Congressional Hearing on Benghazi; ABC Gives It Only 46 Seconds

By Matt Hadro | May 2, 2014, 2:57 AM EDT

On Thursday evening, ABC was the only broadcast network to cover the day's congressional hearing on the Benghazi attacks. Both CBS and NBC ignored the hearing. ABC only covered the story for 46 seconds; they gave twice that amount of coverage to the ...

Colbert Hosts Democrat Clay Aiken to Mock GOP Congresswoman Renee Ellmers

By Matt Hadro | May 2, 2014, 8:50 AM EDT

Wednesday's Colbert Report, in an apparent boost to Democrats before November's mid-term elections, mocked GOP congresswoman Renee Ellmers and hosted her Democratic opponent Clay Aiken for a friendly interview. Host Stephen Colbert made it clear ...

CBS Moves on From Benghazi E-Mails Suggesting White House Cover-Up; NBC Glosses Over the Controversy

By Matt Hadro | April 30, 2014, 11:13 PM EDT

On Wednesday evening, ABC and NBC finally reported e-mails suggesting a White House post-Benghazi cover-up, although NBC's report ignored the suggestion of a cover-up. After reporting the story on Wednesday morning, CBS ignored it in the evening. Whi ...