Time Magazine Still Unrepentant Despite Veteran Complaints

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Spokesman calls use of iconic Iwo Jima image a 'respectful use of this symbol of American valor and courage.'

ABC's Artificial Turf Scare: 'Virtually a Hazardous Waste Dump

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'World News' report claims artificial turf poses a chemical threat despite no cases of health problems ever reported.

Iwo Jima Veterans Blast Time's 'Special Environmental Issue' Cover

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Time editor tells MSNBC 'there needs to be a real effort along the lines of World War II to combat global warming and climate change.'

ElectionWatch: Newsweek Devotes 18 Pages to Fawning over 'Green,' Incl

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Newsweek praises Obama's 'thrilling' speechmaking, looks for the 'greenest candidate' for president and spews tons of global warming alarmism.

ABC, CBS Ignores Zero Deaths, Fewer Airline Crashes

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Only NBC reports on zero-fatality year for air travel industry after the three networks pound airlines for delays and higher fares.

When Media Aren't Ignoring Controversial Evolution Movie, Expelled, Th

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New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times discussed Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth at least three dozen times before the documentary was released. Ben Stein's Expelled? Two mentions.

Media Myth: Nine Worst Business Stories

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Some of the toughest obstacles American businesses face come not from other companies or the economy, but from the media – journalists exaggerating an issue to make a story sexier or anti-business groups influencing the media to advance their agenda. Four of the stories on the following list started with a press release or report from an environmentalist group, labor union or “consumer group…

'World News' Reports Only Opposition to Airline Merger

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ABC excludes several key senators' support for Delta/Northwest merger in report about government hurdles.

CBS Embraces Left-Wing Talking Points When Following Taxpayers' Money

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'Evening News' commemorates Tax Day 2008 de-emphasizing entitlements, calling some spending of taxpayer money 'relative bargains.'

ElectionWatch: NBC on McCain's Proposed Tax Cuts: It 'Doesn't Add Up

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'Nightly News' finds everything wrong with the presumptive GOP nominee's economic plan and nothing right.

Vieira Asks Another Airline CEO for Impossible 'Guarantee

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'Today' co-host asks for a guarantee Delta Air Lines would not raise fares or reduce services in wake of airline merger.

ElectionWatch: Krugman Recycles Story His Own Paper Debunked; Then Apo

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Liberal columnist repeated a disproved Clinton talking point to promote the need for socialized medicine five days after his own newspaper disproved it.

Networks Report Zero Upside to Delta/Northwest Merger

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Evening news shows ignore positives of industry consolidation for consumers and improvements in long-term stability of the industry.

CNN Shows a Better Way to Handle Potential Foreclosure

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'Issue #1' segment a sharp contrast to April 3 'World News' report on how to cheat on your mortgage.