Media Pit 'Main Street' Against Wall Street

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ABC News: Weight Discrimination is 'Spiraling Upward

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Story on network's Web site claims 'weight-ism more widespread than racism,' blames business and attacks personal responsibility.

Blumenthal Claims Inside Knowledge that McCain Flirted with Leaving GO

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Clinton campaign adviser points to presumptive GOP nominee's positions on torture, taxes, global warming, tobacco and health care as evidence.

Network Morning Shows Celebrate 'April Fuel's Day' Bashing 'Big Oil

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Journalists draw parallels between higher gas prices and tax breaks for oil companies on day of congressional hearing.

Schumer Has Praise for Paulson's Regulatory Restructuring Plan

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Democratic New York senator tells CNBC's Erin Burnett that Paulson's plan is 'a good foundation.'

'This Week': George Will vs. The World on Housing Bailout

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Lone conservative, free-market voice George Will faces off against liberals Robert Reich, Donna Brazile and Paul Krugman.

$2,500 Richer, But Renter Still A Foreclosure Victim

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'Evening News' reports on family paid to leave, but that gripes about having to move.

'60 Minutes' Gives Gore Softball Interview to Launch $300-Million Prop

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Former vice president calls global warming skeptics moon-landing deniers and flat earthers.

NBC Puts Singulair Worries in Perspective While CBS Warns Viewers

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'Early Show' warns of suicide risk for asthma/allergy drug; 'Today' stresses consumer caution.

Obama as President: Iraq Pullout, Nationalized Health Care and Going G

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Democratic presidential hopeful tells 'The View' his top three priorities as nation's commander-in-chief.

Flight Cancellations Lead to Morning Show Contrast on Airlines

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'American Morning' warns airlines might 'cut corners' on safety; 'Good Morning America' says the system is working properly.

Media Accuse Cancer Research of 'Concealing' Funding

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Study published in The New England Journal of Medicine rejected by media because of funding, not science.

ABC's Cuomo Goes after Credit Cards

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'Good Morning America' highlights student who 'didn't understand' the fees added to her card balance.

Networks Hype Eroding Beaches, Breaking Icebergs

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NBC and CBS blame volatility of coastlines and rise in sea level on global warming.