WashPost's Kurtz: Crow, David Were 'Not Averse to Making a Scene

Ken Shepherd
 

GMA Speculates on Soaring Stocks: ‘Is Unstoppable Market Good or Bad

Scott Whitlock
 

Couric May Be Ousted from Anchor Desk

CBS's $15 million experiment of hiring Katie Couric has not paid any dividends. Six months into her tenure as anchor of the "Evening News," Couric has actually fallen in the ratings from her predecessor, Bob Schieffer, sparking talk within the network that the former NBC star will soon be shown the door. Besides ratings, CBS insiders and TV observers quoted by Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Gail…
Matthew Sheffield
 

Mayne-stream Liberal: ESPN Host Makes 'Obama!' His Signature Call

Mark Finkelstein
 

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NB Staff
 

Sheryl Crow Goes After Toilet Paper

Ken Shepherd
 

Post Forgets Democrats Supported Alternative Minimum Tax

AMT story cites nine sources about 'new rules,' but only two Republicans
Dan Gainor
 

Pre-Emptive Coverage? WashPost Highlights Anti-Illegal Immigration Ral

For the last two days, The Washington Post has placed a small anti-illegal immigration rally on the front page of its Metro section – a Sunday story previewing the protest, and another front-pager on the events of the Sunday rally on Monday. Why the prominent play, given they estimated the protest crowd at 400? It could be a little pre-emptive publicity to head off complaints when the pro-illegal…
Tim Graham
 

Washington Post Hails How 'Democrats Craft New Image' on Taxes

Tim Graham
 

WSJ Op-Ed Busts an Old Media Meme: Current Economy Beats Comparable

Tom Blumer
 

Despite Rise in Gun Crime in Britain, ABC News Trumpets UK's Handgun B

Brent Baker
 

Gun Control? 82-Year-Old Former Miss America Stops Intruder With .38 S

Noel Sheppard
 

Stanford Atmospheric Chemist: Ethanol Blends Worse Polluters Than Norm

Did you hear about that report released last week from a Stanford University atmospheric chemist demonstrating that the tailpipe emissions from cars using E85 ethanol are actually more dangerous than those using normal gasoline? You didn’t? Hmmm. What a shock.Anyway, Environmental Science & Technology reported Wednesday (emphasis added throughout, h/t NB member Dahlia Travers):When Mark…
Noel Sheppard
 

'Soft Porn' in the Sunday Washington Post

Under the guise of promoting feminist art, the Arts section of the April 22 Washington Post featured four images of nude or partially nude women and suggested that pornography is aesthetic.
Kristen Fyfe