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The Myth of Fox News' Ratings Spike

Eric Boehlert | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
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Eric Boehlert

The breathless claim that Fox News' ratings recently spiked thanks to the White House's public critique is bogus hype.

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Matt Osborne | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
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Matt Osborne

We've seen this pattern before. A non-sourced, anonymous story enters the right-wing blogosphere and gets picked up by mainstream media, allowing the right to stovepipe their insanity.

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Obama: Not Having to Say Victory

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Obama has won. He won't trumpet that fact now, despite the smear campaign the Clinton camp has been waging saying he will. He'll let everyone with access to a pencil stub and the back of an envelope declare for him.

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