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Tuesday | Examiner.com

They just can't help themselves

Why? Because none of the scandals rocking Washington have touched the president, the modern Teflon man.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Mitch McConnell, Entertainment, Television, US Governors, James Inhofe

Mon May 20, 2013

The Washington Post

D.C. man who shot dog during attack has chance to avoid weapons charge

The pit bulls were running wild in Northwest Washington's Brightwood neighborhood, a scene so chaotic that D.C. police said in a report that "grown men were jumping fences to get away from the dogs" on that Sunday afternoon in January.

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Related Topix: Virginia, Entertainment, Television

Adweek

It's Official: Deborah Turness Named President of NBC News

A little more than a week after word began circulating that ITV News editor Deborah Turness was on the verge of being named president of NBC News, Pat Fili-Krushel made it official.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Entertainment, Television

Politico

Camp calls for tax reform in wake of IRS controversy

The country needs a "fairer, flatter, more efficient tax code" in the wake of the IRS targeting conservative groups, Rep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Dave Camp, Republican, US House of Representatives, Entertainment, Television, Xavier Becerra, Democrat

Sun May 19, 2013

MSNBC

Pfeiffer: GOP on - partisan fishing expeditions'

For over 60 years, Meet the Press has featured headline-making interviews with world-leaders and U.S. newsmakers.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television

Mediaite.com

Woodward Blasts Benghazi Response On NBC: Some In Admin 'Acted...

Bob Woodward - who, as host David Gregory noted, is "no stranger to these kinds of controversies in Washington" - was among the panelists on Meet the Press this weekend.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television

Politico

McConnell supports 'investigating national security leaks'

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday Justice Department's seizure of Associated Press phone records was part of "an investigation that needs to happen" and expressed support for the department's action.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Mitch McConnell, Entertainment, Television

Thu May 16, 2013

MSNBC

Open in new window

For over 60 years, Meet the Press has featured headline-making interviews with world-leaders and U.S. newsmakers.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, US News, US Politics, Dave Camp, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Mitch McConnell

NewsBusters.org

NBC's Gregory Can Only Muster Critique of Obama's 'Passivity' Amid Scandals

With a headline on screen lamenting "Obama's Second-Term Blues" on Wednesday's NBC Today , the worst criticism Meet the Press moderator David Gregory could muster against the President amid growing scandals was this: "And there is a passivity about the President and the White House that even his aides and allies on the outside acknowledge is a ... (more)

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, US News

Wed May 15, 2013

New Media Journal

Dirty Tricks Cover-Up in Gregory Gun Crime Investigation

Editor's Note: The Washington Times' Emily Miller is currently investigating why NBC's David Gregory hasn't been charged with possessing a high-capacity magazine within the District of Columbia.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Entertainment, Television, District of Columbia Government, Washington DC, The Office, Comedy

Tue May 14, 2013

PolitiFact

Barack Obama: 'Over the last several months, there was a review...

President Barack Obama speaks during a joint news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron in the East Room of the White House on May 13, 2013.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Journalism, US Politics, John Boehner, Republican, US House of Representatives

Media Matters for America

REPORT: How Evening News Covered Economic Issues In 7 Charts

Evening news coverage throughout April touched upon several economic issues, including income inequality, deficit reduction, and entitlement cuts.

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Related Topix: Entertainment

Alphecca

Suit Filed: Why NBC's David Gregory Not Prosecuted For Gun Crime

Judicial Watch announced today that it has filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department and Office of the Attorney General on behalf of the politics and law blog Legal Insurrection, run by law professor William A. Jacobson.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Entertainment, Television, Washington DC

Mon May 13, 2013

Daily Kos

Strange Guest on a Sunday Talk Show

Very early Sunday morning, Nicole Belle publishes "Sunday Morning Bobblehead Thread" at Crooks & Liars, listing all the distinguished luminaries who will be appearing that day on the political talk shows.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, Tim Russert, Comedy, Geraldo Rivera, The Chris Matthews Show, Offbeat

NewsBusters.org

NBC's Gregory Grills Rep. Issa for 'Politically Overreaching' on Benghazi Scandal

In an interview with House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa on Sunday's Meet the Press, host David Gregory attempted to dismiss the growing Benghazi scandal for the Obama administration as a GOP political attack: "You've got Republicans talking about this being Watergate.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, Entertainment, Television, George Bush

NewsBusters.org

Amid Scandals, NBC Portrays Obama As 'Victim' of 'Second-Term Curse'

During a report on Monday's NBC Today about the Benghazi and IRS scandals wracking the Obama administration, a headline on screen wondered if they were the result of "Obama's Second Term Curse?" White House correspondent Peter Alexander lamented: "Fewer than four months since his ambitious inaugural address, President Obama is facing significant ... (more)

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Bill Clinton, History in the News, Washington, DC, Tea Party, Entertainment, Television

The Common Ills

The emphasis (or lack of) given to rape and assault in the military speaks to 'priorities'

Yesterday, US House Reps Tammy Duckworth and Tulsi Gabbard appeared on CNN's State of the Union with Candy Crowley .

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Related Topix: US News, Life, Veteran Affairs, Entertainment, Television, Dianne Feinstein, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat

Gateway Pundit

Issa: Oversight Committee to Depose Ambassador Pickering & Admiral Mullen Over Benghazi

Rep. Darrell Issa tweeted out yesterday that the House Oversight Committee will call in Ambassador Pickering and Admiral Mullen over their flawed , incomplete and biased report on the Benghazi massacre and cover-up. Via Twitchy : Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa said on ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, Entertainment, Television, Conservative Political News

BizPacReview.com

Sen. Feinstein says credibility is being lost on Obama, Clinton

The Sunday political news shows were abuzz with talk of the Benghazi hearing, but a few guests focused on specifically defending former Sec.

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Related Topix: Dianne Feinstein, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Hillary Clinton, Entertainment, Television, John McCain, Republican, Senator Rand Paul, Opinion

Sun May 12, 2013

Breitbart.com

NBC News' Gregory: Carney 'Not Accurate'

On Sunday's "Meet the Press," host David Gregory played White House Spokesman Jay Carney's now-infamous November declaration that "the White House and State Department have made clear that the single adjustment that was made to those talking points by either of these two institutions were changing the word 'consulate' to 'diplomatic facility' ... (more)

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, US News, George Bush