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Just Don't Call It 'Journalism'
Eric Alterman: By refusing to acknowledge Fox News's avowed partisanship, its MSM defenders diminish the work of honest journalists who try to play fair.
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Stewart Blasts Beck for Bin Laden Bull
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A Culture War Casualty
Eyal Press: Barnett Slepian was the last abortion provider to be gunned down in America, in 1998--until George Tiller.
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Abortion Battle Puts Health Reform at Risk
Countdown : Nation editor Christopher Hayes is "infuriated" by the last-minute add-on that prohibits coverage for abortion in the House health plan.
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Olbermann on Going Rouge
Conservatives & The American Right
Countdown : Keith Olbermann weighs in on the Sarah Palin "companion" book Going Rouge, edited by Nation staffers Betsy Reed and Richard Kim.
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Right-Wing Ponders Overthrow of Obama
Conservatives & The American Right
Countdown : The Nation's Christopher Hayes weighs in on of the recent "treasonous rhetoric from the right" and the danger that it could lead to real violence.
However, Bill O'Reilly, who used segments of his show to condemn Tiller and stoke public anger, refused to apologize for his role in similarly attacking Tiller. Keith Olbermann pointed out that words, especially words broadcast to millions of people, have consequences and Bill O'Reilly's actions merit a boycott of his show and network. Olbermann himself has called a moratorium on showing O'Reilly clips on Countdown.
--Gabriela Resto-Montero
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