Report: Roger Ailes Started Planning Fox News While Working for Nixon - Yahoo! News

"A Plan for Putting the GOP on TV News," the 41-year-old memo that Cook says was a lynchpin in a "nakedly partisan 1970 plot by Ailes and other Nixon aides to circumvent the 'prejudices of network news' and deliver 'pro-administration' stories to heartland televisio …

Liberal Fix: Well Over 90 Percent of Republicans Are Liars

Facts can often be messy for conservative leaders, yet they suffer little political consequence for telling lies.  Sarah Palin was once awarded the “Lie of the Year” award by Pulitzer Prize winning website politifact.com for her statements regarding “death …

Dear Governor Scott Walker, Thanks For The Wake-Up Call

While scanning the news coverage of the Wisconsin protests I caught glimpse of a sign that said “Thanks for the civics lesson, Governor Walker.” Yes, indeed Governor Walker I for one appreciate what you have done for the worker’s movement.

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Fox News gets okay to misinform public, court ruling | Media Reform | CeaseSPIN.org

Many news agencies lie and distort facts, not many have the guts to admit it...in court...positioning the First Amendment as their defense!

Liberal Fix: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Resigns: Freedom Reigns for Now

"At the moment the Egyptian people decided to gather, they claimed their freedom. They have maintained well, their peaceful protest and earned our admiration. They have remained relentless and inspired us.

Florida Judge's Ruling is Symbolic Victory for the Irresponsible

This is who we have become as a nation. I love and cherish our liberties and freedoms just as much as anyone I assure you. Yet many of us fail to realize that those freedoms necessitate personal responsibility to do the right thing.

Senate Should Allow Vote On Health Care Repeal With This Caveat

Senator Mitch McConnell has promised a vote in the Senate on the repeal of the health reform bill.

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The State of Cincinnati Public Schools: Little Miami, at heart, is about kids

"The district has come apart so quickly it's left students shell-shocked. Schad's French teacher walked into class in tears one day, having just learned she lost her job. MacKenzie Norman's fourth-grade brother came home to announce, "I don't have art any more."

Liberal Fix: Should Sarah Palin Share Any Of The Responsibility For The Shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords

She loves to move her legions by encouraging them not to retreat, but rather to "reload". Jared Loughner did attempt to reload. He was stopped by three brave citizens. The carnage that he wrought would affect no others.

The Tax Compromise is a Bitter Pill

Bernie Sanders valiantly and prolifically on Friday spoke to the American people and for the American people about a set of values that I firmly vow are my values as well.

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Is Obama To Blame For Losing Control Of The Message?

There are many who might say that I spend a little too much time defending Obama. It is true that I have been defending him for years now. I can remember the very first time I defended then Senator Obama. Someone had made the claim that he was sworn in on the Koran.

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When Does The Hate Stop

Recently it has become apparent that many of us, in fact the majority of us, in the United States have failed to draw that line of distinction between mainstream and extremism. In layman's terms it would be that line between being average and being a nut job.

Sarah Palin - America's Hypocrite-in-Chief

"If she really wanted to defend the Constitution, she would not ask us to "refudiate" the "two blocks from ground zero" mosque which, I guess in her mind, happens to be twice as evil as the existing "four blocks from ground zero" mosque.

Gulf Oil Spill: Schumer Calls For Repeal Of Liability Limits

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says he will introduce a bill to repeal a law that could allow the owner of the oil drilling rig that sank in the Gulf of Mexico to limit its liability for the disaster to $27 million.

Rand Paul Remarks Lead Kentucky Legislature To Pass Civil Rights Legislation

The Kentucky Senate, reacting to a divisive comment by Republican Rand Paul, has adopted a resolution declaring any form of discrimination to be inconsistent with American values.

National Journal Magazine - Repairing The Job Machine

If the economy produces jobs over the next eight months at the same pace as it did over the past four months, the nation will have created more jobs in 2010 alone than it did over the entire eight years of George W. Bush's presidency.

Lewis Black: "Glenn Beck Has Nazi Tourette's" (VIDEO)

Glenn Beck's antics have always proved to be great fodder for the "Daily Show." Lewis Black took it a step further with an entire segment mocking the Fox News host for his tendency to make everything Nazi-related.

POLL: Should Sarah Palin Change Her Slogan to "Spill, baby spill"?

Ahhh yes, we all remember the chants, "drill, baby drill, drill baby drill". While whipping her base into a frenzy Ms. Palin would declare offshore drilling to be environmentally safe and economically necessary.

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US Treasury projects 18 percent drop in borrowing - The Boston Globe

The government's explosive borrowing has hit a turning point: It is expected to drop 18 percent this year after last year's record high. The brighter picture is due to higher tax revenue and less government spending as the economy has improved.

I Had No Idea That I Was Not A Patriot

Just to be clear I am also not an idiot, fascist, un-American, non-Christian, Nazi sympathizer, baby killer or granny killer. Perhaps though, before I make this claim I should examine the evidence.Recently I sat down with my children to watch The Sound of Music.

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Report: Tea Parties created as GOP political ploy | Raw Story

The Tea Party has been billed as an organic grassroots operation, but a newly uncovered document obtained by Politico suggests the movement has been successfully co-opted as a Republican fundraising ploy.

Andy Ostroy: McCain's Mavericky Maverick Denial: The Videotape, Unlike the Senator, Doesn't Lie.

Which brings us to meltdown #2. Over the weekend McCain shockingly claimed to Newsweek: "I never considered myself a maverick."

No Evidence of Liberal Bias in The Cincinnati Enquirer

While at work today I was leafing through the March 31st edition of the Cincinnati Enquirer. On my way to the editorial page I came across a wonderful little bit of news.

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Insurance Industry Agrees To Close Child Coverage Loophole

"Health plans recognize the significant hardship that a family faces when they are unable to obtain coverage for a child with a pre-existing condition," Karen Ignagni, president of America's Health Insurance Plans, said in a letter to Sebelius.

Progressives and the 'Bitter' White Nation

The upheaval of our times present a unique opportunity to dismantle a centuries-old tool of oppression: pitting working-class whites against people of color.

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