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washingtonindependent.com - 7/26/2009
Birthers | The Washington Independent
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Mythbusting the Honolulu Newspaper Birth Announcement Conservative blogger Tom Maguire takes issue with my story today, specifically the part about Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) presidential campaign checking the record on Barack Obama’s citizenship and coming away satisfied. Barack’s mom and ...
Jon Klein on Birthers: "It Seems This Story is Dead"
mediabistro.com - 7/24/2009
Jon Klein on Birthers: "It Seems This Story is Dead"
— mediabistro.com — TVNewser has learned CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein sent an email to a handful of "Lou Dobbs Tonight"... staffers last night regarding the coverage of the so-called birthers and the validity of Pres. Obama's birth in the U.S. In part, Klein writes, "It ... (more) Jon Klein on Birthers: "It Seems This Story is Dead"

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CNN chief addresses Obama birth controversy - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 7/25/2009
CNN chief addresses Obama birth controversy - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — Reporting from New York -- CNN/U.S. President Jon Klein told staffers of "Lou Dobbs Tonight" on Thursday... that the controversy regarding the legitimacy of President Obama's birth certificate -- a topic Dobbs has avidly pursued on the air -- is a ... (more) CNN chief addresses Obama birth controversy - Los ...

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mediamatters.org - 7/28/2009
Eric Boehlert: How Lou Dobbs scared Rush Limbaugh off the birther story
— mediamatters.org — I can think of three (inadvertent) positives that came out of Lou Dobbs' ill-advised embrace of the... birther movement: 1) The CNN host has permanently tarnished his reputation 2) The birther movement is officially kaput (like, ... (more) Eric Boehlert: How Lou Dobbs scared Rush Limbaugh off ...

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CNN’s Howard Kurtz Criticizes CNN’s Lou Dobbs For Giving Airtime To ‘Birther’ Conspiracies
Think Progress — Last week, ThinkProgress noted that CNN’s Lou Dobbs is one of the most high-profile “birthers” in America, continuing to demand that Obama present a “long form” birth certificate to prove his citizenship. Dobbs’ focus on the story has been so bad that CNN President Jon Klein eventually sent an e-mail to staffers of “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” declaring that the “birther” story is “dead,” though he later backed down a bit. Dobbs has responded to his critics by calling them “limp-minded, ...

CNN?s Howard Kurtz Criticizes CNN?s Lou Dobbs For Giving Airtime To ?Birther? Conspiracies
The Hollywood Liberal — CNN?s Howard Kurtz Criticizes CNN?s Lou Dobbs For Giving Airtime To ?Birther? Conspiracies Last week, ThinkProgress noted that CNN’s Lou Dobbs is one of the most high-profile “birthers” in America, continuing to Last week, ThinkProgress noted that CNN’s Lou Dobbs is one of the most high-profile “ birthers ” in America, continuing to demand that Obama present a “long form” birth certificate to prove his citizenship. Dobbs’ focus on the story has been so bad that CNN President Jon Klein eventually sent an e-mail to staffers of “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” ...

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