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Fox News Host Refuses To Talk About Russia-Georgia War, Insists On Covering Edwards’ Affair
thinkprogress.org - 8/10/2008
Fox News Host Refuses To Talk About Russia-Georgia War, Insists On Covering Edwards’ Affair
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Yesterday, Russia launched a major military offensive against Georgia, which Georgia has called “a state of war.” Nearly two thousand people have died and the conflict risks sparking a wider war. Also yesterday, former senator John Edwards admitted to having an extramarital affair in 2006. Fox News has decided which story is worthy of more coverage. Today, host Gregg Jarrett ...

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Political Animal:  War, schmar, there’s Edwards gossip to obsess over

The Mahablog:  Fixed Noise

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War, schmar, there’s Edwards gossip to obsess over
Political Animal — ... Take this hilarious Fox News segment on Satyam at ThinkProgress found, during which Bonnie Erbe of PBS and U.S. News tried to expand the Edwards discussion, and faced resistance from FNC’s Gregg Jarrett. ...

Fixed Noise
The Mahablog — Fox News Host Refuses To Talk About Russia-Georgia War, Insists On Covering Edwards’ Affair» Of course. The Carpetbagger: After noting why the Edwards affair will probably have no bearing on the presidential race, Erbe said, “On the other hand, we have these huge stories going on like the one you’re reporting in Georgia, where you have both candidates, McCain and Obama, taking positions that the American public wants to know more about.” Jarrett ignores Erbe’s response, and starts bashing Edwards again, asking Erbe to note whether ...

Hoffmania Sunday Mornin' Bobble Talking Pundit Head TV News Show Recap Wrapup Summary
Hoffmania! — ... This is probably all you need to know.

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