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Fright Night, DC Style
tnr.com - 30 days ago
Fright Night, DC Style
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With just over a week until trick or treat, NY mag's "Vulture" has posted its very helpful list of 7 Halloween Costumes to Avoid (paired with savvier alternatives.) read more
mediamatters.org - 10/27/2009
Fox News' rhetoric echoes Ailes' long history of race-baiting
— mediamatters.org — Under its president, Roger Ailes, Fox News routinely employs racially charged appeals to foment opposition to the... Obama administration and other progressive figures, such as Glenn Beck's comments that President Obama is a "racist" and "has a ... (more) Fox News' rhetoric echoes Ailes' long history of  ...

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newser.com - 10/26/2009
Have Fox News and Roger Ailes Goofed?
— newser.com — Who’s tweaking whom? I have come to believe that the nearly daily back and forth between the... White House and Fox News is good for both sides. I have further come to believe it’s good for the political class in general. For one thing, the fight is ... (more) Have Fox News and Roger Ailes Goofed?

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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  Halloween In DC

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Halloween In DC
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — The holiday is celebrated a bit differently in the nation's capitol: Any thoughts on what this year's top Beltway ensembles will be? "Olympia Snowe" dressed as Hamlet--or covered in waffles? "Roger Ailes" carrying around a shopping bag containing David Axelrod's scalp? "Anita Dunn" carrying a bag containing Ailes's? "Liz Cheney" as rabid werewolf? "John Boehner" with miniature Eric Cantor dolls buzzing 'round his head? I personally am voting for The Public Option. (Suggestions for execution ...

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