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realclearpolitics.blogs.time.com - 3/9/2009
Great "News" for Conservatives
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The presidency of Barack Obama has proved to be a boon for conservative media. Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity have relished being targeted by the administration by name. And Fox News is continuing...

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Politics Daily:  Ratings Gold for Fox and Glenn Beck

dcexaminer.com - 3/7/2009
Obama is in trouble
— dcexaminer.com — Did you feel it? The political ground shifting beneath President Barack Obama since his speech last week to Congress? It's been  downhill since and I'm not referring mainly to the Dow Jones record-setting dive. The pivot point of the ... (more) Obama is in trouble

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newmajority.com - 3/17/2009
WHAT IS GOING ON AT FOX NEWS?
— newmajority.com — Monday, March 16, 2009 12:26 PM What the hell is going on at Fox News? On Friday evening, Fox viewers were treated to an hour-long televangelical special starring Glenn Beck. (The opening of the show can be seen in our Watch Now window, at right.) ... (more) WHAT IS GOING ON AT FOX NEWS?

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Shep Smith Mocks ‘Glenn Beck Friday’: ‘I Don’t Even Know What The Heck The Thing Is’
thinkprogress.org - 3/15/2009
Shep Smith Mocks ‘Glenn Beck Friday’: ‘I Don’t Even Know What The Heck The Thing Is’
— thinkprogress.org — Tonight, Glenn Beck is hosting a life special to assure his conservative followers, “You are not alone.” While purporting to promote the special, Fox’s Shep Smith repeatedly mocked Beck and the program, admitting that although he ... (more) Shep Smith Mocks ‘Glenn Beck Friday’: ‘I Don’t Even Know ...

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Ratings Gold for Fox and Glenn Beck
Politics Daily — ... But as anyone that knows anything about Americans would know, disaster sells, and even more so now that Americans are in a very grim mood. Fox is not only doing better than all the rest of cable news put together, it's number two among cable channels overall. Is being the only cable voice for the 46% of America that did not vote for Obama a surefire winner? Seems likely. ...

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