mediamatters.org - 8/31/2008
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In reporting on Sen. John McCain's decision to name
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his
running mate, several media outlets have taken the "maverick" label the
media have frequently and uncritically applied to McCain
and affixed it to Palin as well.
For example, in an August 29 Associated Press ...
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