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The Volokh Conspiracy
Jumping the Shark, NY Times Style: A one-sided article criticizing McCain is not unexpected. Given that he is at least temporarily the front-runner, it may not even be a sign of political bias, but of the extra scrutiny and criticism that front-runners often get. But this? On Friday on "The ...
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They Really Are Deranged: Yes, Enough Is Enough
Riehl World View — So now the media really cares precisely which foot of Sarah Palin may or may not have been across a border on one overseas trip? Kornblut, who already has a story which had to be edited to at least make it appear truthful (WaPo didn't disclose that), citing the Globe. WASILLA, Alaska -- Aides to Gov. Sarah Palin are scrambling to explain details of her only trip outside North America -- which, according to a new report, did not include Iraq, as the McCain-Palin campaign had initially claimed. Obama aides described the new revisions to ...

Media Double Standard on Foreign Travel Experience
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... So now the media really cares precisely which foot of Sarah Palin may or may not have been across a border on one overseas trip?  Why aren't they asking about some of Barack Obama's ...

Sunday Links
Maggie's Farm — ... The Pope: "The presence of Christian values is fundamental for the survival of our nations" Sipp: My favorite tools. ABC edited the Palin interview to make her look bad. It didn't work. The press is so nuts about Obama it's weird. Insty found a report of the WaPo's covert re-write. Related: Palin was right. There are 3 Bush Doctrines, and none of them clearly defined. But, may I ask agin, why is this election about Palin instead of the doofus Joe Biden, who ...

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