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John Stossel is eager for Barbara Walters' retirement so can remake "20/20" into his "very own no-spin zone," the New York Observer noted today. "She’s going to be around until September," Stossel said. "After that, I want to do the show by myself." Naturally the execs at ABC, the network of Peter Jennings, have other plans. One has already predicted an "ensemble cast" instead, even though Stossel has brought in big ratings. As we reported last week, he has exposed his own colleagues at ABC as hypocrital left-wing elitists who vilify the capitalistic system that enriches them. 'Totalitarian Left'...

Spin Buster Hogging the Spotlight Did it seem to you that the four moderators spoke about as much as the candidates in last night's Democratic debate? Me too. Having some time on my hands, I decided to see if my hunch was accurate. Here's what I found out: Peter Jennings spoke more words than each of three candidates: Gen. Wesley Clark, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, and Rev. Al Sharpton. Jennings spoke nearly as many words as Gov. Howard Dean, who was expected to be the focus of this debate. In total, 30 percent of the words spoken came from one of...