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Is this the same media we allow to govern the so called 'Presidential Debates'?? -JF - ---------------------------------------------------------- Slanted to the Left Charles Krauthammer http://www.jewishworldreview.com -- WHEN THE SUBJECT of liberal bias in the media is brought up, particularly during an election campaign, journalists tend to roll their eyes and groan "there you go again" at this recrudescence of an old right-wing shibboleth. This pose, while convenient, was shaken by a famous Roper poll of 139 Washington bureau chiefs and correspondents. It found that in 1992 they had voted 89 percent for Clinton, 7 percent for Bush. Regular Americans had voted...

MONTEREY, Calif.- The Monterey County Herald has cut seven full-time jobs and one part-time position in various departments, reducing its workforce by about 5 percent. "The small reduction in workforce is aimed at trimming costs amid a downturn in the newspaper industry," said Gary Omernick, the newspaper's president and publisher. "Despite that trend, our readership continues to grow as we transition from a newspaper to a multimedia company." The paper did not disclose the number of newsroom jobs affected. The Herald, which was acquired by Denver-based MediaNews Group Inc. last year, is the latest newspaper to reduce staff as the...

ABC's presidential drama dips to lowest ratingOn election night, TV viewers were not nearly as interested in fake politics. ABC’s presidential drama “Commander-in-Chief” averaged a series-low 3.7 overnight rating among viewers 18-49 last night. That’s down 16 percent versus the 4.4 overnight rating the show had averaged through the first six episodes. The problem seems to be the return of Fox’s “House” after a baseball furlough during which the ABC show blossomed. With “House” now back, viewers who had been watching other things in the 9 p.m. timeslot are migrating back to Fox. “House” averaged a 5.3 overnight rating among...

Election Day is tomorrow, Tuesday. Today, urge your friends to vote for Tim Kaine. Email them using the sample text below. Information on where to vote follows. Pres. Bush is holding a rally for Kilgore tonight. Tim Kaine is holding his own rallies tonight with Gov. Mark Warner and Kaine needs your help: find a rally Dear Virginia MoveOn member, As you know, Virginia MoveOn members overwhelmingly urged us to support Tim Kaine, who would, as governor, "lead Virginia forward by building on the progress made working with Gov. Mark Warner." Soon the ads will end, there will be no...

The Long Goodbye Bob Edwards is ousted and NPR listeners go nuts. BY RANDALL BLOOMQUIST Friday, May 14, 2004 12:01 a.m. EDT I thought NPR was for smart people. You would never know it to judge by the hysterical reaction to the recent ouster of Bob Edwards, the longtime host of NPR's "Morning Edition." Angry fans, call them Bobbleheads, wrote 35,000 letters of complaint to National Public Radio; others vented to their local newspapers. "No one asked me, but here's my view," ranted one listener in a letter to the Washington Post....