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..."Fareed Zakaria GPS" opened with a debate about the controversial mosque slated...in Manhattan. It ended with a monologue in which the host seemed to imply that Hezbollah’s "respect" for Jews could be a model for Americans concerned with the mosque plans. In that final segment, Zakaria said:I wanted you to see this. This is the Magen Abraham synagogue. It's not in Miami. It's not in Tel Aviv. It's in Beirut. That's right, Beirut, Lebanon. The synagogue is just now emerging from a painstaking restoration project...So why did this nation, often teetering on the brink of religious hostilities and hostilities with...

For Fox News, Ad-Sales Market Isn't Fair, Balanced Despite Ratings Lead, Network Has Hard Time Winning Top Rates for Its Shows By JULIA ANGWIN Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL May 20, 2004; Page A1 NEW YORK -- Paul Rittenberg, head of advertising sales for the Fox News Channel, got on the phone recently to counter a lowball offer. Chrysler wanted to buy nearly $2 million of commercials -- but at a cut-rate price of $8 per thousand viewers. Mr. Rittenberg pushed for $11.98, almost a dollar below his original asking price. Chrysler turned him down. As he hung...

Right-wing control leaves no reason for rejoicing YOUR TURN by B.J. Paschal, professor emeritus of psychology May 29, 2003 Some of my Taliban Republican critics take great pride in telling me that Benjamin Franklin urged the delegates of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 to open their sessions with morning prayers.But they fail to mention that the records show that the delegates refused to even debate the issue.I usually ask them if they have read Franklin's statement about the proposed Constitution (which was adopted). Of course, he prophesied that this effort would fail: "There is no form of government but...