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Obama Again Attacks His Media Friends

Obama Again Attacks His Media Friends

President Obama has constantly slipped digs at his media fans into his speeches, despite the fact that the media are among his biggest supporters. He did it again this week in a speech at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College. During his

BuzzFeed Fires Editor Over 41 Instances of Plagiarism

BuzzFeed Fires Editor Over 41 Instances of Plagiarism

BuzzFeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith announced the firing Benny Johnson Friday night after an internal review found 41 separate instances of plagiarism in the viral politics editor’s posts. “[W]e had no choice other than letting him go,” Smith wrote in a

CNN Touts Non-Existent 'Cease-Fire Deal'

CNN Touts Non-Existent 'Cease-Fire Deal'

On Friday, CNN announced news that the Israeli Cabinet unanimously rejected a proposal for a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas by Secretary of State John Kerry with the caption: “Israelis Reject Cease-Fire Deal.”  The headline was misleading for three

BuzzFeed Embroiled in Serial Plagiarism Scandal

BuzzFeed Embroiled in Serial Plagiarism Scandal

UPDATE: BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith has announced Johnson’s termination, stating that a review of over 500 posts unearthed 40 instances of plagiarism. “We are deeply embarrassed and sorry to have misled you,” Smith writes. “Benny’s editors — I, Katherine Miller,

Mark Levin Takes Obama's EPA to Task in Court

Mark Levin Takes Obama's EPA to Task in Court

Talk radio’s Mark Levin is in a legal knife fight with Barack Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency and may have the EPA by the throat in what would be a humiliation for the Obama White House. Levin is a talk radio

Report: David Gregory Out at 'Meet the Press' After Midterms

Report: David Gregory Out at 'Meet the Press' After Midterms

With viewership down an incredible 43% and “Meet the Press” consistently landing in third place, Page Six reports that the show’s host, David Gregory, will be replaced after the upcoming midterm elections in November. While NBC News President Deborah Turness

Bowe Bergdahl's Grandstanding Attorney Vilifies Fox News

Bowe Bergdahl's Grandstanding Attorney Vilifies Fox News

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s attorney, Eugene Fidell, has apparently been retained to launch a hyper-partisan political campaign against Fox News. The Army has not charged Bergdahl with anything. According to some news reports, the Army hasn’t even begun investigating Bergdahl. Nonetheless,

Slate: Can Common Core Make It Anywhere?

Slate: Can Common Core Make It Anywhere?

Writing at Slate, David Weigel notes that, “in a very short time, opposition to Common Core has evolved from a fringe Republican position that blue-staters laugh at to a position that clearly wins out in blue New York.” Ultimately, Weigel

Jorge Ramos Swims Across Rio Grande River

Jorge Ramos Swims Across Rio Grande River

Jorge Ramos, the amnesty advocate and fierce questioner, took a swim across the Rio Grande river on Friday to follow the journey of Central American children. Ramos, who is also a Univision anchor and has been praised by Matt Drudge

Charlie Cook: Rise of Populism Stuns Establishment

Charlie Cook: Rise of Populism Stuns Establishment

National Journal — Disruptive Politics: How Rising Populism is Changing the Identity of Both Parties Editor’s Note: One of America ‘s leading political analysts, Charlie Cook, discusses the rise of populism in both parties and how the establishment is responding

RealClearPolitics.com Now Owned by Chinese Company

RealClearPolitics.com Now Owned by Chinese Company

Back in 2007 Forbes magazine purchased 51 percent of the then-wildly growing website RealClearPolitics.com. Now, in 2014, a Chinese company has purchased a majority position in Forbes itself. A highly visited site, RealClearPolitics.com was created in Chicago in the year

'Scum' Tweeting CNN Reporter Reassigned to Moscow

'Scum' Tweeting CNN Reporter Reassigned to Moscow

CNN reporter Diana Magnay has been reassigned to Moscow after tweeting that Israelis were “scum.” The spokeswoman confirmed to the Huffington Post Friday morning that Magnay has been assigned to Moscow, after the incident. A CNN representative apologized for the