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Mediaite: U.S. Pastor Kills Eight People, UN Workers

At least, it says as much in the headline: Eleven people-including several officials of the United Nations-were killed in Afghanistan today, and ABC News is reporting the killings may have been motivated by the burning of a Koran by Florida

Why Trump Should Forgo Public Campaign Finance

If Donald Trump runs for President, he should forgo public finance and federal matching funds not just because, as a mega-wealthy billionaire, he can, but because doing so would allow him to spend in the early primary and caucus state’s

Ad Hominem Alert: "Jew People Cookies"

In keeping with our commitment to provide assistance to AOL/Huffington Post’s pledge to be ad hominem-free, we at Big Journalism discovered yet another case of “ad hominem attacks” on the website. AOL/HuffPo contributor Roseanne Barr was featured on the cover

Candidate Demands 'Freedom to Have Barbecues'

“I think we need the freedom to have barbecues,” said Cynthia Davis during a telephone interview Sunday. If you think it sounds crazy for Davis, a former state representative now serving as chair of the St. Charles County (Mo.) Republican

So What Exactly Is the Goal In Libya?

Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff just went on NBC’s “Meet the Press” and declared that the international coalition could achieve it’s goals in Libya and Gaddafi could stay in power in the end. “That’s

NYT Says Rise in Citizen Journalism Full of "Deceit"

Apparently the New York Times finds a decade’s old journalistic tactic to now be the work of “partisans” and reluctantly reports on its reemergence onto the national scene. The genius of journalism is the cleverer you are in obtaining your

Democrats Think Twitter Is The Answer For 2012 Victory

Undeterred by opposition to an unpopular health control bill they rushed through congress, the deficit they tripled in just two years’ time, fumbled foreign policy moves, and disastrous energy proposals, Democrats believe that the problem isn’t with their policy, but

Tina Brown Unveils New Newsweek

Yawn. The new cover features United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the magazine’s special edition, “150 Women Who Shake the World.” Brown, who previously captained Vanity Fair and the New Yorker magazines, took over the flailing news-weekly in

ABC Finally Asks The Oil Question

On “Good Morning America,” Robin Roberts asks, “is there anything the President can really do to stop the rising gas prices here at home? Jake Tapper has more …” Finally an answer! Finally! They must’ve read my previous colums here