Newsweek's fixation with Sarah Palin's legs has aroused controversy. But the art selection for last week's cover story and the hit pieces inside draw even more attention to the editors' recent bizarre choices.

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Sarah Palin gets a much higher positive rating than Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi -- and most think Palin has been treated unfairly by the press.

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The CMPA study compares ABC, CBS and NBC evening news shows and the first half hour of Fox News Channel's Special Report, which most closely resembles its broadcast news counterparts.

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Sarah Palin is no normal politician, and at the Associated Press, apparently "Going Rogue" is no normal book.

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In its Nov. 15 edition, the New York Times features a lengthy article by Jerusalem correspondent Isabel Kershner about publication of a book by Israeli and Palestinian scholars of Jewish and Muslim claims to Temple Mount.

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the 11 fact-checkers triumphantly unearthed six errors. That's 1.8333333 writers for each error. What earth-shattering misstatements did they uncover for this impressive investment? Stand well back:

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Sample Satiric 'Headlines' Newsweek - INEVITABLY, ANOTHER SOLDIER SNAPS Distraught pacifist conscientious objector tormented by horrors of war, as far as you know Newsroom experts: stress, violence, stupidity, tragedy a way of life for GIs

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John Allen Muhammad is scheduled to be executed tomorrow for the Beltway-area sniper spree that left 10 innocent people dead in 2002. Several family members of the victims will attend. At the time of the murderous rampage that stretched over three, horror-filled weeks, I lived  …

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Sometimes news stories are interesting for what they do not say.

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If Americans wish to retain the remnants of their liberty, they cannot trust the media to warn them about government tyranny. In order to recognize government deceit, there is no substitute for more citizens to make more effort to find the truth for themselves.

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Throughout the health care debate, the majority of Americans have expressed their opposition and frustration with the president and his Democratic Congress' radical proposals.

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Last week, I explained the absurdity of the efforts by many reporters to compare the Obama administration's criticisms of Fox to the anti-press efforts of Richard Nixon. Fortunately, that ahistorical bit of nonsense seems to have died down.

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Our compromised media is nothing new precisely because there is no such thing as objective journalism.

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Denial and deception instead of any honest effort to come to grips with the root causes of honor killing.

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Apparently, the White House effort to undermine conservative critics and attack the freedom of the press is generating a backlash on Capitol Hill - and the backlash is not coming just from Republicans, moderate Democrats are concerned as well.

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CHRIS MATTHEWS: Let's go back to David Corn [of the leftist Nation mag].

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Greenfield concluded by painting FNC's popularity and success as its bane:

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"In fairness to Rush"? Those are words no one should expect out of Media Matters. In fact, Frisch spread the "slavery had its merits" quote on the Media Matters website.

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MSNBC anchors David Shuster and Tamron Hall on Thursday lashed out at a speech Dick Cheney gave that was critical of Barack Obama, speculating on whether the Vice President is of a "rational, healthy mind." Attempting to attack the Bush administration's handling of Afghanistan  …

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Roughly the same number of people showed up for last weekend's gay rights march in Washington DC as showed up for the 9/12 Tea Party. How did Fox News report the 9/12 march? With multiple correspondents and camera crews, not to mention producers pumping up the crowds on camera.

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The four leading broadcast networks have agreed to promote President Obama's initiatives of "service and volunteering" by embedding these themes into many of their programs for a full week beginning October 19th.

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After months of investigation, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) released a report addressing accusations from some humanitarian groups that its use of white phosphorus (WP) munitions in the Gaza War was a violation of international law, as the report distinguishes between the use …

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Rachel Maddow on Thursday told one of her guests, "I personally think that you and the folks that do what you do are a parasite who gets fat on Americans` fears." Maybe this is what led former President George H.W. Bush to call Maddow a sick puppy on Friday.

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised a lengthy diplomatic battle to "delegitimise" United Nations charges that Israel committed war crimes in the Gaza Strip, an official said on Saturday.

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Finally some in the news media are realizing they cannot continue to inflate the number of uninsured Americans without being criticized. National Public Radio is making a change and has sent out a "guidance" email to member stations on the issue.

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