Evening Edition Mon, 7 Feb 2011...
AOL to Buy The Huffington Post
The deal would give AOL a major presence in journalism, demonstrating the company’s intention to rely more heavily on online advertising.Bush 2012
Jeb Bush should run now, for at least eight reasons. John J. Miller has a cover story in the new issue of National Review that’s a compelling portrait of the accomplishments of Jeb Bush. Four years after leaving the Florida governor’s mansion, he remains one of the most impressive Republican politicians in the country, a formidable policy mind with the political chops to drive conservative reforms even out of office. So why isn’t he running for president? Bush told Miller what he’s said to others, too -- he won’t run in 2012, but he’ll consider 2016. This is a mistake.
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How Obama plays media like a fiddle
The president is exploiting reporters' favoritism for politicians perceived as ideologically centrist.U.S. Envoy To Egypt Frank Wisner’s Law Firm Has Represented The Mubarak Regime In The Past
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Click here to view this media As you might imagine, Fox News was practically a nonstop Ronald Reagan 100th birthday commemorative channel over the weekend, with practically wall-to-wall coverage of events and speeches at the Reagan Library. And at times it was so maudlin that it was embarrassing. Pretty typical of this was a segment yesterday featuring Greg Jarrett and Casey Stegall discussing the day's events, as Stegall gushed over what a moving tribute it all was, and Jarrett eagerly agreed. And of course, this also meant that Fox couldn't miss the chance to bash President Obama by comparison.
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