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Feb 25 2013
Opinion
Michelle Obama's Oscars Moment Was Pretty Controversial, Actually
It began as a seemingly awkward Jack Nicholson introduction of the very long list of nominees, but the Best Picture denouement at a very long Oscars ceremony on Sunday turned into a surprise appearance by Michelle Obama, via satellite from the Governors' Ball in Washington, D.C.—where earlier she had sat next to Chris Christie—to introduce and announce the winner, Argo.
The AtlanticApr 26 2015
Opinion
It’s Not Gay Marriage vs. the Church Anymore
THIS week, committed gay couples seeking the right to marry will take their case to the Supreme Court. The plaintiffs in Obergefell v. Hodges are supported by amicus briefs submitted by a variety of institutions and people, from the former N.F.L. player Chris Kluwe to Ken Mehlman, a past chairman of the Republican National Committee.
Religious groups are on their side, too. While
New York Times (News)Feb 07 2013
Opinion
Secretary Clinton, it does matter
I share Sen. Ron Johnsons and John McCains skepticism that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton couldnt look into the Benghazi raid, that left four Americans  Chris Stevens, Tyrone Woods, Sean Smith and Glen Doherty  dead, because “when youre in these positions, the last thing you want to do is interfere with any other process going on.
Debra SaundersMay 24 2021
Perspectives Blog
AllSides Moves Fox News Bias Rating to Right Following Review
AllSides has moved Fox News' AllSides Media Bias Rating™ to Right from Lean Right following an Editorial Review. (Note that this rating is for online news content only, not broadcast TV content.)
Fox News had been rated Lean Right since 2017, and a Nov. 2020 Blind Bias Survey of Fox confirmed the Lean Right rating. In that survey, the average rating for Fox from people on the left,
Julie MastrineFeb 09 2014
News
Sarah Palin for president? Media debate whether she’ll make a political comeback
We interrupt our continuing coverage of Chris Christie to examine which Republicans have a better shot at the presidency if Christie is damaged goods.
Which is sheer speculation, of course. And that happens to be the media’s specialty.
Bill Kristol stirred up a bit of a fuss yesterday by declaring that there’s no reason Sarah Palin shouldn’t run for president. Kristol, whose
Fox News DigitalAug 07 2015
News
The Debate’s Biggest Winners–And Losers
For fans of political blood sport, tonight’s Republican primary debate in Cleveland didn’t disappoint. Donald Trump quickly abandoned his promise not to throw punches, Chris Christie brought “a little Jersey” in a testy exchange with Rand Paul and Scott Walker, Mike Huckabee, and Marco Rubio staked out staunchly pro-life position in response to questions about abortion. Now, the members of the
PoliticoJul 27 2015
News
Republicans Alter Script on Abortion, Seeking to Shift Debate
Rick Perry’s voice softens when he talks about the joy he gets from looking at his iPad and seeing “that 20-week picture of my first grandbaby.” Marco Rubio says ultrasounds of his sons and daughters reinforced how “they were children — and they were our children.” Rand Paul recalls watching fetuses suck their thumbs. And Chris Christie says the ultrasound of his first daughter changed his
New York Times (News)Jul 25 2015
News
Christie knocks candidates for being 'vague' on entitlement reform
Chris Christie is positioning himself as the candidate in the race who's offering specific policy proposals, while other candidates, he says, are being "vague."
Holding a town hall event in Davenport, Iowa, on Friday, the New Jersey governor appeared to single out one candidate in particular, though not by name.
"I heard a candidate complain the other day that, you know, 'my
CNN DigitalDec 16 2012
News
Rep. Louie Gohmert: I Wish to God that the Principal Would Have Had an M4
Many people are insisting we all sit down and have a thoughtful, calm reflection on the Second Amendment after the Connecticut massacre. Others, particularly on the Left, are more forthright and are demanding more gun control. If we are to engage in the former, however, I want to share some of the arguments Rep. Louie Gohmert made today on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace.
TownhallJun 04 2014
News
GOP Sen. Cochran forced into runoff against Tea Party-backed challenger
Six-term Mississippi GOP Sen. Thad Cochran has been forced into a runoff with Tea Party-backed challenger Chris McDaniel, after neither candidate was able to win 50 percent of the vote and clinch an outright victory in Tuesday’s primary.
With most precincts reporting and an unknown number of mail-in and provisional ballots yet to be counted, unofficial results showed McDaniel, a state
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