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NBC Nightly News pushing for Obama
According to a recent study by the Media Research Center, NBC Nightly News has the most lopsided pro-Obama coverage among national TV news operations. The MRC found that pro-Obama reports outnumber anti-Obama reports by 10- to- one on NBC Nightly News....Tags: John McCain, Tom Brokaw, Michelle Obama, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, NBC
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Jerry Lewis Hosts 43rd Annual Muscular Dystrophy Telethon
If it's Labor Day weekend, it must be the Jerry Lewis Telethon (WTIC, Channel 61, Sunday, 10:45 p.m.). The 82-year-old comedian once more dons a tux to host the 43rd annual fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association from Las Vegas. The 21½-hour...Tags: Spencer Tracy, Celine Dion, Joshua Bell, Saturday Night Live, Billy Bob Thornton
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Obama's speech turns on nation's television viewers
Barack Obama's audience for his acceptance speech likely topped 40 million people, and the Democratic gathering that nominated him was a more popular television event than any other political convention in history. More people watched Obama speak from...Tags: Natural Disasters, Ceremonies, Government, Barack Obama, New York Giants
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Clinton-Obama family feud: Denver treaty
The Swampby Mark Silva DENVER - These conventions have a way of settling the worst family feuds. The Clintons came to their party's convention under a cloud of suspicion: What, really, were the intentions of the former president and his wife,......Tags: Government, Elections, NBC, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
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Holy Tim Tebow, Batman! There's a lot of college football on TV this year
Sentinel ColumnistPardon me while I steal a line from a popular Christmas song, but . . . "It's the most wonderful time of the year!" Temperatures are about to fall, the kids are back in school, pennant races are heating up and the first Saturday of college football...Tags: ESPN, Tiki Barber, Elections, Christmas, University of Central Florida Knights
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Obama: 'He'll win if it's meant to be'
The Swampby Mark Silva DENVER -- Is Barack Obama's election meant to be? "He'll win if it's meant to be,'' wife Michelle Obama says in an interview airing on NBC News. "And I'm also a bit superstitious. I never claim it......Tags: Michelle Obama, NBC, Barack Obama
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Networks rethink conventions
After decades of cutting back on prime-time political coverage, the networks plan to reverse the trend starting tonight in Denver when the new order of anchors on ABC, NBC and CBS takes to the airwaves for their first national convention.
Trying to...Tags: The White House, Government, Elections, NBC, Television Industry
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Political pundit by day, indie rock blogger by night
Los Angeles TimesSure, everyone knows that NBC's Brian Williams is into Feist, but we were surprised to learn that another (recently) familiar face who covers politics on television also has decent taste in rock music. Former Hillary Clinton communications director and...Tags: Liz Phair, Wilco, NBC, Elections, Political Candidates
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Convention reality hits your reporter
The SwampTribune journalists in our work space in a big white tent. by Frank James Denver -- My colleague Mark Silva has already reported on how the site of the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center arena is so......Tags: Joe Biden, Kathleen Sebelius, Executive Branch, Washington Post Company, Government
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Phelps talks about purchasing pool
Sun reporterOlympic gold medal winner Michael Phelps said last night that he is starting a new endeavor involving a pool he and coach Bob Bowman are purchasing in Baltimore. "My goal is to change the sport of swimming," Phelps told NBC's Nightly News anchor Brian...Tags: Michael Phelps, Corporate Officers, NBC, University of Michigan, Swimming
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Katie Couric sees hope after two often-rocky years at CBS
Next week, Katie Couric will celebrate her second anniversary as anchor of the CBS Evening News. Given the nature of that tenure, however, "celebrate" might not be quite the right word. "Can't win for losing," is the phrase Couric used to describe parts...Tags: Ceremonies, University of Virginia, Walter Cronkite, NBC, Television Industry
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Campaign 2008: Convention coverage
Sentinel Staff WriterTelevision will provide a wide range of options for the Democratic National Convention (Monday through Thursday from Denver) and the Republican National Convention (Sept. 1-4 from St. Paul, Minn.). Television critic Hal Boedeker spotlights major news...Tags: NBC, Television Industry, Meet the Press, Newt Gingrich, Karl Rove
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