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Hardball for the left, softball for the right: Conservatives dominate on Hardball

A Media Matters study of guests on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews shows that Republican and conservative guests have dominated Hardball during the first two months of 2006. In January, Republicans/conservatives led Democrats/progressives 55 to 38 -- a difference of 59 percent to 41 percent. By February, that advantage had increased: Republican/conservatives outnumbered Democrats/progressives 55 to 34, or 62 percent to 38 percent. Read More

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Port Deal

CNN's Blitzer awarded Dubai Ports World "first-rate" endorsement on security
Reporting from the United Arab Emirates, CNN's Wolf Blitzer declared that there is "no doubt" that security is "very tight" at UAE ports managed by Dubai Ports World, the government-owned company that could assume control of terminal operations at six U.S. ports. American Morning offered viewers no explanation for Blitzer's conclusions about the company's operations in the UAE, though host Miles O'Brien noted that Blitzer received an "exclusive tour" of the company's port operations there. Read More

Pre-war intelligence

Kondracke falsely claimed Senate Intel. Committee already investigated whether Bush administration "lied about weapons of mass destruction"
Roll Call executive editor Morton Kondracke falsely asserted that the Senate Intelligence Committee had already investigated allegations that the Bush administration "lied about weapons of mass destruction" in the run-up to the Iraq war. In fact, no governmental entity to date, including the Intelligence Committee, has investigated the administration's use of prewar intelligence. Read More