Media Matters Daily Summary

Here are today's news items from Media Matters for America, click on the title or 'read more' to read the entirety of each story. The Washington Times' history of anti-gay rhetoric The Washington Times' anti-gay onslaught against Department of Education official Kevin Jennings -- which has featured anti-gay rhetoric, falsehoods, and distortions -- is only the most recent offense in the newspaper's long history of publishing anti-gay rhetoric and smears. Media Matters for America has compiled an extensive -- though by no means all-inclusive -- list of such rhetoric since the late 1980s, including the paper's warnings against the "gay agenda," attacks on the possibility of gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military, minimizing of the AIDS epidemic, and attacks on gay relationships and gay rights. Read More Fox News' Emanuel advances Lieberman's dubious claim about public option increasing debt On Fox & Friends, correspondent Mike Emanuel advanced the falsehood that a public option will increase the national debt by adopting Sen. Joe Lieberman's claim that it "could rack up major debt, sending the country into a recession worse than the one we're currently in." In fact, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that health care bills with a public option reduce or have no major impact on the deficit; moreover, every proposed bill with a public option thus far has required enrollees to cover its costs through premiums, rather than have the plans be paid for through federal revenues. Read More Drudge advances false claim that Rep. Owens "broke four promises in one hour" by voting for House health care bill A Drudge-hyped article claimed that Rep. Bill Owens (D-NY), in his first day in office, broke four campaign promises at once by voting for the House health care bill. In fact, in accusing Owens of breaking campaign promises, the article misrepresented both Owens' campaign positions and provisions of the House's health care bill. Read More After repeatedly publishing his misinformation, Wash. Post gives Will space to brag about global warming poll After repeatedly publishing and failing to correct George Will's false and misleading claims about global warming, The Washington Post published Will's November 8 column bragging that "a Pew poll shows that only 57 percent of Americans think there is solid evidence of global warming, down 20 points in three years." Will has previously misrepresented sea ice data and forwarded other global warming misinformation in the pages of the Post. Read More In WSJ op-ed, Lomborg issues faulty claim about global warming's impact on rainfall In arguing against the pursuit of global warming policies, Bjorn Lomborg wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that "[c]utting carbon emissions will likely increase water scarcity, because global warming is expected to increase average rainfall levels around the world." In fact, Lomborg's argument ignores that while scientists predict that climate change may increase precipitation globally, they believe some areas will experience more flooding because of the rainfall, whereas others will be disproportionately affected by drought. Read More In Newsweek, Will employs falsehood to attack Newsweek article on warming In a November 7 Newsweek column, George Will claimed that global warming "has not increased" for 11 years and suggested that the world may be cooling in order to attack an October 31 Newsweek profile of former Vice President Al Gore. Scientists and statisticians reject Will's claim that recent temperatures are evidence that there is no global warming as they have rejected many of Will's previous claims about global warming. Read More Quick fact: Beck fill-in Bolling falsely claimed House health bill puts us "$1.2 trillion further in debt" Filling in for Glenn Beck, Fox Business Channel host Eric Bolling falsely claimed of the House health care reform bill, "if the Congressional Budget Office is right and the government program actually costs what they tell you it will cost", then we "woke up Sunday morning $1.2 trillion further in debt." Read More Having attacked Obama for overseas "apology tour," conservative media now attack him for not going to Berlin Members of the conservative media, including Fox News, are attacking President Obama for not attending the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. But when Obama has traveled abroad in the past -- including a trip in which Obama commemorated D-Day -- Fox News and figures at other media outlets have criticized him for supposedly going on an "apology tour." Read More Laughing hysterically, Fox News media criticism show repeats fake HBO story that Fox apologized for starting During the November 8 edition of Fox News Watch -- Fox News' media criticism and analysis program -- host Jon Scott repeated the fake story that President Obama watched an HBO documentary about himself on November 3 instead of election returns. However, Fox News White House correspondent Major Garrett said on November 4 that the story -- which Fox News started -- was incorrect and apologized for what he said was his "mistake." Read More Quick fact: Hume says if Obama had included tax cuts in stimulus, GOP would have supported it -- but he did and they didn't Brit Hume claimed that if President Obama included tax cuts with the stimulus bill's "spending extravaganza," it "would have attracted Republican votes." Read More Quick fact: Matthews dismisses abortion fund segregation allowed under status quo as an "accounting trick" Chris Matthews dismissed as an "accounting trick" a proposed amendment to the House health care bill that would segregate funds to make sure that federal subsidies are not used to pay for most abortions. But under the status quo, such abortion fund segregation is currently allowed for Medicaid. Read More Quick fact: Morris falsely claimed under House health bill, "[Y]ou can actually go to jail for not having health insurance" Dick Morris falsely claimed that under the House health care bill, "[Y]ou can actually go to jail for not having health insurance." Read More Hannity concocts smear that Obama at fault for Ft. Hood shooting Sean Hannity speculated that "there is a chance our government knew all about" alleged Fort Hood shooter Malik Nadal Hasan "and did nothing because nobody wanted to be called an Islamophobe," and asked, "What does it say about Barack Obama and our government?" But there is no evidence that Obama was aware of the emails between Hasan and an imam with alleged ties to Al Qaeda; moreover, Hannity did not address what the incident says about President Bush, who was in office when the authorities reportedly first intercepted the emails. Read More You can help support our work; become a volunteer media monitor, or donate to Media Matters for America.

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>>> Having trouble viewing this newsletter? View as a webpage. Top Stories Monday, November 9, 2009 Suspect wanted in Lawndale shooting | VIDEO A 16-year-old Chicago boy was killed and two others were hurt in a drive-by shooting on the West Side. Davis dropping out of Cook Co. board race | VIDEO Congressman Danny Davis will pull out of the race for Cook County board president and focus on his re-election to Congress. Funeral held for DePaul student Friends and family are mourning a 21-year-old college student killed during a Halloween party. Champagne dreams lead to 63rd arrest A man racked up his 63rd arrest by allegedly stealing three bottles of champagne from a Lakeview neighborhood Whole Foods grocery Sunday on the North Side. Beyonce expected to testify in copyright trial Did pop diva Beyonce Knowles and her Destiny's Child rip off a Chicago songwriter's song? MORE STORIES Strange Champagne dreams lead to 63rd arrest Students roll a giant serpent of sushi Police: Graffiti artist left work incomplete Authorities say man stole car to face theft charge Lawmaker sculpted in cow manure Consumer Baby strollers recalled after amputations Motorola unveils new cell phone | VIDEO Deja vu: Walmart, Amazon in DVD price war Ford introduces inflatable seatbelt 3 toys inducted into Hall of Fame Healthbeat Smells have lasting effect on brain Morning colonoscopies might work better Gene therapy halts boys' rare brain disease Research links obesity to cancers Healthbeat Report: Soothing Skin | VIDEO MOST POPULAR Police search for Lincoln Park shooter Suspect wanted in Lawndale shooting 15-year-old Chicago girl missing Man bites off part of girlfriend's ear Teen girl found safe All Most Popular Advertisement TODAY'S WEATHER OUTLOOK 65°F 44°F Mostly cloudy and warm with a shower in spots Hour-by-Hour | 7 Day Forecast | Radar & Satellite TONIGHT ON ABC 7:00 PM Dancing with the Stars 9:02 PM Castle 10:00 PM ABC 7 News 10:35 PM Nightline Lottery Results Your Daily Horoscope House bill unacceptable to many senators Don't look for the Senate to quickly follow the House when it comes to health care overhaul. House, Senate health care bills detailed Obama: It's now Senate's turn on health care Landmark health bill passes House on close vote Special Segment: Tween Social Scene Local entrepreneurs are trying to use technology to make social networking safer and more kid friendly. SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS I'd like to receive the following newsletters from abc7chicago.com Sign up for news alerts Daily Weather | Daily News | 190 North SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS Sign up for news alerts

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With victory in House, health care reform moves to Senate - CNN.com

With victory in House, health care reform moves to Senate - CNN.com

The U.S. House has passed its health-care reform bill by a 220-215 vote.

Politics, Political News - POLITICO.com

Politics, Political News - POLITICO.com

The House passed the $1.2 trillion health care plan by a 220 to 215 vote. Thirty-nine Democrats voted against it, as did every Republican except for Joseph Cao of Louisiana.

Politics, Political News - POLITICO.com

Politics, Political News - POLITICO.com

Nancy Pelosi, speaking on the House floor, says that “today we will pass the Affordable Health Care for America Act.” Democratic sources tell POLITICO that their internal head counts now exceed the 218 votes needed for passage.

House vote TOMORROW

Fred -- This is it -- the House of Representatives will vote on health insurance reform tomorrow. All signs point to it being incredibly close, possibly even coming down to a single vote. With the clock ticking, insurance company lobbyists are going all out to stop reform. Please call Rep. Jesse Jackson at 202-225-0773 now. President Obama is visiting the House tomorrow to call for reform, and I hope you'll add your voice to his right away. If you haven't called before, now is the time. And if you have recently called, thank you -- now please ask friends, family members, and co-workers in your district to join you. http://my.barackobama.com/HouseVote Everything we're fighting for comes down to moments like this -- and every second counts. Thanks for stepping up, Mitch ---------------Original Message--------------- From: Mitch Stewart, BarackObama.com Subject: Urgent: House vote soon Friend -- The House's first full vote on health reform legislation may come as early as this week. It'll be the first time in more than 60 years that the full body votes on comprehensive reform, and we expect it to be very close. But with just a few days before the vote, the insurance industry and their allies are putting extraordinary pressure on every representative to defeat it. We know that their expensive lobbyists will be dashing to each congressional office, attempting to twist arms. The only question is whether the phones will be ringing off the hook with constituents supporting reform while that happens. Can you call your representative right now and tell them to vote in favor of real health insurance reform? Then, click here to report your call. According to our records, you live in Illinois's 2nd congressional district. Please call: Rep. Jesse Jackson at 202-225-0773 (Not your representative? Click here to look yours up.) The House bill incorporates the best ideas from Democrats and Republicans to guarantee security and stability for those with insurance, provide affordable options for those without -- including the choice of a public insurance option -- and reduce costs for families and small businesses, all while decreasing the deficit. Many representatives are standing with the President and fighting hard for reform. They need to know that they have our thanks and our support. And we need to remind the rest of Congress that Americans need them to rise above partisan divides and stand up to the special interests. Please call: http://my.barackobama.com/HouseVote It's down to the wire. Your hard work helped bring us to this historic moment. Now let's bring it home. Thanks, Mitch Mitch Stewart Director Organizing for America Paid for by Organizing for America, a project of the Democratic National Committee -- 430 South Capitol Street SE, Washington, D.C. 20003. This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

Unemployment rate hits 10.2%, worst since 1983 - Nov. 6, 2009

Unemployment rate hits 10.2%, worst since 1983 - Nov. 6, 2009

U.S. unemployment rate hits 10.2 percent in October, the highest rate since April, 1983. Job losses total 190,000.

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Politics, Political News - POLITICO.com


Unemployment hit 10.2 percent in October, the highest rate since April 1983 and much higher than analysts expected.

Army: 12 dead, 31 hurt in attack at Fort Hood - Yahoo! News

Army: 12 dead, 31 hurt in attack at Fort Hood - Yahoo! News

An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States.

Officials: 11 killed, plus gunman, in Fort Hood shootings - CNN.com

Officials: 11 killed, plus gunman, in Fort Hood shootings - CNN.com

Eleven people plus a gunman were dead and 31 wounded after a shooting Thursday at a soldier-processing center at Fort Hood, Texas, officials said.

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CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News

CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News

At least seven people killed and 12 wounded in a mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, a Pentagon official says.

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CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News

House votes to extend jobless benefits and homebuyer tax credit; bill goes to President Obama.

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CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News

The U.S. Senate has approved legislation to extend unemployment benefits and expand a homebuyer tax credit.

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