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>>> Having trouble viewing this newsletter? View as a webpage. Top Stories Monday, January 18, 2010 Volunteer group treats hundreds in Haiti | VIDEO Twenty-three Chicago-area volunteers -- who were on a medical mission in Haiti when the earthquake hit -- are back home after treating many survivors. Ill. celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day | VIDEO Today is a day of service for many Americans who are honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Man dies after apparent pit bull attack Chicago police are investigating the death of a South Side man who was apparently attacked by six pit bulls. Report: Target considering State Street store Target may be considering a move into a historic building in the Loop. Police find $100K of stolen merchandise Three men are in custody after Chicago police discovered a large fencing ring on the West Side. MORE STORIES Strange News Man cited for 'rocking out' to John Denver Romanian claims negative energy cost him election Man plans 10-day stay in box with snakes WWII-era bomb detonated in Alaska 'Skinniest' house sells for $2.1M in NYC Consumer Report: Target considering State Street store IRS launches online filing system Johnson & Johnson expands Tylenol recall BBB advises donors on vetting Haiti quake charities | VIDEO Airlines offer bonus miles for Red Cross donations Healthbeat New options for childhood birthmarks? Johnson & Johnson expands Tylenol recall Possible birth control link to bone density decrease MOST POPULAR Traffic normal on I-290 after lane closures Suburban student dies in plane crash CLTV reporter dies after battle with cancer Police find $100K of stolen merchandise Car with body inside pulled from Lemont canal All Most Popular Advertisement TODAY'S WEATHER OUTLOOK 35°F 22°F Cloudy Hour-by-Hour | 7 Day Forecast | Radar & Satellite TONIGHT ON ABC 7:00 PM The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love 9:00 PM Castle 10:00 PM ABC 7 News 10:35 PM Nightline Lottery Results Your Daily Horoscope Civil rights icon King remembered Worshippers in the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s hometown are remembering the civil rights icon during a special ceremony at the church where he once preached. Obama cites value of volunteerism Ill. celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day Historical photos Fried Yellowtail Poke with Wasabi Rouille Chef Marcus Samuelsson returns to ABC 7 news at 11 am to show us how to prepare poke, a fish that's gaining in popularity in local restaurants and is available at Whole Foods and other markets that sell seafood. Chef Marcus Samuelsson's "New American Table" 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

Wyclef Jean defends his Haiti charity - Yahoo! News

Wyclef Jean defends his Haiti charity - Yahoo! News

Haitian-born rapper Wyclef Jean spoke out Saturday in defense of his foundation after charity screening groups raised concerns about its accounting practices.

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Bush, Clinton and Obama Unite to Raise Money for Haiti - NYTimes.com

Bush, Clinton and Obama Unite to Raise Money for Haiti - NYTimes.com

Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton began a new venture on Saturday to raise money for the Haitian relief effort from corporations, foundations and ordinary Americans, as President Obama continued his efforts to ramp up the American response to the devastating earthquake.

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Haiti quake aid snarled; up to 50,000 feared dead - Yahoo! News

Haiti quake aid snarled; up to 50,000 feared dead - Yahoo! News

Haiti quake aid snarled; up to 50,000 feared dead

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Desperately needed aid from around the world began arriving Thursday in quake-stunned Haiti, while rescuers struggled frantically to save the trapped and injured, using pickup trucks as ambulances and doors as stretchers.

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>>> Having trouble viewing this newsletter? View as a webpage. Top Stories Thursday, January 14, 2010 36 Stroger Hospital nurses to go to Haiti | VIDEO A team of nurses from Cook County will head to Haiti to help with earthquake relief efforts. Red Line train derails in South Loop | VIDEO A Red Line train derailed near 11th and State Street Thursday morning in the subway near the Roosevelt station. Judge frees alleged Burge victim | VIDEO A judge ordered the release of Michael Tillman, who was allegedly tortured into a murder confession more than 20 years ago, on Thursday. 1 hurt in Bishop Ford semi accident One person was critically injured when a semi collided with a car Thursday morning on the Bishop Ford Freeway. 2 accused of swiping designer handbags Cook County authorities say they are holding two men for the apparently unrelated thefts of expensive designer handbags from adjoining shops on the Magnificent Mile stretch of Chicago's North Michigan Avenue. MORE STORIES Strange News 'Skinniest' house sells for $2.1 in NYC Pot police bust underground school bus Tobogganing bobbies scolded for riot-shield rides Obama musical set to open in Germany Aluminium co. offers cans as wedding present Consumer BBB advises donors on vetting Haiti quake charities | VIDEO Orman releases Save Yourself Plan | VIDEO Instant Netflix coming to Nintendo's Wii console United Airlines matches baggage fee increases Facebook beefs up security with McAfee Healthbeat Don't bank on weekend to make up for sleep loss Procedure uses microwaves to kill cancer US obesity rates still high, but not growing MOST POPULAR House explodes in northwest suburbs How you can help Haiti 3 winning lottery tickets sold in Berwyn Cold-case cops take on Capone-era murder 2 arrested in massage parlor extortion case All Most Popular Advertisement TODAY'S WEATHER OUTLOOK 39°F 29°F Some sun, then turning cloudy with a bit of drizzle this afternoon Hour-by-Hour | 7 Day Forecast | Radar & Satellite TONIGHT ON ABC 7:00 PM Grey's Anatomy 8:00 PM Grey's Anatomy 9:01 PM Private Practice 10:00 PM ABC 7 News 10:35 PM Nightline Lottery Results Your Daily Horoscope How you can help Haiti American organizations are seeking donations to help bring relief to the earthquake victims in Haiti. BBB: Make sure your donation counts; avoid scams Wyclef Jean calls for aid for his native land BBB advises donors on vetting Haiti quake charities Beer and chocolate do go together Matching beer and chocolate is catching on. Mozzarella and Tomato Stacks with STELLA ARTOIS Vinaigrette STELLA ARTOIS-Marinated Rib Eye Steaks HOEGAARDEN Sea Bass Papillote Savouring Perfection: A Celebration of Belgian Flavor 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

Weary Haitians face another day of searching in quake's aftermath - CNN.com

Weary Haitians face another day of searching in quake's aftermath - CNN.com

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. Quick Fact: Fox's straight news also misrepresents NYC salt initiative After Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy claimed that a New York City-led initiative to encourage reduced salt intake would allow the government to "decide how much salt is in our diets," Fox's purportedly straight news programs Happening Now and Special Report also covered the salt-reduction initiative without reporting that the proposed targets are entirely voluntary. Indeed, Fox News correspondent Brian Wilson falsely claimed that the initiative involves "passing a bill that would require food manufacturers to reduce the amount of salt that is in food." Read More WSJ's Moore rehashes right-wing attacks on health care reform On the January 12 edition of On the Record, Wall Street Journal senior economics writer Stephen Moore rehashed old falsehoods about health care reform, by claiming that "a major provision" of the bill, the individual mandate, "looks to be unconstitutional" and that "[p]eople aren't going to get any benefits from this bill for three or four years." In fact, numerous legal experts have disputed the claim that the individual mandate is unconstitutional, and the health care reform bill provides many benefits "in the first year of enactment." Read More Fox & Friends crops video to attack Coakley for her remarks on terrorism in Afghanistan Fox & Friends repeatedly attacked Martha Coakley, Democratic Senate candidate for Massachusetts, for saying there are no "terrorists" in Afghanistan, and at one point falsely claimed she said the "Taliban" is "no longer a threat." But the context of Coakley's comments makes clear that when she said "terrorists," she was specifically referring to Al Qaeda, not the Taliban, and indeed, her comments are similar to military experts' statements that Al Qaeda's presence is diminished in Afghanistan. Read More Van Susteren uncritically highlights Schwarzenegger's dubious claim on health care bill deal-making Greta Van Susteren has repeatedly highlighted California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's dubious claim that the deal-making used to pass the health care bill in the Senate would be "illegal" if used to pass legislation in California, and that parties involved would "be sued." But according to an Associated Press fact-check of his comments, "such political quid pro quos happen all the time in the state Capitol, sometimes with Schwarzenegger's behind-the-scenes involvement." Read More Beck baselessly claimed Southers said threat of Christian Identity groups is "equally as dangerous" as threat of radical Islamic terrorism On his radio show, Glenn Beck baselessly claimed that Erroll Southers, President Obama's nominee to be chief of Transportation Security Administration, said that Christian Identity groups were "equally as dangerous" as radical Islamic terrorist groups. In fact, in none of the comments aired by Beck from which the clip was taken did Southers equate the danger of radical Islamic terrorism to the danger of Christian Identity groups; Beck's claim echoes false attacks on Southers advanced by RedState.com. Read More Fox's claim that Dems are "trying to change Massachusetts law" to delay vote certification undermined by reports During an interview with Scott Brown, the Republican candidate in the special election for the open Massachusetts seat in the U.S. Senate, Fox News' Martha MacCallum falsely claimed that Democrats are "pushing to change Massachusetts law now, according to reports," so that Brown "can't be sworn in until after the health care vote." MacCallum cited only unnamed "reports" to support her claim, but in fact, the Boston Herald article that first referenced Brown's certification reported that Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin said the election results could be delayed "for absentee and military ballots to come in" -- not due to any change in Massachusetts law. Read More Is there any tragedy Pat Robertson won't exploit? After an earthquake devastated Haiti on January 12, Pat Robertson said on The 700 Club that Haitians had "swor[n] a pact to the devil" to get "free from the French" and that "ever since, they have been cursed." Robertson's comments follow a pattern in which he has assigned blame for tragedies and disasters, as well predicted them. Read More Fox's credibility gap with its terrorism experts Following the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight, Fox News has repeatedly discussed terrorism with analysts who have proved themselves not credible to discuss American foreign policy by making false or outrageous statements about foreign policy or terrorism. For example, Fox hosted Stephen Hayes, whose false comments about a connection between Iraq and Al Qaeda had to be corrected by the Pentagon; Michael Scheuer, who said that "the only chance we have" is for Osama bin Laden to "detonate a major weapon" in the United States; Ralph Peters, who previously said on Fox News that if the soldier the Taliban captured had deserted his post, then "the Taliban can save us a lot of legal hassles"; and Judith Miller, who reported a series of stories on Saddam Hussein's ability to produce weapons of mass destruction that the Times later corrected in an editor's note. Read More In Palin interview, Beck criticizes bank bailouts and oil company tax hikes -- but Palin supported both During his January 13 interview with Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck criticized John McCain as a "progressive" who "was for the bank bailouts," and also criticized those who call for windfall profit taxes on oil companies but ignore the Federal Reserve's "record profits." In fact, both Beck and Palin have previously expressed support for the 2009 Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), and Palin, while Alaska governor, increased taxes on oil companies operating in Alaska. Read More After on-screen text misspells Weekly Standard's "McMormack," Hannity attacks Coakley's spelling On his Fox News program, Sean Hannity attacked Massachusetts Senate candidate Martha Coakley's campaign for mispelling the state's name in a recent campaign advertisement. Earlier in his program, a caption identified The Weekly Standard's John McCormack as "McMormack." Read More You can help support our work; become a volunteer media monitor, or donate to Media Matters for America.

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Michael Steele Has Lost the Support of His Party
Newsmax’s Chief Washington correspondent Ronald Kessler details the growing disillusionment among conservatives with Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele. His bizarre statements, poor leadership skills and insulting comments about fellow Republicans prove that Steele is the wrong man to lead his party in crucial midterm elections, Kessler reveals.

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. Quick Fact: Wash. Times falsely claims Obama "avoided" calling terrorist threat a "war" In a January 11 article, The Washington Times' S.A. Miller falsely claimed that President Obama "avoided characterizing the terrorist threat as a 'war' and the administration dropped the 'war on terror' title that President George W. Bush made the official description the [sic] global anti-terrorism campaign." In fact, in his inaugural address, Obama stated that "[o]ur nation is at war against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred," and he has repeatedly discussed terrorism as the rationale for U.S. military action abroad. Read More Media claim GOP abandoned Lott -- but GOP also elected him to leadership again Politico and National Review Online both stated that Republicans forced former Mississippi Sen. Trent Lott to resign as Senate majority leader following his praise for Strom Thurmond's 1948 segregationist campaign for president. In fact, although Lott did resign as majority leader, the Senate Republican caucus later welcomed him back to the Senate leadership, electing him minority whip in 2006. Read More Conservative media dubiously compare Reid's controversial comments to Lott's support of segregationist Thurmond Responding to Sen. Harry Reid's recently reported controversial comments about President Obama, numerous conservative media figures have accused Democrats of having a "double standard" regarding racially insensitive remarks made by Republicans, specifically citing the outrage over former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott's past comments in support of Strom Thurmond's 1948 segregationist presidential campaign. But others -- including NPR's Cokie Roberts, Rev. Al Sharpton, and NAACP's Hilary Shelton -- have argued that the two comments are not comparable, because Reid was praising an African-American's advancement, whereas Lott was expressing support for a segregationist. Read More Wall Street Journal advances distortion of Coakley's remarks on taxes to promote GOP attack A January 11 Wall Street Journal editorial on the upcoming special Senate election in Massachusetts repeated Republican Senate candidate Scott Brown's attacks on his Democratic opponent, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, reporting that Brown "hit [her] on taxes, including, Ms. Coakley's comments in November that 'We need to get taxes up.' " In fact, the context of Coakley's remarks indicates that she was referring to increasing tax revenues by getting people back to work; indeed, Coakley later clarified that she was referring to tax revenues in her remarks, not increasing taxes, which the Journal ignored. Read More Factually challenged news channel hires factually challenged Palin The New York Times reported that Fox News has hired Sarah Palin as a contributor who "will appear on the network's programming on a regular basis as part of a multi-year deal" and "will host an occasional series that will run on the network from time to time."  Fox News hired Palin despite her months of pushing false claims and bogus information, including the "Lie of the Year" that the Democrats' health care bill includes "death panels." Read More Prop. 8 federal lawsuit begins; cue right-wing media hysteria This week in a San Francisco Federal District Court, a legal odd couple will be on display. Attorney David Boies, who represented Al Gore before the U.S. Supreme Court in the infamous 2000 case of Bush v. Gore, and conservative attorney Ted Olson, who represented George W. Bush, are joining forces to overturn California's Proposition 8. It will be their contention that the initiative passed by voters in 2008 banning same-sex marriage in the Golden State violates the Equal Protection and Due Process clauses of the U.S. Constitution, singles out gays and lesbians for a disfavored legal status, and discriminates on the basis of gender and sexual orientation. Read More Hoft builds false Jennings "Gay Bars" claim on "hate group's" distortion Jim Hoft falsely claimed that Department of Education official Kevin Jennings "Personally Pushed Books That Encouraged Children to Meet Adults at Gay Bars For Sex," citing anti-gay "hate group" Mass Resistance's falsehood that a book Jennings recommended to high school and college students "encourage[s] teens to, among other things, go to gay bars and have sex with adults to see if they like it." Media Matters for America has reviewed the book, compiled all references to gay bars, and determined that the book at no point encourages teens to "go to gay bars and have sex with adults"; in fact, a majority of the youth testimonials included in the book that mention gay bars refer to them negatively. Read More Limbaugh distorts AP analysis on stimulus to falsely claim no jobs have been created On the January 11 edition of his radio show, Rush Limbaugh falsely distorted an Associated Press analysis of road and bridge construction to advance the falsehood that stimulus spending has had no effect on job creation. In fact, the AP analysis reported that the stimulus "has produced some jobs" and that AP "did not try to measure results of the broader aid that also was in the first stimulus"; moreover the Congressional Budget Office found that the stimulus created up to 1.6 million jobs. Read More RedState witch-hunts for Southers, gets everything wrong In a January 11 post, RedState's Erick Erickson attacks Erroll Southers, President Obama's nominee to be chief of Transportation Security Administration, asserting that video shows that "[a]ccording to Erroll Southers, pro-life Christians and our support of Jews is a bigger threat to national security than Al Qaeda." In fact, Erickson's claims about Southers -- whose confirmation vote was delayed due to a Republican hold -- are distortions or downright falsehoods. Read More Quick Fact: Beck again falsely claims FDR, Sunstein were "pushing" to amend Constitution with "Second Bill of Rights" On his Fox News program, Glenn Beck again falsely claimed that Franklin Roosevelt, in support of a "Second Bill of Rights," "was pushing for a change to the Constitution." Beck added that "progressives" like Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Director Cass Sunstein have "been pushing for the Second Bill of Rights since FDR," and cited this as evidence that such progressives "know" that health care reform is "unconstitutional." Read More You can help support our work; become a volunteer media monitor, or donate to Media Matters for America.