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. Wash. Times pushes fallacy that Kagan doesn't care about the military A Washington Times editorial and op-ed baselessly suggested that Elena Kagan is hostile to the military, citing as evidence the false claim that she "banned" military recruiters from Harvard Law School. In fact, Kagan's respect for the military is well established; students had access to military recruiters throughout Kagan's tenure as dean; and Harvard's data show that her actions did not hurt military recruitment from the school. Read More Right-wing media converge on baseless claim that Obama admin. "apologized" to China for AZ law Conservative media are baselessly accusing the Obama administration of "apologizing" to China for Arizona's immigration law during a discussion on human rights. In fact, the State Department official who commented on the talks in no way said they "apologized"; he said the exchange was part of an "open discussion" about "how each of our societies are dealing" with discrimination issues. Read More Fox News, CNN mainstream anti-immigrant extremists Fox News and CNN recently hosted Phil Kent of Americans for Immigration Control (AIC) and the American Immigration Control Foundation (AICF), a group that has ties to white nationalists and "sells ... publications authored by racists and anti-immigrant figures who routinely demonize immigrants," according to the Anti-Defamation League. Moreover, Kent himself has a history of inflammatory rhetoric, including asserting that Barack Obama is a "dangerous, anti-white multiculturalist." Read More Limbaugh distorts Sunstein's and Kagan's views on control of the Internet Referring to remarks Cass Sunstein made in a 2001 interview, Rush Limbaugh stated that Sunstein "want[s] to control the Internet" and that "[Elena] Kagan agrees" with Sunstein. In fact, Sunstein has called the policy he described in the 2001 interview a "bad idea," and Limbaugh offered no evidence to support his claim that Kagan agrees with such a policy. Read More Nothing Wash. Times says about Kagan's views on the First Amendment is true A Washington Times editorial advanced numerous falsehoods in order to paint Elena Kagan as anti-free speech, including the false claim that Kagan has argued that the government could ban pamphlets such as Thomas Paine's Common Sense.  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 Tuesday, May 18, 2010 3 found dead in vehicle in Brighton Park | VIDEO The bodies of three men have been found inside a car on Chicago's Southwest Side. Not enough votes to override Stroger veto Commissioners did not have enough votes Tuesday to override Cook County Board President Todd Stroger's veto of new hiring, firing and raise rules the board approved earlier this month. Search for boy in river enters 3rd day | VIDEO A Chicago family continued its agonizing wait as divers returned to the Chicago River Tuesday searching for a second grader who fell in the water Sunday. 3 dead in apparent murder-suicide Chicago police are investigating an apparent double-murder-suicide authorities say was committed by a man angry about a divorce. Semi flips on Ike, spills pool-cleaning pellets Clean up was under way along the Eisenhower Expressway where a semi truck accidentally spilled its cargo Tuesday morning. Blagojevich lawyers want to delay start of trial Lawyers for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich are expected to file a motion with the US Supreme Court today asking the high court to delay the start of his corruption trial. MORE STORIES Strange News Semi flips on Ike, spills pool-cleaning pellets Man charged with faking way into Harvard Police: Woman hid in coffin to escape custody Woman charged with stun gun chase at Wendy's Verizon dismisses man's $18,000 phone bill Consumer Kids' giraffe blanket recalled due to choking hazard Toy dart gun set recalled after 2 deaths Starbucks to launch flavored coffee line Kmart, Sears offer gold, silver service Best e-book reader for mom | VIDEO Healthbeat Possible link between C-sections and celiac disease Research links pesticides with ADHD in children Heart group backs Nintendo in obesity campaign Study: Processed meats boost heart, diabetes risk Hot-wiring failing hearts MOST POPULAR Family finds missing boy's sweater near river Jurors to remain anonymous in Blago trial 3 dead in apparent murder-suicide 3 found dead in vehicle in Brighton Park Bond set at $500K in fellow student's hit-and-run All Most Popular Advertisement TODAY'S WEATHER OUTLOOK 64°F 48°F Mostly cloudy with a shower in the area Hour-by-Hour | 7 Day Forecast | Radar & Satellite TONIGHT ON ABC 7:00 PM Dancing with the Stars 8:00 PM Lost 9:02 PM V 10:00 PM ABC 7 News 10:35 PM Nightline Lottery Results Your Daily Horoscope Special Segment: Career Reboot Some laid-off workers are going back to school and finding there is financial support available. Workforce Investment Act information/ Resources Chicago Skyscapes: Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum The opening of the 6.35-acre Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum on Cannon Drive in 1999 heralded new opportunities. 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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>>> Having trouble viewing this newsletter? View as a webpage. Top Stories Friday, May 14, 2010 Debate over immigration law rages on | VIDEO Some state and local lawmakers are taking action against the new rules in Arizona, and the plight of a suburban basketball team is getting national attention. 2 kids safe after carjacking, crash | VIDEO Two children are safe after the car they were sitting in was stolen then crashed into a home. Van theft leads to Ike chase, shooting A pursuit and shooting on the Eisenhower Expressway began with a carjacking in west suburban Hillside. High-risk patients may be stuck paying high rates The federal health law won't offer relief to thousands of Illinois residents who pay high premiums because of medical problems. Mount Prospect celebrates 'American Idol' | VIDEO Plans are set to celebrate "American Idol" finalist Lee Dewyze in his Illinois hometown. Suburb to name street for Obama A south suburban community will name a street after the president. MORE STORIES Strange News Weatherman undergoes operation on TV Mules will help in radiation survey at LA-area lab Man falls in canal fighting bass Rare 'King of Herrings' found off Swedish coast Long-lost class ring makes its way back to owner Consumer Best buys for grilling season | VIDEO Mortgage group accused of not protecting personal info | VIDEO Heinz to use new ketchup recipe Ride-on toy buggies recalled Bicyclists pedal for good cause Healthbeat High-risk patients may be stuck paying high rates Healthbeat Report: Managing caffeine intake | VIDEO Lack of sunshine can make some people depressed Toxic cigarette butts used to repair steel corrosion Study: Women who marry younger men die sooner MOST POPULAR Debate over immigration law rages on Debate over Arizona immigration law hits home Chase starts in suburbs, ends in Chicago crash Local man wants White to host Oscars Family doesn't want daughter's life defined by death All Most Popular Advertisement TODAY'S WEATHER OUTLOOK 68°F 47°F Intervals of clouds and sunshine Hour-by-Hour | 7 Day Forecast | Radar & Satellite TONIGHT ON ABC 7:00 PM Wife Swap 8:00 PM Primetime: What Would You Do? 9:00 PM 20/20 10:00 PM ABC 7 News 10:35 PM Nightline Lottery Results Your Daily Horoscope Local man wants White to host Oscars Betty White, 88, has been around since the first days in television and is now more popular than ever. PHOTOS: A Look at Betty White's Career Comfort food, blues at BYOB restaurant Most of Chicago's soul food spots are located on the South and West sides, but a new option dishes out great food and live music. 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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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. Purporting to correct misconceptions, Luntz misrepresents AZ immigration law On Fox & Friends, Frank Luntz falsely suggested that under Arizona's new immigration law, police can only ask about the immigration status of someone "if they believe that they're in the process of committing a crime." In fact, the law directs police to check the immigration status of those stopped for non-crimes including violations of city and county ordinances and civil traffic violations if the officer suspects those individuals are undocumented. Read More Fox falsely suggests NYC will receive less money this year for transit and port security Fox & Friends repeatedly criticized the Obama administration for what they characterized as "slashing" New York City's transit and port security funding, calling it "shocking" and the "moral equivalent of Katrina." However, New York City is reportedly set to receive $47 million more for transit and port security than last year as a result of stimulus funds, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Read More Scalia agrees with Kagan that Second Amendment rights are "not unlimited" Matt Drudge highlighted a post by the website KaganWatch.com that stated that Elena Kagan wrote "the Second Amendment ... enjoys 'strong, but not unlimited protection' " -- apparently to suggest that Kagan was hostile to gun rights. In fact, in a decision written by Justice Antonin Scalia striking down Washington D.C.'s handgun ban, the Supreme Court said that gun rights "are not unlimited." Read More Byron York forwards GOP's "politically motivated," "highly speculative" decade-old smear against Kagan Byron York promoted claims made against Elena Kagan in a 1999 report issued by a House Resources Committee task force composed of two discredited Republican members. However, the task force was criticized by Democrats for "failing to meet even minimum standards of objectivity," and even Ed Whelan has said the allegations are "highly speculative." Read More Drudge "not sympathetic" to the facts on Kagan's gun-rights record Matt Drudge posted a headline stating that Elena Kagan is " 'Not Sympathetic' to Gun Rights Argument," referencing comments Kagan reportedly made in a 1987 memo about an appeal to the Supreme Court. In fact, the view that the Second Amendment does not protect civilian gun rights was generally accepted at the time Kagan wrote those words. Read More You can help support our work; become a volunteer media monitor, or donate to Media Matters for America.

Scalia agrees with Kagan that Second Amendment rights are "not unlimited" http://mediamatters.org/research/201005130031 Matt Drudge highlighted a post by the website KaganWatch.com that stated that Elena Kagan wrote "the Second Amendment ... enjoys 'strong, but not unlimited protection' " -- apparently to suggest that Kagan was hostile to gun rights. In fact, in a decision written by Justice Antonin Scalia striking down Washington D.C.'s handgun ban, the Supreme Court said that gun rights "are not unlimited." From a post on KaganWatch.com, headlined "Kagan on Second Amendment: Like Freedom of Speech Enjoys 'Strong But Not Unlimited Protection,' " that Matt Drudge has highlighted: While in the Clinton White House, Kagan took on gun (and tobacco) industries. During her confirmation as solicitor general, Kagan said the Second Amendment, like freedom of speech, enjoys "strong but not unlimited protection." In a questioner from Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) about gun rights during her confirmation to be Solicitor General, Kagan had this to say: "Once again, there is no question, after Heller, that the Second Amendment guarantees individuals the right to keep and bear arms and that this right, like others in the Constitution, provides strong although not unlimited protection against governmental regulation." Supreme Court's conservative majority has itself said Second Amendment rights "are not unlimited" The Supreme Court case striking down the DC handgun ban said that "the right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited." The majority opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller, which was written by Scalia and joined by the Supreme Court's most conservative members, stated: Like most rights, the right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited. From Blackstone through the 19th-century cases, commentators and courts routinely explained that the right was not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose. [...] Nothing in our opinion should be taken to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms. Supreme Court has upheld gun restrictions. In his majority opinion, Scalia listed gun restrictions that the courts have long upheld as constitutional, including "prohibitions on carrying concealed weapons," prohibitions on "the carrying of 'dangerous and unusual weapons' " such as an M-16 rifle, and "longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms." Contact: Matt Drudge drudge@drudgereport.com You can help support our work: donate to Media Matters for America.

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>>> Having trouble viewing this newsletter? View as a webpage. Top Stories Thursday, May 13, 2010 Rain drenches Chicagoland area | VIDEO Torrential downpour across the Chicago-area caused flash flooding, creating problems for many homeowners and drivers. 2 firefighters hurt in Riverdale fire Two firefighters were hurt while battling a house fire in south suburban Riverdale. Man, 80, killed in hit-and-run An 80-year-old man is dead after a hit-and-run crash on the South Side. Fresh produce in full bloom at Daley Plaza It's a sign of the season- fresh fruits, veggies, flowers and hand baked goods are available at the Daley Plaza Farmers Market, which opened on Thursday. Actor thrown by horse sues Medieval Times A suburban Chicago actor hired to play a king at Medieval Times in Schaumburg has filed a personal injury lawsuit because he was thrown from a horse. Police investigate Loop art vandalism Chicago police are investigating a case of vandalism against an art project that addressed the issue of hate crimes. MORE STORIES Strange News Weatherman undergoes operation on TV Man falls in canal fighting bass Rare 'King of Herrings' found off Swedish coast Long-lost class ring makes its way back to owner Michigan terrier turns up in Wheeling | VIDEO Consumer Ride-on toy buggies recalled Bicyclists pedal for good cause Site creates online market for legal services Nickelodeon website named 'worst toy' FCC considers new rules for cell-phone roaming Healthbeat Vitamins, helpful or harmful? Study: Women who marry younger men die sooner Cleaning up after children's medicine recall | VIDEO Mom's voice can prompt stress relief Study questions food allergy testing MOST POPULAR Peterson's Harley up for sale Parents: School trip to AZ canceled over politics Loren-Maltese quits Oak Park pizza job I-Team Report: One Night in 'The Wild 100s' Man allegedly shot neighbor after dog wet on lawn All Most Popular Advertisement TODAY'S WEATHER OUTLOOK 74°F 49°F Cloudy and warmer with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm; breezy this afternoon Hour-by-Hour | 7 Day Forecast | Radar & Satellite TONIGHT ON ABC 7:00 PM FlashForward 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 I-Team Report: One Night in 'The Wild 100s' Nowhere is the increasing armed violence on Chicago streets worse than in a neighborhood known as "The Wild 100s." Corliss H.S. student turns talent into anti-gang song CPD's CLEARMAP crime search Ceasefire Chicago Youth Peace Center of Roseland In-depth look at America's runaway youth An eye-opening report finds there are more runaways out there, both nationally and in Chicago, and they're getting younger. 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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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. Fox pushes bogus claim that Kagan is avoiding "traditional interviews" with the press Fox & Friends criticized the White House for releasing an online video featuring Elena Kagan "in her own words," claiming that the interview should have been conducted "with a journalist" and that the White House is using the Internet "to avoid traditional interviews." In doing so, Fox completely obscured the fact that it is reportedly "standard practice" for a Supreme Court nominee to deny interviews to journalists before the confirmation hearings. Read More Dick Morris' analysis of airline industry never gets off the runway Dick Morris stated that "one of the reasons discount airlines are doing well and the big ones are losing money is because of those union contracts." In fact, largely unionized Southwest Airlines carried the most passengers last year of any U.S. airline and turned a profit for its 37th consecutive year.  Read More Conservative media attack Kagan's New York background Conservative media figures have attacked Elena Kagan for having grown up in New York City, arguing that her New York origins indicate she "has no clue how real Americans live." Read More Fox's La Jeunesse fabricates Phoenix police "sanctuary city" policy Fox News' William La Jeunesse falsely claimed that Phoenix police "were literally banned from asking a suspect his immigration status" before Arizona passed the new immigration law. In fact, the policy of the Phoenix police department prior to passage of that law was that "[a]ll arrested persons will be questioned as to their immigration status." Read More Right seizes on false claim that Kagan's thesis shows she's a socialist Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck have falsely suggested Elena Kagan's college thesis shows she is a socialist or radical. In fact, Kagan's thesis did not express support for socialism or radicalism, and regardless, conservatives -- including Hannity -- previously said that nominees' political views are irrelevant to the confirmation process. Read More Fox falsely suggests Kagan wants government to "disappear" certain speech Fox Nation falsely suggested that Solicitor General and Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan argued that speech promoting "racial or gender inequality" could be "disappeared" by the government. In fact, in the article Fox Nation cited, Kagan actually stated that "the uncoerced disappearance of such speech would be cause for great elation"; she did not advocate for a government ban on all such speech. Read More Right-wing media baselessly claim CBO estimate erases health care deficit reduction Right-wing media have claimed that health care reform will "cost $115 billion more than we thought," thus "wip[ing] out" promised deficit reductions. In fact, that money would only be spent if Congress separately appropriates it, just as Congress would have to do for any other spending bill. And even then, that spending would only adversely impact the deficit if Congress decided not to offset it with corresponding spending cuts or revenue increases. Read More Legal experts contradict Limbaugh's claim that Kagan "doesn't like" First Amendment Conservatives -- including Rush Limbaugh -- have falsely claimed that Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan opposes free speech. In fact, legal experts such as libertarian First Amendment scholar Eugene Volokh have stated that Kagan's views on free speech are within the mainstream. Read More You can help support our work; become a volunteer media monitor, or donate to Media Matters for America.