House ethics panel defers probe on Jesse Jackson Jr. - CNN.com

House ethics panel defers probe on Jesse Jackson Jr. - CNN.com

A House ethics panel said it is investigating allegations against three lawmakers, including Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.

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. Ignoring police report, Carlson advanced false claim that ACORN employee killed husband Referring to a San Bernardino, California, ACORN employee whose claim that she killed her husband was recorded by actors posing as a prostitute and pimp, Fox & Friends co-host Gretchen Carlson asked, "She killed somebody?" adding, "Despite this, some lawmakers want to keep funding the group." However, the San Bernardino Police Department investigated the matter and concluded that the claims made by Tresa Kaelke -- the ACORN staffer in question who said she fabricated the story because the actors filming her "were clearly playing with me" -- "do not appear to be factual," and that her "known former husbands" are "alive and well." Read More Media conservatives rush to defend Wilson Conservative media have recently rushed to defend Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) by criticizing a resolution by House Democrats that formally reprimands Wilson for shouting "you lie" at President Obama during his recent address before Congress. Their defenses have ranged from claiming that the House resolution is a "stunt," to suggesting Democrats are engaging in hypocrisy by reprimanding Wilson, to echoing Republican National Committee (RNC) talking points that the House should also reprimand Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) for their previous statements and alleged actions. Read More Fox News reports fake murder story from ACORN video as fact After Andrew Breitbart posted a video of an ACORN employee in San Bernardino, California, claiming that she had killed her ex-husband, Fox News' Glenn Beck, Karl Rove, Greta Van Susteren, and Sean Hannity promoted it without fact-checking it or indicating that they had contacted ACORN for a response to the claim. In fact, ACORN stated that the employee made up the story because she recognized that the actors in the video "were clearly playing with" her so she "matched their false scenario with her own false scenarios," and, indeed, the San Bernardino Police Department has said her claim is false. Read More Fox News runs with San Bernardino ACORN video without needed fact check On September 15 and 16, Fox News devoted significant programming to conservative filmmaker James O'Keefe and TownHall.com columnist Hannah Giles' video of their interactions with an ACORN worker, who claimed she murdered her husband and gave advice on how to run a brothel, but stated after the video was released that she had merely been attempting to "shock them as much as they were shocking me." In running with the video, Fox News hosts frequently promoted the fake claim that the ACORN employee killed her husband without fact checking the allegation or indicating that they had contacted ACORN for a response. Read More Conservatives express outrage about charges that their attacks on Obama are racist Conservatives in the media have recently criticized congressional Democrats, Jimmy Carter, Maureen Dowd, and others for suggesting that attacks on President Obama are racially motivated, saying, for example, that it's a "disgusting smear," "a sign of desperation," and " despicable tactics." However, conservative media figures -- including some who are now decrying the accusations -- have themselves used charges of racism when discussing Obama and his policies. Read More NY Times, Baltimore Sun ignore possible illegality of ACORN videotapers' actions In September 16 articles, The New York Times and Baltimore Sun covered attacks against ACORN based on videotapes of conservative activists posing as a prostitute and a pimp while speaking to ACORN employees in several states, including California and Maryland. However, those articles did not note that, as ACORN has alleged, some of the videotapes may have been taken illegally. 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 Wednesday, September 16, 2009 Blago attends fundraiser's funeral | VIDEO Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich and his family were among the mourners attending the funeral of Chris Kelly, who died over the weekend from a suspected overdose. Burr Oak owners regain cemetery control | VIDEO The owners of Burr Oak Cemetery have regained control over the grounds. Late Tuesday, Perpetua Holdings filed for bankruptcy, and as part of that filing, a judge ruled the company be put back in charge of the cemetery starting Wednesday. Mom accused of abducting baby found Police have found a woman accused in the abduction of her 1-year-old daughter. 2nd possible cougar sighting in Wheaton A second spotting of a large black cat -- possibly a cougar -- was reported near a creek in west suburban Wheaton on Tuesday, police announced. Live-mouse mailing surprises Joliet man Someone stuffed a live mouse into a manila envelope and delivered it to a local couple. MORE STORIES Strange Live-mouse mailing surprises Joliet man Chair used by Blago for sale on eBay Fake bills showing up at yard sales Police: Fake cop arrested after stopping mayor Vienna abuzz over plan for cafe in cathedral tower Consumer Toyota orders inspections after fatal crash Blockbuster to close stores Martha Steward teams up with Home Depot Microsoft debuts new music player FDIC has plan to help unemployed homeowners Healthbeat Live Past 100 250 H1N1 flu cases reported at UofI Study links spankings to aggressive behavior Rules may help avoid excess CT scans Omega-3s may boost babies' brain power MOST POPULAR Report: Cemeteries need tougher guidelines 15-year-old suspect charged in school stabbing Boy rescued from burning SUV recovering Home search gives hope to missing girl's mom Mom accused of abducting baby found All Most Popular Advertisement TODAY'S WEATHER OUTLOOK 73°F 50°F Sunny to partly cloudy and pleasant Hour-by-Hour | 7 Day Forecast | Radar & Satellite TONIGHT ON ABC 7:00 PM Wipeout 8:02 PM Crash Course 9:01 PM Primetime: Family Secrets 10:00 PM ABC 7 News 10:35 PM Nightline Lottery Results Your Daily Horoscope Obamas to host Olympic event President and Mrs. Obama will hold an event on the South Lawn of the White House Wednesday afternoon to promote the city's bid to host the 2016 Olympics. SLIDESHOW: Chicago 2016 at White House Daley to attend Olympic event at White House BLOG: Going for the Games 2016 Olympic Bid Coverage Oktoberfest celebrations begin Even though the calendar still says September, plenty of local Oktoberfest celebrations are getting under way. The Hungry Hound SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS I'd like to receive the following newsletters from abc7chicago.com Daily Weather | Daily News | 190 North Sign up for news alerts

Rick Sanchez: Blog Archive - Is Secret Service investigating Obama-hating pastor? « - Blogs from CNN.com

Rick Sanchez: Blog Archive - Is Secret Service investigating Obama-hating pastor? « - Blogs from CNN.com

That pastor in Arizona who hates Pres. Obama says he wants the president to die of brain cancer like Sen. Kennedy. YES! What’s the Secret Service got to say? You gotta watch this.

Politics, Political News - POLITICO.com

Politics, Political News - POLITICO.com

The House has approved a resolution of disapproval against Rep. Joe Wilson for his “you lie” outburst last week. The vote was 240-179.

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. In latest "czar" witch hunt, Wash. Times ignores data undermining industry criticism of OSHA nominee A September 15 Washington Times article on the latest "hunt" against advisers to President Obama cited a 2005 paper that Dr. David Michaels -- Obama's nominee to head the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) -- wrote on the success of "corporate interests" in "shaping science policy" and quoted the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) saying of Michaels: "[H]is approach in every case seemed to be to paint employers as a whole as malevolent actors." But in laying out the case against Michaels, the Times ignored evidence from the paper it cited that undermined this claim, as Michaels also wrote that "the denial of scientific evidence and the insistence on an impossible certainty are not limited to business interests," citing opposition by "zealous environmentalists" to food irradiation as an example. Read More ABC's Sawyer whitewashes 9-12 protesters' extremism During an interview with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Good Morning America, Diane Sawyer whitewashed the extremism on display during the 9-12 protests by asserting that people at the protests were "saying things like, look at the reality. We're facing a $1.6 trillion deficit. If you're facing IOUs to other countries, where suddenly they own America, our children are imperiled." In fact, far from simply complaining about the deficit, numerous protesters at the 9-12 rallies held signs featuring inflammatory attacks on Obama and other Democrats, and Good Morning America itself previously interviewed 9-12 protesters who said that "every Democratic politician is working for the mafia" and that Obama is a "communist." Read More Beck relies heavily on Drudge protégé Andrew Breitbart in recent attacks on NEA, Jones, and ACORN In recent weeks, Fox News' Glenn Beck has been credited with precipitating the resignation of White House "green jobs" adviser Van Jones, the reassignment of National Endowment for the Arts communications director Yosi Sergant, and the amplification of an anti-ACORN video produced by a conservative filmmaker. In all three instances, Beck has credited the "instrumental" work of conservative columnist and Web publisher Andrew Breitbart, who has a history of smearing progressives and making inflammatory statements. Read More Kurtz only CNN figure to note role Beck, Fox played in promoting 9-12 protests While much of CNN's coverage of the September 12 protest in Washington has made clear that the event included accusations of Nazism and communism, unsavory references to Sen. Edward Kennedy's death, and what Campbell Brown described as "really ugly, vicious, racist imagery," CNN has largely ignored a central facet of the event -- the role Glenn Beck and Fox News played in organizing and promoting it. Indeed, according to a Media Matters for America review of the Nexis database, media critic Howard Kurtz is the only CNN figure to have noted that role, stating that the protest was "something that Glenn Beck practically conceived, promoted." Read More For major papers, 9-12 march -- but not Iraq war protest -- warranted front-page coverage In their September 13 editions, several major newspapers gave coverage of a September 12 "March on Washington" by conservative activists more prominent placement than they had an October 26, 2002, protest in Washington, D.C., against the Iraq war -- which reportedly featured a similar or greater turnout. The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times featured articles about the September 12 protest on their front pages, after the Post had provided only a photo of the Iraq war protest on its front page while printing its article on C1 and the Times had provided its only coverage of the Iraq war protest on page A17; The New York Times and Houston Chronicle both put photos of the September 12 protests on their front pages after providing no front-page coverage of the 2002 Iraq war protest. Read More At "hate group" event, Dobbs embraces discredited birther Jerome Corsi On his radio show -- broadcast from the anti-immigration organization Federation for American Immigration Reform's "Hold Their Feet to the Fire" legislative advocacy event -- Lou Dobbs interviewed WorldNetDaily staff reporter Jerome Corsi, who Dobbs described as "a pretty good guy to talk to" about immigration issues. Corsi is a consistent promoter of the conspiracy theory -- previously advanced by Dobbs -- that President Obama has yet to produce a valid birth certificate; the author of falsehood-laden books about Obama and Sen. John Kerry that Dobbs' CNN colleagues panned as "discredited;" and has a history of making bigoted comments, some of which he later apologized for. Read More You can help support our work; become a volunteer media monitor, or donate to Media Matters for America.

President's opinion of Kanye West sparks debate - Yahoo! News

President's opinion of Kanye West sparks debate - Yahoo! News

President Barack Obama's candid thoughts about Kanye West are provoking a debate over standards of journalism in the Twitter age.

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Kurt Streeter: Serena Williams should be suspended for the rest of the year | The Fabulous Forum | Los Angeles Times

Kurt Streeter: Serena Williams should be suspended for the rest of the year | The Fabulous Forum | Los Angeles Times

Let’s face it, the 2009 Open will always be remembered for Serena Williams’ sudden, salty burst of lunacy. Now the question, even after her Monday apology, is how tennis will respond.

How does this compare to the "Black" President of the United States and Joe Wilson's apology who is "white"? Is it politics or racism?

Obama's denial of abortion coverage 'laughable'

Can't see this email? View the online version. Abortion and healthcare reform advertisement New DVD relase - Order Today - Free Shipping Obama's denials of abortion coverage 'laughable' A leading pro-life activist in Washington says President Obama is not telling the whole truth when he promises taxpayers they will not be forced to fund abortions under his healthcare plan. POLL: Will abortion coverage be removed? VOTE Perspective: Fables for adults In a country where everything imaginable is bought and paid for on credit, why is it suddenly a national crisis if some people cannot pay cash up front for medical treatment? Risky for Rifqa in Ohio? The head of a Christian ministry dedicated to exposing the truth about Islam believes that a 17-year-old Christian convert from Islam should not be returned to Ohio, despite the efforts of authorities there. Dems focus on homosexual agenda Democrats are currently undertaking two major efforts in Congress to enact key parts of the political agenda of homosexual activists. President asked to apologize for 'lies to entire country' President Barack Obama is being called on to publicly apologize to Congress, the media, and the entire nation for lying about illegal immigrants not having access to healthcare reform benefits. More of today's news Uc Irvine Shoot... Yale Student De... Nyc Terror Thre... Obama to talk with autoworkers, AFL-CIO members WASHINGTON Going before groups of autoworkers and union members, President Barack Obama is trying Tuesday to assure blue collar audiences that the economy is coming back Bipartisan Baucus plan may leave Democrats cold WASHINGTON Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus has been trying for months to write a health care bill that could win Republican support. If he succeeds he Analysis: White House postponing hard calls on war National Security Writer WASHINGTON The Obama administration is holding off major decisions that could put its military forces on a firmer war footing in Afghanistan even as doubts Police appear to be closing in on Yale killer NEW HAVEN, Conn. The discovery of a Yale University graduate student whose body was stuffed in the wall of a medical research building brought a Senate votes to cut off ACORN housing funding WASHINGTON The Senate voted Monday to block the Housing and Urban Development Department from giving grants to ACORN, a community organization under fire in several voter registration fraud cases. Senate votes to cut funding for ACORN Elijah Friedeman| Thanks to an undercover investigation and plenty of bad press resulting from that investigation, the Senate has voted to cut funding to ACORN. ACORN exposed in undercover investigation Elijah Friedeman| In an undercover investigation, Hannah Giles and James O'Keefe expose the corruption prevalent in ACORN. Posing as a banker and a prostitute, Giles and O'Keefe are helped by ACORN employees to circumvente the government when setting up a brothel staffed by underage illegal immigrants. Conservative and Liberal View of Reform by Jerry Richardson I claim that abasic conflict in ideology is the background that is fueling the current healthcare battle. The conflict, as I see it,is between liberalism and conservatism. But of course, you say, that opinion is well known. Obama Admits Rep. Wilson Was Right by Bryan Fischer, AFA Director of Issue Analysis The White House has now conceded that Rep. Joe Wilson was exactly right when he accused President Obama of lying when Mr. Obama denied that illegal aliens would be covered under the Intellectual Ideologues by Jerry Richardson Who? Barack Obama and Cass Sunstein. Who are they? They are the most dangerous leftwing duo to hold the reins of executive political power in American history. Obama and Sunstein potentially represent the greatest threat to the A Solution to California's Prison Problem by Bryan Fischer, AFA Director of Issue Analysis California is getting ready to release 37,000 prisoners to cope with its budgetary crisis. This is politically problematic, since Californians vote to get tough on crime when they get the chance. Obama Raises Tariffs; Hello, Second Great Depression? by Bryan Fischer, AFA Director of Issue Analysis One of the enduring myths of American politics is that President Herbert Hoover tried to deal with the stock market crash of 1929 using free market methods, which so miserably failed that Little Eyes One Million Moms video Love Your Enemies, Do Not Hate Them Matt Friedeman discusses Arizona pastor Tenth Amendment Rendered Useless by Congress Matt Friedeman discusses health care reform Are We Running Pell-Mell Towards Hell? 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