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NPR's Liasson played clip of McCain ad without noting its distortions

September 17, 2008 12:58 pm ET

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SUMMARY: NPR's Mara Liasson uncritically reported that Sen. John McCain's campaign is "running this ad claiming she's [Gov. Sarah Palin] been the victim of sexism by Obama." In fact, the ad distorts each of the three Obama campaign statements it uses to make its "claim[]" as FactCheck.org and The New York Times have noted.

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