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• Media uncritically report McCain camp's assertion that Obama "voted against funds for American troops in harm's way"
  Friday, August 29, 2008
• ABC reports that Republicans are mocking Democrats' columned stage, not that 2004 GOP convention stage also had columns
  Thursday, August 28, 2008
• Media repeat Limbaugh's baseless charge that claimed Obama got "sweetheart deals" from Rezko without noting rebuttal
  Friday, August 22, 2008
• Ignoring reported favors to lobbyists, land-swap deals, Politico's Martin and Allen uncritically quoted McCain's assertion that "[l]obbyists don't come to my office"
  Thursday, August 21, 2008
• Citing response about Hanoi prison, Politico characterized as "new" McCain's willingness to discuss his "biography"
  Monday, August 18, 2008
• Politico's Allen repeats RNC ad verbatim, doesn't report Obama response
  Monday, July 7, 2008
• Politico's Smith, Martin reported McCain campaign's claim that Obama would raise taxes on 21 million small businesses without noting it's false
  Monday, July 7, 2008
• In Politico, TNR's Kirchick falsely claimed Clark's comments were part of a "pattern of attacks" on McCain as "psychologically unfit for presidential office"
  Thursday, July 3, 2008
• Ignoring GOP filibuster, Politico falsely claimed Medicare bill needed 60 votes for passage
  Tuesday, July 1, 2008
• Politico's Martin again uncritically quoted "most liberal" charge against Obama
  Monday, June 23, 2008
• Ben Smith ignored Politico's own reporting in claiming "the only outside attack ads to run this cycle have been financed by Obama allies"
  Friday, June 20, 2008
• Ignoring attacks, Politico's Smith claimed "well-funded attacks from independent groups on behalf of John McCain" have "so far [been] absent"
  Thursday, June 19, 2008
• NY Post, Politico uncritically reported misinformation by CNBC's Bartiromo about Obama's tax proposals
  Tuesday, June 10, 2008
• Politico still ignoring Obama rebuttal to National Journal ranking, study's subjectivity
  Thursday, June 5, 2008
• Ignoring Tennessee GOP and McCain staffers, Politico claimed "smears" against Obama "have not been traced back to GOP sources"
  Thursday, May 22, 2008
• Politico uncritically described NRCC ad's reference to National Journal's flawed ranking of Obama
  Wednesday, April 30, 2008
• Politico's Simon cropped Wright quote, claiming he "made it legitimate" to use Obama's middle name
  Wednesday, April 30, 2008
• Politico's Allen misrepresented Obama's April 16 debate response on "disown[ing]" Wright comments
  Tuesday, April 29, 2008
• Politico devoted entire article to internal RNC polling that shows McCain with "a solid lead" over Clinton, Obama
  Thursday, April 10, 2008
• Politico's Simon claimed McCain is in "same mold" as Schwarzenegger, ignoring key differences
  Thursday, April 10, 2008

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