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• More media outlets quoted Indiana man saying Obama is "a Muslim" without noting the assertion is false
  Thursday, May 8, 2008
• Will falsely claimed Clinton became Yankee fan "retroactively"
  Thursday, May 8, 2008
• Kurtz: Fellow Wash. Post reporter's anonymous quote of White House official praising Bush "probably wasn't worth a grant of anonymity"
  Tuesday, May 6, 2008
• Wash. Post, WSJ editorial pages urged release of tax returns by Teresa Heinz Kerry, but have yet to call for Cindy McCain's
  Monday, May 5, 2008
• Spinonymous sources: Wash. Post cited "senior White House official" promoting "the leverage of the presidency"
  Sunday, May 4, 2008
• Wash. Post and NY Times published more than 12 times as many articles mentioning Obama and Wright as they did mentioning McCain and Hagee
  Wednesday, April 30, 2008
• Wash. Post uncritically quoted NC voter's assertion that Obama "will refuse to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance" if elected president
  Monday, April 28, 2008
• Wash. Post's Broder joins Cohen in ignoring numerous falsehoods, asserts McCain "is not assumed to be willing to sacrifice personal credibility to prevail"
  Friday, April 25, 2008
• Wash. Post's Cohen's double standard: Clinton's acts disqualifying, while McCain's numerous inconsistencies and falsehoods are "understandable"
  Wednesday, April 23, 2008
• Wash. Post's Balz touted McCain's "advocacy of comprehensive immigration reform" -- which McCain no longer supports
  Wednesday, April 23, 2008
• Several media outlets advanced comparison between Cindy McCain's and Teresa Heinz Kerry's release of tax info, ignoring key distinction
  Friday, April 18, 2008
• NY Times, washingtonpost.com omitted FEC chair's assertion that McCain cannot unilaterally withdraw from public financing
  Monday, April 14, 2008
• Wash. Post's Balz reported McCain "again made clear his opposition to broad federal intervention or bailouts," ignored approval of Bear Stearns aid
  Sunday, April 13, 2008
• Wash. Post noted FBI's increased use of NSLs, omitted that Justice IG found many instances of their illegal use
  Thursday, April 10, 2008
• Faulting Dems for "twist[ing]" McCain's "hundred" years comment from NH event, Wash. Post's "fact checker" Dobbs ignored McCain's evasions at same event
  Thursday, April 3, 2008
• Wash. Post's Gerson suggested Obama should "come out strongly for policies that would reduce the number of abortions" -- even though he already has
  Wednesday, April 2, 2008
• Kurtz falsely claimed that "[u]nlike in 2000," McCain is "now us[ing]" POW experience "in some of his TV advertising"
  Monday, March 31, 2008
• Media report McCain's recent efforts to tout his military record, but not that he told Kerry not to do so in '04
  Monday, March 31, 2008
• Brooks, Broder praised McCain's rebuke of Bush-style unilateralism, but didn't mention McCain's past comments attacking allies who opposed Iraq war
  Sunday, March 30, 2008
• Wash. Post claimed McCain "most aggressive" of the three major candidates in "identifying ways to reduce spending," ignoring cost of Iraq policy
  Friday, March 28, 2008

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