http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/2006_elections This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: 2006 Elections en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200805050005 <em>The New York Times</em> asserted that Rep.-elect Don Cazayoux (D-LA) "fit the conservative model Democrats deployed successfully in the 2006 elections when they took seats from Republicans." In fact, the Democratic candidates who won Republican-held seats in the November 2006 midterm elections all backed key portions of the Democratic platform, and the vast majority of them also supported embryonic stem cell research and abortion rights. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805050005 Mon, 5 May 2008 17:30:49 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708150010 In reports about former House Speaker Dennis Hastert's announcement that he will not seek re-election in 2008, <em>The Wall Street Journal</em> did not mention the controversy over Hastert's handling of the House page scandal, in contrast with <em>The Washington Post</em> and <em>The New York Times</em>, which did note that Hastert was involved, but glossed over pertinent details. http://mediamatters.org/items/200708150010 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:41:20 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708150001 On <em>Hardball</em>, <em>The New Yorker</em>'s Peter Boyer asserted that "Jim Webb was not exactly a Daily Kos Democrat in Virginia." In fact, Webb is a Daily Kos member who has a diary at the website. He has also repeatedly credited bloggers -- including Daily Kos -- and Internet support for his 2006 Senate election. Further, Webb was endorsed by Daily Kos and others as one of their "Netroots Candidates" during the 2006 election cycle. http://mediamatters.org/items/200708150001 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:30:03 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708020006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200708020006 Thu, 2 Aug 2007 15:11:42 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200706120006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200706120006 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:05:56 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200706110003 http://mediamatters.org/items/200706110003 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:58:00 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200703150004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200703150004 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:12:35 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200702270012 http://mediamatters.org/items/200702270012 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:32:18 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200702240001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200702240001 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:07:39 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200702130007 http://mediamatters.org/items/200702130007 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:08:25 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200702080004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200702080004 Thu, 8 Feb 2007 11:02:21 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200702060013 In a report on the use of a military plane to fly the House speaker, CNN's Lou Dobbs falsely claimed that Nancy Pelosi can travel nonstop from Washington to California, where her home district is located, "in the plane that [Dennis] Hastert was using." In fact, according to reports, the jet Hastert used did not have the fuel capacity to make nonstop, cross-country trips. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200702060013 Tue, 6 Feb 2007 16:27:59 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200701300011 http://mediamatters.org/items/200701300011 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:47:34 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200701300003 http://mediamatters.org/items/200701300003 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:31:30 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200701250003 Roger Simon, chief political columnist for <em>The Politico</em>, wrote that Sen. John Kerry had "botched a joke about the draft" in October 2006. In asserting that the botched joke was about "the draft," Simon echoed Republican claims that Kerry was disparaging U.S. troops, rather than President Bush, as Kerry has said. http://mediamatters.org/items/200701250003 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:58:00 EST