http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/bill_plante This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Bill Plante en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200708230014 In reports on President Bush's speech arguing that withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq would "lead to widespread death and suffering as it did in Southeast Asia" following the Vietnam War, numerous media outlets failed to point out Bush's previous statements disavowing parallels between Iraq and Vietnam, while other reports did not note any criticism of the speech. http://mediamatters.org/items/200708230014 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:53:14 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708130005 Media outlets reporting on Karl Rove's resignation omitted key facts in their discussion of Rove's involvement in the leak of Valerie Plame's identity -- that Rove in fact leaked Plame's identity to columnist Robert Novak and another reporter, that then-White House spokesman Scott McClellan initially denied that Rove was involved in the leak, and that Rove would not have been able to leave "on his own terms" had the White House fulfilled a pledge to fire anyone "involved" in the Plame leak. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200708130005 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:25:38 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200608230001 Several media outlets, in their reporting on a response President Bush gave in his August 21 press conference to a question on Iraq, either excised or omitted Bush's admission that "sometimes I'm happy" when hearing about the situation there. http://mediamatters.org/items/200608230001 Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:15:57 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200605190007 In reporting on President Bush's visit to Arizona to promote his immigration reform proposals, ABC <em>World News Tonight</em> anchor Elizabeth Vargas and CBS White House correspondent Bill Plante claimed that Bush was "passionate" about "allowing migrants a chance" but completely ignored the fact that the White House reportedly supported a controversial immigration bill proposed by Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) that would have made it a felony to be an illegal resident of the United States. http://mediamatters.org/items/200605190007 Fri, 19 May 2006 14:20:44 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200601170014 Numerous media outlets echoed Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales's criticisms of former Vice President Al Gore's January 16 speech, which was highly critical of President Bush's authorization of warrantless domestic espionage in apparent violation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Gonzales argued that Gore was being "inconsistent" because the Clinton administration did the same thing; in fact, Clinton's use of warrantless physical searches, which Gonzales cited, did not violate FISA because at the time FISA did not address physical searches. http://mediamatters.org/items/200601170014 Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:47:29 EST