http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/john_solomon This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: John Solomon en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200712140004 In an article on "what you might not know about" Sen. Barack Obama, <em>The Washington Post</em>'s John Solomon wrote that, as a state senator, Obama "declined to take a position" on parental notification legislation, "voting 'present' instead of 'yes' or 'no.' " Solomon continued: "But five years earlier, he had filled out an issues questionnaire ... opposing such notifications." But Obama's "present" votes were reportedly part of a strategy he had worked out with the Illinois Planned Parenthood Council, which opposed the measures. http://mediamatters.org/items/200712140004 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:20:10 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200711300007 In claiming that Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign "helped recommend several of the donations his political action committee made in recent months to politicians in key primary states," <em>The Washington Post</em>'s John Solomon wrote that "nearly three-quarters of the money the PAC has given out since this summer" was given to candidates in "states with primary dates through mid-February." Solomon failed to note that <em>most</em> states -- 31 of 50 -- plus the District of Columbia will hold their Democratic presidential primaries or caucuses on or before February 12. Further, the former Federal Election Commission chief counsel whom Solomon depicted as questioning the legality of Obama's PAC contributions has since said his quote was taken "out of context." http://mediamatters.org/items/200711300007 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:27:33 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200709060001 During a washingtonpost.com discussion, when John Solomon was asked why a recent article he co-wrote on fundraisers did not mention Alan B. Fabian -- Mitt Romney's recently indicted former national finance co-chairman -- he did not mention Fabian but claimed that the article included a passage on Robert Lichfield, another Romney fundraiser facing several lawsuits, but that "it was edited out," adding that this "sometimes happens ... to make room for late-breaking news." <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200709060001 Wed, 5 Sep 2007 20:12:12 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200707270006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707270006 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:43:17 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200707260003 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707260003 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:28:49 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200705260004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200705260004 Fri, 25 May 2007 23:00:49 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200705160010 http://mediamatters.org/items/200705160010 Wed, 16 May 2007 18:43:04 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200703010002 A<em> Washington Post</em> article on Sen. Hillary Clinton's failure to disclose to the Senate her role in the Clinton Family Foundation -- co-written by John Solomon, a reporter with a history of sloppy and misleading reports on Democrats' financial dealings -- omitted key information, which, combined with the article's length and prominent front-page, above-the-fold placement, resulted in the baseless suggestion that there is something untoward about the foundation and the Clintons' motivations in establishing it. http://mediamatters.org/items/200703010002 Thu, 1 Mar 2007 12:25:09 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200702260005 http://mediamatters.org/items/200702260005 Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:19:01 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200701250011 http://mediamatters.org/items/200701250011 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:19:44 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200701230004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200701230004 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:18:45 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200701190010 http://mediamatters.org/items/200701190010 Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:13:31 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200610120001 A Drudge Report headline, which linked to an Associated Press article by John Solomon and Kathleen Hennessey, misrepresented a business transaction involving Sen. Harry Reid as a "sweetheart land deal." Rush Limbaugh read the AP report on his radio program, praising Solomon as "an AP writer that I have trusted. John Solomon's stuff is good." However, as <em>Media Matters for America</em> has documented, Solomon has a history of misleading reporting on Senate Democrats. http://mediamatters.org/items/200610120001 Wed, 11 Oct 2006 20:34:15 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200606020009 On June 2, <em>The New York Times</em> compounded the distortions found in Associated Press reporter John Solomon's highly misleading May 31 follow-up article (updated June 1) to his flawed May 29 report, publishing an edited version of Solomon's June 1 article that omitted key portions near the end. In his May 31/June 1 report, Solomon falsely suggested Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid had retracted his claim that he did nothing improper in accepting "credentials" from the Nevada Athletic Commission to attend Las Vegas boxing matches. http://mediamatters.org/items/200606020009 Fri, 2 Jun 2006 14:22:10 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200606020002 Associated Press staff writer John Solomon's seriously flawed articles suggesting that Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid had acted improperly by attending Las Vegas boxing matches as the guest of the Nevada Athletic Commission "while that state agency was trying to influence him on federal regulation of boxing" are the latest in a series of misleading reports by Solomon alleging unethical behavior by Reid, as well as by Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND). http://mediamatters.org/items/200606020002 Fri, 2 Jun 2006 11:10:55 EST