Media Matters - Nominations

Media Matters - Nominations http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/nominations This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Nominations en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Reuters failed to note Bush withdrew renomination of FEC chair who asserted McCain needs FEC permission to leave public financing system http://mediamatters.org/items/200805070005 A Reuters article on President Bush's nominations for the Federal Election Commission did not note that President Bush withdrew the renomination of FEC chairman David Mason, who told Sen. John McCain that he needed the FEC's permission to opt out of the public financing system in the presidential primary. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805070005 Wed, 7 May 2008 14:54:29 EST NY Times misrepresented Mukasey ruling on Bush's authority to hold detainees http://mediamatters.org/items/200709190006 The New York Times stated that attorney general nominee Michael B. Mukasey "has repeatedly spoken out to support the administration's claim to broad powers in pursuing terrorist threats, especially in conducting electronic surveillance of terrorism suspects and in imprisoning them before trial." But Mukasey's ruling as a district court judge on the detention of terrorism suspects went beyond what the Times reported. In the case of Jose Padilla, Mukasey ruled that the government had the legal authority to imprison Padilla, a U.S. citizen arrested within the United States, without trial. http://mediamatters.org/items/200709190006 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:56:08 EST Sabato, Sanchez dismissed as "politics" likely Dem objections to potential Chertoff nomination http://mediamatters.org/items/200708290002 Discussing replacements for outgoing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Larry Sabato asserted that if President Bush nominates Michael Chertoff, "[u]ndoubtedly, the Democrats are going to revisit Katrina. They're going to use the nomination hearings ... to talk about something that happened two years ago in a completely different realm, but that's politics." Similarly, Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez, apparently referring to a potential Chertoff nomination, stated that the "Democrats have already announced this is going to be another piece of political theater," adding that they "want to rehash Katrina, different allegations, start more investigations." http://mediamatters.org/items/200708290002 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:07:23 EST Time's Allen described Fielding as olive branch despite partisan history, reports of Bush girding for battle http://mediamatters.org/items/200701090007 Time's Mike Allen wrote that President Bush's intention to appoint Fred Fielding to replace Harriet Miers as White House counsel is "a signal that [Bush] could be open to working more closely with congressional Democrats rather than stonewalling." But Allen quoted no Democrats offering their reaction to a Fielding appointment and made no mention of criticism by prominent Senate Democrats over Fielding's involvement in the evaluation of a Bush appeals court nominee. http://mediamatters.org/items/200701090007 Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:59:14 EST Rich Lowry misstated intelligence distortion charges against Bolton http://mediamatters.org/items/200508030004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200508030004 Wed, 3 Aug 2005 15:43:34 EST WSJ wrongly absolved Bolton of "wild accusations," falsely attacked Clinton recess appointments http://mediamatters.org/items/200508020009 http://mediamatters.org/items/200508020009 Tue, 2 Aug 2005 18:09:07 EST CBS' Plante denied "improper" actions by recess-appointed Bolton http://mediamatters.org/items/200508020008 http://mediamatters.org/items/200508020008 Tue, 2 Aug 2005 17:51:31 EST CNN's "John Bolton: Behind the Mustache" attacked Democrats, whitewashed Bolton http://mediamatters.org/items/200508020005 http://mediamatters.org/items/200508020005 Tue, 2 Aug 2005 15:19:21 EST After Orin misrepresented NY Times coverage of Senate's anti-lynching apology, Matthews claimed that Bush nominee Bolton is "getting lynched" http://mediamatters.org/items/200506160003 http://mediamatters.org/items/200506160003 Thu, 16 Jun 2005 15:50:08 EST WSJ falsely claimed Democratic senators joined Bolton in exaggerating Syria weapons threat http://mediamatters.org/items/200506070002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200506070002 Tue, 7 Jun 2005 11:47:19 EST Hume launches personal attacks against Bolton critics without addressing their claims http://mediamatters.org/items/200504270006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200504270006 Wed, 27 Apr 2005 17:21:40 EST Fund falsely claimed "everybody in the State Department agrees" Bolton was a "stellar performer" on non-proliferation issues http://mediamatters.org/items/200504130005 http://mediamatters.org/items/200504130005 Wed, 13 Apr 2005 18:32:37 EST President Clinton rebuked Couric for repeating Republican claim of Democratic "obstructionism" of judicial nominees http://mediamatters.org/items/200504120009 http://mediamatters.org/items/200504120009 Tue, 12 Apr 2005 17:44:25 EST WSJ editorial offered bogus defense of John Bolton http://mediamatters.org/items/200504120004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200504120004 Tue, 12 Apr 2005 12:24:22 EST Parshall and Gaffney mischaracterized Bolton opponents as partisan Bush haters, omitted key facts about Bolton's career http://mediamatters.org/items/200504110003 http://mediamatters.org/items/200504110003 Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:12:46 EST