http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/reuters This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Reuters en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010008 July 1 reports by <em>The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, </em>and Reuters noting that John McCain's campaign organized a "conference call" of supporters to respond to Gen. Wesley Clark's recent comments about McCain did not mention that among those supporters was Bud Day, a member of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, whose smears against Sen. John Kerry were criticized by McCain himself. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010008 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 17:21:41 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806260008 Reuters falsely suggested that Sen. John McCain most recently called for Russia to be excluded from the Group of Eight major industrialized nations (G-8) in October 2007, and uncritically quoted an anonymous McCain adviser's assertion that McCain no longer holds that position. In fact, McCain again called for Russia to be excluded from the G-8 in a March 2008 speech. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806260008 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:38:18 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806050003 Reuters, <em>The New York Times</em>, <em>The Wall Street Journal</em>, and NBC's <em>Today</em> reported Sen. John McCain's praise of Sen. Hillary Clinton in a June 3 speech, but none of those outlets noted that McCain has previously distorted Clinton's record on issues such as health care, taxes, the environment, and housing, nor did they note that McCain has a history of personal attacks against Clinton and her family. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806050003 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 14:38:20 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805280007 In reporting on Sen. John McCain's speech on nuclear security, the AP, Reuters, <em>The Wall Street Journal</em>, and <em>The Washington Post </em>noted McCain's claim that he would pursue nuclear arms reduction talks with Russia, but did not mention that McCain has also proposed excluding Russia from the Group of Eight. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805280007 Wed, 28 May 2008 17:47:52 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805270005 In reporting on Sen. John McCain's efforts to woo Hispanic voters, the <em>Los Angeles Times</em>, <em>The Washington Post</em>, the <em>Politico</em>, and Reuters mentioned McCain's previous support for comprehensive immigration reform but did not note that he has since said he would no longer support a comprehensive reform measure he co-sponsored. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805270005 Tue, 27 May 2008 16:52:14 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805180001 Reuters reported: "Arturo Leyva has voted Democratic in the past, like many U.S. Hispanics. This year, the candidate catching his eye happens to be a Republican: John McCain." It later added that "Hispanics like Leyva, 45, say they like the fact that McCain teamed with Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy on the immigration bill, which was later killed by the Republicans." But the article did not report that McCain has since reversed his position on immigration reform, arguing that "we've got to secure the borders first" and stating that he would no longer support his own bill if it were to come up in the Senate. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805180001 Sun, 18 May 2008 17:07:55 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805120003 Reuters reported that Sen. John McCain would pledge "to take the lead in combating global climate change if elected president in a speech that set him apart from the policies of U.S. President George W. Bush." However, in reporting on McCain's environmental positions that his campaign believes will "win support from independents and centrist Democrats," Reuters did not mention his voting record and did not include any criticism of McCain's positions. By contrast, <em>The Washington Post</em> noted that "McCain's lifetime League of Conservation Voters score is 24 percent, compared with 86 for Obama and 86 for Clinton." http://mediamatters.org/items/200805120003 Mon, 12 May 2008 15:10:17 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805090007 Reuters reported that Sen. John McCain's campaign "is preparing to take $84 million in public funding after the Republican Party convention in September and he is challenging [Sen. Barack] Obama to stick by last year's pledge to use public money and its accompanying spending limits," but did not note that Federal Election Commission chairman David Mason has taken the position that McCain cannot opt out of public financing in the primary without FEC approval, as McCain has attempted to do, or that McCain could be breaking federal laws by exceeding spending limits within the public financing system for the primary. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805090007 Fri, 9 May 2008 15:50:02 EST 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 http://mediamatters.org/items/200804140003 Reuters reported that Sen. John McCain "says the United States must stay in Iraq ... and remain there in some fashion in the years ahead as peacekeepers, much like U.S. troops have done in South Korea and Japan for decades," but it did not mention that McCain has been inconsistent on the need for a Korea-like troop presence in Iraq. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804140003 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:04:35 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803190011 Reuters and <em>Special Report</em> both reported that Sen. John McCain simply "misspoke" when he said in a March 18 press conference that "it's common knowledge and has been reported in the media that al-Qaeda is going back into Iran and is receiving training and are coming back into Iraq from Iran." But McCain did not refer to Al Qaeda training in Iran just once during the press conference -- he did so twice. Moreover, he made the same misstatement the day before on Hugh Hewitt's radio program. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803190011 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:04:42 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803160001 <em>The Wall Street Journal</em>, the Associated Press, and Reuters reported Sen. John McCain's claim that his trip overseas is unrelated to his presidential campaign without noting that McCain's trip includes a fundraiser in London or that McCain campaign representatives have reportedly acknowledged the political strategy behind the trip. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803160001 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:32:13 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803030001 Reuters' John Whitesides wrote that Sen. John McCain "has faced a revolt among some conservatives unhappy with his past stances on immigration, tax cuts and campaign finance reform, although it has done little to slow his march to the nomination." But, in fact, on immigration and taxes, McCain reversed his positions to more closely align himself with the base of the Republican Party. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803030001 Mon, 3 Mar 2008 13:32:26 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200710100002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200710100002 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:29:47 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708220015 A Reuters article uncritically quoted Matthew Woessner, a professor at Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg, saying that Democrats face a potential "nightmare scenario" over Iraq if "the sum total of the pressures from their constituency groups, are out of step with mainstream America." The article didn't cite any polls to back up Woessner's claim; in fact, polls show that a majority of Americans oppose the war in Iraq and believe that some or all troops should be withdrawn from Iraq. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200708220015 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:54:18 EST