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Media Matters - The Page http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/the_page This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: The Page en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America ABCNews.com and Time.com headlines mischaracterized Paulson's remarks as blaming Democrats http://mediamatters.org/items/200809260007 Headlines on ABCNews.com and on The Page website falsely characterized a reported conversation between Henry Paulson and House Democrats as Paulson blaming the Democrats for failed negotiations on economic recovery legislation, "plead[ing]" with them not to "blow up" the deal. But the article to which both headlines linked characterized the exchange differently, with Paulson acknowledging that House Republicans bore responsibility for the failure of negotiations. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809260007 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:34:45 EST ABC reports that Republicans are mocking Democrats' columned stage, not that 2004 GOP convention stage also had columns http://mediamatters.org/items/200808280015 Good Morning America's Robin Roberts and Diane Sawyer echoed Republican talking points mocking the stage at Invesco Field in Denver, where Sen. Barack Obama plans to give his acceptance speech for the Democratic nomination for president, for including a structure with columns. But Roberts and Sawyer failed to mention that the stage at the Republican National Convention in 2004 also included columns. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808280015 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:31:07 EST Media repeat Limbaugh's baseless charge that claimed Obama got "sweetheart deals" from Rezko without noting rebuttal http://mediamatters.org/items/200808220019 Politico's Ben Smith and Time's Mark Halperin uncritically reported Rush Limbaugh's baseless assertion that Sen. Barack Obama "got all kinds of sweetheart deals with [convicted Chicago businessman Antoin] Rezko" and that "[Sen. John McCain] and his wife did not get a sweetheart deal from a fraud embezzler like Tony Rezko to buy their houses." Smith and Halperin did not note that the sellers of the house Obama bought reportedly said they did not cut their asking price because Rezko bought the adjacent lot, even though they had each previously reported it. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808220019 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:42:53 EST Halperin declared Republicans the "winner of the week" -- did not note McCain campaign's week of controversies, admitted falsehoods http://mediamatters.org/items/200807110008 In a July 11 entry on The Page, Mark Halperin declared "Republicans" the "winner of the week" over Democrats without noting any of the admitted falsehoods by or controversies involving the McCain campaign over the previous week. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807110008 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:39:36 EST Time's Halperin printed Boehner's accusation against Obama without providing context showing it was false http://mediamatters.org/items/200805130005 Time's Mark Halperin reported on his blog that House Minority Leader John Boehner "use[d]" Sen. Barack Obama's interview with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg to "accuse Obama of calling Israel a 'constant sore.' " Halperin reported that the Obama campaign called Boehner's comments "a dishonest and ridiculous distortion" but did not note that the Obama campaign was right or provide the context for Obama's comment. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805130005 Tue, 13 May 2008 15:04:15 EST