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Harold Ford Jr. hoping for another opportunity

2010-03-02T06:00:23Z

<div id="subtitle">Ex-Rep. Ford says he hopes for another chance now that he's not weighing NY Senate race</div><div><p>Harold Ford Jr. says that even though he's decided not to run for U.S. Senate in New York, he hopes "another opportuni...

Fox's January ratings highest since 2008 election

2010-02-22T12:29:50Z

<div id="subtitle">Fox News January ratings highest since 2008 presidential election, CNN back over MSNBC</div><div><p>Fox News Channel is on a roll, with January its best month in prime-time ratings sinc...

Deficits could threaten national security: Biden

2010-02-22T12:38:16Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If the United States fails to tackle its record budget deficits, they could become a threat to national security over time, Vice President Joe Biden warned on Tuesday.</p><p>Biden said the high budget deficit had not become a national secu...

Chris Matthews on Obama: 'I forgot he was black'

2010-02-22T13:52:49Z

<div id="subtitle">MSNBC's Chris Matthews after Obama's State of the Union speech: 'I Forgot he was black'</div><div><p>MSNBC's Chris Matthews says President Barack Obama has done so much to heal racial divisions that he "forgot he was black" w...

Networks rush personnel into devastated Haiti

2010-02-22T20:28:20Z

<div id="subtitle">Race on for television networks to get into Haiti to report on earthquake</div><div><p>Television news divisions raced to get into Haiti to report on the devastation wrought by a powerful earthquake, a journey made more difficult by the story they were trying to cover.</p><p>Those first to arrive described scenes of horror frightening in scope. Even som...

Networks rush personnel into Haiti

2010-02-22T20:47:04Z

<div id="subtitle">Race on for television networks to get into Haiti</div><div><p>Television news divisions raced to get into Haiti to report on the devastation wrought by a powerful earthquake, a journey made more difficult by the story they were trying to cover.</p><p>Those first to arrive described scenes of horror frightening in scope. Even some of the journalists arr...

Talk host Ed Schultz won't run for US Senate in ND

2010-02-22T23:49:17Z

<div id="subtitle">MSNBC host Ed Schultz won't run for ND's vacant US Senate seat despite discussion possible run</div><div><p>MSNBC personality Ed Schultz says he won't run for the U.S. Senate in North...

MSNBC criticized for response to terrorism story

2010-02-23T08:42:42Z

<div id="subtitle">As in past, MSNBC criticized for slow response to off-hours story</div><div><p>MSNBC spent considerable time Monday reporting on the aftermath of an attempted Christmas Day attack on a Detroit-bound airliner, but its executives didn't want to talk about why the story received little attention a...

Little room for daytime cable fights

2010-02-23T08:53:02Z

<div id="subtitle">Cable news relishes the fights _ but not in daylight hours</div><div><p>Opinionated talk is big business on cable news networks when the sun goes down. But during the day, it's the complete opposite.</p><p>MSNBC is shuffling its daytime lineup early next year because its strategy of spreading personality-driven ...

What Can I Do With Twitter?

2010-02-23T11:25:03Z

The world is saturated with twits, tweets, and tweeps. Everyone, from Oprah to NPR has decided that this is the most brilliant application ever devised by man. They constantly cite it, talk about it, and overhype it to the Nth degree.<br><br>The one thing they never explain about twitter is how it is intended to be used. They...

Matthews apologizes for `enemy camp' remark

2010-02-23T21:26:24Z

<div id="subtitle">MSNBC's Matthews apologizes for calling West Point `enemy camp' for Obama speech</div><div><p>MSNBC's Chris Matthews apologized on Wednesday for saying that President Barack Oba...

CNN finding that prime-time success is elusive

2010-02-24T06:55:06Z

<div id="subtitle">CNN finds prime-time success elusive in the middle path between MSNBC and Fox</div><div><p>The latest rough patch for CNN illustrates the two contradictions at the network's heart.</p><p>In a brutal time for the news business, CN...

Seven dead, 30 wounded in Texas military base shooting

2010-02-24T09:22:24Z

<div><p>Armed gunmen Thursday killed seven people and wounded up to 30 others in a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood military base in Texas, US officials said.</p><p>One gunman was in custody after the rampage as security forces hunted for at least one more shooter on the loose, Fort Hood military base in Texas, US officials and media said.</p><p>Security forces were hunting for a gunman who remained at large, as both Fort Hood military base in Texas, US officials and media said.</p><p>Both the Pentagon and local police confirmed to AFP that there ha...

Fox News Channel, Obama administration talking

2010-02-24T12:35:29Z

<div id="subtitle">Fox News Channel, Obama administration talking; Fox news executive meets Obama press secretary</div><div><p>If the battle between Fox News Channel and the Obama administration is still going on, it has moved behind closed doors.</p><p>MSNBC's search for 10 p.m. show essentially on hold</div><div><p>MSNBC is much less likely to start a third prime-time news show because its executives are pleased with how well a repeat of Keith Olbermann's "Countdown" is doing at 10 p.m. EDT....

Late News

2009-10-28T13:03:32Z

FILE - This Feb. 23, 2009 file photo shows MSNBC talk show host Keith Olbermann in New York. MSNBC is putting its search for a third prime-time host on the back burner because its Keith Olbermann rerun is doing so well. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)

Will cable roughhousing extract a price?

2010-02-25T01:49:36Z

<div id="subtitle">What are the implications for cable news amplifying a divide?</div><div><p>Amplifying the nation's political division has been good business for Fox News Channel and MSNBC during this season of anger — but it may come at a price.</p><p>

Will cable TV news roughhousing extract a price?

2010-02-25T01:52:56Z

<div id="subtitle">What are the implications for cable TV news amplifying a divide?</div><div><p>Amplifying the nation's political division has been good business for Fox News Channel and MSNBC during this season of anger — but it may come at a price.</p><p>