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Continuing Fox News' war of words with MSNBC, "Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace accused its rival of being "in the tank" for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, while further pressing the news channel's case that the mainstream press exhibits a liberal bias.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Sanaa Lathan and Nia Long have come on board Fox's "Family Guy" spinoff "The Cleveland Show," which is scheduled for a midseason berth. Lathan ("Raisin in the Sun") will voice a single mom and the love interest of Cleveland Brown (Mike Henry), the henpecked neighbor of the Griffins. Long ("Big Shots") will voice her rebellious teen daughter.

GLOBAL media group News Corp (parent company of the publisher of NEWS.com.au) has completed the sale of eight Fox network affiliated television stations for $US1.1 billion ($1.14 billion). The stations were sold to Oak Hill Capital Partners and include WJW in Cleveland, KDVR in Denver, KTVI in St Louis, WDAF in Kansas City, WITI in Milwaukee,KSTU in Salt Lake City, WBRC in Birmingham and WGHP in Greensboro. "News Corporation continues to be one of the country's strongest and most successful station groups,'' the company said.

Less than one month after signing on as a Fox News commentator, Mike Huckabee is working aggressively to expand his media presence. This week, Huckabee is meeting with Fox officials about plans to host his own show on the network. Plus, he’s subbing for Paul Harvey on ABC Radio Network and appearing on a number of existing Fox shows. A former Arkansas governor who upended the Republican presidential race with his upset victory in the Iowa caucuses, Huckabee continued campaigning for the nomination after it became mathematically impossible for him to catch John McCain in the delegate race. That prompted...

Fox News correspondent Molly Henneberg, 34, married Marine Captain Chris Nagel, 30, in her hometown of Falls Church on Saturday. According to the DC Post, they met at a Christmas party seven months ago and got engaged three months later. She's covering the 2008 campaign. He's a military lawyer. First marriage for both.....

Clayton was talking to Rush yesterday about Barack Obama's ears. Clayton said "What do we gain by talking about his ears?" Rush explained that Maureen Dowd originally wrote a column about his ears and that Rush was responding to it. Clayton just kind of blew his answer off. Then again this morning Clayton again brings up the ears thing. "What does Rush gain by bringing up his ears?" BUT HE DIDN'T INCLUDE RUSH'S ANSWER! UGH! THAT'S SO ANNOYING! The other hosts didn't work the weekend so they didn't even know Rush had responded. Then he later called the Treasury Secretary...

During the early hours of July 12, 2008, at Georgetown Medical Center, we lost a friend, writer, articulate commentator, father, husband, and an American Patriot, Tony Snow. Over the years, I have watched more talking head shows than I can remember, and most likely care too remember. Tony Snow was different because he created a fresh approach to discussing politcs. His pull no punches, combative exchanges that were not cutting, along with his wonderful sense of humor would always captivate his audience. Tony was articulate, charming, and eloquent. Tony's personality came across as honest, strong, but far from cocky, hateful,...

The news that the Rev. Jesse Jackson took a crude swipe at Sen. Barack Obama this week put renewed scrutiny on the relationship between the veteran civil rights activist and Democratic presidential contender. But Jackson's vulgar criticism of Obama came close to going unreported. Jackson made the comments to a guest before an interview on Sunday's "Fox & Friends," whispering that Obama was "talking down to black people" and that Jackson wanted to "cut his nuts off." The comments went unnoticed in the control room, Bill Shine, Fox News' senior vice president for programming, said Thursday. //snip// O'Reilly told viewers...

In a remarkably short time the public has changed from supporters of environmentalism to advocates of drilling for oil and natural gas in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and/or in the ocean. For the first time since the 1970s liberals in both parties have found themselves responding to significant demands for drilling.

Howard Wolfson, who was a top strategist for the presidential campaign of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, is going where some Democrats were unwilling to go during the early days of the election season: the Fox News Channel. The network is expected to announce as early as Tuesday that it has signed Mr. Wolfson as a contributor who will appear regularly on its programs. Mr. Wolfson is joining a network that Democrats shunned for a time, complaining that its coverage was unfair. But aides to Mrs. Clinton came to view Fox News as distinctly fair to her in a news media...

7/3 - DCRTV hears that Fox News has decided to end its 5 PM Laura Ingraham experiment after just three weeks. The DC-based right-leaning host has already returned to her national radio show and will continue to fill-in on Bill O'Reilly's TV show. Fox will return to "America's Election HQ" at 5 PM, with rotating hosts. DCRTV has reported that Citadel talker WMAL wants Ingraham for its late morning slot. She currently airs on talker WTNT, which was just bought by Redskins owner Dan Snyder.....

...It has been rumored that in one year [CNN] spent about 27 million dollars in advertising of Anderson Cooper...the President of CNN told me that Anderson Cooper has a staff of nearly 60. We beat them with our staff…of about 12.

Considerate liberals on The Huffington Post are outraged that Geraldo Rivera (and Fox News) broadcast long shots of the body of supermodel Ruslana Korshunova shortly after the nine-story fall to her death. Is Korshunova's death news? Of course — but it doesn't need to be so graphically illustrated. A sustained shot of Korshunova's face, her face pale in death, clearly visible in profile with what appears to be blood at the side of her mouth — that adds nothing to the story other than a horrific, shocking image to gawk at. HuffPo didn't embed the offending Geraldo video segment, but...

Is it because Dick Morris never leaves the building? Last week or so the papers (NY Times) reported that Fox News, while still number one, was losing ground to its rivals, like CNN. I was not astonished. The news at Fox is straight, the anchors are terrific and the hosts are equally good, but, so far as guests, why do they all have to be Dick Morris? Dick Morris for breakfast, lunch and dinner and often for a late-night snack. This is no knock on that man, he is smart, but is that all we have in this country? Surely...

Fox News Channel took out a print ad in this week's Advertising Age specifically promoting The O'Reilly Factor, while taking a Fox-esque shot at their competition. They crossed off several 8pmET shows sent to the cable graveyard, and boldly, partially crossed off the two competing shows still on the air.

"FOX Report Weekend" "Covering the globe — fair and balanced — it's the day's top stories. Hosted by Julie Banderas." Julie Banderas just finishes a report appropriately exposing the bad racial taste over someone's manufacture of sock-monkey puppets in suits named for Barak Obama. The very next story (paraphrased): "And you're gonna love this one -- this is funny -- someone is manufacturing condoms with the two presidential candiates depicted on the wrapper!"

Fox News anchor ED Hill has lost her show a week after suggesting Barack Obama and his wife Michelle's on-stage victory gesture could be seen as a "terrorist fist jab". Hill, the anchor of Fox News show America's Pulse, made the comment last Friday after Obama and his wife affectionately bumped fists before his victory speech on becoming the Democratic candidate for president. "A fist bump? A pound? A terrorist fist jab? The gesture everyone seems to interpret differently," said Hill in her show. "We'll show you some interesting body communication and find out what it really says." According to...

For the third time in less than three weeks, Fox News Channel has had to acknowledge using poor judgment through inappropriate references to Senator Barack Obama. The network has released a statement saying it should not have referred to Mr. Obama’s wife, Michelle, as “Obama’s Baby Mama,’’ as it did on Wednesday in an on-screen headline commonly called a “chyron.” “A producer on the program exercised poor judgment in using this chyron during the segment,” Bill Shine, a Fox News senior vice president, said in a statement. The chyron appeared during a discussion between the conservative columnist Michelle Malkin and...

Did anyone else notice the "VOTE for CHANGE in 08" bumper sticker in the public restroom scene?

I didn't think anyone could irritate me more than Shepard Smith, the guy who hits people standing in his parking space. Now I tune in to the "Happy Hour" show on Fox Business Channel. And I see some guy named Cody Willard. What's up with that?

FRED BARNES, EXECUTIVE EDITOR, "THE WEEKLY STANDARD": I think there are a couple of good reasons for not doing it now. One is Hillary Clinton still has this tiny chance of winning the nomination. It's 99 percent Obama's, but only 99 percent . . . HUME: . . . my question though is why even more of them haven't broken and gone over to him? KRAUTHAMMER: Because there is small chance that it could be Hillary Clinton. It is small but it exists. KRAUTHAMMER: . . . they want to see what's going to happen tomorrow night. If she wins...

Love Birds!!!Just a year ago, Fox News Channel was considered a pariah in many Democratic circles. But it appears that the cable news network is no longer in the doghouse. Consider this week: On Sunday, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) made a long-awaited appearance on "Fox News Sunday," a booking that host Chris Wallace had been seeking for more than two years. (The show airs on both the Fox broadcasting network and its sister cable channel.) On Wednesday, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) granted her first interview to Bill O'Reilly, a commentator viewed with antipathy by much of the left,...

Some supporters say Clinton, Obama had nothing to gain by appearing on Fox TV - Presidential candidates rarely turn down a network television interview, especially on a highly rated program. But some prominent liberals are wondering why Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama agreed this week to sit down for interviews on the Fox News Channel, for years the highest-rated cable news network and the bastion of conservative TV news analysis. The dilemma for the candidates: Is appearing on Fox a smart political move before Democratic primaries in two largely conservative states - Indiana and North Carolina - or...

At the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday night, one of the biggest laugh lines was Scottish comedian Craig Ferguson hitting Fox News: I spoke to a lot of journalists about how I should speak up here. And all the journalists said “Craig, Your duty is to speak truth to power. That's what you do, you hold the truth up for everyone to see, that’s your job.” I'm sorry. I don’t see it that way. That’s your job. You’re journalists. I’m a late night television show guy. I make up crap that isn't true then I say it on TV....

What ahppened to Laurie Dhue? She seems to have disappeared again. She isn't on Gearldo anymore (not that I'd know, except that I tunedin too early for Hannity's America), she isn't reading news or anchoring the weekends (though Julie Banderas isn't bad at all), and the Dhue Point has disappeared. So where's Laurie?

It seems like a long time ago that Barack Obama delivered these stirring words in the wake of his victory in the Iowa caucuses: On this January night - at this defining moment in history - you have done what the cynics said we couldn't do. You have done what the state of New Hampshire can do in five days. You have done what America can do in this New Year, 2008. In lines that stretched around schools and churches; in small towns and big cities; you came together as Democrats, Republicans and Independents to stand up and say that...

Obama appeared on Fox and the far left is upset he didn't take them on but rather was quite accommodating. The interview itself brought forth a few nuggets especially this head scratcher: WALLACE: But, Senator, if I may, I think one of the concerns that some people have is that you talk a good game about, let’s be post-partisan, let’s all come together — just a couple of quick things, and I don’t really want you to defend each one, I just want to speak to the larger issue. The gang of 14, which was a group — a bipartisan...

No, the title is not a misprint, starting Sunday night at 1:00pm EDT (actually Monday on the East Coast) Evangelist Bill Keller will storm the air for one half hour with his long running controversial LivePrayer broadcast on the Fox Business Channel. Fox’s Neil Cavuto, David Asman and Dave Ramsey will wind up their day long before Evangelist Bill Keller makes the screen but in the wee hours of the morning late Sunday night one of America’s most outspoken evangelists will be talking to people about Jesus.

Obama's Friday interview by Major Garrett, in which he describes his membership at Trinity United and his connection to Rev. Wright, has been called one of his worst ever. At the time, people were wondering what he could have been thinking, especially given the Democrats on-again-off-again boycott of Fox News. Melanie Morgan says that as soon as it aired Garrett got an earful: As I was waiting to go on-the-air, Major Garrett of Fox News was on stand-by to do further reporting on his excellent interview with BHO in which he simply asked a number of questions like: "Did Reverend...

News Corp’s Fox unit will launch two free-to-air channels in the Middle East this year, including a 24-hour movie network and a second channel with mostly U.S. programming, Daily Variety reports. Fox, which will use Dubai as headquarters for at least one of the channels, is partnering with Saudi Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal’s regional network Rotana, the newspaper says.

WASHINGTON -- Hoping to prod Barack Obama into appearing on its show, "Fox News Sunday" launched the "Obama Watch," a weekly update on the number of days the Democratic presidential candidate has failed to appear on the program. Host Chris Wallace said Sunday that Obama promised him in March 2006 that he would appear, but the Illinois senator has since demurred. Since then, New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Obama's rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, has been a guest at least twice since then, and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the likely Republican nominee for president, has shown up at...

TVNewser has learned Laurie Dhue and Fox News Channel have parted ways. The anchor and FNC management could not agree on a new contract. A Fox News spokesperson tells TVNewser, "Unfortunately, we were unable to come to terms on a new agreement with Laurie. She has been a valued member of FOX News, and we wish her all the best in her future endeavors." Dhue has been with Fox for more than seven years, joining in September of 2000. In addition to hosting FNC programs during her tenure, Dhue was also a correspondent on the syndicated version of Geraldo at...

Test your intellect and ability to judge respectable sources of news. Are the following headlines from Fox News or the National Enquirer? Please write down your answers before linking to the page containing the actual headlines. Ready? 1. Woman Comes Forward in Child Abuse Case Involving Car Wash Hose 2. PGA Tour Golfer Isenhour Charged With Intentionally Killing Noisy Hawk With Golf Shot 3. Driving Instructor Accused of Being Drunk While Giving Lesson 4. Doctor Had Sex With Daughters 5. 'Possessed' Students Sent Home From School 6. 4-Year-Old Shows Up to Elementary School Drunk 7. Dad Who Burned Kids in...

Mastermind's death a 'major, major blow' to Hezbollah National Post, Canada A short, chubby Islamic revolutionary, Mugniyeh began his career guarding Yasser Arafat during the Lebanon civil war and then went to work for the Iranians, ... http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=306565

In a surprising admission, Hillary Clinton says Fox News Channel has actually been fairer to her presidential campaign than liberal MSNBC. Clinton stated in an interview that aired on station WJLA in Washington, D.C., that her staff had delivered to her “some independent study” suggesting that “in terms of the fairness of the coverage,” Fox has treated her campaign more fairly than MSNBC. Clinton was responding to a question from politico.com’s John Harris about MSNBC’s David Shuster, who was suspended last week for saying that Hillary’s daughter Chelsea had been "pimped out" by the Clinton campaign by asking her to...

Yahoo! Inc., fighting off a takeover bid from Microsoft Corp., is in talks with News Corp., according to a report on The Wall Street Journal's web site. The talks, according to the Journal, are an attempt to fend off Microsoft's offer, which was initially valued at $44.6 billion. For many, Yahoo! has come to symbolize the Web. Its playful name and colorful logo defined Internet style, and its signature yodel was a siren song for people who were curious about a new media known as "the World Wide Web." Created in 1994 by a pair of Stanford graduate students as...

Asked at the National Press Club's luncheon on Monday “what do you see as the future vision for CNN now that Fox is gaining in market share and popularity?”, CNN founder Ted Turner leaned into the microphone and, prompting laughter and applause, produced a loud sputtering sound as he blew air through his lips with his tongue sticking out slightly -- aka "blowing a raspberry" or issuing a "Bronx cheer." "... the right-wingers have every right to have a network of their own and they've got one.”

<p>Fox news just reported that Mark Halprin, from Time Magazine, has information that Mitt Romney will be ending his campaign sometime today.</p>

Wed February 6, 2008 Mexico's ex-president advocates law reform By Don Mecoy Business Writer Oklahoma and other states have launched immigration legislation because Congress has failed to act, former Mexico President Vicente Fox said Tuesday in Oklahoma City. Fox, speaking at the Civic Center Music Hall, said the United States must develop a sensible national immigration policy. "At the very end, it's a federal issue so in the end it should be satisfied by the federal government, by the U.S. Congress,” Fox said. "Immigration is an asset to every nation. It's an asset to the United States, no doubt. What...

FLASH: Karl Rove will join FOXNEWS as contributor; likely used throughout Super Tuesday coverage...

It was fascinating as I watched Frank Luntz try to steer the focus group away from Thompson, the man they overwhelmingly declared had won the debate. Hannity tried the same thing with his question about voting for Thompson. The TRUTH is that very few of the delegates are decided….approximately 2%. Super Tuesday will decide over 50% of the delegates. There is no comparison. Not only is it NOT “too late,” but it is the reverse. It is the “Right Time!” The MYTH is that Iowa/NewHampshire determines everything. That was true of the old era with the old media, because a...

FOXNews.com Headlines for today. 5 Ways to Get Her in Bed. FOX Sexpert: Find the answer to that million-dollar question — How to get her into bed Mayor Asked to Resign Over MySpace Lingerie Photo Transgender Woman Sues Hospital for Refusing Surgery Police: Man Had Oral Sex With Girl, 13, on School Bus Stern Warning for 'Sex Teach' Lafave| VIDEO | PHOTOS Is it just me? Or does Fox seem to be selling more smut and less news?

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Frank Luntz's ridiculous focus groups. I've watched enough Law & Order to recognize that Luntz and Fox News were “leading the witness.” Did anyone else notice the girl in the middle of the front row? Every time Luntz asked her a question, she turned around and looked to see who was raising their hands BEFORE raising her own. I know Fox News wants to be avant gard and is trying to make something innovative but this “focus group” is quackery if I have ever seen it. The fundamental flaw in it is that these people are all sitting in a...

Ron Paul's campaign will be hosting its own forum on New Hampshire television, following Dr. Paul's exclusion from a Fox News Republican "forum" tonight. The one hour townhall will be broadcast on Manchester television station MCAM TV-23 from 5-6 PM ET. The event will also be simulcast online at www.RonPaul2008.com. "By unfairly excluding Congressman Paul, Fox News is turning its back on New Hampshire voters who are tired of business as usual in Washington that overtaxes, overspends and tramples our personal liberties," said Ron Paul spokesman ... Congressman Paul was excluded from the Fox News event despite routinely polling higher...

Starting at 7:00 p.m. tonight CNN is re-playing both of last night's debates that were produced and broadcast by ABC. Meanwhile, Fox's Republican Presidential Forum is scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m.

What About Duncan Hunter? January 4, 2008 The Courant missed a Republican candidate for president during its front-page profile news series ["Defining Moments"] and its editorial series [Dec. 31, Jan. 2, "Countdown To Iowa"]. That candidate is Rep. Duncan Hunter, from the San Diego area of California. Hunter has a solid and consistent record of achievement and service since he was first elected to Congress in 1980. A Vietnam war veteran, his family has a strong military heritage. He is a man of courage and integrity who is willing to tell the truth, even if it isn't politically correct. He's...

The New Hampshire Republican Party dropped their affiliation with a Republican debate sponsored by Fox News tomorrow night because they have limited the number of candidates that can participate, according to a report in Boston.com. “The first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary serves a national purpose by giving all candidates an equal opportunity on a level playing field," said Republican chair Fergus Cullen. "Only in New Hampshire do lesser known, lesser funded underdogs have a fighting chance to establish themselves as national figures." The Fox debate is excluding Texas Congressman Ron Paul even though he polls higher in New Hampshire and has...

ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf Reports: Congressman Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., arguing that since he won delegates in Wyoming with his 10 percent third place finish in the caucus there today, is crying foul of his exclusion from the ABC News/Facebook and Fox News Debates. Some of Hunter's Republican rivals, who were invited to join both debates, haven’t won any delegates in any state thus far. In order to encourage supporters to protest his exclusion, the Hunter campaign has distributed the e-mail address of ABC News Political Director, David Chalian. For Fox News, the campaign just circulates the e-mail address available...