• ‘The Place for Politics’ skips Newt presser for Lock-Up rerun.
• Q&A: Bill O’Reilly, Harris Faulkner, Greta, Chris Wallace. 
• News Watch video: Media pounce on Romney ‘poor’ comments.
• Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet.  Swells fete Bonnie.
• NV primary coverage: FNC, CNN, MSNBC.  John King’s oops!
• Lean forward: Martin Bashir echoes the deep thoughts of Bill Maher.

• Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3; Mr Bill again tops NBC broadcast; Andrea Mitchell craters in the demo.
• Mammen: 2000 feet above Times Square.
• Q&A: Lou Dobbs, John King.  Ratigan’s reading list.
• Soledad, Velez-Mitchell to host fundraiser.  No more Issues.
• Video: At Super Bowl time, politicians say the darndest things.
• In this Soul Train clip, The Rev looks like he ate the blueberry pie.

• Video: The Five discuss the controversial Chevy Volt.
• Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
• Q&A: Liz Claman, on her Shabbat in Davos; Sandra Smith.
• Video: Eric Bolling’s adventures driving a Chevy Volt.
• Carpe Diem: Starting Point a step backwards for CNN mornings.
• Tension and a lack of chemistry plague CNN’s morning shows.
• What two MSNBC anchors are quietly making a love connection?

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• The Five video: Is Romney making it easy for the media?
• Tuesday’s numbers: FloridaFNC-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
• Fishbowl DC kvetches about Politico ‘buttering up’ Fox News.
• Fox News: a decade on top.  Politico: How FNC pulled it off.
• January program rankers.  CNBC’s Kelly girl.  Reena Ninan to ABC.
• Harris-Perry debut pushed back two weeks.  Changes at CNNi.
• Q&A: Neil Cavuto, Jenna Lee, Bret Baier.  Liz Claman in Davos.
• MSNBC produces another promo attacking the GOP.  Flashback.
• Hollywood Reporter interview with a semi-snarky Shepard Smith.
• After MSNBC tags him (D), Herman Cain gets into tiff on Now w/Wagner.

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• The Five video: Are the media making excuses for Occupiers?
• Fox News beats broadcast tv: O’Reilly tops Brian Williams.
• Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
• Jan ’12 numbers: Fox holds top 13; CNN 2nd; MSNBC, HLN slip.
• Video: Bob Beckel doubles down, promises more to come.
• FNC’s tintinnabulation on Wall Street.  Weekend numbers.
• Video: Neil Cavuto with Imus on the long road to a nominee.
• Q&A: Bret Baier, Bill Shine, Neil Cavuto, Jennifer Granholm.
• The Female Five? Plans for Jehmu Greene to host distaff version.
• Video: Lou Dobbs w/Jon Stewart.  Florida primary: Fox News, CNN.
• MoJo airs from South Beach as guests and hosts ridicule the locals.
• Whoops! TV Newser said Spitzer to host Countdown, but it wasn’t true.

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• The Five video: Bob Beckel’s heated debate over Col West.
• Q&A: Shep Smith on FNC’s milestone and his own weight loss.
• Report: WSJ ‘darling’ Kelly Evans jumping to CNBC?
• Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
• Video: Kilmeade faces a Cuba missing crisis (h/t @MartyDavis).
• Q&A: Greg Gutfeld, Liz Claman, FNC’s Jeremy Steinberg.
• The incredible disappearing Shep Smith.  Fox News rings the bell.
• An appropriate choice: subbing for Olbermann...Eliot Spitzer!
• Current wants to move next door to CNN and Fox News.
• Gore: There’ll be none of that ‘balance’ stuff on Current.
• Hot & Not: Suze Orman, Big Ed, CNN, MSNBC inciting violence, etc.

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• Q&A: ‘Campaign’ Carl Cameron.  Kiran Chetry resurfaces.
• Reliable Sources videos: CNN’s debate and Newt vs media.
• News Watch video: Politics and media getting personal.
• Revealed: How George Soros runs Fox News!
• Specials: Big Hits, Broken Dreams; Florida Primary Preview.
• Who’s that girl?  Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
• Video: Bernard Goldberg on Newt picking a fight with Wolf Blitzer.
• TV’s Wonder Women: Megyn Kelly.  Q&A: CNN.com’s Meredith Artley.

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• The Five video: What kind of idea is going to the moon?
• Thursday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Coop-Baier 1-2-3-4.
• CNN’s latest debate no ratings buster.  Intruder alert!
• ICN: Too little too late for CNN to trademark ‘magic wall’.
• Video: You’ve got Hemmer!  Gorman, Gasparino finally meet.
• Q&A: Geraldo (via ICN), Dylan Ratigan, Dr Sanjay Gupta.
• Schumacher: Wolf Blitzer flunks the debate moderator test.
• Zurawik: Kudos to Wolf Blitzer for standing up to Newt Gingrich.
• Was CNN egging on the crowd?  How does CNN verify its iReports?

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• Video: The Five share their yearbook photos.
• Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
• Profile: The only ombudsman in cable news, Andy Levy.
• ICN: Big Ed advising Dems, plus Nancy Pelosi = quid pro quo?
• Video: Juan Williams with Imus on Newt, Jan Brewer, and more.
• UNF students prep for CNN debate.  Dr Gupta previews football special.

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• Tuesday’s non-SotU numbers: O’Reilly-Greta-Hannity 1-2-3.
• Fox News SotU and analysis tops rivals; FNC-MS-CNN 1-2-3.
• Lean forward: Two biggest DC lobbyists? Comcast and G.E.!
• Lean forward: Another MSNBC promo bashes GOP.  Flashback.
• Video: Gingrich vs John King part deux.  Today’s exercise in futility.
• Lean forward: MSNBC host to advise Democratic pols on messaging.

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• Video: The Five ponder the role of audiences at debates.
• Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
• Cablers lunch with PotUS.  SotU coverage schedules.
• Willis vs Orman: Suze refuses to talk to Gerri about debit card.
• Cigar Afficionado profile: Sean Hannity [pdf].  Q&A: Liz Claman. 
• Newsers prep for prolonged primary tug-o’-war.  Weekend numbers.
• Fox & Friends video: Newt says NBC was wrong to silence audience.
• Reeves: Why is CNBC ignoring the ties between money and politics?
• Video: Bernard Goldberg on the viability of Newt’s anti-media strategy.

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• The Five video: Does Congress really need a ‘date night’?
• Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
• Fox wins SC primary night, tops CNN+MSNBC combined.
• Charles Gasparino to cross swords with Jamie Dimon.
• Hot & Not: Primary, shipwreck, Newt.  René Marsh to CNN Newsource.
• Lean forward: Andrea Mitchell says Romney ancestors were illegal aliens!

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• Profile: Bret Baier, ‘the face of Fox News’.  ICN: Network narcissism.
• Reliable Sources video: Newt Gingrich goes nuclear on the media.
• SC primary: FNC calls it first at 6:59:44; CNN 34 minutes behind.
• Video: Gingrich talking to Cavuto as Fox calls race.  CNN oops.
• Video: Newt Gingrich gripes about Fox & Friends questions.
• Geraldo adds second radio show.  The Five sets record.  Q&A: Cavuto.
• MSNBC online video revamp, could add commercial breaks.
• Video: Bernard Goldberg on the ethics of ABC’s Gingrich ex-wife story.
• Primary coverage: FNC, CNN, FBN.  Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet.
• Specials: Your Money Is Primary; Saga of the Tuskegee Airmen; Tragedy at Sea.

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• The Five video: Are the media treating both sides fairly?
• Video: Neil Cavuto’s controversial commentary on CNN’s John King.
• Thursday’s numbers: Debate-Cooper-O’Reilly-Baier 1-2-3-4.
• Fox & Friends tops CBS This Morning in four major markets.
• CNN debate snags 5M viewers, less than FNC’s Monday faceoff.
• Alan’s hate mail.  Stossel’s reading list.  Writer Ratigan reviewed.
• Whoops! Romenesko mystery source: exposed...by her own words!
• Zurawik: CNN and Brian Ross have nothing to apologize for.
• Video: Chris Wallace would’ve done the same thing as John King.
• After Newt blasts CNN, John King defends his controversial question.
• Rachel Maddow in Chicago, Melissa Harris-Perry at Emory University.

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• The Five video: Bob Beckel responds to Rush Limbaugh.
• Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
• Moderator John King previews tonight’s debate.
• Morning Joke.  Q&A: Finally! Big Ed, the last installment.
• Romenesko’s promised hit-piece arrives, targets FNC PR.
• Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
• Rubin: For debate CNN brings back ‘the worst moderator in history’.
• Video: Juan Williams on Newt and a bizarre Chris Matthews comment.

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• CMPA: Fox News most balanced in covering GOP race.
• Monday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
• SOPA disclaimers vary w/venue.  Q&A: Harris-Perry (via ICN).
• Video: Beckel w/Imus talks The Five and more pt one, pt two.
• Five cablenewsers make GQ power list.  Weekend numbers.
• Video: Gretchen Carlson explains Fox News to Jerry Springer.
• Friedman to CNBC: Don’t get cocky!  Juan Williams hit-piece.
• Freedom Watch video: Is SOPA a big government power grab?

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• The Five video: Juan Williams on his war of words with Newt.
• Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
• Kurtz: After debate, Juan Williams brushes off the boos.
• Peters: Behind the tough questions at FNC’s GOP debate.
• Video: Maria Molina caught off-guard by Imus.  Today’s oops.
• Profile: Bret Baier.  John Roberts’s doppleganger.  Q&A: Big Ed.
• Lean forward: White House welcome mat out for Maddow.
• Video: Bernard Goldberg challenges the New York Times race card.

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