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Chicago Eliminated From 2016 Olympic Field
Just about every news organization out there is reporting that Chicago has been eliminated in the first round of voting as a possible host for the 2016 Olympic Games, despite President Obama’s high-profile lobbying effort to bring the games to his hometown. Drudge, of course, is touting the news in typical patriotic fashion:
Far-Right Site Gains Influence in Obama Era
WorldNetDaily, which published hundreds of items questioning President Obama’s citizenship, boasts 6 million unique visitors each month and an email list of 335,000.
Politico Wingnut Bait?
This is curious: twice in two weeks Politico has given rather sensational headlines to stories, then changed them later in the day. The original headline for Mike Allen’s preview of the president’s Cairo speech, which has been preserved in a syndicated version:
Obama walks Muslim minefield
The headline that replaced this later in the day:
Obama faces Mideast [...]
Drudge Headlines Week-Old Anti-Obama News
How desperate is The Drudge Report for articles that might hurt Sen. Barack Obama?
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