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By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsWelcome to the hot seat, Jay Carney. As many media outlets predicted, Vice President Joe Biden's director of communications will replace Robert Gibbs as the White House press secretary. The change takes effect in February. Surge Desk has the facts on the man who's about to live under a barrage of questions. 1. He's already impressed the boss Sources told Fox News that Carney "hit it out of the park" during the selection process, which required face time with President Barack Obama, senior adviser David Plouffe and new Chief of Staff Bill Daley. 2. His band mate got him into ...
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By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyRecently, The Daily Caller revealed that liberal academics and journalists on the now-defunct "JournoList" (a supposedly off-the-record listserv where liberal and left-leaning writers would share ideas) suggested using government power to take down Fox News. That alone would have been newsworthy. But it turns out that one of the journalists disparaging Fox News in e-mails was Michael Scherer of Time magazine. And unlike the other Fox critics on the JournoList, Scherer may actually be in a position to use his authority to hurt Fox News. In this case, Scherer could potentially help block Fox ...
Anti-Fox 'Journolister' Could Block Fox From Helen Thomas' Seat (Updated)
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyThis morning, I wrote about The Daily Caller's latest story regarding how liberal academics and journalists on the "journolist" list-serv suggested using government power to take down Fox News. It turns out that one of the journalists who was critical of Fox, Michael Scherer of Time magazine, may actually be in a position to hurt Fox News when it comes time to determine which outlet will inherit Helen Thomas' prized front-row seat for White House briefings. According to The Daily Caller, writing on the 'Journolist', Scherer agreed with Guardian columnist Daniel Davies who said "peer ...
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