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Since Kermit Gosnell’s conviction of the murder of three infants, right-wing media have dismissed existing laws and the context of Gosnell’s case as part of their ongoing campaign to connect his horrific crimes to legal abortion procedures. Gosnell Was Convicted Of Three Counts Of First-Degree Murder CNN: Gosnell Was Found Guilty Of Three Counts Of First-Degree Murder. CNN reported: A Philadelphia abortion provider who killed babies by cutting their spinal cords with scissors was found guilty of first-degree murder on Monday.

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The Wall Street Journal once again published an op-ed disputing climate science by authors with no peer-reviewed papers on the topic and ties to groups funded by the oil industry.

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The Wall Street Journal continued its questionable disclosure practices with Karl Rove by publishing a column in which Rove advocates that the Republican Party adopt a strategy that a group backed by him — the Conservative Victory Project – has been pursuing, without noting his role in the group. In a May 1 Journal column , Karl Rove highlighted what he felt the Republican Party should do in order to win enough seats to gain the majority of the U.S

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On August 5, 2012, just before 10:30 in the morning, Wade Michael Page pulled up outside the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, WI., took out his semi-automatic handgun and started killing worshipers. An Army veteran and an avid bass player in a neo-Nazi rock band, Page murdered two Sikhs outside the house of worship and then made his way inside

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Kermit Gosnell, currently on trial for murder, appears to be a monster.

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With the U.S. Senate having voted to take up legislation to strengthen gun laws, which will likely include a bipartisan proposal to expand federal firearms background checks, Media Matters reviews myths the media has promoted about the background check system. How do federal background checks work

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Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly declared victory in the so-called “War on Christmas,” joining Fox’s fight to defend Easter from supposed attacks by “secular progressives.” Previously, O’Reilly claimed there was no “War on Easter,” crediting himself for preventing such a war. O’Reilly Declares Victory In The “War On Christmas,” Shifts His Focus To Easter Bill O’Reilly: “We Won The War On Christmas Battle.” During his Fox News show, Bill O’Reilly declared victory in the supposed “War on Christmas,” before claiming that other Judeo-Christian values were under attack.

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The Washington Post ‘s editorial board has adopted the  right-wing fixation  on the interruption of White House tours while ignoring cuts to critical services in both of its sequester-related editorials since cuts took effect on March 1. The first  lauded  the decrease in federal support for remote, small-town airports while the second  decried  the halted tours on Pennsylvania Avenue — odd priorities for outrage given the devastating effects sequester cuts are having on basic government services like paving roads and caring for seniors, the unemployed, and schoolchildren. In its most recent  editorial , the  Post  described the cancellation of White House tours as “bureaucratic hostage-taking,” and opined that the media backlash against the Obama administration was “proper comeuppance”: The popular tours have been suspended indefinitely as part of the response to the so-called sequester that went into effect March 1, mandating across-the-board spending cuts of $85 billion

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Conservative talk show host Sean Hannity launched an Islampophobic attack against Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) during his Fox News show on Thursday night, implying that the Muslim Congressman is a racist and an anti-Semite. The segment came just days after Ellison and Hannity engaged in a confrontational interview on Tuesday night.

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