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04.16.2009 12:00 pm

Fox, MSNBC guilty of prejudging tea party protests, TV critic says

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

LA Times media critic James Rainey says both Fox News and MSNBC were guilty of prejudging Wednesday’s tax party protests.

Rainey writes:

“You’d expect conservative commentators like Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity to be hyping today’s wave of anti-tax “tea parties.” But Fox…

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12.10.2008 11:54 am

Will Blagojevich scandal taint Obama?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch had a seven-word refer on this morning’s front page — “For Obama, a distraction, but no danger” — to a story by Washington Bureau Chief Bill Lambrecht that ran at the bottom of Page A4 under that…

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10.15.2008 11:30 am

Last chance for a spirited debate

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Washington Bureau Chief Bill Lambrecht writes that tonight’s third and final presidential debate offers the “best chance this season for a spirited and even dramatic debate.”

There were similar hopes for the second debate, Lambrecht says, but — perhaps because moderator Tom…

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10.15.2008 11:16 am

Tonight’s debate: McCain’s last stand?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Bill Lambrecht, chief of the Post-Dispatch’s Washington Bureau, writes in this morning’s paper that tonight’s presidential debate “offers John McCain perhaps the last opportunity to revive his lagging candidacy….”

John Dickerson of Slate.com paints tonight’s debate as perhaps McCain’s last stand:

“Wednesday night is…

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10.08.2008 11:37 am

McCain: Stiff or at ease?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Which debate were you watching? It probably has a lot to do with point of view — figuratively and literally — but reporters and analysts were all over the place on whether John McCain was at ease or stiff in…

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10.07.2008 10:13 am

Is the spotlight on McCain tonight?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Washington Bureau Chief Bill Lambrecht wrote an insightful preview of tonight’s presidential debate.

Lambrecht is a seasoned political reporter who has covered many presidential campaigns and debates in his 30 years with the Post-Dispatch.  His take on tonight’s debate was summarized by…

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10.01.2008 3:59 pm

Why no mention of Ifill’s book?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

One of our staffers reports that he’s had three phone calls complaining about our story today on VP debate moderator Gwen Ifill.

“All the callers wanted to know why we didn’t include a mention about the following book she wrote that…

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06.10.2008 10:52 am

Fawning over Obama

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Washington Bureau Chief Bill Lambrecht shares this sampling of pro-Obama comments in the national press — pulled from the bottom section of Hotline’s assembled Obama coverage from last weekend.

Lambrecht observed: “Looking around, it seems like a lot of Obama coverage…

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