White House Challenges NBC News to Explain Whether Iraq Is in 'Civil War'

                   
newsvine.com     May 21, 2008            

The White House is calling on NBC News to declare whether the network still believes Iraq is mired in a "civil war," escalating a fight that began when NBC aired an interview with President Bush that the White House called the product of "deceitful editing." [read full story]                    

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White House decries NBC News edit of Bush interview

firstamendmentcenter.org     May 21, 2008          

NEW YORK — The White House has called out NBC News for what Bush aides call “deceitful” editing of an interview in which the president is asked whether comments about the president of Iran were directed at Barack Obama. Obama’s campaign considered that statement an attack on him, which the White...                    

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Credibility problems at NBC Nightly News?

newsvine.com     May 21, 2008          

excerpt:"Yesterday, White House counselor and longtime Republican hit man Ed Gillespie fired off a furious letter to NBC News president Steve Capus, alleging that the president's interview with chief NBC foreign correspondent Richard Engel about his speech before the Israeli Kn …                    

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White House: Hey, NBC News, where’s that Iraq ‘civil war’?

typepad.com     May 21, 2008          

In November 2006, as various Sunni and Shiite militias, and al-Qaida were trying to push Iraq to civil war, NBC News decided to move the story forward by declaring Iraq in “civil war.” This week, the White House, “fed up” with NBC’s pro-chaos, pro-defeat bias in its coverage of the Iraq war,...                    

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War of Words or Setting the Record Straight...?

mainandcentral.org     May 22, 2008          

Whew, it's getting rather heated these days... Over the past several days, a war of words has broken out between the WH and NBC along with several other outlets. First, he mentions... There is more to the White House's unprecedented attack on NBC News yesterday than meets the eye. The blistering...                    

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Bush, Unused To Tough Questions, Pushed Back Against NBC

huffingtonpost.com     May 21, 2008          

There is more to the White House's unprecedented attack on NBC News yesterday than meets the eye. The blistering letter to NBC from White House Counselor Ed Gillespie ostensibly focuses on the way President Bush's interview with NBC chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel was edited for...                    

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