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jodywy

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On Thursday, August 7, Senator John Walsh (D-Mont.) formally announced that he will not run for a full term in the Senate following revelations that he plagiarized large portions of his master’s thesis from the Army War College.

Despite Walsh’s announcement, the “Big Three” (ABC, CBS, NBC) have yet to cover the story during their 19 hours of air time from Thursday night through Sunday morning. In fact, CBS has been the only network to even cover the initial plagiarism story, giving it a mere 31 seconds during its CBS This Morning broadcast on July 24.

As NewsBusters’ Scott Whitlock noted, despite initially breaking the Senator Walsh plagiarism story, the New York Times demoted the latest revelations to page A12 on Thursday:


Monday is the deadline for Montana candidates to withdraw from the general election. The convention to replace Mr. Walsh on the ballot is expected to take place in Helena on Aug. 16.

Mr. Walsh, who had been set to face Representative Steve Daines, a Republican, was considered one of the most vulnerable Senate Democrats, and Republicans were quick to suggest that his move would not affect the race.

Given that Senator Walsh’s election bid could determine control of the Senate after the November election, one would think that the story would receive ample coverage from the “big three” networks.

Instead, ABC, CBS, and NBC have chosen to remain virtually silent as a scandal-plagued Democrat not only admitted to plagiarizing his master’s thesis but now will not run for a full-term in the United States Senate.


— Jeffrey Meyer is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Jeffrey Meyer on Twitter
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The Dude’ nixes Montana Senate bid


By LUCY MCCALMONT | 8/12/14 1:55 PM EDT

Don’t expect to see actor Jeff Bridges launching a bid for the Senate any time soon.

During an appearance on Howard Stern’s radio program Monday, the actor quelled calls for him to throw his hat in the ring for the Montana Senate seat, which have grown since Sen. John Walsh (D-Mont.) withdrew following a plagiarism scandal.


“I looked down and I see this thing ‘Jeff Bridges for Senator’ and I said, ‘What?’ … There’s a group of people that have called in and want me to run for senator of Montana, like 1,000 people,” Bridges said of a Web alert, according to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle.

However Bridges, well known for his role in “The Big Lebowski,” said his wife nixed any political aspirations. The outlet reported Bridges maintains a residence in the state.

“Don’t even think about it,” Bridges said his wife told him.

A petition on Change.org encouraging “The Dude” to run has received over 1,000 signatures as of Tuesday afternoon.



Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/jeff-bridges-montana-senate-bid-109954.html#ixzz3ACmipdRZ
 

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