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In Blog Post, White House Blasts Fox News

Prez promised to call out detractors, and that he did over Olympics claims

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 1, 2009 2:26 PM CDT

(Newser) – In an unprecedented move, the White House has excoriated one of its most vocal opponents in a blog post ripping Fox News. The post singles out Glenn Beck, saying his "program has shown that nothing is worthy of respect if it can be used... Read full story »

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