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In Fight With Fox, White House Can't Win

Administration has 'brought a knife to a gunfight': David Carr

By M. Morris, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 18, 2009 4:24 PM CDT

(Newser) – By tackling Fox News head-on, the Obama administration has almost certainly bitten off more than it can chew, apparently prioritizing payback ahead of rising above the fray. "While there is undoubtedly a visceral thrill in finally setting out after your antagonists," media columnist... Read full story »

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