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‘The Hill’ Finds Republicans Beautiful

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 29, 2011 | 0

GOPers dominate Democrats 27 to 16 on the annual ’50 Most Beautiful’ list after Democrats held a 111-70 advantage over the four previous years.

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Bachmann Easily Navigates Vin Weber ‘Sex Appeal’ Incident

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 11, 2011 | 0

Congresswoman has long endured dozens of both awkwardly well-meaning and snarky comments about her appearance by political operatives and the media.

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Casey Anthony Mentioned in More Broadcast News Reports than Any GOP Presidential Candidate Since Day 1 of Trial

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 6, 2011 | 2

Anthony is mentioned in nearly 900 programs since May 24th opening statements across six major broadcast outlets; Romney (764) and Bachmann (609) lead the GOP field.

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Who Could Play the ‘Turner’ in Michele’s Bachman(n) Turner Overdrive?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 29, 2011 | 0

If nominated, which Turner would be Michele Bachmann’s best pick as a VP running mate to see a worn-out journalistic pun come full circle?

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Michele Bachmann Debuts on Jeopardy!

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 20, 2011 | 0

The Minnesota Congresswoman was nearly the most valuable answer (that is, question) to an $800 clue in an “All Politics Is Local” category last week on the popular game show.

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Face Time: Which Republican Candidate Won the Battle for the Camera Lens?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 14, 2011 | 0

Romney spoke for 11 minutes and 21 seconds with five other candidates clocking in at less than 9 minutes and 40 seconds; Pawlenty came in second with 10:51.

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Bill O’Reilly Errs: Weiner Represents 40th Most Conservative Democratic U.S. House District

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 7, 2011 | 0

NY-09 not the “very, very far left district” O’Reilly claims it to be.

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The Camera Does Not Lie: A Content Analysis of Anthony Weiner’s Official House Photo Album

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 3, 2011 | 1

The camera catches Weiner without a suit jacket 50 percent of the time, his shirt sleeves rolled up in 37 percent of photos, and 23 percent of snapshots cannot confirm the congressman is wearing trousers.

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The Quotable Weiner: A Second Look

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 2, 2011 | 0

He said what last month?

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Media Misfires During NY-26 Election Night Coverage

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 25, 2011 | 0

Erroneous statements abound during coverage and analysis of NY-26 Tuesday evening

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