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Efforts allout effort to cover the withdrawal of combat troops from iraq. when you listen to the coverage there, you may not have understood that yes, we still do have troops there in iraq. and including combat troops and 50,000 noncombat troops, and judy, youre shaking your head vigorously as you watched that coverage. >> absolutely. because thank goodness the media have redisorder the war in iraq even as its entering a new phase, this operation, you know, new dawn. look, of course, the media i...

Care? >> a former house leader made headlines when accused of corruption. but where was the coverage when the charges got dropped? and when it comes to broadcast news, have americans lost the faith? details next on news watch. a cusmer tons of money on his car insurance so, from n on, id like to be nown as "the saver." you know, the esurance site gives out discounts evy day. "saver." shouldnt we call the website "the saver"?

Standard when it comes to covering this. >> absolutely. tim graham at the media center was the first to point out. look, this was huge news at the time when they thought hed be convicted of all sorts of stuff. when exonerated notice no story. >> how come? >> i think its media bias, just a hunch. >> youre a columnist. >> yeah, it might be the media. i mean, every single newspaper and television news organization ive been around spend a whole lot more time talking about charges than acquittals and...

Efforts allout effort to cover the withdrawal of combat troops from iraq. when you listen to the coverage there, you may not have understood that yes, we still do have troops there in iraq. and including combat troops and 50,000 noncombat troops, and judy, youre shaking your head vigorously as you watched that coverage. >> absolutely. because thank goodness the media have redisorder the war in iraq even as its entering a new phase, this operation, you know, new dawn. look, of course, the media i...

Care? >> a former house leader made headlines when accused of corruption. but where was the coverage when the charges got dropped? and when it comes to broadcast news, have americans lost the faith? details next on news watch.

Standard when it comes to covering this. >> absolutely. tim graham at the media center was the first to point out. look, this was huge news at the time when they thought hed be convicted of all sorts of stuff. when exonerated notice no story. >> how come? >> i think its media bias, just a hunch. >> youre a columnist. >> yeah, it might be the media. i mean, every single newspaper and television news organization ive been around spend a whole lot more time talking about charges than acquittals and...

Corruption charges are dropped against tom delay, have you seen the coverage. and when it comes to broadcast news, have americans lost trust? fox news contributor, judy miller, national review editor, rich lawrie and jim pinkerton, new american foundation and elliss henican. im eric shawn. fox news watch is on right n now. . >> you saw the president get pounced on pretty hard over the weekend, but now some prominent republicans are worrying that your party may be taking the criticism too far. he...

50,000 guys there and its up in the air. the problem in my mind, nbc declared the war a civil war and im not sure they walked that back its not a civil war and trajectory of war coverage. extremely defeatist through the prism of vietnam and if we succeed it ends in a whimper. >> the other typical trajectory of war coverage, people get bored in a hurry and we got bored with this one two or three years ago and started to-- >> and whatever. but frankly its nice to see coverage again, maybe you and ...

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Horn. >> i would have expected this from the media. >> theres the issue, how come nbc has only got it. >> could it be that msn about. c. has been kissing obamas you know what or collaborated why nbc alone had the exclusive live footage of the withdrawal? >> no, jim. its because nbc has covered this war, richard engle has been there again and again and nbc lost a reporter in iraq. >> that doesnt explain why nbc got to take a live satellite truck with it and how come nbc didnt get it. >> the penta...