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In Poll on the State of the GOP, WaPo Buries Anger Over Liberal Bias in Paragraph 36

In a 10,500 word story on the state of the Republican Party, Washington Post staff writers on Monday waited until paragraph 36 of a 37 paragraph article to highlight the overwhelming belief that the press is biased against Republicans. Jon Cohen and Dan Balz belatedly noted, "One rallying point for the GOP, though, is a broad perception among moderates, conservatives, and younger and older...

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A party both united and divided

Opposition to Obama is strong, but Republicans are split on GOP's direction and leaders By Jon Cohen and Dan Balz Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, November 30, 2009 The Republican rank and file is largely in sync with GOP lawmakers in their staunch opposition to efforts by President Obama and Democrats to enact major health-care legislation, but a new Washington Post poll also reveals deep...

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Republicans: “Men Are Weak. Leaderless. Divided.” Wait, That’s Democrats

... any hope of real change. Still, the Left worries over Republican rifts. From the Washington Post’s Jon Cohen and Dan Balz : The Republican rank and file is largely in sync with GOP lawmakers in their staunch opposition to efforts by President Obama and Democrats to enact major health-care legislation, but a new Washington Post poll also reveals deep dissatisfaction among GOP voters with...

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Poll: GOP voters both united, divided

By Jon Cohen and Dan Balz 7:13 a.m. ET The Republican rank and file is largely in sync with GOP lawmakers in their staunch opposition to efforts by President Obama and Democrats to enact major health-care legislation, but a new Washington Post poll also reveals deep dissatisfaction among GOP voters with the party's leadership as well as ideological and generational differences that may prove...

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Poll: GOP voters both united, divided

... extinction.Hardball The Washington Post Most popular• Most viewed• Top rated• Most e-mailed By Jon Cohen and Dan Balz updated 7:13 a.m. ET Nov. 30, 2009The Republican rank and file is largely in sync with GOP lawmakers in their staunch opposition to efforts by President Obama and Democrats to enact major health-care legislation, but a new Washington Post poll also reveals deep dissatisfaction...

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Album: Faryl, Wonderland (Decca)

As before, she and producer Jon Cohen have sweetened the classical elements, adding a glutinous lyric to "Winter" from The Four Seasons for a "Wonderland" heavy on oboe and glockenspiel, cooing prettily through the modern light-classical landmark "Adiemus", and essaying impressive multi-tracked descant and harmonies on Offenbach's "Barcarolle". Elsewhere, Sakamoto's "Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence"...

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New Palin Polling Data from the Post

Apropos of my Friday piece on Sarah Palin, a new Washington Post poll finds her drawing somewhat stronger support among Republicans than the Gallup poll I mentioned. Full data seems not to be available to the public yet, but Post pollster Jon Cohen writes that “among Republicans, her positive rating soars to 76 percent.” Of course,...

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H1N1: The Unexpected Impacts

... is certain: It is a worldwide event and it is occurring in the dawn of our age of globalization.”Jon Cohen, a correspondent with , said there has been some confusion about this flu outbreak because the World Health Organization’s declaration of an H1N1 pandemic was based on the virus’ infectivity and spread but not its lethality.Jon Cohen“‘Pandemic’ doesn’t really reflect severity,”...

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The Note's Must-Reads for Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009

... Hu Focus On Areas of Cooperation in Meetings” LINK The Wall Street Journal’s Ian Johnson and Jonathan Weisman: “Obama, Hu Highlight Cooperation” LINK The Wall Street Journal’s Ian Johnson and Jonathan Weisman: “Beijing Limits Obama’s Exposure” LINK HEALTH CARE: ABC News' Troy McMullen: "Health Care Reform Likely to Include More Taxes for Many Americans" LINK The Washington Post’s Dan Balz and Jon...

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[News of the Week] HIV/AIDS Research: Beyond Thailand: Making Sense of a Qualified AIDS Vaccine ‘Success’

Since researchers announced on 24 September that an AIDS vaccine trial had positive results for the first time in history, the debate over whether the results were real has largely given way to intense discussions about how to build on this surprising finding. Author: Jon Cohen