PAXALLES (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Laura Ingraham hosted Sharyl Attkisson, investigative correspondent in CBS News' Washington bureau, on how the CDC's needless secrecy endangers Americans. Attkisson said she started getting tips from CDC and interns about a halt in counts and she filed a FOIA...
Left Brain/Right Brain (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Have a look for yourself: Watch CBS News Videos Online David Kirby, interviewed by Sharyl Attkisson. Talk about faux-news. For those luckily unfamiliar with Ms. Attkisson, here are some of the pieces done on this blog about her. Ms. Attkisson has a history of interviewing other members of the press and not being critical at [...]
Respectful Insolence (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Watch CBS News Videos Online A number of you sent me this link . It's to a video (above) of Sharyl Attkisson, CBS News' resident anti-vaccine propagandist, putting on a nauseating display of sucking up to Andrew Wakefield over his recent monkey study, the one that I deconstructed yesterday to show it for the lousy science that it is. Attkisson is a true believer. She's done this...
Chicago news (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
As Democrats prime their fundraising machine for 2010 midterm elections, their biggest rainmaker is the man in the White House. Mega donors are scoring invitations to exclusive White House affairs, access to senior officials - even the executive office bowling alley, reports CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson, in partnership with the Washington Times.
Covering Health (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
CBS's Sharyl Attkisson reviewed state and federal data (collected through FOIA and other open records requests) and found that H1N1 may not be as prevalent as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have estimated. The story turns on a July 24 memo announcing to states that the CDC would ...
Health Pages (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
In a months long CBS News investigation, state-by-state results of tests for H1N1 found that most cases were negative. The Wall Street Journal's Alicia Mundy and Politico's Fred Barbash spoke with Sharyl Attkisson about these startling findings.
Left Brain/Right Brain (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
... shown himself to be about as far from a friend as I could imagine. In his recent interview with Sharyl Attkisson Mr. Kirby noted that he didn’t see any autistics on the subway or in his neighborhood, therefore there can’t be 1 in 100 autistic adults. Therefore, according to his logic, there is an autism epidemic. Of course he says this is to support the idea that we need to take the...
Health Pages (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
The Cato Institute's Michael Cannon and Center for American Progress' Jennifer Palmieri join Sharyl Attkisson to discuss the future of a public option in President Obama's health insurance reform. Plus; the heat is on in the battle for New Jersey's next governor.
Suburban Guerrilla (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Even though I’ve written about this before, I wasn’t aware of the punchline at the end of the story: As members of Congress debate a “public option” for health care coverage, they remain safe and secure in their own generous health plan. CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports it’s subsidized by millions of your tax dollars [...]
Horserace (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
On "Washington Unplugged" Wednesday, moderator Sharyl Attkisson spoke to Wall Street Journal reporter Alicia Mundy and Politico's Fred Barbash about a CBS News investigation finding that many people who were diagnosed “probable” or “presumed” to have 2009 H1N1 or "swine" flu actually . The three-month investigation found, based on state-by-state test results, that only a small fraction...
Horserace (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
... the Cato Institute's Michael Cannon and Center for American Progress' Jennifer Palmieri joined Sharyl Attkisson on "Washington Unplugged" today to debate the future of a public health care option. The Center for American Progress supports a public option, but Palmieri agreed with Emanuel saying it isn't crucial. "We think the most important principle is that you put cost controls...
Health Pages (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
CBS News Capitol Hill Correspondent Nancy Cordes and Capitol Hill Producer Jill Jackson join Sharyl Attkisson to break down everything you need to know about the five health care bills in the House and Senate.
Health Pages (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
As Congress put a "public option" on the table, they remain safe and secure in their own generous health care plan. As Sharyl Attkisson reports, the plan is subsidized by citizen's tax dollars.
Horserace (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
... is something that we have to prove and show there is a viable alternative to." He told moderator Sharyl Attkisson that there are strong familial and cultural ties between the tribes on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan, which allows the cross country movement. The solution to the problems in Afghanistan, Kahn said, "is found in Pakistan." "Pakistan is unlike Afghanistan or Iraq...
Horserace (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
... house of Congress. Cordes and CBS News Capitol Hill producer Jill Jackson explained to moderator Sharyl Attkisson what the bills might look like in the end and what risk there is for ear marks during the show’s roundtable. The Finance Committee Chairman, whose committee was the last to pass legislation yesterday, seemed optimistic that a compromise could be reached between his bill...
