http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/chicago_tribune This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Chicago Tribune en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200810200004 The <em>Los Angeles Times</em> uncritically reported Sen. John McCain's claim that Sen. Barack Obama "proposes" to raise taxes on small businesses, while the <em>Chicago Tribune</em> reported McCain's accusation that Obama "clearly wants to" raise such taxes. In fact, as FactCheck.org wrote in response to a prior McCain claim that Obama would increase taxes on small-business owners: "[T]he overwhelming majority of those small-business owners would see no increase, because they earn too little to be affected." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810200004 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:08:54 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810120002 Numerous print media outlets reported that Sen. Barack Obama represented the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now in the 1990s in a lawsuit, but they did not report that the Department of Justice was also a plaintiff in the lawsuit with the League of Women Voters and others. The lawsuit sought to require the state of Illinois to implement federal law on voter registration. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200810120002 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:43:16 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080009 The <em>Chicago Tribune</em> uncritically reported Sen. John McCain's false assertion during the second presidential debate that Sen. Barack Obama "will fine" small business owners who don't insure employees. In fact, Obama's health care plan states that small businesses are "exempt" from its requirement that "[l]arge employers" either "offer meaningful coverage or make a meaningful contribution to the cost of quality health coverage for their employees" or "contribute a percentage of payroll toward the costs of the national plan." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080009 Wed, 8 Oct 2008 11:38:46 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809260018 In a September 26 article, the <em>New York Times</em> asserted as fact that Sen. John McCain "suspend[ed] his campaign," but it did not mention that McCain campaign surrogates continued to attack Sen. Barack Obama on television, that McCain campaign ads continued to air on television, and that McCain campaign offices in various battleground states reportedly remained open. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809260018 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:59:21 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050018 The <em>Chicago Tribune</em>'s Mark Silva repeated Gov. Sarah Palin's claim that "the Obama-Biden Democrats have been vicious in their attacks directed toward ... my family," but gave no indication that he had challenged Republican aides to substantiate Palin's charge with examples of purported attacks. By contrast, while reporting the charge, NBC, ABC, and the AP all reported that when asked to provide examples of such attacks, Palin aides, the McCain campaign, and the RNC did not provide any. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050018 Fri, 5 Sep 2008 17:36:26 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809040007 Numerous print media outlets uncritically reported Gov. Sarah Palin's claim that Sen. Barack Obama "is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform -- not even in the state senate," without noting that Obama has played key roles in the passage of reform legislation at both the federal and state levels, including a bill that McCain co-sponsored and thanked Obama for his work on. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809040007 Thu, 4 Sep 2008 13:05:01 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808240005 Media outlets continue to report that Sen. Joe Biden was accused in 1987 of plagiarizing then-British Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock without noting that while Biden did paraphrase from a Kinnock speech without attribution on at least two occasions in August 1987, he had reportedly credited Kinnock when previously using the same language. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808240005 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:31:26 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808220016 Several media outlets have uncritically reported the false charge by Sen. John McCain's campaign that Sen. Barack Obama "just got back from vacation on a private beach in Hawaii." In fact, according to the Hawaii Department of Land and Resources, all beaches in Hawaii are public. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808220016 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:00:28 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808220013 A<em> Chicago Tribune </em>article uncritically and repeatedly quoted a "senior McCain adviser" attacking Sen. Barack Obama and asserted that the adviser "spoke on condition that he not be identified in order to discuss strategy." But the authors gave no explanation of why they would agree to anonymity for a source who proceeded to attack and to foreshadow further attacks on the opposing candidate. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808220013 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:16:06 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807180007 <em>Fox News Sunday</em>'s Chris Wallace falsely claimed that Sen. John McCain "momentarily mistook Shias and Sunnis in Jordan," and the <em>Chicago Tribune</em>'s Michael Dorning asserted that if Sen. Barack Obama "makes a mistake" on his upcoming overseas trip, "it'll be a much bigger deal than, say, when McCain was in Jordan, or somewhere in the Middle East, and basically mixed up Shia and Sunnis for a moment." In fact, McCain did not "mix[] up" Shias and Sunnis just for a moment; he made the false statement three times in two days. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807180007 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:43:36 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806260007 On <em>The Situation Room</em>, Gloria Borger asserted that Sen. Barack Obama's decision to forgo public financing for the general election "is going to become a character issue for Barack Obama, because ... [i]t gives [Sen.] John McCain an opening to say, 'This is not the man you think you know.' " But Borger did not note that McCain has also given Obama an "opening" on the issue of public financing: a loan agreement McCain signed during the primary season that could have forced him to remain in the race -- even if he had no chance of winning -- in order to be eligible for public matching funds to repay the loan. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806260007 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:14:48 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806180006 In a blog post, the <em>Chicago Tribune</em>'s Jill Zuckman wrote: "Asked by one of his supporters to provide a few examples where [Sen. Barack] Obama has reached across the aisle, [Sen. John] McCain -- not surprisingly -- was unable to come up with anything." But Zuckman did not note that McCain has previously thanked Obama for his bipartisan work on a bill with several Republicans, including McCain, and McCain's Senate office reportedly contacted Obama's office to cosponsor an update of that bill. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806180006 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:48:48 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806130002 The <em>Chicago Tribune</em> juxtaposed smears on Sen. John McCain in 2000 with Sen. Barack Obama's May 8 comment that McCain was "losing his bearings" without noting the context of Obama's remarks that would have made clear that the <em>Tribune</em> was advancing a false comparison. Obama made the remark in response to an attack by McCain and was accusing McCain of violating his pledge to avoid negative campaigning. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806130002 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:49:25 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806040010 The <em>Chicago Tribune</em>'s Jill Zuckman asserted that Sen. John McCain "has a considerable record" as a "maverick" and cited his partnership with Democrats on immigration legislation, among other issues. But Zuckman did not mention that McCain reversed his position on immigration reform to appeal to Republican primary voters and no longer supports the comprehensive immigration reform legislation he sponsored with Sen. Edward Kennedy. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806040010 Wed, 4 Jun 2008 19:44:38 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804180007 Several media outlets have reported that Sen. John McCain's campaign justified refusing to release Cindy McCain's tax returns by citing Sen. John Kerry and his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, as "precedent." But they did not report that, in contrast with Cindy McCain, Heinz Kerry did release a part of her 2003 income tax return that showed "total income," which enabled <em>The New York Times</em> to analyze how she benefited from the Bush tax cuts. Such an analysis of how the McCains have benefited from the tax cuts -- which Sen. McCain supports extending permanently -- is not possible, based on the information his campaign has released on Cindy McCain's income. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804180007 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:12:45 EST