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Fox News' Man of Reason

Shepard Smith has developed a tendency to make headlines—as he did this week by calling out a biased report about the NJ governor’s race. Lloyd Grove talks to media analysts from both sides of the aisle who explain why Fox News’ top anchor is the ultimate antidote to Obama’s war on the right-leaning channel.

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President Obama is stretched thin prosecuting three wars at once. Not only is he battling violent insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, he’s also fighting the ruling regime at the Fox News Channel, where former Republican media strategist Roger Ailes—the journalistic equivalent of Mullah Omar—is commanding warlords Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly,...

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