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Blogger's Scoop: New CBS News Boss Donated to Bush Re-Election Bid in 2004 |
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from Editor & Publisher
Entered into the database on Thursday, October 27th, 2005 @ 14:40:58 MST |
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NEW YORK Conservatives may take heart in a scoop by blogger Michael
Petrelis that the new boss of CBS News, Sean McManus, donated $250 to the Bush-Cheney
re-election bid in 2004, while shunning John Kerry. Petrelis, who specializes in digging out election contributions from media
types, reported the donation on Wednesday by the New Canaan, Conn., resident,
found in Federal Election Commission files. Contacted by The Associated Press, CBS had no comment. Former CBS anchor Dan Rather was not exactly a favorite of conservatives, even
before the "60 Minutes" Bush/National Guard controversy last year.
But one warning to the right: A year earlier, McManus, the former CBS Sports
chief, gave to the re-election campaign for Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.). The Petrelis blog is at http://mpetrelis.blogspot.com. |
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