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November 27, 2012

Author Thomas Ricks: Fox News "Was Operating as a Wing of the Republican Party" 
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Thomas Ricks is drawing attention
for his criticism of Fox News over its coverage of the deadly attacks on
the U.S. embassy in Benghazi. The veteran military reporter made the
comments against Fox News during an interview with the network Monday.

Thomas Ricks: "I think that Benghazi generally was hyped, by this
network especially, and that now that the campaign is over, I think
[Senator John Mc Cain] is backing off a little bit. They're not going to
stop Susan Rice from being secretary of state. I’ve covered a lot of
fire-fights, it is impossible to figure out what happens in them
sometimes. And second, I think that the emphasis on Benghazi has been
extremely political, partly because Fox News was operating as a wing of
the Republican Party."

 

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