Thursday, March 19, 2009

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,509843,00.html

Fox News reports that two African immigrants duped the Pewaukee (Wisconsin) Carmel out of ten of thousands of dollars they said they needed for medical treatment, college tuition, and other nonexistent expenses.

There is surely an especiallly warm place in Hell for those who prey on innocents, and I can think of no one more pure and innocent than a cloistered nun. Note to cops: Please put these two UNDER the jail until ICE deports them back to Kenya.

Recognize Bias in a Newspaper Article - wikiHow

Recognize Bias in a Newspaper Article - wikiHow

This is an excellent guide for getting at the news behind the news. Determining a publication's bias is essential for understanding media stories. The Wiki-How piece takes you step by step through analysis of a news story.

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