cnn

CNN stands for Cable News Network. It is a 24-hour, English language news channel, the first in the world when it launched in 1980. CNN’s primary competitor in the U.S. is Fox News Channel, or FNC, while its primary worldwide competitor (for CNN International) is BBC World News. CNN also operates CNN Headline News, which provides a 30-minute repeating cycle of news headlines.

CNN rose to prominence for U.S. audiences during the 1991 Gulf War, when they were able to provide exclusive images from inside Iraq. CNN was also the first network to report on the 9/11 terror attacks in New York City.

In addition to straight news reporting, CNN now features many popular commentators, including Larry King, Lou Dobbs, and Anderson Cooper.

CNN features many blogs, including Business 360, Political Ticker, AC360, and Cafferty File.

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• in Politics
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  by joshner / on Nov 6, 2012
• in Politics
  Mr. President, Fire Your Secretary Of State
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  by theedje / on Oct 16, 2012
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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “cnn”

 

• The Doors’ Ray Manzarek dies at 74

  
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  The Doors’ founding keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, died in Germany Monday after a long fight with cancer, his publicist said in a statement. He was 74. CNN.com – Most Popular
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• Search And Rescue Underway After Massive Tornado Directly Hits Oklahoma Elementary School

  
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  Emergency-response workers are operating a search and rescue mission at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma after a massive tornado leveled the building earlier today . Children and teachers continue to be pulled out of rubble alive, but it appears that some are still unaccounted for. In the video ...
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• Congressman describes path of destruction in Oklahoma hometown

  
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  (CNN) – The tornado that swept through the outskirts of Oklahoma City Monday destroyed parts of U.S. Rep. Tom Cole’s hometown, the Republican lawmaker told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. Speaking by phone, Cole said he recognized familiar landmarks in Moore, Oklahoma, as he was watching television images of the ...
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• Obama and team monitoring Oklahoma storm

  
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  (CNN) - President Barack Obama and members of his administration are "closely monitoring" the storms that swept thought Oklahoma Monday afternoon, leaving widespread damage. Lisa Monaco, the presidents security and counterterrorism adviser, notified Obama of the storm, according to a White House official. The ...
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• Recharge your cellphone in 20 seconds

  
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  A tiny device that can recharge cell phone batteries in as little as 30 seconds won 18-year-old Eesha Khare a major science award that will help fund her college education at Harvard University.
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• Toilet of the future solves big issues

  
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• Justice Department tracked Fox News reporters e-mail, movements

  
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  (CNN) – Justice Department officials investigating a leak of secret government information tracked the personal e-mails, phone calls and physical movements of a reporter for the Fox News Channel, according to a report Monday in the Washington Post . Further, an FBI agent assigned to the case wrote the reporter, ...
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• President Obama Still Likable By The American People

  
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  According to the CNN polls today President Obama is still liked by 71 percent of the people which is good. After fighting a very tough week he still came out on top. With the IRS scam and the tea party mixing it up last week as they were getting favorable tax exempts it was not looking to good on President Obama’s ...
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• Bill Warren’s theater in Moore, Okla., has some tornado damage but is fine, he says

  
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  WICHITA — Bill Warren’s theater in Moore, Okla., sustained damage from a tornado that tore through the city this afternoon, but he says everyone there is fine. “The theater had a little bit of damage, but I don’t care about that,” he says. He says staff and customers are safe. “We talked to the staff, ...
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• CNNs GUT CHECK for May 20, 2013

  
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  CNNs GUT CHECK | for May 20, 2013 | 5 p.m. - n. a pause to assess the state, progress or condition of the political news cycle DEVELOPING: WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF KNEW OF IRS REPORT BEFORE ITS RELEASE … New details emerged Monday of what the White House knew about the Internal Revenue Service targeting of ...
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• What happened to Obama’s promise?

  
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  On “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart captured the frustration that many of President Obama’s supporters have felt over the past week as one scandal after another cascaded into the White House. CNN.com – Most Popular
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• The Quotable Bourdain: The Parts Unknown Libya Episode: Just the One-Liners

  
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  [Photo: Parts Unknown / Facebook ] Well, here it is: the Libya episode of Parts Unknown . The one host Anthony Bourdain has been saying he wanted to make ever since he left the Travel Channel for CNN. While it is much more intense that your average Bourdain show — save maybe the Haiti episode — there ...
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• Piers Morgan: This IRS Thing is ‘Vaguely Tyrannical Behavior by the Government’

  
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  -By Warner Todd Huston CNN’s chief anti-gun zealot Piers Morgan may have been loathe to admit it, but this IRS scandal seems to validate some of his detractor’s distrust of government. During his evening show on May 16, Morgan’s guest was magician Penn Jillette and the discussion turned to the admission by ...
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• Cable News Ratings for Friday, May 17, 2013

  
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  The days cable news TV ratings.
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• LIVE OKLAHOMA TORNADO COVERAGE (SHOCKING DAMAGE)

  
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  THIS IS THE SAME LIVE FEED COVERAGE TV STATIONS RECEIVE SO ENJOY! THE SUBJECT FEED MAY CHANGE. STAY TUNED AND DIFFERENT FEEDS WILL APPEAR. ALL LIVE. The National Weather Service placed parts of five storm-battered states — Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, … Continue reading →
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• Poll: Scandals give tea party a boost

  
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  The trio of controversies in Washington -- the IRS scandal, the Benghazi debate and the Justice Department secretly obtaining AP phone records -- have given the tea party new life, according to a new poll. Read full article >>        
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• CNN: President Obama’s Gain In Approval Rating Isn’t Actually A Gain

  
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  Tell me, again, how the mainstream media is all pro-Obama and whatnot. The political world is mildly buzzing about how the recent IRS / Associated Press / Benghazi talking points Scandalabra™ has had little effect, if any, on President Obama ‘s approval ratings. In fact, the President’s job approval ...
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• CNN Poll: Tea party gets boost from IRS controversy

  
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  Washington (CNN) - As a major tea party group plans protests Tuesday at Internal Revenue Service offices across the country, a new national poll indicates that the IRS controversy has given the four-year-old movement a shot in the arm. The week-and-a-half-old controversy, which involves the IRS targeting of tea ...
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• CNN Poll: Likability helps Obama survive brutal week

  
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  Washington (CNN) – President Barack Obamas personal popularity may be one reason he came out of what was arguably the worst week of his presidency with his approval rating holding steady, according to a new national poll. A CNN/ORC International survey , released Monday, also indicates that Americans see the ...
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• White House chief of staff knew of IRS report before its release

  
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  Washington (CNN) - New details emerged Monday of what the White House knew about the Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups, with spokesman Jay Carney disclosing Chief of Staff Denis McDonough was among the top officials made aware of the matter late last month. In a new timeline provided by ...
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