Fox Turns Down Obama in Prime for Lie to Me

For the first time since Barack Obama took office, a major broadcast network is refusing to grant the president’s request for prime-time coverage.

Fox has issued a statement saying it will air regular programming (Lie to Me) Wednesday night instead of Obama’s 100-day news conference.

“The Fox Broadcasting Company will not air the Presidential News Conference,” Fox said in a statement. “Fox’s sister networks, Fox News Channel and the Fox Business Network, will air the press conference in its entirety.

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