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Sinclair’s Election Eve Special, Broadcast in Swing States, Criticized as Partisan

By Merrill Knox on Nov. 7, 2012 - 11:51 AM

Sinclair Broadcast Group is under fire for an election special that aired on stations in battleground states Monday night. The half-hour special — broadcast on the eve of the election in Columbus, Dayton and West Palm Beach ...

President Obama Does Election Day Interviews with Stations in Battleground States

By Merrill Knox on Nov. 6, 2012 - 11:49 AM

President Barack Obama will close out his campaign with one last round of local interviews Tuesday, sitting down with 10 stations in battleground states. The interviews will take place via satellite from Obama’s campaign hea ...

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KPHO Declares Obama Election Winner in Lower Third Graphic

By Merrill Knox on Oct. 24, 2012 - 10:20 AM

It’s been a long road to the Presidential Election, and at least one station appears anxious for it to be over. Phoenix CBS affiliate KPHO accidentally aired a lower-third graphic during “The People’s Court” ...

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Columbus Stations Crowded with Political Ads as Obama, Romney Visit Battleground Ohio

By Merrill Knox on Sep. 26, 2012 - 3:49 PM

Both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are campaigning in Ohio Wednesday as the 2012 Presidential election heads into the home stretch. The candidates have also taken to the airwaves in the battleground state, leading to a crunch in th ...

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