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Super Bowl commercials are expected to be entertaining not controversial. But this year, CBS has drawn fire for deciding to air a commercial with University of Florida star Tim Tebow discouraging abortion.  CBS did reject a spot for a gay dating site.

Massachusetts Senator-elect Scott Brown became a national sensation as the first Republican to win a US Senate race since the 1970s. Since his victory on Jan. 19th, the coverage of Brown has been non-stop. How is the media shaping Brown's image?

Lou Dobbs had been with CNN since the network went on the air in 1980.  But Dobbs abruptly departed the network on Wednesday. Once a financial journalist, Dobbs has increasingly became much more opinionated on his program, particularly on the topic of immigration. Did Dobbs no longer fit CNN’s straight down the middle approach?

Former president Jimmy Carter stirred the national debate when he claimed that protests against President Barack Obama are rooted in racism. How can the media differentiate between legitimate ideological protests and racist opposition?

On a special edition of Beat the Press, Emily Rooney and her panel reflect on the media coverage of Sen. Edward Kennedy over his long political career. A group of veteran reporters looks back at his early political life, his personal and family tragedies, as well as some of the lighter moments between the Senator and the press. Guests include Sam Allis of The Boston Globe, Joe Sciacca of the Boston Herald, Dan Rea of WBZ Radio and political analyst John Henning.

The national health care debate continues and the press appears to be paying greater attention to the real issues being considered in Washington, instead of the usual raucus behavior at town hall meetings. But at this stage of the health care debate is the media's coverage adding anything, or is it too little too late?

The former Republican VP nominee resigned as governor of Alaska resigned last week and while blasting the press. Palin says the mainstream media is detached from ordinary Americans and that a different standard applies to her. Did the press treat  Sarah Palin fairly?