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Fox News Channel (FNC), often referred to as Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation. As of April 2009, the channel is available to 102 million households in the United States and further to viewers internationally, broadcasting primarily from its New York studios.
The channel was created by Australian-American media mogul Rupert Murdoch, who hired former NBC executive Roger Ailes as the founding CEO. The channel was launched on October 7, 1996 to 17 million cable subscribers. The channel grew in the late 1990s and 2000s to become the dominant cable news network in the United States. In 2010, the network's programs took the top 10 spots for most watched cable news programs in the age 25–54 demographic and the top 12 spots among total cable news programs viewers.
Some critics have asserted that Fox News Channel promotes conservative political positions. Commentators, news anchors, and reporters...... (Read more on Wikipedia)
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Gunmen kidnap 2 Americans, Egyptian in Sinai Peninsula - — SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT - Two American tourists were kidnapped at gunpoint Friday in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula by Bedouin tribesmen, security sources said. — A group of masked gunmen held up a tourist bus in south Sinai … |
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GOP report: Justice officials were on top of Fast and Furious - — Top Department of Justice officials had extensive knowledge of and involvement in Operation Fast and Furious, claims a new report released Thursday, hours before Attorney General Eric Holder's scheduled testimony to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. |
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Family of murdered Border Patrol agent files $25M claim against ATF - — The family of murdered Border Patrol agent Brian Terry has filed a $25 million wrongful death claim against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives claiming Terry was killed with AK-47s that were knowingly sold under … |
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Florida primary might not be a done deal - — TAMPA, Fla. — Florida's primary might not be over just yet. — The Newt Gingrich campaign is gearing up to challenge the results of the Florida Republican presidential primary based on the Republican National Committee's own rules which state … |
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In new 'Fast and Furious' report, Democrats clear Justice appointees of wrongdoing - — Democrats investigating the failed gun-running probe known as “Operation Fast and Furious” are laying the blame at the feet of officials in Arizona, saying in a new report that lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have … |
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Romney wins Florida GOP primary, projects Fox News - — Mitt Romney has won the Florida Republican presidential primary, Fox News projects. — The victory, in the GOP contest's biggest state to date, is likely to give the former Massachusetts governor a burst of momentum as he and Newt Gingrich battle … |
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Gingrich accuses Romney of 'carpet bombing' opponents; Rep. Paul Ryan talks debt reduction - — Special Guests: Newt Gingrich, Rep. Paul Ryan … CHRIS WALLACE, HOST: I'm Chris Wallace. — Florida gets ready to vote in the biggest contest so far in the Republican race for president. |
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Newt's Jacksonian Revolution - — “You are a den of vipers and thieves. I have determined to rout you out, and by the Eternal, (bringing his fist down on the table) I will rout you out!” — President Andrew Jackson in a February, 1834 meeting with Philadelphia financiers about his opposition to the creation of a central bank. |
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Biden Wades into Gingrich Fidelity Debate - — Vice President Biden dipped a tentative toe into the touchy side of presidential politics when he addressed accusations from Republican candidate Newt Gingrich's ex-wife that Gingrich wanted an open marriage. — “I have no comment,” … |
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Gingrich wins South Carolina primary, projects Fox News - — Newt Gingrich has won the South Carolina Republican primary, Fox News projects, further scrambling an already volatile presidential race which has produced three different winners in three states as the candidates head next to Florida. |
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