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Op-Ed Columnist: The Night They Drove the Tea Partiers Down

FOR all cable news’s efforts to inflate Election 2009 into a cliffhanger as riveting as Balloon Boy, ratings at MSNBC and CNN were flat Tuesday night. But not at Fox News, where the audience nearly doubled its usual prime-time average. Full Article at The New York Times

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  1. File - In this Nov. 16, 2009 file photo, Wang Zifei, is seen at far right in the third row in the background while listening to President Barack Obama, left, answer questions during his town hall meeting at Shanghai Science and Technology Museum in Shanghai, China.
  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 25: (L-R) Malia Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, U.S. President Barack Obama and Marion Robinson hand out food at Martha's Table November 25, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  3. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 25: Malia Obama (2nd R), daughter of U.S. President Barack Obama (R), pats a turkey named 'Courage' as her sister Sasha (C ) and Walter Pelletier (L), Chairman of the National Turkey Federation look on during a presidential pardon at the North Portico of the White House Nov...
  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 24: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L), accompanied by U.S. President Barack Obama (R), listens to the Indian national anthem as they participate in a state arrival ceremony in the East Room of the White House November 24, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  5. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 23: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (L) listens along with Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke (R) and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (2L) as U.S. President Barack Obama (2R) speaks at a cabinet meeting as at the White House on November 23, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 23: U.S. President Barack Obama smiles at an event highlighting initiatives designed to boost science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on November 23, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  7. WHEAT RIDGE, CO - NOVEMBER 21: Phil Wolf, owner of Wolf Automotive used car dealership, stands in front of a billboard on his auto lot on November 21, 2009 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Wolf paid $2,500 to have the billboard painted, and it has sparked controversy since it was put up the day before.
  8. HEYSHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 18: Warning signs and high fences surround Heysham Nuclear Power Station on November 18, 2009 in Heysham, England.
  9. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 18: Conservative South Korean demonstrators scuffle with riot police as police seize a North Korean flag from the demonstrators during a rally welcoming U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to the country on November 18, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea.

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