The channel would combine resources from ABC News and Univision’s news division to take on established players like CNN, MSNBC and Fox News.

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Media Decoder Blog: Univision and Disney In Talks For An English-Language News Channel

Mitt Romney holds a strong lead nationally in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, with a 2 to 1 advantage over his closest competitors, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll . Read full article > >

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Most in poll think Romney will clinch GOP nomination

Influenced by cable and the Internet, the network news divisions of ABC, CBS and NBC have shifted the focus to differentiating their nightly shows.

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At ABC, CBS and NBC News, Accentuating the Differences

It is the nature of war to be messy, to be complicated, and to produce dueling—if not multiple—claims to “truth.” In a recent ABC interview , Barbara Walters accused Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad of bloody crackdowns against pro-democracy demonstrators. Walters said, “But I saw reporters who brought back pictures.” Assad defiantly responded, “Yeah, but how did you verify those pictures? …I cannot answer about fake pretenses, I can only talk about reality.”

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Walid Raad to Waltz with Bashir: Truth Claims, Contested Images & Lebanese Civil Wars

EDITOR’S NOTE : It’s the best-received “Peanuts” story we ever told. So to start a holiday tradition here, Comic Riffs is “rebroadcasting” this “Charlie Brown Christmas” tale, which we first shared last year — which now has several new additions to the story. And “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” of course, airs tonight at 8 ET on ABC . Read full article > >

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‘A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS’: The gospel truth behind how a humble ‘Peanuts’ holiday classic defied the odds

Congresswoman to appear on People cover, ABC News.

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New Photos of Gabby Giffords’ Recovery

New cracks have begun to show in President Obama’s support amongst African Americans, who have been his strongest supporters. Five months ago, 83 percent of African Americans held “strongly favorable” views of Obama, but in a new Washington Post-ABC news poll that number has dropped to 58 percent. That drop is similar to slipping support for Obama among all groups. Read full article > >

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Obama’s favorability numbers start to drop among African Americans

Tropical Storm Irene has caused flash flooding across New York state, leaving a trail of devastation, as Jim Avila reports for ABC News.

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VIDEO: Flash floods hit New York state

Some soap stars never die. Before All My Children ends in September, Josh Duhamel will reprise his role on the show, which earned him a Daytime Emmy in 2002. The Transformers star will appear in one or two episodes of the ABC soap in August as his…

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Josh Duhamel Returning to ‘All My Children’

Andrew Breitbart made a partnership with ABC News in an effort to keep the news about Representative Anthony D. Weiner “out of the partisan rancor realm.”

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A Conservative Blogger Looks for Legitimacy

Although her old network NBC reportedly made a strong effort to woo her, Katie Couric, the former anchor of The CBS Evening News, is set to announce that she will be joining ABC on Monday, reports The New York Times. Couric was in high demand, being…

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Katie Couric to Join ABC

After penning a much-discussed essay on sexism in the television industry for New York Magazine, Roseanne Barr may soon be returning to the small screen: ABC News says she is in talks to play a role on Chelsea Handler’s upcoming NBC sitcom, Are You…

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Roseanne Barr to Return to TV?

Another one jumps in the race. Texas Rep. Ron Paul announced his candidacy on ABC’s Good Morning America on Friday. He is expected to campaign for both the presidency and the Texas congressional seat he’s held for almost 30 years. He followed the same…

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Ron Paul Announces 2012 Run

This wouldn’t be good: Pakistani security officials tell ABC News that while Osama bin Laden’s son Khalid was killed during last week’s Navy SEAL raid, another son may have escaped and is still at large. U.S. officials say it is not clear if…

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Bin Laden’s Son Escaped: Report

‘All My Children’ and ‘One Life to Live’ will end their runs in September and January, leaving ‘General Hospital’ as the lone remaining daytime soap opera on ABC. (April 15)

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ABC cancels ‘All My Children’ and ‘One Life to Live’