The Huffington Post is reporting that White House attempts to block Fox News from a round of interviews with "pay czar" Kenneth Feinberg Thursday, triggered a revolt among the press core.
Talking Points Memo is now reporting the real truth behind Fox's lies: "A Treasury spokesperson added: "There was no plot to exclude Fox News, and they had the same interview that their competitors did. Much ado about absolutely nothing."
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Huffington Post, basing their story on video footage from Fox News, said Washington bureau chiefs of the five TV networks included in the White House pool refused to interview Feinberg unless Fox News was included.
Fox News says that the White House "failed in its attempt to manipulate other news networks into isolating and excluding Fox News."
The attempt to shut Fox News out was the latest move in the administration's ongoing battle against the cable news channel, which several senior administration officials have claimed is not a legitimate news organization.
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