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Discuss Some Examples Of The Media Bias In Herman Cain
Another example of this media bias would be when Herman Cain was a republican candidate and news stations harassed him with allegations about him having mistresses and was unfaithful to his wife which later caused him to withdraw from the race but on the other hand no news station harassed Hilary about Bills long list of sexual harassment allegations or the fact she had lied about being under sniper
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