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His first televised prime-time press conference drew 50 million viewers. He's chummy with Katie Couric, gets glib at town hall meetings, casts benign favor on bloggers and one day, perhaps, he'll have a beer with Sean Hannity.
But beyond the tender showcase moments on camera, relations between President Obama and the habitually combative press have gotten dicey as the news narrative "turns bearish" on the president, says a Project for Excellence in Journalism report released Tuesday.See the full content of this document
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Press Bearish, Obama Still Draws Public
Intense coverage of the economic crisis plus close scrutiny of Mr. Obama's Cabinet choices have combined into a double whammy of sorts.
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