Mediagazer: Mitt Romney Brazenly Lies and the Media Lets Him Slide (Arianna Huffington/The Huffington Post)

10:50 PM ET, November 29, 2011

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Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:

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Joel Gunter / Journalism.co.uk:

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