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...all the Democratic candidates should understand the unhealthy climate some of their supporters have created...

There is a chance that before this presidential election year is over, somebody is going to get hurt. Knowing that partisan hostility is boiling over in America, the Secret Service is tense because the candidates are exposed when they campaign in public. Hatred is definitely in the air, and the media is partially to blame.

The enormous success of the Fox News Channel has created a bitterness unprecedented in the American press. CNN has been dethroned as the cable news leader and NBC News, which runs two cable outlets, is far behind both Fox News and CNN in the ratings. Some estimates have Fox News making six times as much money as MSNBC. General Electric, which owns NBC, has seen its stock price remain stagnant for the past six years, a humbling fact for the corporate giant.

And then there is ideology. Traditionally, the so-called mainstream media has leaned left. Retired anchormen like Walter Cronkite and Tom Brokaw now openly discuss their liberal beliefs, and former CBS commentator Bill Moyers is a flat-out far-left zealot.

So it comes as no surprise that Fox News, which gives equal time to conservative thought, is despised by many in the liberal press. Not surprisingly, that hostility has now carried over into the political arena.

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Here are some of the big stories and guests coming up* on The Radio Factor and The O'Reilly Factor:

• Fox News analyst Linda Chavez will enter the No Spin Zone to discuss a shocking study on illegal immigrants released by Harvard University...
• How did sex offenders in a state facility in Washington get their hands on child pornography? We'll investigate this disturbing story...
• The Great American Culture Quiz resumes with Martha MacCallum and Steve Doocy on Tuesday, January 15! Don't miss it...

* Lineups and schedules are always subject to change based on breaking news.

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