| Here are today's news items from Media Matters for America, click on the title or 'read more' to read the entirety of each story. The Washington Times completely wrong on CLASS ActIn an April 1 editorial, The Washington Times falsely claimed that the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act was "removed" from the Senate's health care bill and re-introduced "in the lengthy reconciliation bill at the last minute," because it "wouldn't have obtained the 60 votes needed." In fact, the CLASS Act was in both the House and Senate's original health care bills, passed the Senate with 60 votes, and was not included in the reconciliation bill. Read More Wash. Times plays up Obama nominee's deferred pay package -- but the package isn't unusual*In a front-page story, The Washington Times reported that Solomon Watson, President Obama's nominee for Army general counsel, "who pledges to investigate anyone leaking military secrets to the media, will receive at least $1 million in deferred compensation from the New York Times Co. even as he works for the government." However, far from being unusual, numerous previous presidential nominees -- including several of former President George W. Bush's -- have arranged similar compensation plans with former employers while agreeing to recuse themselves from matters involving those companies.* Read More WorldNetDaily's Aaron Klein lobs another evidence-free attack at ObamaWorldNetDaily's Aaron Klein reported the inflammatory claim that the "Obama administration has encouraged 'resistance' by Palestinians to protest Israel's presence in eastern Jerusalem," citing only a single, anonymous source. Klein's claim is the latest in his long history of making dubious attacks against the Obama administration, furthering WorldNetDaily's long-demonstrated anti-Obama agenda. Read More | 
