The Washington Monthly's Steve Benen does a bit of preemptive blame-shifting.

《华盛顿周刊》的史蒂夫·本恩有点抢先嫁祸于人。

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When a tarantula which ha's benen injected with a special nutrient formula escapes from a scientist's laboratory it grows into a 100-foot beast that menaces the Arizona countryside.

当一只塔兰图拉毒蛛被注射了特别营养素后，它从科学家实验室逃了出来，生长成100英尺，对亚利桑那州的居民造成威胁。

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Steve Benen points to a Media Matters examination of mainstream new coverage of scandals under Republican vs.

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Benen rightly argues that this is not because the Solyandra scandal is particularly unique or terrible, but rather because Republicans are really, really skillful at driving the news cycle.

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At the Washington Monthly, Steve Benen kept track of the placement that the Times and the Washington Post (where I work) gave to stories about court rulings on the health-care law.

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