This 'Media Buzz Meter' first aired on February 16th, 2024 ... Howie Kurtz on the Russian opposition leader dying in prison, Fani Willis testifying in misconduct case and former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens.

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Howard Kurtz on President Biden dragging his feet to acknowledge the unrest on college campuses in support of Palestinians, emerging details from former President Trump’s hush money trial and WNBA Star Brittney Griner speaking out almost two years after her release from a Russian prison.
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Why President Biden Was Pressured Into Denouncing Violent Campus Protests

Howie Kurtz on law enforcement finally breaking up anti-Israel protests across college campuses, new poll shows majority feel Biden has been a failure and RFK Jr. starting to worry the Trump campaign. 

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Biden, Under Pressure, Finally Denounces Violent Protests and Antisemitism

Howie Kurtz on Trump being unhappy with his lawyer's performance in 'hush money' trial, the NYPD clearing protesters from Columbia's campus and the White House denying plan to oust Karine Jean-Pierre.

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Violent Campus Protests Spread, Columbia Building Liberated

Howie Kurtz on Columbia University students occupying a campus building, Trump getting annoyed by Kari Lake and Trump being fined for violating gag order.

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Columbia Protestors Occupy Building; Michael Cohen's Banker Calls Out His Lies

Howie Kurtz on Republicans calling college protests chaos under Biden, Trump and DeSantis meeting for hours in Florida and Susie Wiles joining the Trump campaign.

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Best of the 'Media Buzz Meter': Putin Called a Killer Over Alexei Navalny's Prison Death

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