And no bias either. Sure. Here's Neal Boortz's take:

I heard about this on Brit Hume's Fox News Channel program last night, and got the rest of the information from Drudge. It seems that on Wednesday morning, the day before the Inauguration, ABC News posted a little announcement on its website. Here is what that announcement said:

For a possible Inauguration Day story on ABC News, we are trying to find out if there any military funerals for Iraq war casualties scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 20. If you know of a funeral and whether the family might be willing to talk to ABC News, please fill out the form below.

The blogger who first brought this bit to the blogosphere made an interesting comment. He said "that only the families of Iraqi war dead need apply. If a soldier died in Afghanistan, or aiding tsunami victims in Indonesia or Sri Lanka, or in a training exercise, never mind. That isn't the 'balance' ABC is looking for."

As soon as ABC realized that their little request was getting some publicity, it was pulled from their website. The intent was clear. ABC wanted to rain on Bush's parade with a gut-wrenching story about a soldier being buried on the day Bush was sworn in for his seconc term. Tell me there's no bias in the media.

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