News title: Pentagon Planning How to Arm Lybian Rebels Against Qaddafi's Forces
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Main Points : The Pentagon Would like to arm Libya Rebelds and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that Washington also believes it would be legal to give the rebels weapons.
Bias Detected :
1.- Selection And omission - > In this piece of news the only information provided is of attacks against rebels, tough the rebels also defend theirselves counter-attacking.
2.- Placement - > This news is the first at the top of the page and also has a big image and letters. This evidence its relevance to show the nation the supporting of the country.
3.- Word Choice - > One of teh reporters uses words describing Qaddafi's Forces and says "huge rockets" putting Qaddafi's army as tyrants.
4.- Source Control - > The Source is an American reporter, so he tries to exalt his country and leave Qaddafi bad.
5.- Titles - > One tilte in the news is "Rebels are bombarded with heay fire", also like in the first type of bias leaving aside the response of the rebels.
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