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Carlson Launches 'Daily Caller' Site

The Washington Post, Monday, January 11, 2010 11:28 PM

Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson launches his new Web site, "The Daily Caller," on Monday. His partner is Neil Patel, a former Dick Cheney aide, and his $3 million in funding comes from Wyoming financier Foster Friess, a big-time GOP donor. Despite his conservative background, Carlton says his goal is "to explain what your government is doing. We're not going to suck up to people in power, the way so many have."

Carlson says "The Daily Caller" won't be a right-wing site: "I don't feel guilty about or ashamed in any way of saying we'll cover the people in power," he says, dismissing the capital's Republicans as "totally powerless. ... Our goal is not to get Republicans elected. There's been an enormous amount of throne-sniffing," he says. "It's disgusting."

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