Apparently, even leftward-leaning observers have noticed this too. Exhibit 1 is this article from the Onion, a marvelous satirical site.
Media Having Trouble Finding Right Angle for Obama's Double Homicide
BTW, an interesting way to test this bias is to read a newspaper article about a politician, and then notice when in the article they state his party affiliation. If it is a positive article about a Democrat, I think you will find the article prominantly mentions his party. If he were a Republican, the affiliation is either missing or mentioned deep in the bowels of the article. For negative articles, the situation is reversed of course.
But don't take my word for it. Try it yourself!

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