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     Rather than an incubator of bird flu that could doom the masses, U.S. chicken farms might actually help isolate American poultry from infection with avian flu.      Correspondent Tom Costello…

     A liberal blogger who blamed war profiteers, neo-conservatives, and supporters of Israel as three real reasons for the war in Iraq was Parade magazines choice to ask Is the American Dream…

     Corn-based ethanol isnt all its cracked up to be, the media are finding out now. But for years, conservative critics have criticized ethanol as an energy alternative panacea.      With gas…

     If a powerful New York union had gone on strike this morning, CNNs Andy Serwer might have had a tougher time getting to work. Hed have had to open the front door himself…

     Ten days after hinting the Earth could end up roasting at a toasty 900 degrees Fahrenheit like the planet Venus, The Washington Post reported on a new study which finds that the more extreme estimates…

     But sometimes even a blind squirrel finds a nut. All three broadcast networks found time in the April 19 evening newscasts to nibble on the new numbers released by the federal government…

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     I paid too much for gasoline last week. My fill-up of premium gas cost me $3.04 per gallon or $42.40 just to replenish the near-empty tank. Premium? Heck, we might as well change the name to…

     Were Eating More, and Enjoying It Less, blared the headline for Candy Sagons Food section article in the April 19 Washington Post. Is it any wonder why with the medias persistent attacks on…

     From the moment Angela Lansbury (yes, Angela Lansbury) opened the film singing, Someone has wounded you, dear world Someone has poisoned you, dear world it was clear that the culprits in this…

     After the discovery of oil in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, it didnt take long for environmentalists to cry gloom and doom and for the media to hype those claims. From caribou dying to earthquakes to all hell…

     If you want free advertising for your top-dollar vacation resort, find a way to go green and book a room for a reporter from Time magazine.      On the heels of Vanity Fairs Green…

     Sounding like a broken record, the evening newscasts for ABC, CBS, and NBC complained of record oil prices. But adjusted for inflation, oil prices are still $14 below the record high set at the…

     ABC continued its assault on the oil industry, but this time it let someone else do some of its dirty work. The network gave its First Person account of oil troubles the last word criticizing oil…

     According to The Washington Post, wealthy newcomers are forcing the middle class out of Jackson, Wyo. But the paper downplayed one of the biggest reasons for the exodus…

     A can of shaving cream for less than a dollar or a garden rake for $3.88 is a great deal for the average consumer; to The Washington Post, its just more evidence of how oppressive…

     The medias concerted push on climate change continues with Vanity Fairs first ever Green Issue.      The special editions release in mid-April is hardly accidental, with Earth Day coming up…

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When is a dollar a taxpayer dollar?      A. When it’s paying for stem cell research.      B. When it’s going to the military in Iraq.      C. When it’s supporting public education.      D. When it’s aiding sick…

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Tax dollars are all the same to the taxpayers who part with them. But the broadcast media have different standards for different dollars. Often, government programs that fit a liberal agenda get the more benign label of “…

Taxation with Misrepresentation A tax dollar by any other name spends as sweetly, but the networks dont always call attention to the fact that Joe…