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January 26, 2007
Portraying an angry parent as an enemy of sound science, reporter Blaine Harden shared with Washington Post readers the story of Federal Way, Wash., science teacher Kay Walls and her struggle to show “An Inconvenient Truth”…
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January 23, 2007
Gasoline costs nearly 20 cents less than it did the same time last year, but the good news merited only a passing mention on the night before President Bush’s State of the Union address. By contrast, the networks spent more…
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January 12, 2007
One man’s punitive damages could mean distress for an industry.
But to one news anchor, it was a “victory” for the little guy.
NBC’s Brian Williams quickly…
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December 2, 2008
Give the auto companies billions of dollars or Americans will all be lining up for soup.
At least that was the warning from the mayor of Lansing, Mich. “You know this is a sure prescription to…
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November 13, 2008
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced Nov. 12 that he would be redirecting the $700 billion bailout to focus on propping up financial institutions instead of buying troubled mortgage assets, which was the original…
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October 30, 2008
Every holiday season people travel and the media celebrate the yearly tradition of complaining about how much airfare costs have increased.
CBS’s “The Early Show” got an early start on the…
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October 23, 2008
When Tony the Tiger gets fired, we’ll know biofuel mandates have taken their toll.
Correspondent Susan Koeppen said on “The Early Show” Oct. 23 consumers would be “paying more and getting less…
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October 3, 2008
Children’s cough and cold medicine is “safe” when used properly, but according to the same CBS doctor the product is “dangerous.” As a result, the network chose to blame business.
That’s what…
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September 25, 2008
Conservative
opposition to a federal bailout of financial institutions is over campaign
donations, not a desire to uphold sound market principles, according to CNBC.
CNBC’s chief Washington…
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September 8, 2008
CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer said September 8 that a federal bailout of beleaguered mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is a “home-run plan,” even though it could mean tens of billions of dollars in taxpayer money…