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August 21, 2008
CNN’s “American Morning” pointed out that high gas prices were the reason ridership on Amtrak was up 14 percent and then pushed for more funding for the government-sponsored program through a recent Senate proposal. …
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July 25, 2008
Harry Smith, co-host of CBS’s “The Early Show,” warned viewers on July 25 that radioactivity what might be “lurking inside” their granite countertops despite the risk being close to “one in a million.”
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July 10, 2008
On “MSNBC Live” July 9 host Tamron Hall gave a report on the quality of commercial airline travel, calling price increases “nickel-and-dime fees.” But Hall forgot to mention the effect high jet fuel prices have had on the…
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May 8, 2008
Despite major flaws of the air traffic control system, failures to conduct safety reviews and other problems The New York Times called the Federal Aviation Administration a “first-rate regulator” on May 8.
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April 4, 2008
You’re going to need a few extra bucks to pay for those corn flakes every morning.
CNN’s senior business correspondent Ali Velshi let viewers in on an underreported fact about rising commodities…
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March 28, 2008
After anecdotal reports that people who used the popular allergy drug Singulair may develop suicidal tendencies, the Food and Drug Administration announced March 27 that it would investigate. How big the problem might be…
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December 12, 2011
For two
weeks since hurricane Katrina made landfall, Americas media have
been presenting startling images of an impoverished New Orleans.
Unfortunately, many journalists have been as inaccurate with their…
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December 21, 2005
Ever
since Hurricane Katrina made landfall in late August sending oil
prices to $70 per barrel and gasoline above $3 a gallon, the media
have been in a panic over a return of 70s-style inflation. Such…
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November 10, 2005
CBS wasnt alone. Headlines like The Dollars Decline Does Matter,
Consumers Could Get Caught Under Falling Dollar, and The
Dangerous Dollar were all the rage as Americas currency was…
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October 31, 2005
According to Lou Dobbs Tonight, America is a nation in trouble, and the blame can be placed squarely on the shoulders of policy makers.
CNNs Christine Romans began her October 28 report: Lou, while…