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March 21, 2008
Can’t afford that new home theater system? Bummed that you had to forego the Dungeness crab for imitation crab meat? Don’t call it “making responsible financial decisions.” Instead call it an economic “slump.”
That’s what reporter Peter…
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March 20, 2008
If you believe the claims of Dr. James E. Hansen, the NASA climate scientist and prominent global warming alarmist, then you will also have to come to terms with accepting a drastic increase in your power bill.
A 38-page document authored…
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March 18, 2008
Want to get on a national TV newscast? Your best bet is to strike while the iron is hot – that is while the economy is the issue of the day.
The March 17 “NBC Nightly News” dedicated an entire segment to U.S. News…
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March 17, 2008
High gas prices are hurting a lot of people, but the impact is most painful for Californians.
ABC’s March 16 “World News” featured a segment about the California economy and pointed out that California is experiencing the highest gas…
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March 14, 2008
It is one thing to rob Peter to pay Paul, but doing it for the sake of government tax revenue defies common sense.
CBS’s March 14 “The Early Show” had yet another downbeat story about the troubled housing market. This time instead of just…
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March 14, 2008
Many economists warn of tough economic times, but former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich doesn’t just warn of a “recession,” he warns of a “depression.”
“I think there’s a 20 percent chance of a depression,” Reich said to the…
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March 14, 2008
Usually the Bush administration is criticized for abuses of executive power. This time the media and Democrats in Congress are after the administration for not using its authority enough.
A report on the March 13 “CBS Evening News” about…
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March 14, 2008
Think the public is getting too much global warming from the media? Andrew Revkin, the environmental reporter for The New York Times, doesn’t think you’re getting enough.
Revkin spoke in Newark, Del., on March 12 for the University of…
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March 14, 2008
A carbon emission-free energy source sounds like a grand idea, assuming it can compete at least somewhat with other sources of energy. When it costs four times as much, however, you’ve got a problem.
NBC Chief Environmental Correspondent…
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March 12, 2008
North Korea poses a potential deadly threat to the United States, according to former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton. Bolton told an audience on March 11 that North Korea would sell nuclear technology to terrorist organizations, specifically Al-…