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November 3, 2011
The environmental left is at it again. This time they are pressuring the Obama administration to reject a $7-billion oil pipeline that would run from Canada to Texas, bringing with it millions of barrels of oil and thousands of jobs.
Alarmist NASA…
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September 7, 2011
Just like in Groundhog Day when Bill Murray wakes up to the same day each and every morning, it appears Americans will feel a frustrating sense of déjà vu listening to President Obama's jobs speech on Sept. 8.
According to Bloomberg, Obama's not-so…
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June 29, 2011
It is rare when a member of the news media takes on one of his brethren over bad reporting, but that's exactly what CNBC's Jim Cramer did on "Mad Money" June 28.Cramer soundly criticized Ian Urbina of The New York Times for his June 25 story…
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June 8, 2011
Despite media attempts to talk up the economy and journalists' optimism regarding the housing market a couple of years ago, the S…
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January 24, 2012
According to the Jan. 24, Wall Street Journal, President Barack Obama will focus part of his State of the Union address on energy security and the "benefits of increased U.S. oil and gas production." This is almost laughable given Obama's many…
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December 9, 2011
While it may sound like a joke, and New York City website Gothamist reported it with plenty of snark, New York University will offer a class next semester on Occupy Wall Street (possibly two). Perhaps it's an attempt to keep their students in class…
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January 9, 2012
In November 2011 it became public knowledge that the Chevy Volt could possibly catch fire weeks after a serious accident. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened its investigation into the matter on Nov. 25. Now General…
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February 2, 2012
Each year the Business & Media Institute looks back on the year's
news and selects the top 10 worst economic myths.Here is our
2011 list:10. Congress took a "machete" to the budget in
August.9. In order to win, the GOP wants to sabotage the…
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November 17, 2011
For years while George W. Bush was in the White House, the three broadcast networks repeatedly hyped the threat of rising gas prices, exaggerated the "record" price of gas and incorrectly predicted, $4, $5 and $6 gasoline or even higher. Now the gas…
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February 14, 2012
On
Feb. 9 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) made history, paving the
way for two new nuclear reactors to be built in Georgia. According to
CNN.com, they would provide enough energy to power a million homes. One broadcast network responded…