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September 2, 2008
Sex sells, even during a presidential election. But that doesn’t mean journalists have to be happy about it.
CNBC’s “Squawk Box” co-host Joe Kernan took a moment during a panel discussion September 2 to take a shot at the onslaught of…
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August 25, 2008
An opponent of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama’s health care proposal is a “bad person” in Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell’s book, even if that opponent is Sen. Hillary Clinton.
“Hillary has fought for universal health-…
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August 7, 2008
How do you make the foreclosure crisis seem even scarier? Add in a potentially deadly virus.
CBS’s “The Early Show,” reported August 7 that a new stronger strain of the West Nile virus could spread across the country with help from the…
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July 25, 2008
“[Europe] wants to see an [American] president committed to free trade,” cautioned CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour from Berlin, Germany, the site of a speech by presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama.
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July 15, 2008
CNN scared viewers July 13 by suggesting Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s support for extending the Bush tax cuts would threaten their Social Security and Medicare.
“Your $$$$$” host Ali Velshi and CNN correspondent Allan…
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June 13, 2008
In case there was any doubt left about how CBS’s Dave Price feels about “going green,” he told viewers June 13 that it’s the “right way” to live.
“It is remarkable – you know, you can insulate your house, you can paint your house, you…
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June 12, 2008
A foreign bid for the beloved Bud had “Good Morning America” fearmongering about international trade June 12.
For analysis of what an Anheuser-Busch buyout could mean, the ABC crew didn’t turn to a businessman or even to a government…
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May 22, 2008
When it’s time to blame someone for “the super-sizing of American children,” The Washington Post looks to companies that market “temptations of young consumers.” Never mind how those “temptations” make it from the TV screen into the little…
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May 2, 2008
Weathermen can be wrong, and so can economic forecasts.
The Labor Department reported May 2 that there were 20,000 jobs lost in April and the national unemployment rate fell to 5 percent from 5.1 percent the month before. But before Labor…
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May 1, 2008
They may not have food to put on their tables, but at least Cuban citizens can text message about it now.
CBS’s “Early Show” gave a fairly glowing report from the May Day celebration in Havana, Cuba, May 1, on changes Cuban President…