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July 6, 2009
It’s a question dodged by President Barack Obama in his healthcare town hall on June 24 – would his government-sponsored health care plan drive out private business?
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., had no qualms about answering the question. The…
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July 7, 2009
Guess what? Sitting down and eating a 6,200-calorie lunch is probably bad for you.
Somehow, this was news to ABC’s “World News with Charles Gibson.” In a July 6 segment, “World News” took three items from a recent Center for Science in the…
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June 24, 2009
Coming soon: A check in the mail if you purchase the skim milk instead of the whole milk at your grocery store? That sort of sounded like what Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas is advocating as an alternative to some of the more costly solutions proposed by…
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November 14, 2007
Upon the news of Wal-Mart’s robust third-quarter earnings and predictions of a “strong” holiday shopping season, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) surged into positive territory, closing up 320 points after several…
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November 13, 2007
Imagine what you could do with an extra $400 or $500 a year – save for retirement, fill your gasoline tank several extra times or buy a plane ticket for vacation. Now multiply that amount by every member in your immediate…
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November 13, 2007
You wouldn’t know it from the gloomy media coverage, but the stock market is up for the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is up a little over 5 percent for the year, but its volatility has been something of a…
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November 12, 2007
Another day, another weak dollar story.
CBS Business Correspondent Anthony Mason gave viewers a one-sided report about what the weak dollar means to the U.S. economy on the November 12 “The…
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November 12, 2007
Talk about a contradiction.
Maria Bartiromo, described by The Wall Street Journal as “the face of CNBC,” delivered a worried report about the U.S. economy and the possibility of recession on…
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November 9, 2007
If CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta had his way, when you unwrapped your new iPod or iPhone this Christmas, there might be the following warning label:
“SURGEON GENERAL’S…
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November 8, 2007
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke appeared before the Congressional Joint Economic Committee on November 8, but had to face criticism from Republican presidential candidate and Texas congressman Ron Paul.
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