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July 28, 2008
When Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) took the role of Speaker of the House on January 4, 2007, the national average price of gas was $2.33 a gallon, according to the Energy Information Administration. Now the average price is…
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November 17, 2009
Joe the Plumber was certainly on to something when he got then-candidate Barack Obama to admit he wanted to redistribute the wealth, according former Republican presidential candidate and Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee.
Huckabee, who now…
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July 22, 2008
The price of food will continue to rise with the price of corn, according to ABC’s “World News with Charles Gibson.” But as far as the July 21 broadcast was concerned, everything except government-mandated ethanol was to…
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July 24, 2008
Some call the housing bailout bill the biggest intervention in the U.S. economy since the New Deal, but “CBS Evening News” doesn’t seem to mind.
The July 23 “Evening News” gave a glowing…
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July 24, 2008
Perhaps bank runs are caused by stars aligning, or maybe they appear out of thin air. They certainly aren’t caused by powerful politicians publicly questioning a bank’s security, according to CNBC’s Erin Burnett. …
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July 23, 2008
CNN’s Lou Dobbs railed against free market proponents on July 22 and even called for them to be punished in an unusual manner.
On “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” Dobbs’ attack on capitalists was based on…
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July 15, 2008
Should beleaguered government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac live to see another bailout – regardless of the cost?
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said so. Paulson has…
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July 15, 2008
It wasn’t unexpected to see some pushback after a deal was struck merging American brewer Anheuser-Busch with European brewer InBev.
However, the July 14 “NBC Nightly News” didn’t identify much…
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July 15, 2008
With oil trading above $145 a barrel, exploration and drilling for oil could provide economic opportunities for Rep. Barney Frank’s (D-Mass.) struggling congressional district.
That wasn’t…
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July 14, 2008
U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) has remained largely unhurt by the controversy over his “sweetheart” deal with mortgage lender Countrywide. But CNBC’s Carl Quintanilla finally bucked the media trend of ignoring the…