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November 10, 2008
Is a federal government rescue of General Motors do or die for the U.S. economy? With the automaker on the verge of collapse, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Harry Reid, D-Nev., say so, but Francesco Guerrera, U…
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November 7, 2008
As President-elect Barack Obama sorts out his cabinet and determines who will guide policy through his administration, it’s probably a good thing New York Times columnist Paul Krugman isn’t on his short list.
Krugman appeared on CNBC’s…
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November 7, 2008
Glen Meert, a small business owner in Elkhart, Ind., has found himself – and his neighbors – thrust into the national spotlight. And it’s not for anything good.
The national media have swarmed Elkhart in recent weeks, using its extreme…
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November 5, 2008
What’s in your wallet? Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean would like to know.
Dean and Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan were speakers at a luncheon at the National Press Club Nov. 5, where both…
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November 4, 2008
It’s this type of political rhetoric that brings out the “Joe the Plumber” in all of us.
Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., thinks it’s a “simplistic notion” for people who are successful in their bid to become wealthy to hold on to that wealth and…
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November 4, 2008
This presidential campaign season, the candidates threw around proposed tax plans with huge numbers attached. Here’s another big number: four. A reporter at a broadcast network or a major American newspaper is four times more likely to turn to…
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October 31, 2008
Better late than never. On Oct. 30, the day after Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama’s half-hour prime time infomercial, CBS “Evening News” took a skeptical look at the candidate’s fiscal proposals.
“By the end of his…
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October 29, 2008
Some people might have done a double-take when they saw an Obama TV ad that aired during primetime television newscasts Oct. 28 suggesting the conservative Heritage Foundation endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama’s tax…
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October 29, 2008
What do you get when you combine critique from a left-wing storefront and an off-base conclusion with a dose of overbearing hyperbole? A three-minute segment on MSNBC’s “Countdown with Keith Olbermann.”
The Oct. 29 “Countdown” took a shot…
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October 29, 2008
Could this be a sign Americans are rejecting redistributive socialism?
Although it hasn’t received much attention in the media, Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain has gained on Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama in at least…