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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…
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October 13, 2009
It’s an odd natural occurrence when you put MSNBC “Hardball” host Chris Matthews and CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer together, but when it happens they seem to draw some obvious conclusions – albeit nearly 10 months too late.Back in January, Cramer…
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October 12, 2009
Here was a chance for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. to admit he was wrong, and to conclude publicly that government intervention in the private sector doesn’t always result in the best of outcomes.McCain appeared on CNN’s Oct. 11 “State of the Union” in…