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July 24, 2008
Sirius Satellite Radio host Howard Stern supports the merger of his network with XM Satelitte Radio and is fuming at Democratic opposition on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) panel.
After FCC commissioners announced they have…
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July 22, 2008
In their quest to find new ways to describe the economic slowdown, the media have found various creative indicators of a struggling nation.
Add the “Latte Effect” to a list of economic illustrations that already includes increased spam…
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July 21, 2008
Even if you offer Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., what she’s been pushing for – taxpayer investments in “green” or renewable energy – she’s not going to budge in her opposition to opening federal lands to oil and natural gas exploration. Talk…
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July 16, 2008
High gas prices may be eating away at Americans’ bank accounts, but at least they’re supposedly helping the environment. Leave it to NBC “Nightly News” to find a green lining in the dark cloud.
As American automakers struggle – with…
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July 15, 2008
The consequences for federal restrictions on oil and gas exploration go beyond just higher gas prices, interfering with the basic free-market principle of allowing enterprise to meet demand by providing a supply, according to former Shell Oil…
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July 11, 2008
The bad economy strikes again. This time – it’s marital relationships, or people’s ability to end them.
NBC’s July 11 “Today” found an unlikely victim of the economic slowdown – divorce rates. According to the segment, the high cost of…
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July 11, 2008
Is government the answer to curbing the economic downturn? CNBC’s Jim Cramer advised government intervention in a big way on the July 11 “Today” show on NBC.
“It is – we need giant infusions of capital,” Cramer said of government-…
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July 9, 2008
As oil trades in excess of $135 a barrel the theme of the left has been to invest in “green alternative energy solutions.” But Sen. James Webb, D-Va., touted as a rising star in the liberal movement, isn’t playing along.
“We need to look…
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July 8, 2008
“Where there’s smoke, there’s fire,” is the way JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon described the impact of rumors on the downfall of investment bank Bear Stearns.
Dimon appeared in a taped interview from Aspen, Colo. on the July 7 broadcast…
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July 8, 2008
It was only a matter of time before the media began using the wildfires ravaging California as a means to advance global warming alarmism.
ABC’s July 7 “World News with Charles Gibson” candidly suggested global warming is playing a role…