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October 18, 2006
Since the 2006 State of the Union address, the networks have complained about the deficit and called it “soaring,” “ballooning,” “record high” and “exploded.”
Though the deficit has trended steadily downward by billions of dollars,…
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October 11, 2006
The New York Times has put an ironic twist on the 8th Commandment: “Thou shalt not steal.” It’s accused churches nationwide of fleecing taxpayers and local governments using the First Amendment.
The Times devoted more than 17,000 words…
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October 4, 2006
One month away from the election, the media are right in line with the Democratic talking point of “stagnant wages.”
“We are in a period of stagnant wages for workers in this country,” said CNN’s Lou Dobbs on a September 15 CBS “Early…
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September 15, 2006
A million or more people die each year from malaria, which can be best fought with the pesticide DDT. But DDT was banned 30 years ago and the mainstream U.S. media have ignored it, preferring to focus on left-wing philanthropists and their…
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September 13, 2006
Housing may be headed for a soft landing, but that’s just the Federal Reserve chairman’s opinion. The media, on the other hand, have scared up another “housing bubble” story: adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs).
Journalists have called ARMs…
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August 30, 2006
How’s the American worker doing on this Labor Day weekend?
According to network news, he’s either about to get laid off or he’s just languishing at his current job.
Recent coverage of work has leaned heavily toward the negative,…
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August 24, 2007
In a recent blog post CBS’ Wyatt Andrews gushed about Massachusetts’ new health care plan that requires people to purchase health care. His take:
“This isn't Clinton care;” Andrews assured his audience, “it's a huge experiment to see…
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April 16, 2007
Guilty until proven innocent – that was the verdict for the student loan industry on CNN’s “In the Money.”
The show’s anchors turned a story on investigation of college financial aid offices into a diatribe on corporate scandal and an…
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March 29, 2007
The TV made them do it.
It made them “cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.”
CBS’s Katie Couric used the cereal slogan as she introduced a March 28 “Evening News” report. The nanny-staters were at it again, this time warning that children who…
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March 19, 2007
On March 16, CNN’s Kitty Pilgrim announced the discovery of “more evidence” of the “failure of the Bush administration’s economic and trade policies,” costing American workers jobs.
“So simply put, this is yet another example of the…