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December 15, 2005
Lou Dobbs wants answers. In his December 14 broadcast of CNNs Lou
Dobbs Tonight, the business anchor gathered torches and pitchforks
in response to the news of an overall trade deficit [that] hit…
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December 15, 2005
Lower energy prices have spurred a significant drop in consumer
prices according to a December 15 report from a federal agency that
tracks economic data. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U…
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December 14, 2005
The Media’s Top 10 Economic Myths of 2005
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“So people at home right now are saying, ‘Economic slowdown? How slow is it going to go?’ Are we headed for another recession?”– Anchor John Roberts, “CBS Evening News,” April 15,…
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December 14, 2005
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It was difficult to wade through the economic news of 2005. Gloom and doom overwhelmed any rational examination of the U.S. economy. Journalists were so obsessed with their negative outlooks that they set aside reason and reported…
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December 12, 2005
Forecasting a bleak sweater-swaddled winter for middle class
Americans on the December 12 Evening News, CBS correspondent Jim
Axelrod exaggerated the rise of natural gas heating costs by about…
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December 12, 2005
The crew of CNNs In the Money opened their December 10 program
warning about a bursting housing bubble, but an interview with a
Harvard housing expert quickly deflated that story line.
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December 9, 2005
Stacking the deck against Merck and Co., Inc., reporters for The New
York Times and USA Today presented an allegation that the
prescription drug maker tampered with results in its own study. The…
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December 9, 2005
Oil companies are evil and the root of that evil is Americas
endless thirst for oil. At least thats the spin of the new movie Syriana,
which the media have called powerful, ambitious and Something…
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December 8, 2005
A company that has lowered food prices by more than the government
food stamp program in 2005 and has donated millions upon millions of
dollars to charitable causes is a Goliath and similar to a god…