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March 1, 2006
The pounding waves and 165-mph winds announced the arrival of
Hurricane Hugo in September 1989. Hugo battered the East Coast,
costing $8 billion and taking 50 lives.
Now a new Hugo is…
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February 27, 2006
The February 26 NBC Nightly News treated a move by Wal-Mart (NYSE:
WMT) to expand health care benefits
as an opportunity to stack the deck with another attack on the
retail chain and a liberal…
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February 24, 2006
After Enrons collapse, the media frequently reminded the public of
political ties top executives in the failed energy company had to
the Bush administration. The same standard, however, wasnt applied…
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February 24, 2006
Pickens gave $165 million to Oklahoma State University (OSU), and
Mike Holder, the schools athletic director, made the decision to
invest the programs new money with a hedge fund headed by Pickens…
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February 23, 2006
The media are frequently cynical about the private sectors profit
motive, but when it comes to government schemes to rake in more
cash, the same skepticism often doesnt kick in. That was the case…
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February 23, 2006
Its turn-back-the-clock day in the mainstream media and on Capitol
Hill. While polyester and Depeche Mode are far from the rage in
Congressional chambers and newsrooms, an overzealous fear of foreign…
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February 22, 2006
The February 13 Lou Dobbs Tonight program was the first cable news outlet to
report on Dubai Ports Worlds (DPW) pending acquisition of six U.S.
seaports, providing alarmist, biased coverage. Eight days…
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February 22, 2006
The Benefit Battle
Maryland passed a law aimed directly at Wal-Mart, and unions and the
media have been hailing it as precedent-setting and
groundbreaking, as CBSs Russ Mitchell and Anthony…