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July 13, 2010
“Where would Jesus drill?”
That sounds almost like it could be the opening of a tree hugger's bad joke, but instead it's the lede in a recent Associated Press story written by John Flesher about a so-called “Green religion movement.”
Efforts to…
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July 9, 2010
While some on the left side of the aisle in Congress are getting all starry-eyed about prospects of more federal stimulus spending, the first round of stimulus under President Barack Obama may have done even less to help the ailing economy than…
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July 9, 2010
The next time you want to gauge how bad the economy is, don’t check the unemployment rate or the stock market. Instead, look to see if anyone is dressed as a cow at the local Chick-fil-A.
Time Magazine posted a somewhat lighthearted hodgepodge of “…
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July 8, 2010
Surprise – a British panel ruled that the scandal known as ClimateGate that supposedly revealed the manipulation of certain data strengthen the case of manmade global warming was much ado about nothing. But, The New York Times in a July 7 story…
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July 7, 2010
Forget about Elena Kagan. Better make room for Time magazine’s Adam Cohen on the Supreme Court.
In a July 7 “Case Study” article for Time magazine, reporter Cohen bemoaned the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision…
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July 7, 2010
Media's Latest Stimulus Push: Spend Now, Tax Later
Krugman's 'third depression' declaration sets stage for more
stimulus, paid for by proposals of a gas tax, value-added…
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July 7, 2010
When New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize-winning liberal economist Paul Krugman insisted back on June 28 the only way to avert a “third depression” was to open up the spigots of government stimulus, many dismissed the plea as Krugman doubling-…
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July 2, 2010
The June jobs report was released July 2 showing a tiny decline in the unemployment rate to 9.5 percent, but a depressing 125,000 overall non-farm payroll jobs lost.
CNN’s “American Morning” reacted with an appropriately downbeat report, but the…
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July 1, 2010
The next time an environmental story in the New York Times smells fishy, double-check to make sure its not the residue of old sun tan lotion you smell.
In a June 28 story for the Gloucester Times, reporter Nancy Gaines revealed an October 2002…
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July 1, 2010
When
unqualified people perform a high-level task on “Dancing with the
Stars,” it makes for great entertainment. But in Washington, D.C.,
major legislation is on the line.On
CNBC’s July 1 “Squawk Box,” former Federal Reserve Chairman
Alan Greenspan…