'American Morning' Asks Expert 'What's Wrong' With Shutting Down Oil Drilling for 'Four More Months'
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June 25, 2010
U.S. District Court Judge Martin Feldman struck down the Obama administration’s order of a six-month drilling moratorium on June 24. Despite Louisianians’ “unified” opposition to a drilling ban, Obama has “vowed to appeal,” according to MarketWatch…
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June 28, 2010
In the media’s eyes, Republicans might as well wear hockey goalie masks and run around with chainsaws.
In a June 24 AP story titled “Republicans Kill Senate Jobless Aid Measure,” writer Andrew Taylor paints Senate Republicans as obstructionist…
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June 22, 2010
It didn’t take Velma, Shaggy or Scooby to uncover this mystery.
In a June 21 study published in the medical journal Pediatrics, researchers from Yale University “discovered” that food products with characters on them affect children’s taste…
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June 21, 2010
Tough times don’t last; tough people do.
That’s the theme of author John S. Cohoat’s new book “No Thank You, Mr. President,” which tells the story of 10 private companies in Elkhart County, Ind., that made their own way to economic recovery without…
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June 16, 2010
The news media have recently been struck with World Cup fever, with two broadcast networks sending reporters to South Africa to cover the games. At the same time, a bailout request that could cost taxpayers another $50 billion was ignored by most…
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June 16, 2010
The media may have found a new type of denier: the food denier.
In a June 15 ABC “Word News Tonight” story about the new USDA dietary guidelines, reporter Linsey Davis nearly did the unprecedented by holding the American people…
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June 15, 2010
Everyone should be thankful that MSNBC has hired the outspoken angry critics and has managed to keep them out of the circles of power in government.
Case in point – MSNBC’s Ed Schultz, who was considering a run for the North Dakota’s open senate…
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June 15, 2010
Forget Canada. If you’re fed up with America’s health care system, flee to…Rwanda.
In a June 14 New York Times article titled “A Dirt-Poor Nation, With a Health Plan,” reporter Donald G. McNeil Jr. celebrated the African nation’s “national health…
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June 11, 2010
If tighter fuel emission regulations, commuter taxes, and carbon credits can’t reduce global warming, then perhaps whiter clouds will do the trick.
That’s the solution championed in a June 11 USA Today story. The story focused on a news conference…
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June 10, 2010
Toys, food, packaging. Chemicals are in them all. The media make a living by sensationalizing the potential dangers of just about everything in our modern world. Bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical found in many plastic items, was no exception.
The news…