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October 5, 2009
Attacking industry is an old standby for “60 Minutes,” and the Oct. 4 segment against coal companies was no exception.
Lesley Stahl criticized the industry for accidents, using the huge 2008 spill in Kingston, Tenn. to push for the federal…
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October 5, 2009
TV segments on high oil prices were popular throughout 2008 as oil rose to $140 – some commentators warned of the worst and predicted hardship for consumers. But as the price of oil retreated and the price of gasoline fell, predictions about oil…
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October 1, 2009
Scary times ahead? Perhaps, if you take credence in what Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, says.
Paul, who had a strong grassroots following during the 2008 presidential election, explained on Glenn Beck’s Sept. 30 radio program that perilous times lie…
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October 1, 2009
See Executive Summary
These are tough times. More than 3 million people have lost their jobs just since February 2009 and consumer confidence fell unexpectedly in September. The unemployment rate has spiked from 8.1 percent to 9.7 percent in the…
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October 1, 2009
See Full Report
Unemployment under President Barack Obama is at a 26-year-high. The last time the economy had 9.7 percent or higher unemployment was under President Ronald Reagan. But despite similar periods of rising unemployment, Obama and…
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September 30, 2009
Gee, wasn’t it Obama who swore to end the influence of lobbyists in government?
So we should believe that Al Gore is not a big, fat lobbyist. It is pure coincidence that the start-up electric car company Gore is invested in and backing got a $529-…
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September 30, 2009
Networks
Flip Flop on Jobs
Unemployment has reached
a 26-year-high under President Obama, but a look at network
media coverage from 1982 reveals a huge difference between jobs…
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September 30, 2009
Somewhere in our office are old bumper stickers proclaiming: “Proud Member of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy.” They are relics of another time, when Bill Clinton was president, his wife Hillary had shown her political acumen doing health care…
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September 25, 2009
Recent videos from two investigative reporters, James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles, with the help of Andrew Breitbart, showed that community-group ACORN engaging in scandalous practices. But MSNBC host Rachel Maddow argued Sept. 24 that wasn’t the story…
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September 25, 2009
Remember “Baghdad Bob,” the Iraqi Information Minister Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf? Even with Iraqi forces in a full rout and American Marines just blocks away Baghdad Bob would completely deny the presence of U.S. troops in the Iraqi capitol.…