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December 18, 2008
Love him or hate him, this time Jim Cramer makes a good point.
While some in the media have expressed fury over allegations that Bernard Madoff ran a Ponzi scheme that may have cost investors up to $50 billion, CNBC’s “Mad Money” host Jim…
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December 17, 2008
On Sunday, Dec. 14, “Good Morning America” devoted about 10 minutes to a segment about the theft of baby Jesus statues from nativity scenes on church lawns. As they pointed out, these thefts are not a new crime. In fact, once the subject of an…
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December 17, 2008
CNN’s Carol Costello and John Roberts had a lump of coal for credit card companies on “American Morning” Dec. 17.
Costello complained about the companies’ use of “warm and fuzzy” holiday advertisements in an attempt to persuade more people to…
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December 16, 2008
Rupert Murdoch has his critics – from those who think his papers are too tabloid-ish – The Sun, The New York Post – to those who find his cable television networks too right-leaning for their tastes. And back in 2007, there was a fear that his…
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December 16, 2008
Even with all his detractors, CNBC’s “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer has never been shy about expressing his opinion. Most notably, his infamous Aug. 3, 2007 “They know nothing … They’re nuts” rant was a full fledged meltdown, but it correctly…
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December 15, 2008
The proposed automaker bailout has a big stamp on it that says “union-built,” but the news media hasn’t noticed. The proposed automaker bailout has a big stamp on it that says “union-built,” but the news media hasn’t noticed.
Over the past…
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December 15, 2008
News by its very nature is unpredictable. Too bad many journalists don’t seem to understand that fact.
Ever since gasoline prices began a wild ride in 2004, the media have been obsessed with predicting future energy prices. Gasoline, we were told,…
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December 15, 2008
Editor, The Wall Street Journal
200 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10281
To the Editor:
You rightly dismiss the argument that a government bailout of GM, Ford, and Chrysler is justified by the concern that people won't buy cars from companies in…
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December 15, 2008
Editor, The New York Times
229 West 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036
To the Editor:
Presidential spokeswoman Dana Perino said Dec. 12 that "Under normal economic conditions we would prefer that markets determine the ultimate fate of private firms.…
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December 12, 2008
Time and again we’ve heard about the lost jobs and economic impact of failing to bail out the beleaguered American auto manufacturers. But little mention has been made of the consequences of going through with the bailout,…