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February 2, 2009
ABC’s “World News Sunday” found a new twist on the obesity crisis Feb. 1. Apparently, recession can “lead to a spike in obesity.”
Anchor Dan Harris introduced the “counterintuitive” report saying, “Americans are cutting back on food spending which…
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February 2, 2009
31 January 2009
Adam Davidson, National Public Radio
Dear Adam:
I enjoyed your and Alex Blumberg's Jan. 29 report on the resurgence of Keynesian economics. In your list of anti-Keynesian schools of thought, though, you missed an important group…
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February 2, 2009
If insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, people might want to be wary of the economic stimulus package.
Four analysts were arguing on Fox News Channel’s “Bulls…
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January 30, 2009
Editor, The Wall Street Journal
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To the Editor:
Terence M. O'Sullivan alleges that "voluminous research" shows that legislatively mandated higher construction wages do not raise builders' costs because these…
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January 30, 2009
Despite what the news media keep saying, capitalism and deregulation were not the causes of the financial meltdown.Instead, BB&T CEO John Allison pointed the finger at government creations like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),…
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January 30, 2009
Being an outspoken conservative in the media has proven dicey lately, as the Democrat-controlled Congress and White House are working toward seeing an $819 billion stimulus bill signed into law.
According to Ann Coulter, there has been a double…
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January 30, 2009
Editor, The Washington Times
Dear Editor:
Citibank will now reject delivery of a corporate jet. As you report, "Pressure to cancel the deal came from the Obama administration and amid a chorus of concerns from politicians who are worried about how…
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January 29, 2009
It’s usually an event reserved for dignitaries and celebrities held in high esteem, but the City of Las Vegas is setting a new precedent … this time in the name of global warming awareness.
At the behest of a global warming activist…
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January 29, 2009
Between Election 2008 and the early moments of the Obama administration, it was assumed a new New Deal was coming complete with massive infrastructure projects. But, now the stimulus package is so full of other things even some of the most…
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January 27, 2009
In business there is a crime called “bait and switch.” It refers to the practice of advertising something that a lot of people want, in order to lure them to a store or showroom under fraudulent premise, with no intent whatsoever of providing what…