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December 19, 2008
Just how bad is the economy? ABC’s “World News with Charles Gibson” went all the way to Edwardsburg, Mich. to find out.
The Dec. 18 broadcast of “World News” highlighted a new economic indicator – the increase in the number of people willing to…
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December 18, 2008
Unprecedented snow in Las Vegas has some scratching their heads – how can there be global warming with this unusual cold and snowy weather?
CNN Meteorologist Chad Myers had never bought into the notion that man can alter the climate and the Vegas…
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December 18, 2008
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To the Editor:
Bravo for Roger Cohen's explanation that market economies work by creating new firms, new products, new processes – and that these creations are both the source of our…
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December 18, 2008
In an attempt to pit “us” against “them [Wall Street]” Rachel Maddow mocked and criticized the rate at which Goldman Sachs was taxed this year.
The MSNBC host of “The Rachel Maddow” show lamented that the investment bank Goldman Sachs, which…
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December 18, 2008
Even in a story about Wall Street scandal, NBC found time to promote a bailout of the auto industry.
The Dec. 17 “NBC Nightly News” went out of its way to put the amount of Bernard Madoff’s alleged $50 billion fraudulent Ponzi scheme in…
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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…