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November 10, 2008
The New York Times isn’t keeping it a secret that it wants President-elect Barack Obama to follow in the footsteps of progressive icon Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Two recent columns have called for Obama to promote a new New…
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November 10, 2008
Dear Editor:
Commenting on the recent election of Barack Obama to the presidency, Ron Smith wisely counsels: "Don't expect much from next Great Man" (Nov. 8). Mr. Smith's wisdom causes me to reflect that America is divided into two groups of persons…
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November 7, 2008
As President-elect Barack Obama sorts out his cabinet and determines who will guide policy through his administration, it’s probably a good thing New York Times columnist Paul Krugman isn’t on his short list.
Krugman appeared on CNBC’s…
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November 7, 2008
Oil – it’s often called the lifeblood of the American economy and when the prices are high, it takes its toll on the U.S. economy.
These higher oil prices are often the subject of media…
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November 7, 2008
On questions of the state versus the private sector, The New York Times doesn’t usually come down on the side of business. But when a liberal social issue was at stake, the paper mustered sympathy for private enterprise –…
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November 7, 2008
To market, to market to buy a fat bailout.
“The government is doing what it can. They’ve learned the lessons of the 30s. And the lesson of the 30s was to put ideology aside and do whatever you can to bail it out,” New York Times Chief…
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November 7, 2008
Glen Meert, a small business owner in Elkhart, Ind., has found himself – and his neighbors – thrust into the national spotlight. And it’s not for anything good.
The national media have swarmed Elkhart in recent weeks, using its extreme…
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November 6, 2008
Although President-elect Barack Obama could surprise observers with an out-of-the-blue pick, the three men being bandied about as likely candidates for secretary of the treasury all share the same pro-regulation…
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November 6, 2008
If at first you don’t succeed in convincing viewers global warming is a problem, try, try again. That must be the NBC “Today” show’s motto.
The morning show crew announced Nov. 6 it will air the second annual “Ends of the Earth” feature…
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November 6, 2008
He’s President-elect Barack Obama’s new chief of staff, according to various Nov. 6 media reports, but Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., also has some baggage pertaining to the financial crisis. Will anyone in the media take note?…