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June 19, 2008
Almost every day a news report comes out linking something to climate change – obesity, food riots or a century of wildfires. Some of the claims seem especially outlandish. Sometimes they are.
On June 18, CBS.com posted a story claiming…
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June 19, 2008
It’s not likely dieticians will be endorsing his regimen, but a Virginia man demonstrated it is possible to regularly dine at a fast-food restaurant without being criticized for signing your own death certificate.…
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June 19, 2008
If viewers didn’t get the chance to see Lou Dobbs’ first segment blaming the salmonella response on the ‘moronic’ FDA, they got another chance.
On June 18, Dobbs, of CNN’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight” ran virtually the same segment he aired on…
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June 19, 2008
“CBS Evening News” went after British Burger King restaurants for offering a $200 burger it called “controversial” on June 18 and cited an anti-corporate advocacy group to support the claim. But the report downplayed the…
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June 19, 2008
“Issue #1 is your economy,” CNN host Ali Velshi announced March 17, as CNN launched a new mid-day show focused on the issue polls show is the top priority for Americans in the election season. Since then, “Issue #1” has brought viewers “…
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June 18, 2008
“Good Morning America” slammed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) June 17 for “using combat vets as guinea pigs to test a controversial drug.” This report has already led to calls for congressional probes of the VA and…
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June 18, 2008
Obesity may be unsightly to some, but it has a real impact on the environment and our use of gasoline according to one economist.
Dr. Richard McKenzie, a professor of economics at the University of California-Irvine and author of “Why…
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June 18, 2008
CNN Brings Negative View to 'Issue #1': The Economy
The
economy is Issue #1. CNN has that much correct. BMI is
watching the networks new…
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June 18, 2008
“We’re going to scare you to death.”
That’s not the advertising slogan for “Saw XVII.” It might well be the motto of modern journalism. “If it bleeds, it leads” has always been a news motto. Somewhere along the way, news went from public…
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June 18, 2008
The blame game for the personal credit woes plaguing the United States has been played over and over again. But fault is almost always cast upon the same party: banks, not borrowers. ABC “World News with Charles Gibson” was…