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February 13, 2008
No amount of reprieve for debtors is “sufficient” for critics. Following the Bush administration’s latest announcement of a mortgage grace period, ABC News fretted.
The administration, in…
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February 12, 2008
Take an anti-credit card lending activist, one liberal congresswoman and a disgruntled credit card holder, and you have the stacked deck against lenders that ABC used on February 11.
“World…
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February 12, 2008
With all the doom and gloom talk about the economy, especially on “CBS Evening News,” anchor Katie Couric touted a “safer investment” on February 11.
Couric’s magic bullet was a sure thing –…
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February 12, 2008
You have to wonder if CBS’s wants bad economic news – considering the network is all too eager to warn of the worst. The January 28 “The Early Show” was the latest example – hyping fears for Wall Street on day when the Dow jumped almost 177…
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February 11, 2008
The February 11 “Good Morning America” introduced a new dire consequence of the slowing economy: “cash-strapped homeowners” committing arson.
“We have news this morning on the home foreclosure front, word that cash-strapped homeowners are…
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February 8, 2008
The U.S. Congress on Thursday approved a $168-billion “economic stimulus” plan that will issue tax rebate checks to millions of taxpayers. The plan, which exceeded original expectations of $145 billion, provided the media…
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February 8, 2008
After seven years in office, President George W. Bush has taken his share of criticism from his political opponents, the media and even sometimes from his own party.
Bush has suffered through some harsh attacks, including from former…
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February 8, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama is highly intelligent, likeable, articulate (no racism intended), dynamic, well-educated and witty. He is receiving virtually worshipful coverage from the news media.
Now imagine the Republican presidential front runner is a…
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February 7, 2008
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks in the eyes of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul.
The Texas congressman had some harsh words for the GOP presidential frontrunner John McCain, a longtime U.S. Senator, on various issues…
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February 7, 2008
In all the media’s economic fearmongering, exaggerated predictions are rarely corrected. And when it comes to gas prices, exaggerated predictions have become the norm.
Media analysts have long warned of prices exceeding $4 for a gallon…