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February 14, 2008
You think the American media have been brutal about casting our economy in a negative light? They have nothing on the international media.
A February 13 Reuters report suggested the U.S. government may have to go on an American asset-…
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February 14, 2008
Recession hasn’t been officially determined, but that didn’t matter to CNN’s Senior Business correspondent on "American Morning."
Velshi offered viewers a preview of an appearance by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve…
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February 14, 2008
After Hillary Clinton lost the January 3 Iowa caucuses, she made “improving likeability” a central campaign strategy, as U.S. News…
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February 13, 2008
At age 73 and just over four years of being out of politics, former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown has a unique perspective on both the Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama presidential candidacies.
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February 13, 2008
Is consumer confidence at an “all-time low”? The media say yes, but the facts say no.
“The market is tumbling, while oil prices are soaring; consumer confidence at an all-time low,” reported Savannah Guthrie on the NBC “Nightly News” Jan…
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February 13, 2008
Politicians using tragedy to advance an agenda has been a tried-and-true strategy. Paint the idea green and a natural catastrophe became political fodder for former Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry (Mass.).
Kerry appeared…
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February 13, 2008
Consumer Confidence: Only News When It's
Low(er)
The
media love to talk about the governments measure of consumer
opinion about the economy but only when its…
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February 13, 2008
According to the media and some economists it wasn’t supposed to be this way. Our consumer-driven economy was supposed to show a slowdown in spending not an increase.
That goes to show you can’t believe all the economic forecasts of doom…
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February 13, 2008
Two scientific studies have suggested clearing land to produce biofuel ingredients will actually contribute more to “global warming” than simply sticking with fossil fuels. The shocking part is that someone in the media actually reported it…
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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…