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January 3, 2007
In about the time it might take a seasoned bartender to whip up a Manhattan, New York-based reporter Sharyn Alfonsi concocted an intoxicating mix of hype and government statistics. Yet the CBS reporter left out some sobering details from her…
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January 3, 2007
The second day into “Prescription For Change,” a weeklong series on American health care, ABC News revealed its recent poll found nearly 9 out of 10 Americans are happy with their health care. But rather than finding the statistic an…
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January 2, 2007
Liberal activists and Democratic spokesmen are quick to argue that the minimum wage is too low and unfair. But on the January 2 “American Morning,” that argument came from a CNN business reporter.
While CNN’s Ali Velshi did note that “a…
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December 27, 2006
Even one day after Christmas, the big three networks were still playing Grinch – putting down a retail sales increase of about 6.5 percent as somehow inadequate. This from the same media that complained Americans were…
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December 26, 2006
The feminist mandate of “equal pay” landed on the front page of the December 24 New York Times this week, with a warning that “one big group of women has stopped making progress.”
David…
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December 26, 2006
No good deed goes unpunished -- that was the theme of an ABC Christmas day segment about donating clothing to charity.
“World News Tonight with Charles Gibson,” took “A Closer Look” at charities and gave the appearance of dishonesty.…
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December 22, 2006
On December 22 the “Today” show gave its viewers an early Christmas present: a balanced report on the auto industry.
Reporter Phil LeBeau said that Toyota, the Japanese automaker, is expected…
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December 21, 2006
“Rising” child care cost was the “Lou Dobbs Tonight” whine during the December 20 “War on the Middle Class” segment.
Reporter Lisa Sylvester heralded the need for government intervention because of rising day care costs, saying, “Policy…
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December 20, 2006
“Don’t know much about history. Don’t know much biology. Don’t know much about science book. Don’t know much about the French I took.”
That Sam Cooke song expresses what many experts sense about American students. To fix the problem, one…
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December 20, 2006
When Santa came to Wall Street this year, the media cried and pouted.
With the Dow Jones Industrial Average at an all-time high and commodities markets experiencing one of…