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June 28, 2006
The news media were singing the praises of businessmen this week because one executive did something many journalists support: He gave away most of his money.
Warren Buffett, founder of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and perhaps the world’s…
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June 27, 2006
“Today we got more intriguing evidence that coffee can be good for you, with a new study that suggests it can cut your risk of Type 2 Diabetes,” ABC’s Charles Gibson announced in the June 26 evening newscast. But just a week…
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June 26, 2006
Parade magazine wants you to push Congress for higher taxes. Just don't generate too much carbon dioxide on your way there.
Alongside author Eugene Linden’s alarmist June 25 article, “Why You Can’t…
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June 23, 2006
Leave it to The New York Times to describe a Supreme Court ruling that will impose numerous costs on small businesses as “employee-friendly.”
In a June 23 article, Times reporter Linda Greenhouse praised a unanimous Supreme Court ruling…
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June 23, 2006
“The Earth is running its highest fever in years,” teased NBC’s Brian Williams as he introduced the June 22 “Nightly News.”
CBS’s Bob Schieffer one-upped his younger rival with an even more alarming tease opening the “Evening News.” “The…
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June 23, 2006
CNN’s Larry King isn’t exactly known for playing hardball, but his June 13 softball interview was the perfect game for former Vice President Al Gore to cap off his round of TV appearances on global warming. …
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June 22, 2006
President Bush’s prescription drug plan has been panned by conservatives and liberals, for different reasons. But in his June 21 "Evening News" report when CBS’s Wyatt Andrews presented the objections of a liberal health…
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June 21, 2006
The kids aren’t alright. An epidemic is sweeping the nation as teenagers down the addictive brew by the pint. Underage alcohol consumption? No, coffee.
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June 21, 2006
On primetime television, the gray flannel suit has been replaced by the orange prison jumpsuit.
Long after executives from Enron, WorldCom, and HealthSouth first graced the 24-hour news cycle, the four major networks have outdone the…
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June 21, 2006
See Executive Summary
One enduring American cultural image is the man in the gray flannel suit. A businessman, with briefcase in tow and tie crisply knotted, who left the family for an honest day’s work and eventually returned home worn and weary.…