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The casual observer might have been somewhat skeptical of the massive $787-billion stimulus bill passed earlier this year by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama. However, one media outlet is dispelling those doubts –…

Something I saw on the“Today Show”  May 6 unnerved me. A financial expert was on, answering questions from viewers. One, a well-dressed, articulate woman, identified herself as the wife of a chiropractor who had closed his practice but still…

It’s been a recurring media theme since President Obama was elected – tell a news story the way he told it in a speech or press conference and then ignore the critics.

That’s exactly what the networks did in health care reform stories May…

Networks Tell One Side of Health Care Story: Obama's Reports on president's meeting with health care industry and assume the need for government-run 'reform' and leave out critics as…

The news is boiling over with claims of conservative anger or hatred. Those on the right are depicted as knuckle-dragging savages eager to pick up their guns to shoot police or attack others they disagree with.

But for all that poorly…

It has a lot of proponents, both liberal and libertarian. But would the legalization of marijuana for the purpose of creating a new revenue stream for government be a good thing?

According to CNBC “The Kudlow Report” host…

The food police are at it again – attacking the restaurant industry under the premise the general public is too ignorant to determine what is healthy and what isn’t.

On May 11, both the “NBC Nightly News” and ABC’s “World News with Charles…

John “Bradshaw” Layfield of Layfield Energy thinks General Motors Corp. whatever it takes to wine and dine its biggest customers and become successful – even if that means offering lap dances.

“I run a business and if you can tell…

Are you gonna eat that? According to CNN host Rick Sanchez and one of his May 7 guests, your answer is being decided for you by food industry “manipulation.”

“Here’s a question that you’ve probably never thought of when…

With much fanfare, President Barack Obama rolled out his intentions to cut $17 billion from the federal budget on May 7. But despite the spinmeisters, not everyone was buying it.

“The White House today played up its proposed cuts to the…

We were told all throughout the 2008 presidential campaign and on up into the debate over the stimulus that the way out of the current economic malaise is through growing a green economy. “NBC Nightly News” is still on message.

Neil Cavuto had some harsh criticism of President Obama during his end-of-show monologue on May 5.

The Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network anchor blasted Obama for creating villains of businesses and for presenting an inconsistent…

What do you do if your country is too incompetent to drill for oil effectively? Drill an oil company instead.

That’s exactly what tiny Ecuador is trying to do to oil giant Chevron – with the help of brain-dead American celebs, left-wing…

Media Deride Tax Haven 'Cheats' and 'Loopholes;' Ignore Benefits When Obama announced his tax reform plan on May 4 the news media rapidly embraced his terms (crackdown, loophole, scam),…

Strike while the iron is hot from the flames of populism. That mixed metaphor might explain the timing of the Obama administration’s announcement of anti-corporate changes he would like to make to the tax code.

The administration’s…

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Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell are pleased that, at the Initiative for Global Development (IGD) summit in Washington, "…

President Obama held a press conference on May 4 to detail a “far-reaching crackdown on offshore tax avoidance, targeting many U.S.-based multinational corporations and wealthy individuals,” according to The Wall Street Journal.

The Journal…

CNN amped up the alarmism about swine flu April 30 when co-host John Roberts interviewed Dr. Martin Blaser of NYU without rounding out the segment with other opinions.

Roberts asked Blaser to put the virus, which had already sickened…

“Are we on the verge of a swine flu pandemic?” That was a question asked by Larry King for CNN on April 27, but also by many Americans since April 24 as the number of confirmed cases around the world grew.

NBC’s Robert Bazell said the…

Media Latch on to Swine Flu 'Pandemic' The national news media served up hype with scary comparisons to the 1918 flu epidemic with a side of unanswered questions in the…