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     With six miners trapped in a collapsed mine as of August 8, ABC’s “World News with Charles Gibson” used the crisis to take a few pot shots at the coal industry – all in the name of global warming.

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     There used to be a delay between tragedy and people trying to capitalize on it.

     Used to be.

     But as terrifying and horrible as the I-35W bridge collapse is, it’s quickly become political leverage as tax-and-spend…

      Even something as natural as breastfeeding gets used by the media to attack business.

     The New York Public Hospital System has stopped offering samples of baby formula as…

     Point fingers first. Ask questions later – if you’re the “CBS Evening News.”

     As six miners remained trapped in a Utah coal mine on August 6, CBS attacked the safety of “retreat…

     You give an inch and they want a mile.

      Maybe that’s what the people at Icelandic Water Holdings are thinking now. The company based near Reykjavik, Iceland claims to be…

     The words “lucrative tax break” or “loophole” conjure up thoughts of dishonesty or underhandedness regarding the tax code. Perhaps that is what the Washington Post intended to do in its August 3 story.

     NBC continued to use the decline in the housing market as a scapegoat for any less-than-positive economic news  – whether it be a drop in the stock market, changes in currency exchange rates or the reduction in sales…

     Whenever the "NBC Nightly News” adorns the green NBC signature peacock in the bottom corner of a news report – viewer beware. It means a global warming story is coming.

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     For a business reporter, you would think CNN’s Ali Velshi would have a grasp of market trends – especially with oil and gasoline prices.

     However, on “American Morning,” a show…

     The federal minimum wage went up on by 70 cents July 24, to the delight of liberal politicians and many journalists.

     CNN’s Ali Velshi greeted the change calling it “unmitigated…

     The scene is reminiscent of “Casey at the Bat.” It’s the ninth inning, two out and two strikes against the batter.

     Still, somehow, Rupert Murdoch smacks the ball out of the park with one crack of the bat. Murdoch’s months-…

     Gasoline prices have fallen again and you might figure this would be greeted with accolades – but that’s seldom the case on the CBS “Evening News.”

     “News that gasoline prices…

     Is the media pushing the “credit crunch” as a catalyst for the recent decline in the stock market?

     It seems the media know why the stock market is down. Some journalists are…

     Bottled water has been attacked recently for environmental damage, but now Aquafina’s bottler, PepsiCo is under fire for not previously disclosing the source of its water.

     “Don…

     Michael Moore is attempting to circumvent the free market system of health care by urging people to threaten health care professionals and insurance companies.

     In a July 26…

     A few bad apples ruin the whole apple grove. That’s the premise the media are operating from these days.

     But an alignment of the stars with scandals in the three major American…

     Don’t cash in your stocks just yet.

     While “NBC Nightly News” and “CBS Evening News” presented a bleak outlook for viewers on July 26, some experts were less worried. It’s…

     Having trouble losing weight? According to several news outlets, the trouble may be your friends.

     “Keep your heavier friends close, but your thinner enemies closer,” said CBS…