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     Al Gore says that most important issues facing the United States is global warming – not the war on terrorism, health care, immigration or anything else. “Today” show anchor Meredith Vieira pointed to that as reason…

     Now Hiring: Environmentally friendly, highly motivated individual to fill executive position. Fortune 500 Company seeks experienced chief sustainability officer to reduce carbon footprint, utilize alternative fuels and…

     Prenez l'aspirin deux et m'appelez le matin.  (Translation: Take two aspirin and call me in the morning.)

     Never has a doctor blowing you off sounded so cosmopolitan, but…

     A bill that would increases taxes for investors and threaten the U.S. economy attracted warning of a presidential veto, but no major news coverage.

     “The ramifications of this […

     Newsweek magazine has no doubt about what is and isn’t causing global warming.

     In a Cosmo style quiz, the July 9 issue asked readers: “Which of these is not causing global…

      The bald eagle has flourished since it was put on the endangered species list, but now that the bird was removed from the list NBC “Nightly News” found a downside.

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     Gas prices have dropped 24 cents in a month, so where does ABC shop for bad economic news? In the dairy case, of course.

     “The price of milk in America is about to go up and go…

     Many former NFL players are broke and broken. They claim hardships caused by injuries sustained playing football are the reason. Should the NFL pay restitution? The media seem to think so.

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     Billion-dollar returns? Not good enough for NBC. The network attacked rich hedge fund managers for taking high-risks, greed, and for trying to do business with the “upper-middle class.”

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There will be no July 4th issue, but The Balance Sheet will resume on July 11.  Have a safe and happy holiday…

      Following the radically liberal traditions of San Francisco, Mayor Gavin Newsom banned municipal departments from purchasing bottled water, even for water coolers.

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“Every fact in my films is true. And yet how often do I have to read over and over again about supposed falsehoods? The opinions in the film are mine. They may not be true, but I think they are.”

– Michael Moore in Time…

     Michael Moore’s new movie “Sicko” is a shock-umentary approach to exaggerating the ills of American health care. Still, it guarantees some debate over universal health care will take place this summer.

     On the campaign trail,…

     Using background music that would be better suited for a “Dateline” story about a tragic teen death, NBC’s “Today” show launched the latest attack on the student loan industry.

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     Pitting one expert prediction against another “American Morning” took the side of more housing market woes on June 26.

     CNN’s personal finance correspondent Gerri Willis…

     Even though Americans are living longer than they ever have before, we’re all in trouble because our health care system is failing us. That’s Michael Moore’s “SiCKO” in a nutshell.

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     After reading all 3,500 words from the July 9 Fortune magazine cover story, “Who business is betting on,” you might think it’s Democratic Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.)

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     CNN’s “In the Money” offered a special slant on business news June 23 – a slant leaning left.

     Far left.

     In the first 16 minutes of…

     CNN Business Correspondent Ali Velshi criticized both Republicans and oil companies in his reporting about the energy debate on Capitol Hill.

     Velshi claimed the GOP wasn’t…

     Pity the poor Wall Street Journal staffer. The union is battling the Bancroft family that currently owns the paper. Then News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch made a big bid for the firm and Journal reporters and editors didn’t…