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Jeff Poor | March 23, 2009

Is CNBC caving to its critics on the left?

 

It might appear so now that former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, also the former chair of the Democratic National Committee, was officially named a CNBC contributor on the March 23 “…

Jeff Poor | March 19, 2009

In the wake of the American International Group (AIG) bonus controversy, some have called the plans of congressional leaders to tax those bonuses at a rate of 90-100 percent “legislating with a vengeance.”

 

However, Chairman of…

Jeff Poor | March 19, 2009

Although President Barack Obama is only 58 days into his term, there has been a noticeable trend in how the new administration is handling its critics in the media: let no criticism go unanswered and mobilize a formidable group of…

Jeff Poor | March 18, 2009

You often hear scientists who promote the theory of man-made global warming allege they are victims of censorship. But when it is the other way around – that scientists who dispute that claim are victims of the same thing, you never hear a peep…

Jeff Poor | March 17, 2009

A group thought by many to be devoid of tech-savvy compared to their Democratic counterparts is attempting to break that stereotype by using technology that a lot of people have incorporated in their daily lives.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-…

Jeff Poor | March 17, 2009

Since his now-famous Chicago Tea Party outburst from the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in February, CNBC’s Rick Santelli had seemingly disappeared from the spotlight.

 

However, on CNBC’s March 17 “Squawk Box,”…