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Jeff Poor
Jeff Poor | July 24, 2008

     Perhaps bank runs are caused by stars aligning, or maybe they appear out of thin air. They certainly aren’t caused by powerful politicians publicly questioning a bank’s security, according to CNBC’s Erin Burnett.

Jeff Poor | July 24, 2008

     Some call the housing bailout bill the biggest intervention in the U.S. economy since the New Deal, but “CBS Evening News” doesn’t seem to mind.

 

     The July 23 “Evening News” gave…

Jeff Poor | July 23, 2008

     CNN’s Lou Dobbs railed against free market proponents on July 22 and even called for them to be punished in an unusual manner.

 

     On “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” Dobbs’ attack on…

Jeff Poor | July 22, 2008

     The price of food will continue to rise with the price of corn, according to ABC’s “World News with Charles Gibson.” But as far as the July 21 broadcast was concerned, everything except government-mandated ethanol was to…

Jeff Poor | July 22, 2008

     In their quest to find new ways to describe the economic slowdown, the media have found various creative indicators of a struggling nation.

      Add the “Latte Effect” to a list of economic illustrations that already includes…

Jeff Poor | July 21, 2008

     Even if you offer Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., what she’s been pushing for – taxpayer investments in “green” or renewable energy – she’s not going to budge in her opposition to opening federal lands to oil and natural gas exploration. Talk…