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Paul Detrick | July 10, 2008

     On “MSNBC Live” July 9 host Tamron Hall gave a report on the quality of commercial airline travel, calling price increases “nickel-and-dime fees.” But Hall forgot to mention the effect high jet fuel prices have had on the…

Paul Detrick | May 8, 2008

     Despite major flaws of the air traffic control system, failures to conduct safety reviews and other problems The New York Times called the Federal Aviation Administration a “first-rate regulator” on May 8.

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Paul Detrick | May 2, 2008

     Weathermen can be wrong, and so can economic forecasts.

     The Labor Department reported May 2 that there were 20,000 jobs lost in April and the national unemployment rate fell to 5 percent from 5.1 percent the month before. But…

Paul Detrick | May 1, 2008

     They may not have food to put on their tables, but at least Cuban citizens can text message about it now.

     CBS’s “Early Show” gave a fairly glowing report from the May Day celebration in Havana, Cuba, May 1, on changes Cuban…

Paul Detrick | April 4, 2008

     You’re going to need a few extra bucks to pay for those corn flakes every morning.

     CNN’s senior business correspondent Ali Velshi let viewers in on an underreported fact about rising…

Paul Detrick | March 28, 2008

     After anecdotal reports that people who used the popular allergy drug Singulair may develop suicidal tendencies, the Food and Drug Administration announced March 27 that it would investigate. How big the problem might be…