How many times does the Dow
have to break records before broadcasters admit its good
news? BMI looked at the Dows run from 10,000 to 13,000. All
along the way, network news has found reasons to frown.
Econ 101: Betting on the Media or the Market?
Dow record shows investor confidence, but the media worry over every
aspect of the economy. BMI adviser and economist Dr. Gary Wolfram
advises news consumers on the facts.
G:
Bloomberg provides good news about automaker GM
B: CNNs Dr. Gupta wants to increase
food fund despite obesity
U: CNN regular calls for $1-a-gallon
gas tax hike
BusinessWeek: Private Roads a Dead End
CBS Praises Aflac CEO for Shareholder Vote on Pay
CNNs Wastler Backs $1 Gas Tax Hike
CNN Doc: We Need More Food Handouts for the Obese
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Subprime Lending (The Heartland Institute)
How Well Does Cap-and-Trade Work for CO2? (Congressional Budget Office)
Equal Rights Amendment: Its Ba-aaack (Center for Individual Freedom)
Greenhouse Gas Limits Gain Steam in States (Stateline.org)
ON TV TONIGHT
Exposed:
Climate of Fear, a skeptical look at global warming hype with CNNs
Glenn Beck
May 2, 2007, on CNN at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET
(check local listings)
The Myth of Government Health Care
May 8, 2007
The Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.
FairTax Rally with Herman Cain
May 15, 2007
University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.
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