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CBS: Obama Tax Policy Better For Middle Class
A report on the economic policies of John McCain and Barack Obama by correspondent Chip Reid on Monday’s CBS "Evening News" suggested that Obama’s supposed middle class tax cut would be more beneficial for American families: "Obama's plan is to roll back the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy and use the savings for a middle-class tax cut...A recent study by the non-partisan Tax Policy Center says…
CNN's 'Obamacan' Worked For Bobby Kennedy
On this afternoon's CNN Newsroom, anchor Don Lemon interviewed Carolyn Lochhead, the San Francisco Chronicle's Washington correspondent. The topic was "Obamacans," conservative Republicans who support Barack Obama for president. Lochhead wrote a recent article on the phenomenon and was brought on to discuss the mythical beast:
CNBC's Gasparino Fires Back at Rumor-Mongering Allegations
The business network's on-air editor calls the idea that rumors toppled Bear Stearns a product of 'ill-informed' media.
Chicago Smoking Ban Forces Rewrite of Jersey Boys Script
When Chicago instituted a city wide smoking ban in 2005 it was met with mixed reaction; some hated the idea and others loved it with little middle ground. When R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. took advantage of a loophole in the Chicago ordinance and opened up a legal smoking lounge the Washington Post treated the company as if they skirted the law and published a critical story in its nation section…
Essay: The Washington Post, Journalistic Magicians
They make Reverend Wright and Trinity United disappear The Media,Lining it Up And for their next trick, the media will stuff Illinois Senator Barack Obama’s liberalism back into his hat. On Sunday, the Washington Post’s Jonathan Weisman gave us a 1,152 word news-ish story entitled “Obama Addresses His Faith”, which was a glowingly open forum for Obama to deliver “a highly personal account of…
CBS’s 'Big Brother' Features Anti-Woman Conservative, ‘Rebel Obama
Near the end of Tuesday’s CBS "Early Show" there was a taped segment of co-host Julie Chen talking to the executive producer of the CBS reality show "Big Brother," Allison Grodner, who previewed some of the contestants in the show’s new season: "Dan is a Catholic school teacher from Michigan. He really doesn't think women are equal. And he felt really strongly, especially, about the possibility…
JP Morgan CEO: Bear Stearns Rumor-Mongers 'Should Go to Jail
Chairman of investment bank that purchased Bear calls for SEC investigation into events that led to bank's collapse.