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Senate Debates Global Warming, CNN Anchor Snoozes
O'Brien, during a more wakeful momentAs already noted here on NewsBusters, the Senate held a hearing today examining the role of the media in promoting climate alarmism. With others covering the newsmaking part of the discussion, I decided to drop by to observe things from a blogger's point of view.I went into the hearing expecting it would be more interesting than your typical congressional…
Senate Global Warming Hearing Exposes Alarmist Media
As NewsBuster Matt Sheffield reported Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works held a hearing Wednesday to discuss the media’s role in causing global warming hysteria in the country. The committee’s website encapsulated the proceedings (emphasis mine throughout):Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Chairman of the Environment & Public Works Committee, said today’s hearing about…
Econ 101: Who Benefits from Boost in Student Grants
'Round and 'round the taxpayer money goes ... and where it stops, nobody knows. Oh, and tuition will go up, too.
Open Thread
Today's starters:The much-hyped Iraq Study group has finally released its report. Hot Air has a nice roundup, you can read it in HTML form via NZ Bear. LGF looks at the group's conclusions regarding Israel and finds much to dislike. Related: Wacky lib bloggers are upset with incoming Democratic congress's lack of desire to impeach President Bush.In other news, OpinionJournal has an interesting…
More Media Bait and Switch: Let’s Send Additional Troops to Iraq Ins
It’s almost becoming a daily occurrence now, isn’t it? Another major media outlet has confirmed that all the pre-election blather concerning a withdrawal of American troops from Iraq if Democrats took over Congress was just another part of that Party’s elaborate bait and switch scheme. This time on its knees in the confessional was Newsweek (hat tip to NB member “aero”), and none other than two…