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Newscasts See Budget Filled with Substantial Cuts
But government continues to grow and actual reductions amount to a tiny part of the budget.
MSNBC's Olbermann: “Doesn't that Mean the President Should Be Impeac
Citing liberal Republican Senator Arlen Specter as his authority on whether President Bush's actions were “illegal,” and with “Invoking the 'I' Word” on screen beneath a picture of Bush, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann opened his Monday night Countdown program: “So if the Republican Chairman of the Senate committee investigating the wiretaps says the wiretaps were illegal, and the President says he…
Early Show Provides Selective Snippets from "Domestic Spying" Hearing
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee for most of the day, yesterday, explaining in some detail why the NSA Terrorist Surveillance program is legal, why it's necessary, and why it is not "domestic spying." It was the lead news story on CBS' The Early Show this morning, and they demonstrated that, while they saw it, it didn't all meet their…
Networks Cite Imaginary “Cuts” as Federal Budget Continues to Soar
Federal spending has soared 33 percent since 2001 and will continue to surge under President Bush’s budget proposal released Monday afternoon, yet network reporters referred to imaginary “cuts” in programs and departments. On World News Tonight, ABC’s Martha Raddatz outlined Bush’s proposal to increase defense and homeland security spending before she asked: “How to pay for all this? There are…
Look, Ma Bell, No Competition
CBS sees resurrection of telephone monopoly and bills going up, while other networks give free-market perspective that competition can lower bills.