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Dear NY Times: Shrinking Trade Deficit is Bad News
Fewer imports mean reduced investment in the U.S. economy.
Kyoto Redux: Clinton Vows to Use Cabinet Position to Push for Climate
Secretary of State nominee and Senate Foreign Relations Chair both call global warming a 'security threat.'
Dear NY Times: Willie Sutton's Tax Plan
Bob Herbert wants a tax on financial transactions because 'that's where the money is.'
Dear NY Times: A Taxing Proposition
Herbert's plan claims a small tax on financial transactions wouldn't discourage business, so perhaps a per-word tax on writers should be adopted.
Economic Optimism at Last -- Jack Welch Sees 'First Signs of Light
'Cavuto on Business' mentions 'encouraging signs' about the economy.
Obamanation Meets Obama-Flation
The President-Elect's job predictions increase 64 percent. Why isn't media asking questions?
Dear Washington Times: Rhetoric of 'Doom
President-elect is following common political practice of keeping the populace 'alarmed' while talking about the need for a stimulus package.
Paul 'It's Never Enough' Krugman Strikes Again
Columnist says stimulus inadequate, shouldn't have tax cuts.
Nobel Prize Economist: Obama's Stimulus 'Not Enough
Joseph Stiglitz, winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economic Science and most cited economist in the world, blames Republican desire tax cuts for ineffectiveness.
Finally, a Bailout That Makes CNN Skeptical
'American Morning' offers balance, asks questions regarding porn companies' request for $5 billion federal bailout.
GOP Legislators Vow to Fight Reinstitution of Fairness Doctrine with I
Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C.: 'We are not going to allow this rule to be reenacted either by the FCC, by the Obama administration or by Congress.'
Obama Stimulus: $1 Trillion, 600,000 Government Jobs and Few Media Qu
With a forecasted $1 trillion deficit for the foreseeable future, mainstream media hit and miss on just how much government will expand under current proposals.
CNN Highlights Government's Digital 'Snafu
Gerri Willis reports that the program to fund TV converters is 'out of money.'