Pumped Up Prices

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'World News' Ultimate Financial Hardship: Selling Your Body for Medica

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For ABC, drug trials replace bread lines as signs of 'tough times.'

CNN Meteorologist: Manmade Global Warming Theory 'Arrogant

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Network's second meteorologist to challenge notion man can alter climate.

Dear NY Times: Applauding the Case for Creative Destruction

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Op-ed makes it clear that even as companies 'die,' American capitalism survives and thrives.

Maddow Frustrated by Lower Goldman Sachs Tax Rate, Despite Losses

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MSNBC host accuses investment bank of hiding money offshore to get 1 percent tax rate.

'Nightly News' Pushes Auto Bailout in Madoff Scandal Coverage

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CNBC correspondent Trish Regan points out alleged Madoff $50 billion Ponzi scheme is 'twice the amount of money the auto companies are asking Congress for.'

Cramer: Social Security a Bigger Ponzi Scheme than Madoff's

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CNBC's 'Mad Money' host says federal entitlement program operates in the same manner as Madoff's scam.

'Lost' In America

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In 2008, we've lost a lot more than mere wealth.

CNN Plays Scrooge in Credit Card Hit Piece

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John Roberts and Carol Costello attack 'warm and fuzzy' ads, promote greater regulation of plastic.

Murdoch Purchase of Wall Street Journal Doesn't Look So Bad, Say Journ

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Former critics say media mogul's takeover of financial publication for the best, considering newspaper business downturn.

Criticism Prompts Cramer to Defend Great Depression Reversal

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Two weeks after taking 1930s comparisons off the table, 'Mad Money' host responds to BMI and others.

UAW Gave $1 Million+ to Pro-Bailout Congressmen

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Media says anti-bailout congressmen in the pockets of foreign automakers; ignores union influence on pro-bailout voters.

Media's Gas Price Crystal Ball Is Murky

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Journalists can't predict the future, but keep on trying anyhow.

Dear WSJ: People Won't Buy Cars from Bankrupt Companies

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But a bailout 'postpones' competitiveness and lessens chance of Big Three survival.