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Economic Growth Report Gets a Few Paragraphs
Papers call strong GDP weaker than expected, hide news in briefs.
AP Distorts Record on Lobby Gifts to Republicans
The Associated Press is very good at what it does. It's just a shame that straight news reporting isn't it.
They've run a piece this morning (Lawmakers Hasten to Return Abramoff Gifts) dealing with lobbyist and equal-opportunity crook Jack Abramoff. Regular AP readers will remember that when Abramoff was indicted back in August the AP story mentioned one congressman by name, Republican Tom…
Kudos to CBS's Roberts for Picking Up Democrat Harman's Defense of Bus
Though Bob Schieffer introduced Wednesday's CBS Evening News by using loaded language as he pointed out how, “to protest the President's decision to continue spying on American citizens, a federal judge took the unprecedented step of resigning from the court that issues warrants in such cases,” an event also highlighted by ABC and NBC, unlike those networks, CBS White House correspondent John…
NBC to America: Big Brother is Watching
The December 21st edition of Today featured a rather alarmist report by Andrea Mitchell about domestic spying. The story, complete with requisite pictures of Abu Ghraib, aired at 7:15AM. It started off with Katie Couric's ominous introduction. She stated that with regard to spying, "some are wondering if Americans are losing their civil rights in the process.
Boo-Hoo Economics
With the medias steady stream of tears for a strong economy, its no wonder so many Americans think were in a recession.