2008 was the safest year ever to be an American miner. The combined number of fatalities from all forms of mining was the lowest ever.
2007 (latest information available) also shows the…
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During live coverage of Barack Obama’s inauguration at 9:30AM on Tuesday, CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric spoke to historian Douglas Brinkley, who observed: "And it reminds me of Franklin…
CNN correspondent Zain Verjee, in a report posted on CNN.com on January 17, likened the expected large crowds for the inauguration of Barack Obama to the Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to…
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"Up to this point, there's very much a mirage going on. Barack Obama is what people want him to be. It is not the real thing, yet. He hasn't been tested yet. Once he's tested, then we are going to…
Editor, The Wall Street Journal
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To the Editor:
You report that Barack Obama will call for "a new era of responsibility" ("Obama…
Bob Shrum has a funny way of telling the troops to calm down.
The purpose of the long-time Democratic strategist's opinion piece at The Week (the picture at the right is at that link) is to…
Editor, The New York Times
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New York, NY 10036
To the Editor:
Jeremy Weir Alderson says that "the No. 1 reason for imposing higher labor standards on…
Recently, Vice President Dick Cheney pulled a muscle in his back while moving boxes, and has been relegated to viewing the inauguration ceremonies from a wheelchair.
In an article from the AP…
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For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Inauguration Day.
What are your final thoughts for George W. Bush? What are the high points of his administration, and the low…
Grab your barf bags. You're going to need them when viewing this video produced by Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, featuring celebrities making sacred pledges to lord Barack Obama to support a whole…
We have the streaming video feed of the inaugural for you today. This way you can enjoy the feed AND peruse NewBusters.org... your one stop shop! The video is below the fold of this post.
We…
In the Life Magazine book of commemorative photographs titled The American Journal of Barack Obama, a set of essays in the back recount Obama’s life and triumphs. Time Senior Writer Nancy Gibbs,…
Sunday’s Obama-commemorating special edition of The Washington Post Magazine featured a goopy essay by Style section writer Wil Haygood, spread preciously across many pages of evocative hope-and-…
Associated Press and The Oregonian in Portland both completely flunked the party-ID test on Portland's brand-new openly gay Democratic mayor having a sexual relationship with an 18-year-old man…
It's inauguration day which means the media Obama love-athon is going to be going on for hours today.
We can't bring some objectivity to all the reporting today but we can present a special…
Anne Applebaum said she was reaching for a metaphor to describe the dreamy Barack Obama when she started her Slate piece on January 19. Instead of reaching for a metaphor, however, she only got a…
As we prepare to say goodbye to our 43rd President, an important question needs to be asked: will those suffering from Bush Derangement Syndrome be cured on Inauguration Day?
As most…
Abandoning any pretense of balance, MSNBC's Inauguration coverage will be quad-anchored by four left-wingers: the network's three night time hosts -- Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow…
On Monday’s Countdown show, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann delivered his latest "Special Comment," in which he called on President-elect Barack Obama to prosecute President Bush and administration…
Is there anything President-elect Barack Obama's very aura cannot make better? Apparently, he has eliminated road rage -- and even honking.ABC's David Muir, over video of stuck traffic followed by…
Look no further than New York Times columnist Bob Herbert's recent appearance on "The Rachel Maddow Show" for why its namesake should invite guests who don't share her worldview more often than the…
In Glenn Beck's first program on Fox News he demonstrated why he's so popular with conservatives.
He's a real guy talking about real issues to real people interested in the truth.
This…
In a 7:43AM commercial break during Monday’s CBS Early Show, the network aired a promo for a new episode of the show ‘Two And A Half Men,’ that used an Obama campaign slogan: "Can CBS show you the…
For years -- especially, it seems, the past eight years -- the "news" media have made a habit of asking liberal celebrities about their political views -- in essence, handing the microphone over to a…
Never mind how Barack Obama will magically bring “diversity,” “excellence” and “unity” to America, “Santa Claus” loves the incoming administration. Seconds before 5 PM EST Monday afternoon on MSNBC,…