Jeff Poor

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FNC's Napolitano Claims Bush Administration Committed 'Extortion' Against Banks

Senior judicial analyst details how lenders forced to accept TARP funds under threat of FDIC audit.

Liberals Complain, CNBC Caves In

Business network goes from inspiring anti-tax 'tea parties' to adding left-wingers like Dean, Huffington.

Santelli vs. Huffington -- CNBC Reporter Takes on Liberal Blog Editor on Economy

Tea partier vs. champagne socialist on 'Squawk Box.'

Decorated Former Staff Sergeant Fires Back at HBO Host Maher for Cheap Shots at U.S. Soldiers

'Real Time' comments on troops remaining in Japan and Germany: 'At some point these people are going to have to learn to rape themselves.'

Fox News Host Beck Slams Connecticut AG: 'You are an Insult to George Washington'

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal admits bonuses are not against the law, but 'should be.'

Wall Street Bets Obama Will Fire Bank CEOs Next Says CNBC Reporter

Network's NYSE floor staffer Bob Pisani: 'Several' bank executives are to be pushed out next.

CNN Segment Blames 'Stingy Voters' for Rejecting Tax Hike for Mass Transit

Voters, not inefficient and costly government-run transit system, are causing hardship stories in St. Louis.

BBC Host and HuffPo Blogger Warns of U.S. Military Action if China Pushes for Global Currency

Max Keiser tells Aljazeera English that countries won't push toward a global currency for fear 'U.S. Marines are going to show up in our backdoor.'

Climate Change Skepticism Earns Congressman Olbermann's 'Worst'

MSNBC host, citing material from left-wing blog, asks the Texas congressman to repeat his skepticism when 'the sun has just lit your neighbor's roof on fire.'

CNBC's Deutsch Doesn't Want 'Idiots' on Wall Street Making $10 Million a Year

Calls for the education system 'to start breeding executives' to overcome the notion we're 'out-of-whack' and 'gluttonous.'

Edward Norton Compares 'Symbolic' Global Warming Event to Selma's 'Bloody Sunday'

Actor and 'official ambassador for Earth Hour' compares turning out lights for hour to Civil Rights event marked by brutal attacks on its participants.

FNC's Morris Contends Obama Wants Bank Package to Fail

Says president 'wants to nationalize the banks, he wants a socialist economy.'

Levin Declares 'No Constitutional Authority' for Expanded Obama Administration Takeover Powers

Conservative talk show host explains how recent efforts to regulate in the wake of federal bailouts equate to a 'statist' agenda.

Liberal Economist Krugman Explains Populist Backlash Will Cause Geithner Plan to Fail

Columnist says restrictions will cause some banks to opt out of TARP program, 'stigmatize' others, and force government intervention.

CNBC Panders: Invites Lefty Blogger Arianna Huffington to Co-Host Show

Co-founder and editor-in-chief of Huffington Post announces on Facebook she will be co-hosting CNBC's 'Squawk Box.'

Cramer Flip-Flops on Obama's Anti-Wall Street Rhetoric

'Mad Money' host: 'The president has become pro-shareholder.'

CNBC's Latest Official 'Contributor': Howard 'Scream' Dean

Former Democratic chairman becomes 'CNBC Contributor' on 'Squawk Box.'

Rhode Island Paper Predicts 'Under-Ocean' Global Warming Scenario by 2100

Providence Journal cites IPCC data and state agency that contends society must get 'a hold of this carbon monster.'

CNBC Hosts Question Alleged Tax Cheat Rangel's Authority on AIG Retroactive Taxes

'Squawk on the Street' co-host: 'When you talk about violating the public trust, you've had some tax issues of your own.'

Obama's Media Strategy: 'Pick the Target, Freeze It, Personalize It and Polarize It'

New administration embraces direct response approach to addressing critics in the press, ginning up friendly media and net roots.