Jeff Poor

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CBS Blames Economy for High School's Pregnancy 'Boom'

'Evening News' links story of 17 expectant teens to 'economic depression.'

CBSNews.com Pulls Story Making Quake/Climate Link Claim

Site says it's AP, AP says it isn't ours; story identical to 'ubercrackpot' scientist's press release.

'Super Size Me' Rebuttal: Man Loses 86 Pounds on All-McDonald's Diet

'Good Morning America' segment features Virginia man who proved fast-food restaurant diets don't only result in weight gain and health problems.

'Evening News' Attacks 'Controversial' $200 Burger

CBS refers to Burger King offering as 'grotesque on a bun' and cites left-wing advocacy group, but downplays that fact that proceeds go to charity.

Professor: Gore Needs to 'Slim Down' for Environment

Claims nation's added weight equals 42 million extra people, drains resources, makes climate worse.

'World News:' Banks 'Deceived' Borrowers into Overextending Themselves

ABC segment accuses lenders of preying on homeowners, giving borrowers a pass on personal responsibility.

CBS Labels Legitimate Oil Futures Exchange a 'Dark Market'

'Evening News' blasts overseas commodity exchanges for being 'virtually unregulated' and ignores the drilling solution to curb speculation in the oil market.

Meteorologist Says Money Behind Warming Alarmism 'Can Corrupt Anybody'

Cullen adversary argues he knows only one broadcast meteorologist who is 'on the global warming bandwagon.'

CBS Praises Oil Company for $50 Million in College Aid

'Evening News' segment praises Murphy Oil for providing college funding for high school graduates of Arkansas town.

Cramer: 'Come on Man, Let Them Drill'

CNBC 'Mad Money' host lashes out at politicians for touting a 'windfall profits' tax and for not drilling domestically.

CNBC Touts Gay Marriage as California's Economic Savior

'Squawk on the Street' segment praises court decision for potential of miniscule financial impact on ailing state.

Lack of New Drilling Blamed on Oil Companies

Maryland congressman tells CNN off-limits oil areas shouldn't be opened to exploration because other lands where oil can't be recovered 'are sitting idle.'

USA Today Cover Story Down on Drilling, Up on Alternative Fuels to Ease Gas Prices

Sidebars on solutions to high gas prices paint rosy picture for unproven gasoline substitutes and make drilling not seem worthwhile.

NBC's Gregory: Knowledge of Journalist Votes Would Compromise Reporting

White House correspondent says media expansion, including talk radio, has had a 'corrosive' effect on political discourse.

Oil Expert: Dem House Leader Misleads CNBC on Oil Lease Drilling

Hoyer tells 'Squawk Box' oil companies aren't drilling in 80 percent of leased areas, but fails to explain there's no production in those areas.

'Evening News' Blames Corn Prices on Floods, not Ethanol

CBS segment reports government estimates for this year's corn crop will be 10 percent lower than last year, but fails to mention effects of fuel subsidies on prices.

Boxer Indifferent to Effect of Higher Oil/Gas Taxes

Liberal Senator tells MSNBC 'tax-breaks, no tax-breaks, we've got to get off this addiction and when we do, we'll be free of them.'

NBC Blames 'Speculators' for Higher Commodity Prices

'Nightly News' segment ignores vital function futures markets serve in free-market economy.

Dodd: Government Can Mandate What Profit is 'Fair' for Business

Senate Banking Chairman targets oil firms for windfall profits tax.

'Nightly News' Attacks Home Lenders for Not Caving in to Troubled Borrowers

Segment puts burden on mortgage companies to make concessions on payments and interest rates to borrowers.