Ken Shepherd

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What's the 'Freegan' Deal?

Post romanticizes dumpster diving as protest against Bush administration, capitalism.

CNN's Dobbs Cites Liberal Congressman for 'Guts' to Tackle Overspending

But Tennessee Rep. Jim Cooper, has a liberal, pro-pork barrel, pro-tax voting record.

NBC, CBS Morning Shows Still Wrong Claiming Gas Price at Record Highs

Cost at pump is 2 cents less than post-Katrina high, 9 cents less than inflation-adjusted high.

Raul Castro's Idea of 'Free Enterprise': Drug Smuggling?

ABC sniffs out lead on Cuban military chief's hand in cocaine running operations.

NBC Reporter Predicts $3.50 Price Tag for Gas Following BP Pipeline Troubles

But other oil experts, noting gas has gone up only one penny in three weeks, see prices going up less dramatically.

Post Worshipfully Labels Pew Hispanic Center 'Unbiased'

Detailed look shows immigration study comes from group that preaches liberal policy solutions.

NY Times to Happy Meal-Eating Boys: You're Fat, Environmentally Destructive, and Unpatriotic

Advertising reporter Melanie Warner attacks McDonald's over a Happy Meal Hummer toy.

NBC Plugs Liquor Wholesalers Study on Teenage Internet Booze Sales

But network's reporter leaves out statistic showing only two percent of teens in survey actually bought alcohol online.

CBS Warns That 'Even One Bad Meal Can Hurt Your Body'

Network story on saturated fat is the media's latest entree in a menu of anti-fast food stories.

ABC, NBC Drill BP on Pipeline Corrosion

Both networks cited liberal critics but excluded information from the company's news conference just a day earlier.

ABC: Gas Prices Too High? Don't Just Drive On By

Reporter urges viewers to report price gouging after pipeline shutdown, but neglects to mention actual gouging is rare and that high gas prices help prevent shortages.

ABC's Dr. Johnson Prescribes Higher Taxes to Get Smokers to Quit

'World News with Charles Gibson' left out second opinion: higher taxes don't lower smoking rates but do breed black markets, mob-related violence.

CBS's Safer Supersizes Bias Against 'McMansions'

But a real estate expert says large, pricey houses are a tiny part of the market.

CNN Promotes Food Industry for a Change

The cable network takes a break from barking up the wrong tree on industry regulation and personal responsibility.

CBS Hints at More Regulation for the Power Industry

But energy experts point to regulation as the cause for existing problems.

Washington Post: 'Moderate' Republicans Support Tax Increases, Minimum Wage Hikes

Reporter calls pro-tax Virginia politicians 'moderate' while those against tax hikes are 'hard-core.'

ABC's Stark Maximizes Bias on Minimum Wage

From 5-to-1 imbalance in sound bites to excluding critical economists, reporter skews story on wage floor bill.

Media's New Beef with Fast Food: Now Salads Are Bad, Too

NBC consumer correspondent warns that big salads are big on calories.

Raul Castro: A Hard-Line Commie with a Soft Spot for Free Enterprise?

NBC's Andrea Mitchell calls fill-in dictator open to free enterprise, ignores rollback in reforms, reliance on Venezuelan oil

In Midst of Scorching Heat Wave, CBS Proclaims Global Warming Debate Over

Reporter relies on one climatologist who says pollution delayed global warming in '70s - but back then, scientists warned of catastrophic global cooling.