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Obama Submits Largest Budget in History, But Portrayed as Fiscal Conservative by Networks

2/4/2010 8:52 AM ET
ABC, CBS and NBC reports on federal budget give the president pass on spending, ignore critical liberal and conservative economists who argue it is 'unsustainable.'

CNBC's Santelli Brandishes Huge Hammer to Illustrate Obamanomics

2/3/2010 11:40 AM ET
Reporter warns government should take a more surgical approach to regulation and slow spending growth, not raise taxes and fees.

Scarborough Shows Low Taxes = Low Unemployment in New Hampshire

2/2/2010 4:23 PM ET
MSNBC 'Morning Joe' host draws a parallel between tax rates and unemployment by comparing state to Rhode Island.

Is GM Owner Federal Government Playing Politics with Toyota Recall?

1/29/2010 3:39 PM ET
Media overlook Obama administration Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

Media React to 5.7 Percent GDP Growth: 'Great News for Consumers'

1/29/2010 12:31 PM ET
But economists including liberal Paul Krugman call it an 'inventory blip.'

Cramer React to Speech: Notes Nat Gas Ignored by Obama; Defends Geithner

1/28/2010 6:06 PM ET
CNBC 'Mad Money' host calls President's nuclear overtures 'boilerplate,' insists embattled treasury secretary not a 'joker.'

Forget Sham Spending 'Freeze,' Obama's Proposals Would Cost $70.5 Billion

1/28/2010 3:19 PM ET
Taxpayer group releases line-by-line price tag of State of the Union speech.

Olbermann Touts Man Who Created 50 Green Jobs with Stimulus Funds

1/28/2010 10:54 AM ET
MSNBC host fails to point out that each job cost nearly $2 million.

Ronald Reagan Would Be 'Unamused' by Tea Parties, Says Liberal Son

1/27/2010 2:38 PM ET
Lefty radio personality Ron Reagan accuses conservative tea partiers of having 'Hitler signs,' though most came from ultra-left group.

Media Ignore Contradiction between Obama's Middle Class Giveaways, Spending 'Freeze'

1/27/2010 1:43 PM ET
With State of the Union address imminent, the press downplays costs, finds little economic criticism of proposals designed to recapture middle class support.

Cramer Rips Obama's 'Lurch Toward Populism'

1/26/2010 8:28 AM ET
'Mad Money' host says president's 'anti-shareholder rampage' riskiest time for investors since Carter administration.

CNBC's Santelli Reacts to NYTimes Label of Tea Party 'Heroes and Inspiration'

1/25/2010 4:34 PM ET
Story about the GOP taming 'Tea Party Tiger' contrasts Santelli to former Louisiana governor and noted populist Huey Long.

CBS's Reid Calls Obama's Populism 'More Like Politics than a Real Plan'

1/25/2010 3:11 PM ET
Network's White House correspondent says White House doesn't realize market ramifications of beating up on Wall Street.

CNBC's Harwood Claims Public Doesn't Know Enough about Obamacare

1/22/2010 3:35 PM ET
Washington correspondent makes case for health care reform despite Brown victory; 'Squawk Box; co-hosts Kernen, Quick refute claim.

CNN's Romans Includes Criticism of 'Anti-Business' Obama

1/22/2010 3:29 PM ET
Business correspondent connects the dots between Dow drop and Obama's proposed bank rules.

Fox News' Wallace on White House's Effort to Spin Brown Victory: 'I Have to Laugh'

1/21/2010 5:12 PM ET
'Fox News Sunday' host criticizes Obama administration for not owning up to failed economic and domestic policies.

Fox Biz Host: Obama's Losing Ally Warren Buffett

1/21/2010 2:27 PM ET
Billionaire says purpose of president's bank tax to 'punish people.'

Liberal Evangelical Christian Calls Bank Bonuses 'Sins of Biblical Proportions'

1/21/2010 1:24 PM ET
On 'Morning Joe,' Rev. Jim Wallis, Sojourners magazine editor, promotes book and blames economic problems on 'erosion of societal values.'

Companies Donate $83 Million to Haiti, Get Less Than Three Minutes of Coverage

1/21/2010 8:49 AM ET
ABC, CBS and NBC briefly mention corporate donations in wall-to-wall Haiti reporting.

Dean and Skinner: Mass. Vote Close Because Health Care Bill Lacks Public Option

1/19/2010 7:46 PM ET
Former Vt. Gov. and a liberal radio host tell CNBC's Kudlow U.S. is 'center-left'; Wall Street should want government plan.

PBS Gives One-Sided View of Giving Billions to Fund News

1/19/2010 10:59 AM ET
Publicly funded network provides no alternative position to public funding.

'Stossel' Finds 'Crony Capitalism' in Green Jobs Stimulus

1/15/2010 4:41 PM ET
Fox Business notes close connection between White House and only window maker that got tax credit.

Ted Turner Advises CNN Not to Follow Fox News Opinion Model

1/14/2010 4:53 PM ET
U.N. Foundation chairman and CNN founder tells CNBC he would like to see less 'Tiger,' more of 'what's going on.'

Dear Wash. Post: Haitian Tragedy Magnified by Lack of Economic Freedom

1/14/2010 4:29 PM ET
Greater economic freedom could have spared lives.

CNN Highlights Corporate Haitian Relief Efforts

1/14/2010 11:46 AM ET
Stephanie Elam names a dozen companies giving millions in funds, goods or services to disaster relief.

Dear USA Today: Current Crisis Not Worse than Great Depression

1/14/2010 11:43 AM ET
U.S. economic woes are not the result of globalization and free trade.

Networks Fail to Criticize Obama Despite Most Jobs Lost in a Year Since 1940

1/13/2010 3:26 PM ET
Reporters omit failure of stimulus, problems counting jobs created or saved from many jobs stories.