Economic growth is the best its been in 2 years. But the media cant take their eyes off gas prices, which they insist will take the economy down despite a 4-year high in consumer confidence.
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Econ 101: Counting on the Government [3]
Why does everyone expect the president and Congress to fix gas prices?
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G: ABC calls for common sense to ward off baby fat [4]
B: CNNs eternal pessimist Serwer perplexed by Bush silence on strong economy [4]
U: CBSs Pitts attacks Big Oil but holds his fire on socialist oil baron Hugo Chavez [4]
CBS Kicks Off Another Gas-Price Road Trip [5]
Has the Fat Lady Sung? ABC Is Urging Common Sense! [6]
CNNs Serwer: Bush Isnt Getting Word Out on Hot Economy [7]
Bashing Big Oil, CBS Still Downplays Chavezs Use of Profits [8]
Political tampering is to blame for high energy prices [10](National Review)
Windfall profits tax would hardly be revenue gusher [11] (Cato)
Ethanol, a tragedy in three acts [12] (BusinessWeek)
Galbraiths legacy: making us see American prosperity as a curse [13] (Reason)
Crude Economics: Windfall profits taxes hurt consumers at the pump [14]
(Tax Foundation)
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