Do you believe the U.S. economy is in or near a recession? Thats what network news suggested about once a week, on average, in 2006. But even their saying it didnt make it true. A new BMI analysis reveals the medias fascination with the Great Depression and hints of recession, despite a ridiculously robust economy.
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No Wonder We're Depressed [3]
The 2006 collapse the media dreaded never came, so now journalists are looking to 2007 to make their gloomy predictions look smart.
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G: Post notes high cost passport rules add to U.S.-Canadian tourism
B: ABC wrongly assumes millions earn minimum wage for years on end
U: CNN favors government interference in drug prices [4]
Network Silence Greets Announcement of Chavezs Hostile Oil Industry Takeover [5]
NBCs Williams Ignores Heavy Cost of $2.5-million Big Victory for Katrina Victims [6]
ABC Says Millions of Americans Have Been Waiting for Congress to
Boost Their Pay [7]
Governators health care solution neither individual nor responsible [9] (Reason)
Amanda B. Carpenter: HillaryCare alert [10] (Human Events)
A minimum of understanding on work and wages [11](TCSDaily)
On billboards, jobs, and the minimum wage [12] (CafeHayek)
Unbalanced min.wage bill leaves small businesses, workers unprotected [13] (FreedomWorks blog)
Mine Your Own Business: The dark side of environmentalism [14]
The Moving Picture Institute
New York, N.Y., Jan. 19, 2007 and
Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2007
Do Public Schools Cause Social Conflict? [15]
Cato Institute
Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2007
Eco-Freaks: Environmentalism is Hazardous to Your Health! [16]
Competitive Enterprise Institute and The Heritage Foundation
Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2007
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