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Bill Moyers: ‘The Pledge of Allegiance is a Lie’

4/3/2013 11:31 AM ET
Taxpayer-funded PBS personality says pledge ‘makes the hypocrisy go down easier.’

Networks Barely Criticize Obama's Disastrous 'Green Jobs' Policies

8/22/2011 2:25 PM ET
Criticism excluded from 92 percent of network news reports, despite bankruptcies of federally subsidized companies.

The Top 10 Economic Myths of 2010

12/9/2010 3:28 PM ET
Journalists' tall tales included praising GM for 'keeping faith' with taxpayers, comparing soda to cocaine, and attacking the Chamber of Commerce over baseless 'foreign money' claims.

19 Times Bigger than Enron, and the Networks Didn't See It Coming

7/16/2008 5:25 PM ET
Cooking the books but protected by powerful politicians, the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac financial crisis was seen a mile away by print media, but mostly overlooked by networks.

Dodd Defends Sweetheart Countrywide Mortgage Deal

7/14/2008 1:23 PM ET
Connecticut senator tells CNBC's 'Squawk Box' special treatment is a 'non-issue.'

CBS Guest: Taxpayer-Funded Bailout Needed So Taxes Can Be Collected Later

3/14/2008 5:08 PM ET
Economist Mark Zandi tells 'The Early Show' things bound to get worse, but has a backwards solution.

Fixing Overheated Housing Market with Half-Baked Bailout Plan

12/5/2007 6:18 PM ET
Networks promote government bailout, downplay 80-percent home price gains and overlook consequences of dismissing mortgages' risk.

CBS Shines Rare Light on Frivolous Government Spending

9/21/2007 10:04 AM ET
'Evening News' airs unusual story about where federal tax dollars are being spent, showing government excess and congressional favoritism.

CS Monitor Praises 'Renewable' House, Ignores Cost to Taxpayers

3/16/2007 12:12 PM ET
Correspondent never indicates $250,000 state grant is paid for by state residents.
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