http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/15695/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/cnn-exposes-lavish-government-pensions-despite-economic-crisis <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/anthony-kang">Anthony Kang</a> </div> </div> </div> <p >All this week CNN has been taking a look at “Broken Government” and in some cases the cable channel deviated from the mainstream media norm by providing a critical view of government.</p> <br /> <p >That was the case on Feb. 23 when Wolf Blitzer and Lisa Sylvester scrutinized lavish pension-plan and retirement-packages for <a href="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/terry-trippany/2009/04/17/d-n-c-s-t-m-steven-rattner-allegedly-under-sec-scrutiny-kickback-sch" />government officials</a> during “The Situation Room.”</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/cnn-exposes-lavish-government-pensions-despite-economic-crisis" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Economy brokengovernment CNN delphi generouspensions howardcoble LisaSylvester MiddleClass NTU pension petesepp Retirement TheSituationRoom WolfBlitzer Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:52:10 +0000 admin 27402 at http://archive2.mrc.org