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			Dec 19, 2007 Vol. 4 No. 1

ElectionWatch: Media Ignore, Misreport 'FairTax' amid Huckabee Surge

Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee saw a groundswell of support for his candidacy, including his endorsement of the FairTax, a national sales tax that would replace the federal tax system. But as voters in Iowa pushed it forward, the media bashed the plan in misleading reports.

The Oops and Downs of Economic Predictions

The public has to be confused as the media over-predict downturns and gas-price spikes but lack accuracy.

G: ABC showcases boom in Texas, a place not plagued by economic downturn
B: Matthews uses high price of gold to bash Bush on economy
U: Networks cheer: ‘The check is in the mail,’ ‘Cash is on the way’

CBS Does Turnabout on Mercury-based Thimerosal’s Link to Autism

Networks Ignore Business Side of Strike, Even Though They Are the Business

NY Times Dismisses Growth in Dire '08 Outlook; Says Bush in 'Denial' about Economy

Select the Media Research Center this fall in the Combined Federal Campaign

CFC# 12489

The Economy Is Fine (Really)
The Wall Street Journal

President Bush Should Keep His Pledge to Halve the Number of Earmarks
The Heritage Foundation

FCC vs. Innovation
The Heritage Foundation

Big Box Panic
Reason Magazine

Paulson: Economy faces headwinds but growing
Reuters

Join us! MRC President Brent Bozell talks about his new book ‘Whitewash,’ with reception following
Jan. 10, 2008, Washington, DC
National Press Club, 6:30 p.m.
Please RSVP here: msnyder@sbpublicaffairs.com

The Mind of the Market: The Case for Capitalism from an Evolutionary Perspective
Jan. 11, 2008, Washington, D.C.
Cato Institute

Repugnance as a Constraint on Markets
Jan. 16, 2008, Washington, D.C.
American Enterprise Institute

Balance Sheet staff: Amy Menefee, editor ▪ Dan Gainor, BMI director ▪ Julia A. Seymour, assistant editor/analyst

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