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			Feb 20, 2008 Vol. 4 No. 7

ElectionWatch: Networks Downplay Earmarks, Despite Millions Spent by Clinton and Obama

Oink, oink. Did you know that Congress used earmarks to spend $18.3 billion of your money on “pork” projects in fiscal year 2008? Presidential candidates Clinton and Obama both helped spend the money, but you might not know if you were watching the network news.

Populist 'Outrage' Forgets People Behind American Business

Clinton and Obama want to stick it to The Man - but just who is The Man?

G: Ramsey calls stimulus plan one more 'step toward Socialism'
B: NBC misses mark with $4 gas prediction
U: CNN exploits NIU tragedy to go after gun Web sites

Episode 106: Mr. Green in the Auditorium with the Microphone

The Biz Flog – named for the beating business often takes in the media – gives a unique angle on the week’s media coverage.
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Be sure to check out our newest feature, an editorial cartoon here!

Take It With a Grain of Salt
The American

Stagnant Cuban Economy Awaits Reform
Agence France-Presse

Rethinking Social Insurance
The Heritage Foundation

The Economy According to Taylor and Judd: Recession?
National Review TV

Fed’s Stern Says Rate Cuts Should Protect Economy
Reuters

Private Equity: An Unlikely Resource for Public Companies in Slow Economies
TCSDaily.com

Environmental Forecasting and the Policy Process
Feb. 26, 2008, Washington, D.C.
American Enterprise Institute

Education as a Presidential Issue: Historically and in 2008
March 3, 2008, Washington, D.C.
American Enterprise Institute

Market Reforms and Reelection: Are They Compatible?
March 4, 2008, Washington, D.C.
Cato Institute

2008 International Conference on Climate Change
March 2-4, 2008, New York, N.Y. Sponsored by he Heartland Institute; co-sponsored by the Business & Media Institute

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