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June 18, 2008
Vol. 4 No. 24
Top Story
CNN Brings Negative View to 'Issue #1': The Economy
The economy is “Issue #1.” CNN has that much correct. BMI is watching the network’s new show dedicated to jobs, housing, money and everything else, and so far it’s making a lot of the same errors as other economic coverage. But there are glimmers of hope.

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry, for Tomorrow We Die
Forget the first three, as media keep viewers afraid of their own shadow.

The Good the Bad & the Ugly
G: 'Evening News' segment praises oil company for $50 million tuition gift
B: CBS blames corn prices on floods, but ignores ethanol mandates
U: CNBC hypes Californian gay marriage as economic salvation

 
 

Episode 122: “Lou Dobbs: Then & Now”


Check out the Biz Flog archive here!
 
You can also check out BMI’s editorial cartoon: Bottom Lines by Glenn Foden.
Research and Commentary Links
Corn Prices Hit All-Time High; How About a Windfall Profits Tax on Farmers?
The Tax Foundation

Oil Prices – Who Are the Culprits?
The Independent Institute

Medicare Math
The America

Wages: It Pays to Look At the Big Picture
Townhall.com

Upcoming Events

US-China Relations: Mostly Partners, Sometimes Rivals
Hudson Institute
Washington, D.C., June 24, 2008

The Future of Insurance Regulation
American Enterprise Institute
Washington, D.C., July 9, 2008

Milton Friedman Legacy Lunch
The Heartland Institute
Chicago, Ill, July 31, 2008

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