newsbusters.org - 10/19/2008
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Writing at JustFacts.org , James Agresti has a fascinating article documenting how the media spin the economy during Democratic and Republican administrations and during election years. “With another presidential election upon us and a Republican in the White House, negatively skewed economic ...
washingtontimes.com - 10/23/2008
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washingtontimes.com —
By: Clarence psygone: I agree. If he is
president, I doubt he'll do half as well as
Bush had done, not in terms of popularity. It is not part of the president's job, as it is with any leader (maybe except Clinton) to be popular. Not that Bush is an ...
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EXCLUSIVE: McCain lambastes Bush years
pajamasmedia.com - 10/13/2008
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pajamasmedia.com —
October 12, 2008 I FIND THIS EMAIL FROM
READER DONALD GATELY DEPRESSING. Click "read more" to read
it. Gately writes: I consider myself a libertarian/conservative. Like many people of that bent, I was uncomfortable with Bush when he was nominated. ...
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powerlineblog.com - 10/22/2008
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I'm not familiar with columnist Orson Scott Card,
but his open letter to journalists is must reading.
It appeared first in The Rhinoceros Times of Greensboro, North Carolina. Via InstaPundit : This housing crisis didn't come out of nowhere. It ...
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The End of Journalism As We Knew It
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Just Facts: Exposing the Media’s Election-Year Economic Games By Rich Noyes Writing at JustFacts.org, James Agresti has a fascinating article documenting how the media spin the economy during Democratic and Republican administrations and during election years. “With another presidential election upon us and a Republican in the White House, negatively skewed economic reporting is climaxing,” Agresti writes. After detailing how the media castigated George W. Bush for allegedly “talking down the economy” after his election in 2000, Agresti points out how the press is drenching ...
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Colin Powell backs Obama —
Reuters: Politics 10/19/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retired U.S. Gen. Colin Powell, a former secretary of state in the Bush administration, on Sunday endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.
Obama 'beyond honored' for Powell's support —
First Read 10/19/2008
From NBC/NJ's Athena Jones FAYETTEVILLE, NC – Hours after winning the endorsement of Colin Powell , Barack Obama thanked the general for his support at a North Carolina rally, calling Powell a trailblazer who embodied America's highest ideals ...
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