CBS’s “The Early Show,” reported Aug. 7 that a new stronger strain of the West Nile virus could spread across the country and could be related to neglected pools found in foreclosed homes in…
Gov. Tim Pawlenty suggested at the National Press Club Aug. 6 that the United States could use a GPS system to substitute for the gas tax.
The Biz Flog for Aug. 6, 2008, covers the increase in United States exports thanks to the low dollar.
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., spoke to the Center for American Progress July 31, claiming that "al Qaeda leadership is more capable today than they were on September 11 of 2001."
The Biz Flog for July 30, 2008, looks at pictures and video used in media reports about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). It turns out the best reports come from reporters who actually…
“How can you, given the passion that you feel about this issue and the enormity of the dimensions that we’re dealing with here, turn down the idea that you could be in the administration…
CBS fill in anchor Forrest Sawyer gloated about Obama's basketball skills. "He made it look easy. You just have to pick the game."
Dan Rather Appearing on NBC Thinks Big Oil Will Help McCain win the election in the fall.
Harry Smith, host of CBS’s “The Early Show,” warned viewers July 25 about what might be “lurking inside” granite countertops: radioactivity.
“[Europe] wants to see an [American] president committed to free trade,” CNN's Christiane Amanpour cautioned from Berlin. She called into question Barack Obama's criticism of the North American…
On "The Howard Stern Show," the host vowed he would not vote for another Democrat because they are acting like "communists" over FCC rules.
The commentary for The Balance Sheet July 23 comes from Pete Sepp, Vice President for Policy and Communications at the National Taxpayers Union.
While reports like to use the phrase "nickel-and-dime" to describe airline fees, the real story about oil and airlines gets buried.
On MSNBC, Time magazine's Richard Stengel, told the hosts of “Morning Joe,” that based on a recent poll “there’s a sense that, that something needs to be done and people have kind of an appetite…
The Biz Flog for July 16 concerns oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Experts say drilling in ANWR is only one of the solutions that need to be tried though.
Surprise! Barbara Walters visits an anti-American dictator and returns with very nice remarks about him.
After 17 babies in a hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, were given an overdose of heparin, CBS wrongfully pulled the name of Baxter Healthcare into the mix.
Then a reporter for Newsweek, Charles Gasparino called the government-backed mortgage lender Fannie Mae "politically corrupt" in an interview with Tucker Carlson on Dec. 28, 2004.
On "MSNBC Live," host Tamron Hall reported July 9 on the quality of commercial airline travel, calling price increases "nickel-and-dime fees."
This week's "Biz Flog" looks at new attention being paid to oil speculators by Congress and the media. Speculators are being blamed for the high price of oil, but there is still debate over what…
Former New York Stock Exchange Chairman Richard Grasso won money promised to him in a payout for 35 years of service. MSNBC's hosts of "Morning Joe" took issue with the size of the payout, though…
JP Friere the managing editor of the American Spectator debates the issue with Neil Cavuto
The Biz Flog for June 11, 2008, covers the effect global subsidies have on the price of oil, a topic the media often don't cover.
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) promoted a windfall profits tax on oil companies on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
CNBC's Steve Liesman talks popularity of the word stagflation among economists as oil prices rise.