ElectionWatch: Hey Big Spender! Media Fail to Report Cost of Campaign Promises

How much does universal health care cost? What about bailing out troubled homeowners? Presidential candidates have promised hundreds of programs you haven’t even heard about, thanks to the media. Working with the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, we reveal what your favorite candidate could cost.

Which Candidate Will Pay the Most for My Vote?

Media encourage people to view themselves as victims of the economy, looking for handouts from the next president.

G: ABC shows 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’

Episode 103: “’Today’ Goes Green: The Remix”

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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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 American

Congressional Hearing on What Congress Should Do to Avoid a Recession
The Heritage Foundation/Joint Economic Committee of the House and the Senate of the United States

Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee
Feb. 11, 2008. Washington, D.C.
American Enterprise Institute

Taxation, Representation, and Growth in Developing Countries
Feb. 14, 2008. Washington, D.C.
American Enterprise Institute

Human Organs for Sale?
Feb. 21, 2008, Washington, D.C.
Cato Institute

Everything Is Dangerous!
March 19, 2008, Chicago, Ill.
The Heartland Institute