Apr 10, 2009 -
Henry Blodget|Apr. 10, 2009, 10:49 AM|33
There have been lots of rumors echoing around that star-CNBC anchor Dylan Ratigan stormed out of CNBC after feuding with bosses Mark Hoffman and Susan Krakower, that he's headed straight to ABC for a big-time broadcast slot, and that he can't go on-air for the next 6 months because of some ridiculous, spiteful clause in his CNBC contract.
Is it all TRUE???
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Mar 16, 2009 -
Liberal media watchdog begins anti-CNBC drive
NEW YORK (AP) - Some critics are seizing on comedian Jon Stewart's attacks of CNBC to launch an online petition drive urging the network to be tougher on Wall Street leaders.
The liberal media watchdog Media Matters for America and some economists are behind the effort, launched Monday. They're asking CNBC to hire economic voices with a track record of being right about the current crisis and do more to hold business leaders accountable.
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Nov 26, 2009 -
Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Lisa Bass Goldman always had an entrepreneurial spirit. After graduating from the University of Florida, Lisa moved to New York City to pursue her ambitions. After years of working alongside Donny Deutsch, host of CNBC's The Big Idea, Lisa Bass Goldman landed her own Big Idea, a jewelry line designed for new moms and proud families.
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Nov 05, 2009 -
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Nov 13, 2009 -
Tea Party Nation
By Robert Stacy McCain
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Andrea Shea King stood backstage during Thursday night's Tea Party rally at Lake Eola Park here, where thousands turned out on a cool, overcast evening to raise their voices for liberty.
"You should have been here in March," said King, who spoke at one of the earliest rallies in what has since become a nationwide phenomenon.
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Sep 24, 2009 -
US May Face 'Armageddon' If China, Japan Don't Buy Debt
By: JeeYeon Park
News Associate
The US is too dependent on Japan and China buying up the country's debt and could face severe economic problems if that stops, Tiger Management founder and chairman Julian Robertson told CNBC.
Julian Robertson
CNBC.com
Julian Robertson, founder of Tiger Management
"It's almost Armageddon if the Japanese and Chinese don't buy our debt,” Robertson said in an interview. "I don't know where we could get the money.
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Sep 14, 2009 -
Just saw this at the Huffington Post:
During a CNBC interview on Monday, President Obama called hip-hop artist Kanye West a "jackass" over his behavior at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Obama's colorful remark was actually made in an off-the-record portion of the interview that was tweeted -- and then deleted -- by ABC News reporter Terry Moran.
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Sep 06, 2009 -
Glenn Harlan Reynolds: Town Hall, Tea Party protests have long history in America
By: Glenn Harlan Reynolds
Sunday Reflections Contributor (Washington Examiner)
September 5, 2009 The American public has come awake. President Obama promised to get the people more involved in government and - though this probably wasn't what he had in mind - that has certainly happened.
With Tea Party protests and town hall questions, Americans are exercising their First Amendment rights to a degree not seen in decades.
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Jun 18, 2009 -
Obama Poll Sees Doubt on Budget and Health Care
JEFF ZELENY and DALIA SUSSMAN (New York Times)
A substantial majority of Americans say President Obama has not developed a strategy to deal with the budget deficit, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll, which also found that support for his plans to overhaul health care,
A distinct gulf exists between Mr. Obama’s overall standing and how some of his key initiatives are viewed, with fewer than half of Americans saying they approve of how he has handled health care and the effort to save General Motors and Chrysler. A majority of people said his policies have had either no effect yet on improving the economy or had made it worse, underscoring how his political strength still rests on faith in his leadership rather than concrete results.
As Mr. Obama finishes his fifth month in office and assumes greater ownership of the problems he inherited, Americans are alarmed by the hundreds of billions of dollars that have been doled out to boost the economy.
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Jun 17, 2009 -
WASHINGTON — The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants the flyswatter in chief to try taking a more humane attitude the next time he's bedeviled by a fly in the White House.
PETA is sending President Barack Obama a Katcha Bug Humane Bug Catcher, a device that allows users to trap a house fly and then release it outside.
"We support compassion even for the most curious, smallest and least sympathetic animals," PETA spokesman Bruce Friedrich said Wednesday.
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