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What Bush Didn't Promise: Lower Gas Prices

President Bush just announced a lifting of the executive branch ban on most coastal drilling. It does not actually open up the coasts to drilling, because Congress would need to follow suit. The political intent is simply to put pressure on Congress to cave on...

Weekend Watchdog Wrapup

It was almost a 1-in-3 weekend for the watchdog, in which — once again — a question that wasn't asked was very nearly answered. On ABC's This Week, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger praised John McCain's take on the economy, urging voters to look...

What's the Matter with Ohio?

For decades, residents of the Coal Run neighborhood of east-central Ohio had to haul water from wells or collect rainwater to drink, cook, and bathe. Their story might be quaint, except that the decades stretched from the 1950s to the 21st Century and, as a federal...

Weekend Watchdog

Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We'll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked....

They Rob You With a Fountain Pen

“As through this world I’ve wandered, I’ve seen lots of funny men; Some will rob you with a gun; And some with a fountain pen. Woody Guthrie Look out folks, you’re about to get fleeced.  We’re getting sent the bill for the bankers’ bacchanalia.  They had the party,...

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