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kentuck

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6. The stock market and the world economy are not immune from their actions.

Reply to PeteSelman (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 23, 2013, 07:43 PM

Sep 2013

If it affects the economy, it affects the corporations that own the media. If their bottom line is affected by Republican policies, they may present a totally different perspective? The last time they tried this crap, the nation's credit rating was downgraded.

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