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5. The media is doing the GOP's bidding again with deceptive headlines

Wed Feb 19, 2014, 09:23 AM

Feb 2014

USA Today: CBO report: Minimum wage hike could cost 500,000 jobs
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/02/18/cbo-minimum-wage-jobs/5582779/

I saw the same reported on ABC this AM.

They twist the data anyway they want to get the headlines they need for the propaganda.

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New CBO Report Destroys The Republican Argument Against Raising The Minimum Wage [View all] Triana Feb 2014 OP

+ 1,000 cantbeserious Feb 2014 #2

I agree. Triana Feb 2014 #4

The media is doing the GOP's bidding again with deceptive headlines liberal N proud Feb 2014 #5

Tweeted the alleged author of that article @DaviSusan Triana Feb 2014 #6