Dagen McDowell and several guests debate the merits and flaws of proposals to raise the federal excise tax on gasoline Jan. 3, 2009.
The Dec. 24, 2008 "Nightly News" was one of the few network broadcasts to mention that Tennessee Valley Authority, the utility company responsible for the coal sludge spill just days before Christmas, is owned by the government.
On June 26, 2008 ABC's George Stephanopoulos announced a prediction that gasoline could rise to $7-a-gallon within 2 years.
ABC anchor Charles Gibson claimed on July 11, 2008 that gas prices around $4-a-gallon could be a "permanent fact of life." Days later, on July 17, prices peaked before dropping to the $1.60 range in mid-December.
CNN "American Morning" attacked the credit card industry Dec. 17, 2008 for its "warm and fuzzy" holiday ads. Carol Costello took a stand against the companies and promoted expected Fed regulations.