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Facts don't always support hype about some issues

So many statements we accept as true, plausible or beyond question; but are they? Let鈥檚 look at a couple of important ones: global warming and U.S. manufacturing decline.

In 2000, Dr. David Viner of University of East Anglia鈥檚 disgraced Climatic Research Unit advised, 鈥淲ithin a few years winter snowfall will become a very rare and exciting event.鈥 鈥淐hildren just aren鈥檛 going to know what snow is.鈥 Britain鈥檚 Meteorological Office said this December was 鈥渁lmost certain鈥 to become the coldest since records began in 1910. Paul Michaelwaite, forecaster for NetWeather.tv, said, 鈥淚t is looking like this winter could be in the top 20 cold winters in the last 100 years.鈥