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Category: Politics

May 17, 2019 Politics

Taking America’s Pulse Online

The Pew Research Center recently announced it would be conducting the majority of its U.S. polling online, much like most

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January 22, 2018 Politics / Sports

Diplomacy on the Playing Field: 2018 Winter Olympics

Soon the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea will captivate millions of viewers around the globe featuring sporting events

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November 20, 2017 Media / Politics

Five Media Tips for Donald Trump

U.S. stock markets are at record highs, unemployment is at its lowest in seven years, and consumer confidence hit its

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November 6, 2017 Media / Politics

CNN Pushes ‘Facts First’ with an Apple

It’s an apple, not a banana. That’s what CNN is telling viewers in its new ad, “This is an apple,”

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October 8, 2017 Media / Politics / Pop Culture

Facebook’s Image Problem

Now may be a good time for friends and families to rekindle their broken Facebook relationships since it appears Russia

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September 20, 2017 Environment / Media / Politics / Pop Culture

Media Are People, Too

Americans and the press always seemed to have a love-hate relationship. Despite much of the anti-media rhetoric at play within

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September 1, 2017 Business / Politics / Pop Culture

Why Can’t We Stop Talking About Donald Trump?

No time in recent American history has one president been regularly talked about online, in the press or at the

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March 18, 2016 Politics

The Public Relations of Lobbying

Influence is the common denominator between public relations and lobbying. One influences opinion, and the other, government.

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February 20, 2016 Media / Politics / Pop Culture

Is Being Too Polished a Public Speaker Bad?

Some are born with it. Others practice a lot. Establishing a visceral connection with an intended audience is paramount to the success of any public speaker.

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November 8, 2015 Media / Politics / Pop Culture

For The Love of Polling

Media love polls. Data sets help identify trends that can be turned into stories or support or debunk a particular

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March 8, 2015 Politics / Pop Culture

Come on America, Let’s Vote

Yesterday’s 50th anniversary commemoration of the historic civil rights march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma comes at a

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June 23, 2014 Business / Entertainment / Media / Politics

LA’s Mayor Goes From Crude to Rude All in One Day

Millions of Americans last Monday night got to hear New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio sing “I Love L.A.”

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May 27, 2014 Business / Politics / Pop Culture / Sports

IndyCar to Drive Fan Interest

Sunday marked the 98th running of the Indianapolis 500, an event billed as the “greatest spectacle in racing.”  One can

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March 4, 2014 Media / Politics / Pop Culture

Power to the People

Civil unrest in the Ukraine was escalated this week by a Putin-backed Russian invasion, less than two weeks after the

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February 20, 2014 Business / Politics / Pop Culture / Sports

Putin’s $50B Ad Campaign

It’s just a few days until the XXII Olympic Winter Games will come to an end and the world will

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December 31, 2013 Business / Health / Politics / Pop Culture

Dollars and Sense: It’s going to be a ‘Vaping’ New Year

It’s hard to deny the disruption taking place in the tobacco industry as more smokers are switching to electronic cigarettes. 

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December 15, 2013 Business / Media / Politics / Pop Culture / Religion

Santa Claus Visits Fox News for the Holidays

Fox News Channel’s host Megyn Kelly made national headlines this week when she confirmed that Santa Claus is white, addressing

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November 5, 2013 Business / Media / Politics / Pop Culture / Sports

The Power of the Media and the NFL’s ‘Skins’ Game

Sunday’s overtime win against the San Diego Chargers gave the Washington Redskins a reason to celebrate, at least temporarily, as

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October 21, 2013 Business / Media / Politics

Republicans Can Win This Thing

The country breathed a sigh of relief late Wednesday evening last week when Congress struck a debt-ceiling deal, reopening the

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September 16, 2013 Business / Media / Politics

The Tango of Politics and Journalism

It came to no surprise among media pundits that Time Magazine’s Managing Editor Richard Stengelwill be taking a job as

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August 23, 2013 Business / Politics

The Problem with Pakistan

This blogger’s trip to Pakistan was put on hold because of a recent U.S. State Department advisory warning Americans not

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July 19, 2013 Business / Media / Politics

Will Hedge Fund Advertising Affect Brand Cache?

Just recently, the SEC lifted its ban on alternative investment vehicles advertising to the general public as amendmentsto Rule 506

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June 4, 2013 Health / Politics / Pop Culture

The Smoke About Mary Jane

Green is good.  Not because it’s the color of money, well, sort of, rather, it’s the color of cannabis, which

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May 21, 2013 Politics

Robert DeNiro Wants Your Business, So Does Tim Allen

New York recently unveiled its $140 million advertising campaign aimed at wooing prospective business owners to set up shop in

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April 30, 2013 Media / Politics / Pop Culture

Print Media’s Comeback? Well, Sort of …

President Obama gave kudos to print media this past Saturday evening during his speech at the annual White House Correspondents’

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February 27, 2013 Business / Media / Politics / Pop Culture / Sports

The President’s Push Fore Daytime TV

President Obama Playing Golf President Obama and Tiger Woods are a lot alike.  Both are worldwide icons who have seen

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February 10, 2013 Business / Entertainment / Media / Politics / Pop Culture

CBS: No cleavage, no way

Viewers watching tonight’s Grammy Awards will be waiting to see how CBS plans to enforce its “wardrobe advisory” against scantily

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January 13, 2013 Business / Entertainment / Politics / Pop Culture

NRA’s Chance to Fire

Vice President Joe Biden concluded meetings this week with organizations ranging from the NRA to electronic game makers to help

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December 16, 2012 Education / Media / Politics / Pop Culture

Anatomy of a Tragedy in Newtown

Tearful President Obama Speaking on the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting Masacare Eyes across America, and the world for that

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December 9, 2012 Politics / Pop Culture

Fiscal Armageddon for the Holidays

Two things can happen in the next couple of weeks.  One, we may go off the fiscal cliff if the

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November 25, 2012 Politics

Small Business Saturday Entices More Holiday Shopping

Just as Black Friday has become ubiquitous with the start of holiday shopping, Small Business Saturday may be giving consumers

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November 4, 2012 Media / Politics / Pop Culture

It’s All Well and Good Until Someone Loses a Bet

Aside from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the media buzz this week focused on a bet waged by New York

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October 8, 2012 Politics

The 7.8 Percent

Many media pundits and exit polls show that former Governor Mitt Romney beat President Obama in last Wednesday’s first presidential

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October 1, 2012 Media / Politics / Pop Culture / Sports

Mitt Romney Should Learn from the NFL

The national media spotlight turned on the NFL this week as replacement referees botched a call on “Monday Night Football,”

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September 7, 2012 Business / Media / Politics

AP’s Right ‘Frame’ of Mind

Soon, reporters at the Associated Press will be equipped with smart phones enabling them to simultaneously report news across all

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August 2, 2012 Business / Politics / Pop Culture

The Chicken and the Presidency

It’s really not about the chicken.  The media firestorm surrounding Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy’s comments against same-sex marriage continues to

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July 13, 2012 Business / Politics

Bankruptcy’s Impact on Brand Perception

San Bernardino this week became the third California city in the last month to seek bankruptcy protection because it could

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May 11, 2012 Politics

Branding Presidential Celebrity

Yesterday, President Barack Obama flew to Los Angeles to attend a fundraising dinner hosted by actor George Clooney.  The $40,000-a-plate

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April 29, 2012 Media / Politics / Religion

Religion’s Impact on the 2012 Presidential Race

Media coverage continues to focus on GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith, which according to the Pew Research Center

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March 25, 2012 Media / Politics / Pop Culture

Tragedy Still Drives News to No Surprise

Two news stories still making national headlines are rooted in murder.  Whether it’s the civil courts or a U.S. military

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March 12, 2012 Media / Politics / Religion

Rush Limbaugh’s Impact on the 2012 Presidential Race May Be Slight

More than two dozen sponsors of The Rush Limbaugh Show have now bagged the conservative talk show host because of

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February 13, 2012 Health / Politics

Contraception a Key Issue in 2012 Election

The 2012 presidential election slipped into second gear this week when the Obama Administration pushed up a decision to provide

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January 23, 2012 Politics

Carnival May Be Sailing Into Unchartered Waters

  Carnival Cruise Lines has been mysteriously quiet from the sinking of one of its ships off the Italian coast

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January 2, 2012 Media / Politics

2012 Brings New Hope for GOP

Iowa Republicans tomorrow will cast ballots to elect their party’s presidential candidate in the state’s caucuses.  While Iowa’s Electoral College

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November 27, 2011 Business / Media / Politics / Pop Culture / Sports

Basketball Comes a Little Late This Christmas

Basketball fans are relieved to know that this year’s NBA season will officially begin on December 25, 2011. Players and

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November 6, 2011 Media / Politics

Fringe Candidates Can Generate Publicity, but Not Get Elected

Herman Cain’s presidential run cab be personified by the 1963 hit song “Only in America” by Jay and Americans, especially

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October 7, 2011 Business / Media / Politics / Pop Culture

Rock Star CEOs Can Put Brands at Risk

This week Apple, Inc. founder Steve P. Jobs passed away from pancreatic cancer.  He was 56. While Jobs’ death sparked

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September 5, 2011 Business / Politics / Pop Culture

Celebrating Labor Day with a Soured Economy

America this Monday will celebrate its 119th Labor Day, which according to the country’s Department of Labor, is dedicated to

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June 5, 2011 Politics

Weiner, well, is a Weiner

Lots of talk this week about New York Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY), who says he was the victim of a

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May 23, 2011 Business / Media / Politics / Pop Culture

Bravo TV owns reality television, but will it last?

Bravo TV is reality television.  A look at today‘s schedule on Bravo shows every program is reality-based, ranging from “The

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May 2, 2011 Entertainment / Media / Politics / Pop Culture

Human interest and regal fashion, main news drivers of royal wedding

About one billion people worldwide tuned in this Friday to watch the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

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April 21, 2011 Politics / Pop Culture

Think Before Sending

Time and again people underestimate the power of the Internet.  Social media and the pervasive use of video make it

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April 10, 2011 Business / Entertainment / Media / Politics

Donald Trump, like Sarah Palin, Share Same Course to Presidency

A look at this morning’s interview on CNN’s “State of the Union with Candy Crowley,” one can get a glimpse

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January 18, 2011 Politics / Pop Culture

Rhetoric doesn’t kill, but it certainly sells advertising

The media spin around the tragic shooting in Tucson last week was that the actions of alleged gunman Jared Loughner

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January 10, 2011 Politics

Congress reads the U.S. Constitution onto deaf ears

The spin around the recent first-time reading aloud of the U.S. Constitution by the Republican-dominated 112th Congress was a public

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November 24, 2010 Business / Entertainment / Politics / Pop Culture

Conflict and Controversy Still Main Drivers of News

Fox News is number one.  Well, at least in ratings.  Rupert Murdoch’s news channel continues to lead all time slots

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November 15, 2010 Politics

Democrats might be right at new leadership

Congress was the biggest loser this past midterm elections.   The legislative body’s approval rating dropped to 17 percent after November

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October 17, 2010 Business / Politics

Wall Street Gives Itself a Pay Raise with little Backlash

 Wall Street gave itself another raise this year to the tune of $144 billion in compensation and benefits, according to

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September 19, 2010 Politics / Pop Culture

Can the lessons of 1860 help Republicans this November?

Tea Party-backed candidate Christine O’Donnell caused a national stir this week after she beat out nine-term GOP congressman Mike Castle

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August 31, 2010 Politics / Pop Culture / Religion

Is Malcolm X to blame for Islam’s image problem?

The literal meaning of Islam is peace.  That message obviously has not resonated with many Americans, especially post 9-11.  Islam

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August 26, 2010 Business / Entertainment / Politics / Pop Culture

CNBC’s Mark Haines Doesn’t like the “Blog” Word

Mark Haines doesn’t like the “blog” word.  For those in the know, Haines is co-host to CNBC’s “Squawk on the

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July 4, 2010 Politics

Democrats Must Push ‘Action’ This November

SpinnerNation.com has regularly reported on the GOP’s obstructionist strategy as detrimental to Republicans, particularly moving into November’s midterm elections. While

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June 13, 2010 Politics

No Drama, Obama in the Gulf? Oh please.

Rhetoric this week across all media channels, new and traditional, left and the right, rose to record levels, as journalists,

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June 6, 2010 Business / Environment / Politics

BP is Right to Apologize, Obama is Wrong to Criticize

It’s no surprise that last week’s off-putting remarks by BP top gun Tony Hayward, who ‘wanted his life back,’ prompted

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May 20, 2010 Politics

Rand Paul Knows How to Grab Headlines, but May Be in Too Deep

It’s hard to imagine a modern day politician underestimating the reaction among media when he or she plays the race

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May 13, 2010 Business / Environment / Politics

Big Oil Needs to Grow Up

It’s hard not to cringe when visuals of 3.5 million gallons of oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico are

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May 4, 2010 Business / Politics

Republicans May Finally Be Getting it Right, Thanks to Goldman

Last week the American public got a glimpse of how the other half lives.  Seven executives from Goldman Sachs including

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April 27, 2010 Politics

Media Need Sarah Palin, Especially Those on the Right and Left

Sarah Palin is more celebrity than she is governor-turned-activist- turned-TV journalist. Her multi-million dollar deal with TLC to air a

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April 20, 2010 Politics / Pop Culture

Anti-government and Pro-gun Groups Should Stay Away from April 19

April 19 is a dichotomy of symbolism. It’s the date of the Oklahoma City bombing, which claimed 168 lives in

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April 13, 2010 Politics / Pop Culture

2010 Census Needs To Do More Than Better Mail Response Rates

News last year of a dead U.S. Census worker found hung from a tree near a Kentucky cemetery rocked most

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April 8, 2010 Politics

Necessity, Not Race, Keeps Steele in the Driver’s Seat

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele is under the spotlight again.  The GOP’s head honcho made headlines this week,

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March 23, 2010 Health / Politics

Democrats Win, Albeit For the Moment

President Barack Obama today signed into law landmark legislation aimed at overhauling America’s healthcare system.  It’s not perfect by any

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January 20, 2010 Politics

Massachusetts Senate Election Proves GOP Strategy Right

Healthcare is dead.  Democrats are in serious trouble.   This has been the spin coming from media and political pollsters after

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January 7, 2010 Health / Politics

Healthcare Lobby Played Reform Beautifully

Congress this week reopened the healthcare debate as the Democrat-controlled House and Senate work out a compromise over two separate

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December 31, 2009 Politics

Republicans Now Politicize National Security

President Obama called the botched bombing attempt of a Detroit-bound flight on Christmas Day a “catastrophic breach of security,” opening

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December 19, 2009 Politics / Pop Culture

Florida Mom Must Know Twitter is Open Book

The Florida mom, who tweeted about her son’s accidental drowning, now wants the media to leave her family alone.  Blogger

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December 10, 2009 Environment / Politics

It’s the Polar Ice Caps, Stupid

It’s getting hot in here.  That’s what the lyrics say from hip-hop artist Nelly’s 2002 hit single “Hot in Herre.”

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November 23, 2009 Business / Politics / Pop Culture

Sarah Palin has Gone Rogue

“Going Rogue” has gone gangbusters. Sales of former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s new book surpassed 300,000 copies on its

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November 18, 2009 Politics

911 Trials Reek with Politics

Finally the mastermind behind the 911 terror attacks will be on trial for the horrific crimes that killed 2,973 people. 

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November 13, 2009 Business / Entertainment / Politics / Pop Culture

Hugh Hefner May Need to Hang Up the PJs

  Hugh Hefner still has it at 83-years old.  Well, he still controls 70% of Playboy Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: PLA),

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October 27, 2009 Business / Entertainment / Politics / Pop Culture

TV Cable News Is All Theater

It’s no surprise to anyone that CNN is the least watched station among cable networks during prime time. Most viewers

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October 23, 2009 Business / Politics

Wall Street Repays the Taxpayer with Layoffs and Record Bonuses

There’s little doubt in anyone’s mind that the American taxpayer saved Wall Street.  Only several months ago the Dow Jones

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October 10, 2009 Politics / Pop Culture

Obama’s Peace Prize Win is Aspirational, Not by Deeds

President Barack Obama yesterday was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, after only seven months in office and under a

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October 7, 2009 Politics / Pop Culture

Socialism did not Create National Parks, Just Good Government

Ken Burns’ six-part series, “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,” concluded its premier broadcast on PBS last week, although some

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October 4, 2009 Entertainment / Politics / Pop Culture

Knee-Jerk Hollywood Must Be Wary of Polanski

Much has been reported over the past three decades about the infamous director Roman Polanski, who pleaded guilty in a

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September 30, 2009 Health / Politics

Public Option is Why Healthcare Reform Will Fail

The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday voted down two amendments that included some form of a public option to healthcare

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September 23, 2009 Politics

President Obama Needs to Leave Politics Aside in New York, at Least for Now

Polls for Governor David Paterson (D-NY) continue to head south as more New Yorkers question his leadership ability. The governor’s

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September 19, 2009 Politics / Pop Culture

Democracy Loses as New York’s City Council and Mayor Bloomberg Swindle Voters

This November third voters in New York City will get a chance to elect eight-year incumbent Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg,

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September 14, 2009 Business / Politics

Obama’s Speech on Financial Reform hit its Mark, Albeit Grudgingly

President Obama today delivered sort of a lecture on financial reform to a mixed Wall Street crowd of fund managers,

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September 8, 2009 Politics

Van Jones: New Bulldog for the Democratic Party?

Embattled White House energy jobs advocate Van Jones quietly resigned over the Labor Day weekend under intense scrutiny, mostly by

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September 1, 2009 Health / Politics

Healthcare Reform Seems Likely, but Not Unified

A previous post titled Recession May be the Cure for Healthcare Reform suggested that timing for restructuring is ideal despite

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August 19, 2009 Education / Politics

Improving a School’s Image May Fail the Grade

The Wall Street Journal last week reported on urban school districts implementing million dollar marketing campaigns to woo students and

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July 26, 2009 Health / Politics

Recession May Be The Cure for Healthcare Reform

Passage of a healthcare bill this fall seems to be a lofty goal set by President Obama.  Funding a national

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July 21, 2009 Politics

President Barack Obama’s NAACP Speech Was Right On

President Obama’s speech in New York City commemorating the 100th anniversary of the NAACP really hit the mark. His comments

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July 16, 2009 Business / Politics / Pop Culture

Is Budweiser now un-American?

Anheuser-Busch this week finally accepted a sweetened $52 billion takeover offer by InBev since it was first approached by the

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June 27, 2009 Politics / Pop Culture

No Way Out for South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford

So. Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford No longer are voters putting politicians on pedestals.  The Clinton-Lewinsky scandal first demonstrated the Country’s

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June 8, 2009 Business / Politics

Greed Can Be a Dirty Word for GM Bond Holders

Much can be said from Gordon Gekko’s signature line in the 1987 film Wall Street, “Greed, for lack of a

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June 3, 2009 Politics

Are Republicans Right?

In almost every media clip, press conference and Twitter post, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) is taking a swing

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