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When public infrastructure goes private
Consider some of the things that have bound our nation together: Universal postal service at a flat rate, whether you live in Santa Monica or Sitka, Alaska. Interstate highways, built with taxpayer funds and free of tolls. Regulated phone and electric...
Tags: Finance, Mail Order Industry, Federal Communications Commission, Aspen Institute, Economy, Business and Finance
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Federal contractors donate to 'super PAC' backing Romney
A "super PAC" that has spent more than $35 million on behalf of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has accepted donations from federal contractors despite a 36-year-old ban against such companies making federal political expenditures.
At least...Tags: Finance, Democratic Party, Maloy Moore, Matea Gold, U.S. Department of Defense
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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 4, 1941
The Daily MirrorApril 4, 1941: Lee Shippey has an item on Leland Stowe, the reporter who was the subject of a Tom Treanor column. Treanor, meanwhile, writes about Arthur Ernest Morgan, the former president of Antioch College and head of the Tennessee...... -
Obama on tornado devastation in the South: 'It's heartbreaking'
Top of the TicketPresident Obama tours areas of the South affected by a torrent of tornadoes that left a path of death and destruction... -
Elia Kazan, an actor's director
Elia Kazan was one of the consummate filmmakers of the 20th century, directing such classics as 1951's "A Streetcar Named Desire," 1954's "On the Waterfront" and 1955's "East of Eden." He won three Oscars, five Tony Awards and four Golden Globes....Tags: Andy Griffith, Carroll Baker, Television, Academy Awards, Karl Malden
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Dangerous waters
WHERE THERE'S WATER, there are mosquitoes. And where there are mosquitoes, there is disease — even diseases we thought we had eliminated long ago. In New Orleans, the floods caused by Hurricane Katrina were just the beginning. The waters are...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Africa, West Nile Virus, Disasters and Accidents, Poverty
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Measuring Obama by FDR's yardstick
If it seems arbitrary -- even unfair -- to take the measure of a new president after just 100 days in office, you can blame Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1933, with the nation in a financial meltdown, Roosevelt came to the White House and, with an...Tags: Finance, Weather, Heads of State, Democratic Party, History
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Tuesday's Republican National Convention schedule
Major speakers scheduled for Tuesday's session of the Republican National Convention. Sen. John McCain of Arizona is set to become the party's presidential nominee. The program begins at 6 p.m. local time in St. Paul, which is 4 p.m. PT. ------...Tags: Republican National Conventions, Democratic Party, Iraq War (2003-2011), George H.W. Bush, Wars and Interventions
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Generally Speaking, It's Right to Honor Romer
The aroma of freshly poured concrete sent two seemingly random questions tumbling through my mind: 1. Isn't it interesting that Americans so seldom name schools after generals these days? 2. What, if anything, are we going to name after Roy Romer?...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Schools, Economy, Business and Finance, Dwight David Eisenhower, Armed Forces
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Time an issue on last day
The Decatur Daily, Ala.Alabama lawmakers will have more bills than time when they return Monday for the final day of the 2013 legislative session. From clarifying where guns can be carried to allowing gill net fishing on the Tennessee River, more than 200 local and...Tags: Labor Legislation, Credit and Debt, Hank Sanders, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Elections
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EDITORIAL: Grins and Grimaces
Knoxville News SentinelA look at recent events in the news that pleased us ... Special game: More than 20 people with special needs got the chance to play baseball Wednesday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium against members of the University of Tennessee baseball team. For the...Tags: College Baseball, Baseball, Sports, Tennessee Volunteers
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TVA at 80
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.The Tennessee Valley Authority celebrated its 80th birthday on Friday, but officials insist America's biggest government utility shouldn't be retired or sold off yet even though President Obama has suggested studying the idea. "TVA's mission is as...Tags: Environmental Issues, Dwayne Johnson, Energy Saving, Barack Obama, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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