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There Is Some Leadership at the FCC
Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps has managed the art of saying much in a few words. His latest salvo came in a 245-word letter to the editor in the Washington Post, in which he not only savaged yet another misbegotten Washington Post … Continue reading
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Tagged amendment, bill, cruel reality, dynamic, FCC, Federal, federal communications, google, internet policy, legislator, michael copps, misbegotten, policy recommendation, Post, professional career, time, Verizon, Washington, washington post, word letter
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Iraq/Afghanistan: A Promise Kept, A Promise Deferred
President Obama wants credit for keeping his promise to end the war in Iraq. Some credit is due: the President reaffirmed his commitment to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of 2011, as required by the agreement between the U.S. and Iraq. B… Continue reading
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Tagged agreement, Board, brigades, commitment, consensus, critique, editorial, editorial board, iraq war, left wing, mainstream, pro war, Task, War, war in iraq, Washington, washington post, Yesterday
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Charter Schools Finding Niches
The Washington Times ran a story with this headline and almost got it right. Charter operators are indeed specializing.”The movement is beginning to expand and grow as parents figure out that public charters are doing a great deal in closing the achie… Continue reading
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Tagged achievement, Alliance, charter, charter operators, closing the achievement gap, director, Executive Director, gap, Headline, National, national alliance, niches, offering, peter groff, public charter schools, public charters, Times, Washington, washington times
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Deepwater Horizon: Federal Engineers Mistakenly Thought Failed Equipment Received Independent Inspection, Is Now Mandating It
WASHINGTON — The equipment failures blamed for the Gulf oil spill might have been detected if the owners of the Deepwater Horizon continued to have the rig’s drilling equipment verified by independent experts – something federal regulators mistaken… Continue reading
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Tagged drilling engineers, drilling equipment, equipment, equipment failures, Federal, federal investigation, government inspections, gulf oil, Horizon, Independent, independent experts, independent inspection, law, Mandating, oil, oil spill, regulators, rig, spill, Washington
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Glenn Beck Rally Results In Sandwich-Throwing Incident At GWU
On Saturday, thousands converged at the Lincoln Memorial for the “Restoring Honor” rally, lead by Fox News pundit Glenn Beck.The rally fell on the 47th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech. It also happened to coincide with G… Continue reading
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Tagged anniversary, dr martin luther king, Dr. Martin Luther, Dream, dream speech, fox news, george washington university, glenn beck, gw hatchet, GWU, incident, King, lincoln memorial, Martin Luther King, Memorial, News, rally, rally results, University, Washington
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Digital Devices Detract From Sleep
According to a recent report from the Pew Internet Life and American Life project, four out of five American teenagers don’t go to bed alone. That’s right — they sleep with their cellphones.The Washington Post has more:More… Continue reading
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Tagged American, american life project, american teenagers, bed, cellphones, Detract, internet life, life, Pew, pew internet, Post, project, report, right, SLEEP, Washington, washington post
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Washington Times Near Closure: DCRTV
Conservative newspaper The Washington Times is perilously close to shutting down, the website DCRTV reports.A source told the site that at familial strife is at the heart of the possible closure. The Times is owned by the family of the controversial bi… Continue reading
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Tagged billionaire, closure, DCRTV, Empire, familial, familial strife, heart, media empire, moon head, paper, rev sun myung moon, reverend, site, sun myung moon, unification church, Washington, washington times, website
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Gulf Oil Spill: New Tougher Reviews Now Required On Offshore Drilling
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration announced Monday it is requiring environmental reviews for all new deepwater oil drilling.That means an end, at least for now, to the kind of exemptions that allowed BP to drill its blown-out well in the Gulf with … Continue reading
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How to Give Up Power and Get More Done
Cross-posted from Washington Post: On LeadershipWould you give up some of your authority and responsibility if it resulted in accomplishing more?More… Continue reading
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