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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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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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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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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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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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Americans Pay $140 Billion, Spend 7.6 Billion Hours A Year Just To File Their Taxes, Report Finds

Any attempts to simplify the complicated U.S. tax code will produce lower taxes for some people and higher payments for others, including some of the middle-class families President Barack Obama has promised to shield from tax increases, a new report s… Continue reading

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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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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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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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