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News as Muse (On The Media: Friday, 16 May 2008)

onthemedia.org     11 hrs ago    Send to a friend

Join Bob as he visits the Newseum, a 250,000 square foot museum about news that has opened in Washington DC. After expressing a healthy share of cynicism about some Newseum artifacts, he finds some meaning in the 4-D movies, the news history gallery, and even the likeness of James Madison...

Save Money, Bike to Work

cbn.com     11 hrs ago    14 related    Send to a friend

CBN News Senior Washington Correspondent CBNNews.com - But it was this year's designated Bike to Work Day, so thousands still gathered Friday morning, rain and all, in rallies around the Washington DC metro area. But with gas in the neighborhood of four dollars a gallon, to many people, it's...

Eight Dollars for a Gallon of Gas?

wusatv9.com     6 hrs ago    Send to a friend

WASHINGTON DC (WUSA) - Today, the price of oil closed at another record high, 126 dollars 29 cents a barrel. That likely means those four dollar a gallon gas prices you're seeing at the pump will go even higher. When 9 News Now talked to drivers in DC, one man said "it's pretty painful but not so...

The current bibliography (books only) of "Great Powers"

thomaspmbarnett.com     9 hrs ago    Send to a friend

Dean Acheson, Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1987), pp. . James A. Baker III, “Work Hard, Study, and Keep Out of Politics!”: Adventures and Lessons from an Unexpected Public Life (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2006), pp. . Philip K....

ALERT: #365 Drug Czar Walters Exaggerating Again

stopthedrugwar.org     10 hrs ago    Send to a friend

Courtesy of DrugSense] Well if we didn't already know it was the month of May, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in Washington DC led by Drug Czar John Walters is doing their best to remind us - again. For the eighth year in a row under Walters' lead, the ONDCP has used the first...

Virginia Man Sentenced to 10 Years For Stealing Guns & Supplying Them to Drug Dealers

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WASHINGTON DC (WUSA) A Virginia man who broke into 3 Virginia gunshops last year, stealing 64 guns, and selling or trading them to drug dealers in DC, has been sent to prison for 10 years. Michael Wayne Lewis told ATF investigators he stole the guns to fuel his drug addiction. So far, 25 of the...

Yosemite National Park Rangers Honored With Valor Awards from the Department of the Interior

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Nine Yosemite rangers received Valor Awards from Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne at the 65th Annual Honor Awards Convocation in Washington DC on May 13, 2008. "The stories behind each of our award winners are as incredible as they are marvelous," Kempthorne said. In addition to...

Turnabout: DC Will Not Close Nearby Parks In Wake Of Arsenic Data

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WASHINGTON DC (WUSA) Mayor Adrian Fenty says previous soil testing at Ft. Reno and nearby schools and parks has historically showed no elevated levels of Arsenic. As a result, the city will not be following the lead of the National Park Service in closing park areas to the public in the wake of...

rscracker recommended [5 stars] on "ConocoPhillips, Aramco to build large Saudi refinery: report"

marketwatch.com     14 hrs ago    Send to a friend

Working at a bank in Washington DC, and getting my MBA part time at the University of Maryland Smith school of business. Have been investing for almost 10 years now, for a short time as a day trader, later as co-founder of an investment club, and now just for me and my family. They will only be...

Congressman Jay Inslee Will Speak at Clean Technology 2008 in Boston

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May 16, 2008 05:29 PM US Eastern Timezone In addition to his official role in Washington DC, Congressman Inslee is also well-known as the co-author of Apollo’s Fire – Igniting America’s Clean Energy Economy. BOSTON-- --Clean Technology and Sustainable Industry Organization , producer of Clean...