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Daily News Briefs: May 14, 2012
KickingTiresTesla plans to take the last $104.5 million of its federal loans and start repaying them by the end of this year, Bloomberg News reports. It's some much-needed good news for the Obama administration's problematic Advanced Technology Vehicle...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Barack Obama, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Manufacturing and Engineering, Bloomberg L.P.
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Rest in peace, Mr. Rooney
Crime and Safety - Sun-SentinelAs a brand new reporter at the Times Union in Albany, N.Y., I was assigned to??interview Andy Rooney.?? And though we did not become friends, that day, he was a friend to me.?? New York's capital city??was his hometown, and??Rooney was there??in 1998 to...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, New York City, Colleges and Universities, Andy Rooney
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Red state, blue state, rich state, poor
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated with author interview The upcoming presidential election isn't just a matter of Red State versus Blue State. It's a question of Rich State versus Poor State. "Nowadays, the Democrats win the rich states, but rich......Tags: John Kerry, Sociology, National Government, Al Gore, New Jersey
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1050 ESPN expands Brandon Tierney, adds Rob Parker
WatchdogDidn't I tell you I could just post these news releases all day long? I'm just getting warmed up. Here's one from 1050 ESPN on the expansion of Brandon Tierney's show and the addition for part of it of former......Tags: New York Knicks, Southern Connecticut State University, ESPN (tv network)
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DNC: Paterson throws a punch
Spin CycleThe convention story line for today, not necessarily reflective of reality, is to question whether the Democrats are being tough enough on McCain, and ask whether Hillary will deliver some red meat in her speech tonight. Gov. Paterson, in......Tags: Politics, Trade Policy, National Government, Academic Progress, Justice and Rights
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McCain, Obama mark 9/11 together
The Swampby James Oliphant The following statement was released Saturday by the competing presidential campaigns: On September 11, 2008, we will join together to mark the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at Ground Zero. "All of us came together on......Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, John McCain, New York, Fires, National Government
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McCain, Obama: Ground Zero, onward
The Swampby Mark Silva John McCain and Barack Obama today took a slow walk down a long ramp, descending side-by-side into the yawning pit that is Ground Zero, footprint of the felled Twin Towers. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and McCain's......Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Elections, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Unrest, Conflicts and War, John McCain
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Bill Clinton: Obama wins 'pretty handily'
The SwampBy Mark Silva John McCain and Barack Obama may be coming together today for a rare and silent joint observation of what they share in common - a show of reverence for all those who lost their lives in the......Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, National Government, Terrorism, Air and Space Accidents, United Air Lines
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Obama holds back specifics of crisis plan
The SwampBy John McCormick CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Sen. Barack Obama today called for a bipartisan effort to deal with the financial crisis wreaking havoc on Wall Street, but stopped short of presenting his own detailed proposal for how to resolve......Tags: Politics, National Government, Paul O'Neill, Federal Reserve, Elections
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Wall Street can't fix woes: Stiglitz
The Swampby Frank James Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel laureate economist and Columbia University professor, talked recently about Wall Street's meltdown. The interview is on the site, Big Think which I learned about through Barry Ritholtz's excellent Big Picture blog...Tags: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Financial Markets, Awards and Prizes, Bill Clinton, National Government
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Bailout doubts has some seeking Plan B
The Swampby William Neikirk Now that Congress has approved a $700 billion "rescue" for the economy, more doubts are arising over whether it will work. Some economists say the effort to have the Treasury to use the money to buy "distressed"......Tags: California, U.S. Department of the Treasury, National Government, Berkeley (Alameda, California), Mortgages
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McCain camp: Obama videotape hidden
The Swampby Mark Silva The McCain campaign, amassing late-campaign ammunition for its appeal to Jewish voters, is calling on the Los Angeles Times to release a videotape of a 2003 banquet where Barack Obama spoke of his friendship with Rashid Khalidi,......Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Florida, Politics, Barack Obama, University of Chicago
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