BNET Industries
Market Cap:$3.3B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$4.1B
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- US
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They know the fine print! The Washington Post Co (NYSE: WPO) founded by Stilson Hutchins in 1877, publishes newspapers, principally the Washington Post, The Herald and about 40 other Maryland community newspapers. It has interests in TV broadcasting, cable, magazines, education and career development services. This $3.55 billion company is based in Washington, DC and employs about 16,400 people. It owns six TV stations, a regional cable system, and an educational services firm, Kaplan. In 2005 the company bought Slate, the online magazine, from Microsoft Corp.
Number of Employees 20,000
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1150 15th St NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20071-0001
(202) 334-6000
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NAICS Code All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction: 611699
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Nonprofit Leaders Summit on November 16
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Tilting at windmills
- 2007-09-01
How to clear your inbox The Small Business Administration canceled 8,000 loans to hurricane victims without notice to the borrowers. When the borrowers sought an explanation, they were told, according to Ron Nixon of the New York Times, "that they had voluntarily given up their loans," which was not...
Even the Washington Post says that the Bush administration got suckered
- 2007-06-11
Even the Washington Post says that the Bush administration got suckered. It reached a deal with top congressional Democrats to require that trade agreements include strict regulations on environmental and labor issues. In return, the Democrats are supposed to approve free-trade pacts with Panama and Peru--two countries that, together, do...
Talk about Democratic unity! When Washington Post columnist David Broder chastised Senate majority leader Harry Reid for declaring that the war in Iraq "is lost," all 50 of Reid's Democratic colleagues in the Senate dashed off a letter to the Po
- 2007-05-28
Talk about Democratic unity! When Washington Post columnist David Broder chastised Senate majority leader Harry Reid for declaring that the war in Iraq "is lost," all 50 of Reid's Democratic colleagues in the Senate dashed off a letter to the Post attacking Broder. While the Democrats did not explicitly defend...
In Washington, It's Always the Year of the Rat
- 2007-03-19
Democrats have leapt on reports of mold, rats and bureaucratic hurdles at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as further proof of President George Bush's failed war policies. To the contrary, the problems at Walter Reed are further proof of the Democrats' failed domestic policies-to wit, the civil service rules that...
Tilting at windmills
- 2006-10-01
Lessons from TR Karl Rove recently wrote an essay for Time magazine on the lessons to be learned from the life of Teddy Roosevelt. One lesson was not mentioned by Rove. Roosevelt not only served in the Spanish-American War, leading the famous charge up San Juan Hill, but offered...
Tilting at windmills
- 2005-01-01
You have the thanks of a grateful nation and a return ticket to Iraq One of the crueler results of Bush's war is this headline from The Washington Times. "Third Division to return to Iraq, unit led assault to free Baghdad eighteen months ago." Imagine how hard this is...
Bush Pre-Election Promises vs. Post-Election Budget; Democrats Fan Out to Tell Voters How Much Bush's Reelection Will Cost Them
- 2004-06-01
WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A new report out today from the John Kerry for President campaign uncovers the state-by- state impact of the Bush administration's secret budget plan to cut major spending in 2006 if the President is reelected. Using the report, Democrats this week will hold events...
Democrats for Life
- 2003-07-01
Part I. What They FaceOn June 25th, at a festive dinner in Washington, D.C., the Democratic National Committee raised $1.7 million for next year's presidential campaign. The Grand Ballroom of the Mayflower Hotel was decorated to look like a political-convention hall, and the Democratic presidential candidates were out in force....
Tilting at Windmills - critiquing SUV's
- 2002-12-01
Vice City * Unread Cables * $50 Cocktails * H2 as 007 If W Were Bill * What Democrats Should Do Now I HAD HOPED KEITH BRADSHER'S devastating critique of the SUV in High and Mighty (see Stephanie Mencimer's review, p. 44) would get those top-heavy gas-guzzlers off the...
For the Record - George W. Bush gains a 64% favorable rating, early in his administration - this and other items are presented - Brief Article
- 2001-03-05
President Bush's favorable rating, according to Gallup: 64 percent. Bill Clinton's: 51 percent. . . . "Hail to the Chief" doesn't play for Bush during first weeks of presidency, at Bush's request. White House official calls it "example of humility and decency and fairness," in Washington Post. "I think it'll...
