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• Tilting at windmills

  - 2008-04-01

  My pastor problem When I last attended church regularly, my pastor, like Reverend Jeremiah Wright, was a good man in many ways but had a few truly bizarre ideas. For one thing, he was obsessed with the cause of the Chinese Nationalists who had retreated to Taiwan after being...

  Tags: Government, Harvard, Hillary, Iraq, MARKETING, media, Obama, Washington Post Co.

• Faux fur fears.(STATELINE)(Brief article)

  - 2008-04-01

  What if your faux fur coat wasn't faux after all? What if it was coyote, or raccoon or even dog! According to the Washington Post, the Humane Society reported that several big name stores were selling coats that were trimmed with raccoon dog, an Asian dog that...

  Tags: Government, manufacturer, Manufacturing, regulation, Regulations, Washington Post Co.

• Obama Race Speech: A Brilliant Fraud, The

  - 2008-03-31

  The beauty of a speech is that you don't just give the answers, you provide your own questions. "Did I ever hear him make remarks that could be considered controversial while I sat in church? Yes." So said Barack Obama, in his Philadelphia speech about his pastor, friend, mentor and...

  Tags: church, fraud, Government, guilt, MARKETING, Washington Post Co.

• USDA report

  - 2008-02-01

  A new report by a U.S. Food and Drug Administration subcommittee says the agency can no longer adequately protect the nation's food and drug supply. The Washington Post

  Tags: agency, FDA, food, Government, Manufacturing, MARKETING, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington Post Co.

• Report: Rice Compares Life in U.S. South to Palestinians' Plight.

  - 2007-11-30

  By Ha=92aretz Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told a closed meeting of Arab and Israe= li envoys in Annapolis this week that her childhood in the segregated U.S. = south helped her to understand the plight of Palestinians and the fear felt= by...

  Tags: checkpoint, Government, summit, Washington Post Co.

• N. Korea's cooperation may undercut US intelligence: Washington Post

  - 2007-11-10

  WASHINGTON AFP — The government of North Korea is providing information that could prove that, contrary to US claims, the communist country never intended to produce highly-enriched uranium for nuclear weapons, The Washington Post reported on its website Friday. Citing unnamed US and South Korean officials, the newspaper said...

  Tags: Government, SOFTWARE, uranium, Washington Post Co.

• DNC: Giuliani Continues to Evade Questions about Knowledge of Kerik- Gate

  - 2007-11-08

  To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Dag Vega or Karen Finney of the Democratic National Committee, +1-202-863-8148 As NYC Mayor, Rudy Promoted Mob-Linked Friend Despite His Ethical ProblemsWASHINGTON, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the Democratic National Committee:Despite evidence showing that Rudy Giuliani knew about Bernard Kerik's ethical problems...

  Tags: CAREER, FINANCE, Government, New York Times Co., nomination, officer, Taxes, Washington Post Co.

• DNC: Rudy in Damage Control Mode: Stumps in Granite State While Allies Block Probe on Mob-Linked Friend Bernard Kerik

  - 2007-10-23

  To: STATE EDITORSContact: Dag Vega or Damien LaVera, +1-202-863-8148, both of DNC Kerik-Gate Shows How Rudy Puts Loyalty Ahead of CompetenceWASHINGTON,Oct. 23/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --As he files paperwork to get on the ballot in the Granite State today, Rudy Giuliani's allies are trying to distance him from potentially embarrassing allegations about his...

  Tags: consulting, Government, Leadership, New York Times Co., nomination, Outsourcing, Washington Post Co., White House

• Watergate Legends Discuss Historical Media Event During 2007 SPJ Convention

  - 2007-10-06

  Thirty-five years ago, two young reporters at The Washington Post changed journalism forever when they were assigned to cover an odd break-in at the Watergate Hotel. Subsequently, the reporters -- Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein -- launched an investigative probe that shook the country and eventually led to the resignation...

  Tags: E-mail, Government, SOFTWARE, Washington Post Co.

• US govt collects data on Americans overseas: Washington Post

  - 2007-09-21

  WASHINGTON AFP — The US government is compiling electronic files on the travel habits of millions of Americans who take trips overseas, The Washington Post reported Saturday. Citing documents obtained by a civil liberties group and statements by unnamed government officials, the newspaper said the retained data included travel...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, Government, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, Washington Post Co.