Its not the strongest but most adaptable to change who survive Charles Darwin
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By Osden Coolidge
Congress just cut Federal funding for ACORN. Great move, but not for reasons most think. Cutting the funding is a good decision, but not over controversy about ACORN tactics and the recent fiasco where an undercover reporter caught ACORN employees giving tax advice to people posing as an illegal prostitute and pimp. Cutting [...]
The Kennedy Clan: Camelot’s Promise & Peril
What some are calling “the end of Camelot,” calls for added reflections not just on the person of Edward Kennedy, but on the Kennedy Clan’s dynastic run, and implications for the future of American life & politics.
French novelist Honore de Balzac is quoted, perhaps apocryphally, as having said that [...]
Where is the truth on health care?
Reasoning against government health care is simple: the opponents are mean, don’t like old people or sick people and don’t like the President because they are racist hillbillies.
Those in favor of government health care of course are godless, communist, socialist, evildoers who seek to steal all America has and [...]
By Bruce Fenton
Lisa Belkin and The New York Times today featured a guest blog from Moina Noor (a public education blogger) in which she describes trying to make sense of 9-11 for her young son, while still trying to understand it all herself.
“Explaining 9/11 to a Muslim Child”
By making this a “Muslim” issue we play [...]
World Bank Recognizes Saudi Arabia as the 13th Most Competitive Economy; Top 10 by 2010 is Within Reach
Regulatory reforms propel Saudi Arabia to improved Doing Business ranking
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ — Today the World Bank placed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as the 13th most competitive country in the world in its annual [...]
$50 Billion Mirae Asset Global Investments Launches in United States
Industry Veteran Timothy Hill Hired as Head of North American Sales
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ — Mirae Asset Global Investments, the USD $50 billion South Korean asset management firm and one of the world’s leading emerging markets equity managers, recently announced the launch of its United [...]
Survey Shows At-Risk Men Lacking In Prostate Cancer Knowledge
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ — Prostate cancer remains one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the United States. In fact, one in six men will develop prostate cancer.(1) It is also the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States.(1) But a recent survey [...]
Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy Announces Fellows for 2009-2010 Academic Year
Research Center Expands Program to Incorporate New Policy Expertise
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy (GCBPP) today announced its Senior Fellows for the 2009-2010 academic year. New members include Senior Policy Fellows Robert Hahn and Jodi Short, [...]
BNY Mellon to Beautify ‘Green Heart of Pittsburgh’ for G-20 Events
Corporate Support Helps Phipps Conservatory’s Exterior Gardens Blossom
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — BNY Mellon, the global leader in asset management and securities servicing, is partnering with the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens to beautify the Exterior Gardens of Pittsburgh’s landmark Lord and Burnham Conservatory, which [...]
Recession Spells Opportunity for Those Able to Leverage Marketable Skills
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ — With unemployment at record levels, at least one career advisor believes that one field holds enormous promise and will be helping New Yorkers to learn about this opportunity. In a series of Forums designed to focus on the role of [...]