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    New York Times Article Questions PBS's Relevancy

    Feb 28, 2008 06:10 PM EDT

    ... new presenter. I also dislike the addition of Judy Woodruff...that left-over from commercial TV where she couldn't hold down a job. Her "interview" with Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, Februay 27 was travesty of "news-interview"...she was unable or unwilling to press Clinton on any of her ...

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    Crowded Field: California's Recall Election

    Aug 11, 2003 04:00 AM EDT

    ... hot button 1994 initiative that would have denied social services to illegal immigrants. Schwarzenegger is also facing serious competition from fellow Republicans. Among them: businessman Bill Simon, who lost to Davis in the November election. An aide says Simon will try to contrast his conservative positions on social issues such ...

  • Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78

    Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78

    Aug 31, 2020 05:47 PM EDT

    ... graduated in 1964 and played two seasons with Red Auerbach’s Boston Celtics, earning a pair of championship rings as a sparingly used backup to Bill Russell. Thompson returned to Washington, got his master’s degree in guidance and counseling from the University of the District of Columbia and went ...

  • Astros' manager, GM fired for sign stealing

    Astros' manager, GM fired for sign stealing

    Jan 13, 2020 09:22 PM EDT

    Baseball's response was far greater than that of the NFL to a similar infraction. New England coach Bill Belichick was fined $500,000 in 2007 and the Patriots were fined $250,000 for using video to capture an opponent's signals. In the scandal known as Spygate, the Patriots ...

  • Parkland, race and the gun violence that goes overlooked

    Parkland, race and the gun violence that goes overlooked

    Mar 18, 2018 10:33 PM EDT

    ... with students in Chicago about gun violence, she tweeted, “Those who face gun violence on a level that we have only just glimpsed from our gated communities have never had their voices heard in their entire lives the way that we have in these few weeks alone. Since we all ...

  • From presidential nominee to freshman senator?  Romney's bid makes history

    From presidential nominee to freshman senator? Romney's bid makes history

    Feb 16, 2018 04:15 PM EDT

    ... party presidential nominee with no prior experience in Congress later ran for a seat in the House or Senate, according to several historians who were interviewed for this story. “This is very unusual,” said Shirley Anne Warshaw, a presidential scholar at Gettysburg College. “I can’t think of any [similar ...

  • Olympic highlights from Day 5: Japan's 'Superman' is a legend, even if he won't admit it

    Olympic highlights from Day 5: Japan's 'Superman' is a legend, even if he won't admit it

    Aug 11, 2016 03:50 PM EDT

    ... first since 2004. Uchimura is widely considered to be one of the greatest gymnasts of all time, an honor he has repeatedly rejected. When BBC interviewed him in 2013, Uchimura namedropped Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt as an inspiration. "[Bolt] comes across all cool and says, 'I am going to be ...

  • Racism, riots and economics: If history is the guide, why Baltimore won’t recover soon

    Racism, riots and economics: If history is the guide, why Baltimore won’t recover soon

    May 15, 2015 09:10 PM EDT

    What do the race riots of the 1960s suggest for the economic recovery of places like Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri, today? Boston University economics professor Robert Margo has studied the long-term effects, and says that even where the physical damage isn't huge, the negative media attention can really hurt.

  • NFL releases statement on underinflated footballs investigation

    NFL releases statement on underinflated footballs investigation

    Jan 23, 2015 09:26 PM EDT

    The National Football League released a statement on Friday regarding their investigation into the New England Patriots' use of 11 underinflated footballs during Sunday's championship game against the Indianapolis Colts.

  • Half of Republicans back limits on carbon emissions, poll finds

    Half of Republicans back limits on carbon emissions, poll finds

    Dec 12, 2014 03:55 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON — When Republicans take control of Congress next month, top on their agenda will be undoing environmental regulations they claim will harm the economy, chief among them President Barack Obama's plans to limit heat-trapping carbon pollution from coal-fired power plants.