Archive for the ‘U.S. News’ Category
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
The enormity of it all didn't set in until this morning. Driving to work, I suddenly found myself overcome with a sense of pride. A sense that we, the people of the United States of America, had done something absolutely incredible yesterday. Not only had we elected an African-American President, but we'd made ...
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Monday, October 13th, 2008
With American streets from urban centers to suburbs becoming more and more congested with automobile traffic and the cost to individuals to operate their cars higher than ever thanks to inflated gas prices, the marketplace is ripe for a new type of mass transit capable of carrying people from place to place over short ...
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Saturday, September 13th, 2008
I am preparing myself for the inevitable. After reading articles in the news this week about white men dramatically throwing their support behind John McCain, and the apparant success of the McCain campaign in bamboozling the white American middle class suburban woman AKA the mini van driving soccer mom into ...
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
Bob Kraft unveiled Patriot Place to the world this week during the Patriots nationally televised home opener against the Kansas City Chiefs. Tom Brady's season devistating injury nonwithstanding, things are looking on the up and up for the long term success of the Patriots franchise. The Patriots partnership with CBS...the same CBS ...
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Saturday, August 30th, 2008
Is going to college still worth the price? With the economy in a rut and a rise in prices for energy and basic needs putting a squeeze on the average American, can we even afford to send our kids to expensive schools anymore?
The debate over whether to send your kids ...
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Saturday, August 30th, 2008
For those of you who missed Barack Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, shame on you for missing a truly historic moment. Not only is Barack Obama the first African-American presidential nominee, but he's also exactly the type of person that this country needs as President. We ...
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
The impossible....could soon be possible. Scientists announced this week that they are moving closer to developing materials that could make people and objects invisible. At the same time, the US Army has announced that it has successfully made a vehicle completely disappear, and that the powers of invisibility, once thought ...
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
The biggest story this week has been the floods that have washed out the nation's breadbasket. Iowa in particular has been hard hit, with some of the state's largest cities under multiple feet of water. This is truly a dire situation that has forced people from their homes, and may ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
The middle class continues to feel the squeeze as the United States government repeatedly denies that the country is in a recession. The largest portion of the blame is going on the rapidly rising price of energy, which is contributing to a severe lack of consumer confidence. The general population ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Introducing "All Business", another new segment here on whatsthe401.com that focuses on money and the corporate world. "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase would be proud.
We kick this off with the obvious. Gas prices. They hit $4 a gallon for the first time in Rhode Island this weekend, and it ...
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