Showing posts with label American Studies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American Studies. Show all posts
Apr 17, 2011

In southwest Va., as more need help, aid organization has less to give

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By Eli Saslow, Saturday, April 16, 8:22 PM PULASKI, Va. — The destitute people who line up outside her office are asking for more help than...
Apr 14, 2011

‘Spillionaires’ are the new rich after BP oil spill payouts

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Image by drp via Flickr By Kim Barker | ProPublica, Wednesday, April 13, 6:29 PM The oil spill that was once expected to bring economic r...
Apr 13, 2011

$4-a-gallon gas fueling fears for US economic recovery

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Image by Getty Images via @daylife By Michael A. Fletcher and Ylan Q. Mui, Tuesday, April 12, 9:12 PM Gasoline prices are soaring toward $...

Obama risks losing liberals with talk of cutting budget

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Image via Wikipedia By Zachary A. Goldfarb and Peter Wallsten, Wednesday, April 13, 11:00 AM President Obama faces a growing rebellion on t...
Apr 9, 2011

Our Cowardly Congress

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By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF This isn’t government we’re watching; this is junior high. It’s unclear where the adults are, but they don’t seem...
Jan 24, 2011

Hearings on Muslims trigger panic

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By William Wan Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, January 24, 2011; A01 WESTBURY, N.Y. - They called it a summit to teach Muslims how...
Jan 16, 2011

Returning to public, with more caution

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By Philip Rucker and David A. Fahrenthold Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, January 16, 2011; A01 LAS VEGAS - When Rep. Shelley Berk...

Dixie and D.C. region drift farther and farther apart

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By Steve Hendrix Sunday, January 16, 2011; A01 Dixie Liquor stands alone. The Georgetown shop, which has been casting its neon glow acros...
Jan 3, 2011

5 Good Books about Muslim Cultures and America

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By Erin Collazo Miller After 9/11, many books were published about America's relationship with the Muslim world. Iraq, Afghanist...