What do Mel Gibson, Ken Burns, Hugo Chavez and Arnold Schwarzenegger have in common? They all made the Best and Worst List for 2006 in Rhetoric. Communications coach, LeeAundra Temescu has been analyzing public speech for almost twenty years and says that this year was particularly noteworthy because of the attention the good and not […]
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On December 16, 2006, while most Americans slept, Television 3 New Zealand debuted the provocative documentary “911 In Plane Site” on national television. The film presents photographs and video footage from that fateful day, as well as computer-aided analysis focusing on the Pentagon and World Trade Center buildings One, Two and Seven.
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General Richard Wilmot (US Army ret.) has created a blog that documents his views on the situation in Iraq. Falling outside predictable party lines, his observations and recommendations bear the hallmark of common sense.
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According to the Drudge Report, Southern Methodist University in Dallas will be the site for the George W. Bush Presidential Library.
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Judicial Watch, a public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption has released what they’re calling their 2006 list of Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians.” The list includes Jack Abramoff, Senatory Hillary Clinton, Tom Delay, and Mark Foley.
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Michigan Equality’s Board of Directors, the state’s largest member-based LGBT organization, proudly applauds the City of Lansing on the passage of the Lansing Human Rights ordinance. “The time has come for Lansing to stand up and take its rightful place as a leader for Civil Rights in the region,” says Derek Smiertka, Executive Director for
The Border Observer, in EL Paso, Texas apparently objects to the absence of Hispanic participation in the formation of American policy on Iraq; the publication asserts that the Iraq Study Group conclusions are flawed and proposes a new regime in Iraq.
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World Trade Center Tower 1 or Freedom Tower is the centerpiece building of the new World Trade Center complex currently planned for Lower Manhattan. The tower will be located in the northwest corner of the 16-acre (65,000 m²) World Trade Center site, bounded by Vesey Street, West Street, Washington Street and Fulton Street 40.713° N
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Fitch Ratings has assigned an ‘AA-‘ rating to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s (the authority) $500 million of consolidated bonds 146th series (alternative minimum tax). The bonds sole competitively on Dec. 6, 2006. Bond proceeds will be applied to fund various capital plan projects.
