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Entries by Michael Russnow from 03/2008

Horrible Banking Experiences: Credit and Banking Laws Need to Be Changed

| Posted 03.03.2008 | Business
Read More: American Express, Bank of America, Debit Card, Sephora's Makeup, Russnow, Barney Frank, The Apple Store, Michael Russnow, Federal Reserve Bank, Christopher Dodd, Comptroller of the Currency, Congress, Credit Cards, Visa, Master Card, Bally's Gym, Regulation CC, Apple Computer, Apple, Credit Union, VISA Credit Card, Armani, Sherman Oaks, Fashion Square, Beverly Center, Business News

It is time for our representatives in Washington to pass a law that puts the responsibility on those who accept credit cards to make certain that the card holder is the person in whose name it is issued.

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Will Hillary Clinton Have the Last Laugh in Spite of the Media? Or Will the Super Delegates Pull a Surprise?

| Posted 03.05.2008 | Media
Read More: Texas Primary, Caucus, California Primary, Al Gore, Democratic Convention, John McCain, Russnow, George W. Bush, Media, New York Primary, Super Delegates, Michael Dukakis, Primary Elections, Barack Obama, Ohio Primary, Primaries, Gore, Cnn, David Gergen, John King, Michael Russnow, George H. W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Caucus Elections, 2008 Election, Media News

I'm really tired that the media doesn't take the trouble to put the charges through a filter to measure their actual veracity and significance.

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Clinton or Obama? Does the Media Have Nothing Better To Do Than Make Headlines With No Real Basis?

| Posted 03.10.2008 | Media
Read More: Texas Primary, John F. Kennedy, Presidential Nominee, John McCain, Ronald Reagan, Russnow, Media, Glass Ceiling, James Carville, Barack Obama, Ohio Primary, Cnn, Wyoming, Michael Russnow, Pennsylvania Primary, Hillary Clinton, George H. W. Bush, Lyndon Johnson, Mississippi, Media News

With Pennsylvania six weeks away, the media had to spike our interest by equalizing Hillary's big state victories by conning us into thinking that Wyoming and Mississippi are akin to Ohio and Texas.

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Obama and Clinton Forces: Why Can't We All Just Get Along?

| Posted 03.16.2008 | Politics
Read More: John McCain, Democratic Convention, Chicago, Media, George W. Bush, Christopher Dodd, Ivy League, Super Delegates, Joe Biden, Democrats, Barack Obama, Jewish, The White House, Rodney King, 2000 Election, Muslim, Dennis Kucinich, Michael Russnow, John Edwards, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Joe Lieberman, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Christian, Politics News

We Democrats are dangerously close to helping the Republicans score a renewal of the White House lease because the two Democratic front runners are so close in their political philosophies.

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Let's Have a Redo in Michigan and Florida: Without One Neither Obama or Clinton Has a Good Shot Against McCain in November

| Posted 03.20.2008 | Politics
Read More: Supreme Court, Michigan Primary, Primaries, Clinton, November Election, Michael Russnow, Caucuses, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Florida Primary, Super Delegates, 2000 Election, Barack Obama, Sysyphus, Politics News

If Barack Obama is really the one to beat, then why should he resist courting Michigan and Florida voters in a June contest?

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The SAG Negotiations: Two Short Videos By German Actors Explain Why TV and Film Actors Have To Remain Vigilant

| Posted 03.23.2008 | Entertainment
Read More: The Internet, Aftra, Video, Detlef Behr, Wga, Andreas Stenschke, SAG Strike, Actors Strike, WGA Strike, German Actors, Sag, Writers Strike, Production Revenues, Michael Russnow, Screen Actors Guild Strike, European Actors, Residuals, Screen Actors Guild, SAG Negotiations, AFTRA Negotiations, AFTRA Negotiation, SAG Negotiation, Entertainment News

A better case could not be made for what's at stake for all of us who work in the American entertainment industry than a video produced by German actor Andreas Stenschke.

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