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Jason Linkins

Sarah Palin Wins Correction Of The Day After WaPo Runs Patently Unbelievable Al Jazeera Scoop

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.12.2013 | Politics
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So, despite what you've heard, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is not going to be proselytizing from a perch at Al Jazeera English. This is something t...

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Rethinking Government Contracts for Prisons

Harriet McDonald | Posted 02.17.2013 | Impact
Read More: California Prisons, Prison Escape Hurricane Sandy, California Prisons Supreme Court, Halfway Houses New Jersey, Hurricane Sandy Halfway House, Halfway Houses Escape, Prison Overcrowding Supreme Court, Corrections, Impact News
Harriet McDonald

Hurricane Sandy was merely the latest in a sad litany of incidents that highlight lax oversight and serious management problems in New Jersey's network of halfway houses.

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LOOK: Famous Authors' Alma Maters

Posted 09.22.2012 | College
Read More: Authors and Their Alma Maters, Gone Girl, Swarthmore College, Malcolm Gladwell, Corrections, Writers and Colleges, College Authors, College News

Have you ever wondered where to enroll, so your dreams of making it as a big author come to be? Take a page from these novelists' books, and consider ...

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Several Injured In Arizona Prison Melee

AP | Posted 11.20.2012 | Crime
Read More: Video, Prison, Corrections, Arizona Prison Fight, Bill Lamoreaux, Arizona State Prison Complex, Ap, Crime News

PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a fight among 200 inmates at an Arizona state prison has left several of them injured. Corrections spo...

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Fifth Graders Correct Mistake In WaPo Titanic Story With 'Adorable' Letter

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 07.13.2012 | Home
Read More: The Washington Post, Video, Titanic Facts, Titanic, Corrections, Elementary School, Washington Post Corrections, Washington Post, Maryland Schools, Titanic Article, Fifth Graders, Fifth Grade Students, Fifth Grade, Home News

After publishing an April roundup post of Titanic books, Washington Post contributing editor Dennis Drabelle received the most adorable correction eve...

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This Will Be The Largest Cross In The World

Posted 05.15.2012 | Religion
Read More: Branson Cross Fundraising, Video, War on Religion, Evangelical Christians, Corrections, World's Largest Cross, Christianity, Religion and Politics, Religion in America, Branson Cross, Freedom of Religion, Missouri Cross, Religion News

The "God-given vision" started out simply enough: build a 7-foot-tall cross on a mountain and invite people to meditate there with the Creator. Now, 2...

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Simone Landon

High School Band Makes Olympic Bid

HuffingtonPost.com | Simone Landon | Posted 04.19.2012 | Detroit
Read More: Victoria Miller, Detroit Education, Video, Detroit Public Schools, King High School Marching Band, King High School Band Olympics, 2012-London-Olympics, Corrections, London Olympics, Detroit Impact, King Band Olympics, King High School Band, Detroit High School Marching Band, Detroit News

Student musicians of Detroit's Martin Luther King, Jr. High School band who are hoping to perform during this summer's Olympics in London have attrac...

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Is This The Funniest Newspaper Correction Ever?

Posted 04.11.2012 | Books
Read More: Book News, Corrections, EB White, Correction, Funny Newspaper Corrections, Funny Corrections, Newspaper Correction, Funniest Newspaper Corrections, Funny Correction, Newspaper Corrections, Books News

Ben Yagoda, author of "About Town: The New Yorker and the World It Made," made a comical error in a New York Times article about commas earlier this w...

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Kate Abbey-Lambertz

Congressman Hansen Clarke Offers Student Debt Relief Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 04.11.2012 | Detroit
Read More: Wayne State University, Video, Student Debt, Corrections, Congressman Hansen Clarke, Student Loan Forgiveness Act 2012, Hansen Clarke, Student Loans, Rep Hansen Clarke, Student Loan Forgiveness Act, Detroit News

On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Hansen Clarke (D-Mich.) joined students from a classroom in Detroit to discuss his plan to ease student loan debt. Taking advant...

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Faith Inspires: The Ignatian Spirituality Project

Posted 04.10.2012 | Religion
Read More: Catholic Church, Saint Ignatius, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Video, Homelessness, Corrections, Faith Inspires, Addiction--Recovery, Addiction-Recovery, Jesuits, Religion News

Editor's note: Every week, HuffPost Religion shines a spotlight on religious people doing good work in their communities. If you would like to recomme...

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Bill Would Prohibit Glaucoma Patients From Using Medical Marijuana

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 03.29.2012 | Detroit
Read More: Glaucoma Pot, State Sen. Rick Jones, Video, Rick Jones Michigan, Michigan Medical Marihuana Act, Glaucoma, Corrections, Michigan Marijuana Amendment, Medical Marijuana, Medical Marijauna, Michigan Marijauna Law, Medicinal Pot, Medical Marijuana Glaucoma, Glaucoma Marijauna, Detroit News

The sponsor of a state Senate bill in Michigan is looking to outlaw the use of medical marijuana by glaucoma patients. In 2008, voters passed the ...

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Accused Nazi Guard John Demjanjuk Dies At 91

Posted 03.26.2012 | Religion
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By John Caniglia Religion News Service CLEVELAND (RNS) Former Ohio autoworker John Demjanjuk died Saturday (March 17) in Germany, ending nearly 35...

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Local Theater Celebrates 79th Anniversary Of Detroit's Diego Rivera Murals

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 03.20.2012 | Detroit
Read More: Detroit Industry Murals, Luis Aguilar, Detroit Theater, Detroit Around Town, Corrections, Diego Rivera Detroit, Diego Rivera Mural, Detroit Diego Rivera, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit News

For generations, Mexican artist Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry murals have held powerful sway over the imaginations of visitors to the Detroit Instit...

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Jason Linkins

The Washington Post Should Probably Alert Readers To Changing Terrible Light Bulb Math

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.13.2012 | Media
Read More: The Washington Post, Eat the Press, Light Bulb, Corrections, LED Light Bulb, Media Criticism, Washington Post, L-Prize, Department of Energy, Media News

Washington Post staff writer Peter Whoriskey did his level-best last week to ridicule the Department of Energy for bestowing it's "L Prize" -- a "cont...

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Mitt Romney Beats Rick Santorum In Michigan Delegate Race: 16-14

The Huffington Post | Simone Landon | Posted 03.01.2012 | Politics
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A Michigan Republican committee voted Thursday to award 16 of the state's 30 nominating delegates to the Republican National Convention to Mitt Romney...

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Life In a Box

Diane Dimond | Posted 04.30.2012 | Crime
Read More: Solitary Confinement, Prison Reform, Susan Greene, Prison System, Corrections, Prisons, Inmates, Abu Ghraib, Crime News
Diane Dimond

Americans were once riveted by the horrific news of the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad. Today, I believe there is another atrocity taking place inside our own American prison system.

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Chris Kirkham

Anonymous Hackers Strike 'Sinister Conniving Alliance'

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris Kirkham | Posted 05.07.2012 | Business
Read More: Crime, Anonymous, Corrections, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Occupy Wall Street, Corrections Corporation of America, Geo Group, Florida, Prisons, Private Prisons, Occupy Movement, For-Profit Prisons, Hackers, Business News

After high-profile takeovers of recording industry and Justice Department websites last month, hackers affiliated with the Anonymous movement had a ne...

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David Lohr

EXCLUSIVE: Retired Correctional Officer Not Surprised By Death Of Bedsore-Riddled Prisoner

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 02.17.2012 | Crime
Read More: Inmate Dies From Neglect, Jeffrey Del Fuoco, Jack-Daneri, Prisoner Bedsores, Kevin Barwell, Crime News, Crime, Corrections, Dennis Austin Rape, Neglect, Video, Pennsylvania, SCI Albion, Erie, Albion Pennsylvania, Dennis Austin, Prisons, Jeffrey J. Del Fuoco, Albion, Skin Care, Crime News

ALBION, Pa. -- A former correctional officer from the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution in Albion said he is not surprised by the recent dea...

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David Lohr

Bedsore-Riddled Rapist's Prison Death Should Be Probed As 'Criminal Wrong,' Lawyer Says

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 02.15.2012 | Crime
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ERIE, Pa. -- A former federal prosecutor has asked for a criminal investigation into the death of Dennis Austin, a Pennsylvania prison inmate with gro...

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David Kiley

Jon Hunstman Joins Ford Board

HuffingtonPost.com | David Kiley | Posted 02.09.2012 | Detroit
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Ford Motor Co. today made several big-name executive and boardroom announcements, including the appointment of a recent Republican presidential candid...

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Simone Landon

Detroit Shuts 9 Schools, Converts 4 To Charters, To Trim Deficit

HuffingtonPost.com | Simone Landon | Posted 02.09.2012 | Detroit
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Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Roy Roberts announced a big shake-up in the district Wednesday, closing nine schools next year and converting...

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David Sands

Parents Upset Over Bilingual School's Closure

HuffingtonPost.com | David Sands | Posted 02.04.2012 | Detroit
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This story has been corrected and updated. Several days before Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Roy Roberts is set to officially announce d...

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Marathon Petroleum Home Buyouts Mixed Blessing For Residents Of Polluted Neighborhood

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 02.02.2012 | Detroit
Read More: Marathon Refinery Oakwood Heights, Marathon Petroleum Buyout, Oakwood Heights Detroit, Video, Curbed Detroit, Corrections, Michigan Pollution, Detroit Real Estate, Pollution, Air Pollution, Marathon Oil, Marathon Refinery Detroit, Detroit News

It seems that residents in Detroit's Oakwood Heights neighborhood are overwhelmingly taking up Marathon Petroleum Company on the offer to purchase, an...

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Kate Abbey-Lambertz

Eviction Defense For Couple Foreclosed On After 22 Years In Home

HuffingtonPost.com | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 01.31.2012 | Detroit
Read More: Bertha and William Garrett, Foreclosure Crisis, Bertha Garrett, William and Bertha Garrett, Video, Corrections, Bertha-and-William-Garrett, Occupy Detroit, Moratorium Now, Mortagage Crisis, Foreclosure, Homes Before Banks, Detroit News

After more than 20 years living in the northwest Detroit home where they raised six children, William and Bertha Garrett are facing eviction after the...

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'Without The Arab Spring There Would Be No Occupy Movement': Occupy Detroit Marches For Egyptian Revolution

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 03.26.2012 | Detroit
Read More: Wayne State University, Video, Arab Spring, Corrections, Tahrir Square, Occupy Wall Street, Arab American News, University of Michigan Dearborn, Occupy Detroit, January 25, Egyptian Revolution, Syria, Detroit News

On the anniversary of 2011's Egyptian revolution, community groups will join members of Occupy Detroit to stand in solidarity with the Egyptian people...

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