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"FAIR Health" Database Will Allow People To Compare Health Care Costs

AP | WILLIAM KATES | Posted 10.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Syracuse University, Health Care Insurance, Health Care Reform, Insurance Companies, FAIR Health, New York, New York City, Ingenix Inc, New York News

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Consumers across the country soon will be able to find impartial information about out-of-network health care costs on a new We...

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America, You're #1

Nancy Snow | Posted 10.07.2009 | World

Read More: Simon Anholt, Nation Brands Index, Persuader-in-Chief, Syracuse University, Nation Branding, Brand America, Presidential Reputation, Newhouse School, Brand Obama, Country Reputation, World News

In the Anholt-GfK Roper Nation Brands Index, the U.S. moved from last year's 7 spot to number 1, and we have the persuader-in-chief in the White House to thank.

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William Safire's Passing and the Decline of American Journalism

Nancy Snow | Posted 09.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Lamar Odom, American Journalism, Richard Nixon, William Safire, The Kitchen Debate, American Culture, Media, Syracuse University, New York Times, Popular Culture, Khloe Kardashian, Newhouse School, Media News

Is the death of an esteemed giant in American journalism less newsworthy than a second-tier celebrity wedding?

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Joe Wilson, You're No Joe Nye

Nancy Snow | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Diplomacy, Soft Power, Joseph Nye, Public Diplomat, South Carolina, Joe Wilson, Syracuse University, Public Diplomats, Joe Nye, Nancy Cantor, Joseph Wilson, Smart Power, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Newhouse School, Politics News

I promise you this: If I see Joe Wilson this Thanksgiving, I'll make sure not to shout out or finger point as I reach for the pecan pie.

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Vampires: Why Here, Why Now?

Tom Alderman | Posted 11.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Count Chocula, The Vampire Diaries, Dark Shadows, Bela Lugosi, Syracuse University, Random House, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Charlaine Harris, Hammer Films, Colin Farrell, Sesame Steet, Nicolas Cage. Con Air, Interview With a Vampire, Wheaties Breakfast of Champions, Lord Byron, Stephanie Meyer, Anne Rice, Lady Caroline Lamb, The CW Network, Tracey Bateman, Bram Stoker, The Vampyre, Twilight, Charlie Huston, General Mills, Drew Silver, The Southern Vampire Mysteries, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Vampires, WaterBrook Publishers, Rosemary Laurey, Robert Thompson, True Blood, Tanya Huff, John Polidori, Bill Compton, Nosferatu, Sookie, Entertainment News

If fiction often reflects a nation's culture, why, oh-why-oh, do we have so many vampires, in so many places, sucking up so many entertainment dollars with such blazing success today?

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Salt in Their Wounds

Nancy Snow | Posted 09.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Lockerbie, Libya, Syracuse University, Lockerbie Bomber Released, S.I. Newhouse School, Terrorism, Pan Am 103, Abdel Baset Al-Megrahi, New York News

I can't imagine what it must have been like for the families of the 35 Syracuse University students to get the news that Pan Am Flight 103 had exploded over the tiny Scottish town of Lockerbie.

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Rachel Maddow, Tina Brown, Graydon Carter Salute Arianna In Mirror Awards Video

Posted 06.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Mirror Awards, Fred Dressler, Arianna Huffington, Syracuse University, Fred Dressler Lifetime Achievement Award, S.I. Newhouse School of Communications, Newhouse School, Media News

Arianna Huffington received the Fred Dressler Lifetime Achievement Award from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Communications during the ...

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The Internet Is Absolute Democracy -- Be Very Afraid!

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.23.2009 | Media

Like Guttenberg's printing press, the Internet has created radically new opportunities and systems that have put us at the beginning of a seismic cultural shift and yet, something is terribly wrong.

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March Madness: Smart Money Says Cornell

Dennis Danziger | Posted 04.12.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Alma Mater, Oklahoma University, Brad Daugherty, 2009 NCAA Basketball Tournament, Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Syracuse University, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Paypal, Keith Olbermann, Strunk and White, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Sat Scores, Tar Heels, Adolph Coors, North Dakota State University, Jimmy Smits, Red Shirt, Bill Maher, Lsu, The Runnin' Rebels, Cornell University, Princeton Review's Best 361 Colleges, Ivy League, University of Memphis, James Worthy, March Madness, Michael Jordan, Vince Carter, Espn, Wake Forest, The Eyes of Texas, Nobel Laureates, Demon Deacons, Ty Lawson, Randy Newman, University Admission Standards, Orangemen, Disney, University-of-Texas-Austin, Sports, Comedy News

This year I've adopted a new system. I'm betting on the colleges with the highest SAT scores and the strictest admission's policies.

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The Face of Power in the UAE is a Woman and Her Name is Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi.

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 04.08.2009 | World

Read More: Dubai Ports, Syracuse 8, Dubai, Middle East Women, Minister of Foreign, Women Empowerment, Women and Politics, Syracuse University, Abu Dhabi, Nancy Cantor, UAE Embassy, Women's Month, World News, United Arab Emirates, Women in Power, Uae, Sheikha Lubna Minister of Foreign Trade, Middle East Politics, Middle East, Arab Women, United Arab Emirates Embassy, Arab-World, Sheikha Lubna, Chancellor Nancy Cantor, Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Mena, Umm Al Qaiwain, Ras Al-Khaimah, Princess of Sharjah, Sharjah, Fujairah, Ajman, World News

Sheikha Lubna represents the 21st Century woman. She is cutting through veils of discrimination with serious substance, style and a smile.

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Obama 101

Nancy Snow | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama 101, First 100 Days, Credibility, Joe Biden, Vice President Joe Biden, Day 15, Composure, Persuauder-in-Chief, Think Tanks, Political Science, College, Syracuse University, Law School, Barack Obama, Politics News

President Obama, like Oprah, has enormous powers of persuasion. He, like Ms. Winfrey, enjoys a position of high credibility. Credibility is in the eyes of the beholder.

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Syracuse China and the Forgotten City

Nancy Snow | Posted 02.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Syracuse University, Forgotten City, First 100, Day Four, Syracuse China, New York, Economy, Syracuse, Living News

This forgotten city of Syracuse is America, which has its own mass of forgotten men and women. Will our new president be able to stimulate the economy enough to make us memorable again?

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