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What's Next for Health Reform?

Linda Bergthold | Posted 12.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Opm, USA Today, Senate Health Care Bill, Stupak Amendment, Diana DeGette, Health Reform, Health-Affairs-Journal, Kaiser Family Foundation, House Health Care Bill, Politics News
Linda Bergthold

As you chat with friends and family over the holiday, do you know what is in these bills and what might emerge in the final version?

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3 Tips to Take Control of Fat Bottoms and Your Bottom Line!

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 12.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Bloomberg, USA Today, Cancer, Obesity, Health Care, Health, Childhood Obesity, Living News
Robyn O'Brien

As the poor are being turned away from free cancer screenings, the US is buckling under the weight of obesity. Over the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity.

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Barack Obama and Muhammad Ali: Ironies of War and Peace

Brent Green | Posted 12.08.2009 | Sports

Read More: Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, Eldridge Cleaver, Malcolm X, Cbs, Black Muslim, Ibm, Barack Obama, Gillette, Olympic, Sports News
Brent Green

Coined the "black Fidel Castro of boxing", it is with great irony that Muhammad Ali became a favored celebrity pitchman for his embodiment of courage, character and charisma.

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Goodbye to USA Today...And All of That

Chris Gray Faust | Posted 12.03.2009 | Media

Read More: USA Today Layoffs, Newspapers, USA Today, Gannett, Media News
Chris Gray Faust

To the managers who made the decision to lay me off, in less than 140 characters I tell you: Good luck steering the Titanic. And thanks for the head start. Now I'm really going to run.

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Gannett Job Cuts Hit USA Today, Magazine

AP | ANDREW VANACORE | Posted 12.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Newspapers, USA Today, Gannett Layoffs, Gannett Job Cuts, Gannett, Media News

NEW YORK — Newspaper publisher Gannett Co. imposed a new round of cutbacks Tuesday, with USA Today reducing its newsroom staff by 5 percent, as ...

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USA Today E-Edition Launches For College Students

AP | GENARO C. ARMAS | Posted 11.17.2009 | Media

Read More: USA Today Digital Edition, USA Today, USA Today E-Edition, Media News

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State, Indiana and Missouri are the first schools to participate in a USA Today initiative meant to test how students ...

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Ashley Judd: Please, Population Control is Not the Answer for Congo

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Ashley Judd, Family Planning, Rape, Population Services International, Children, Midwives, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Kinshasa, Gold, Media, Ngo, Hague, Congo, Diamonds, War Crimes, USA Today, Forced Sterilization, Human Rights, Celebrity, Howard Wolpe, China, Depo-Provera, Eugene Serufuli, James Kabarebe, Rwanda, World News
Georgianne Nienaber

Congo's economy is not undermined by "unregulated fertility" rates. Civil society has been destroyed by decades of war and over a hundred years of exploitation of Congo's wealth by international interests.

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Hunting as a Means of Therapy

Reedu Taha | Posted 11.11.2009 | Impact

Read More: Iraq War, Therapy, USA Today, Volunteering, Hunting, Animal Shelters, Big Sister, Big Brother, Impact News
Reedu Taha

"Who would have thought that an article about hunting could bring soldiers and animals in need, together," said Jennifer Panton, President of United Action for Animals.

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Poet Pride: A Charm City Classic on Film

Timothy Cooper | Posted 11.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: 1960s, Civil Rights Movment, New York, Baltimore, 1990's, Muggsy Bogues, Hbo, Drugs, 1980's, War on Drugs, Basketball, Film, The Wire, Carmelo Anthony, Len Bias, USA Today, Reggie Lewis, Chicago, Documentary, Boston Celtics, Rudy Gay, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Nba, 1970s, Entertainment News
Timothy Cooper

A new basketball documentary, Poet Pride, takes a look at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School. This famed East Baltimore institution has produced some of the greatest basketball players in the country.

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Persky on Technology

Bruce Kluger | Posted 11.04.2009 | Technology

Read More: Bloomingdales, USA Today, That Girl, Myspace, Bill Persky, Kate & Allie, Blackberry, Twitter, Iphone, Pajamas, Technology, Facebook, GPS Navigation System, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Yuku, Technology News
Bruce Kluger

Permit me to share a wonderful piece by legendary writer-producer-director Bill Persky on modern technology. It appears in the today's edition of USA Today.

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Bestsellers: Lost Symbol Gets Beaten Up By Wimpy Kid

The Huffington Post | Amy Hertz | Posted 10.27.2009 | Books

Read More: Dog-Days, The Help, Washington Post, Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown, Bestsellers, Authors, USA Today, Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney, The Lost Symbol, Nielsen, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Publishers, Mitch Albom, Books News

There are some big changes afoot on the bestseller lists, including the fact that on the USA Today bestseller list, Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days has...

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Make A Difference Day: Saturday's Event Brings Together Millions Of Volunteers

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact

Read More: USA Today, Usa Weekend, Volunteering, Make a Difference, Create the Good, Make a Difference Day, Aarp, Paul Newman, Volunteerism, Public Service, Newman's Own, Impact News

Nineteen years ago, USA WEEKEND magazine initiated Make A Difference Day, an event to encourage volunteerism and action on the fourth Saturday of ever...

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Introducing "The Axed Hack's Guide to Flacking"

Richard Laermer | Posted 10.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Good Writing Skills, Condescension Toward PR People, Gumby, USA Today, Great Skills, Good Social Skills, Holding Your Hand, Bad Attitudes, Media News, Gap Stores, Wimpiness, GM Nod, Flacks, Mother Love, Bad PR, Media News
Richard Laermer

PR is not the dark side any more. Here is how to determine whether you've got the goods to make it in our hood--particularly since tons of reporters need jobs.

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Wall Street Journal Overtakes USA Today As Biggest Newspaper In US

AP | ANDREW VANACORE | Posted 10.15.2009 | Media

Read More: USA Today, Newspapers, Wall Street Journal, Media News

NEW YORK — The Wall Street Journal has surpassed USA Today as the top-selling daily newspaper in the United States. The Audit Bureau of Circula...

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Homeowners Facing Foreclosure Can't Find Lawyers

Posted 10.13.2009 | Impact

Read More: USA Today, Lawyers, Unemployement, Phoenix, Cleveland, New York University, Low Income Families, Low Income, Las Vegas, Home Foreclosures, Home Foreclosure, Impact News

WASHINGTON -- The nation's foreclosure crisis has swamped lawyers for the poor, leaving thousands of low-income homeowners across the country without ...

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USA Today Circulation Drops 17%

Editor & Publisher | Posted 10.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Newspapers, USA Today, Media News

When the Audit Bureau of Circulations releases the latest numbers on Oct. 26, it will show that USA Today's circulation fell 17% to 1.88 million for t...

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LettermanGate: One Week Later

Bruce Kluger | Posted 10.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Mark Sanford, Ed Sullivan Theater, Bill Clinton, Sex Scandal, Joe Halderman, The New York Post, Larry Craig, Cbs, tmz.com, Sarah Palin, Worldwide Pants, brucekluger.com, USA Today, Lewd Conduct, John Ensign, Argentina, Elliot Spitzer, John Edwards, Extortion, The Daily Beast, Bruce Kluger, David Letterman, Media News
Bruce Kluger

David Letterman successfully navigated his way through three explosive crises -- personal, professional and legal -- by simply telling the truth.

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Stopping the Presses: What Will Journalism Resemble in the Post-Print Age?

Wayne Trujillo | Posted 12.01.2009 | Denver

Read More: Print Media, Rocky Mountain News, USA Today, Media, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, Wall Street Journal, Internet Media, Denver Post, Death of Newspapers, Washington Post, Denver News
Wayne Trujillo

As I picked up several copies of the shrunken final edition of the Rocky Mountain News, I felt a sadness not only for that issue, but also for the physical transformation of the newspaper.

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That's Not the News: Clinton's "Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy"

Susan Older | Posted 11.30.2009 | Media

Read More: David Gregory, Bill Clinton, Msnbc, USA Today, Clinton Right-Wing Conspiracy, David Gregory Meet the Press, Media News
Susan Older

Although I did find it interesting to hear Clinton's take on whether Obama has been the object of a right-wing conspiracy, I can tell you one thing: That most certainly was not the news story in that interview.

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Are All Bosses Delusional?

Allen Schoer | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Dialogue, Jobs, Monster.com, USA Today, Unemployment, Employers, Snagajob, Ceos, Business News
Allen Schoer

Why are employers so complacent when many of their people are so unhappy that they're thinking of jumping ship? On what are those employers basing such powerful assumptions?

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Beatles For Sale, John Leckie Interview on The Stone Roses, This Week's New Albums, plus Scott Weiland, Jason Mraz, and Glee

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Robin Trower, Kanye West, Comic-Con, Janis Ian, Lea Michele, Salt-N-Pepa, Kevin McHale, The Posies, Phish, Xtc, Circulatory System, Matthew Morrison, My Morning Jacket, Journey, Burt Bacharach, The Byrds, Bethany Dylan, Rick Danko, Neil Diamond, Spencer Day, The Gears, Sweetwater, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Gary Mounfield, Vivian Girls, John Squire, Mark Sailing, Prefab Sprout, The Police, Sondre Lerche, Public Image Ltd., USA Today, They Might Be Giants, Julian Lennon, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Jenna Ushkowitz, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, The Beatles Rock Band, Diana Agron, Entertainment News, Os Mutantes, Cinema Bizarre, Danko Jones, Andrew Dugan, Chic, Jay-Z, Scott Weiland, N.E.D., Be Bop Deluxe, Jason Mraz, Myspace, Sonny Boy Williamson, Howie Day, Queen, Gaither Vocal Band, A Fine Frenzy, Jayma Mays, John Leckie, Mayer Hawthorne, The Fall, The Beatles, Cory Monteith, Gene Loves Jezebel, Wild Beasts, The Feelies, Yo La Tengo, Jack Bruce, The Cribs, Mia Farrow, Eric Carmen, Simple Minds, Jimmy Clanton, Dalai Lama, Buckcherry, Brooks & Dunn, Robert Fripp, Magazine, Jane Lynch, Amber Riley, The Stone Roses, Chris Colfer, Ian Brown, Stone Temple Pilots, John Mayall, Mike & the Ravens, Jessalyn Gilsig, Rihanna, Alan Wren, Frank Turner, Boys Like Girls, The Verve, True Blood, Thousand Foot Krutch, Itunes, Robyn Hitchcock, Peter White, Geffen, Silvertone, Saosin, Raekwon, Candiria, Cruxshadows, Slipknot, Barlowgirl, Commodores, Erasure, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

With the release of stereo and mono box sets, individual album reissues, and their own edition of Rock Band, The Beatles finally have stepped into the 21st century in a major way.

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Friday Talking Points [91] -- Win One For Teddy

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Social Security, Ted, May You Be in Heaven, Cloture, Win One for Teddy, Employee Free Choice Act, Public Universities, Irish Wake, Kennedy, Teddy Kennedy, Filibuster, Politicizing, Reform, Politicize, Democratic, Friday Talking Points, Paul Wellstone, Funeral, Video, Edward Kennedy, Mayor Quimby, Simpsons, Senator, Chow-Dah, Midotw, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Public Education, Public University, Health Care, Reid, Diamond Joe Quimby, Irish, Card Check, Massachusetts, Democrat, Medicaid, Majority Leader, The Simpsons, Democrats, Efca, Springfield, The Simpsons Movie, USA Today, Contest, Edward M Kennedy, Mddotw, Eulogy, Chris Weigant, Health, Uncle Ted, Senator Kennedy, Harry Reid, Medicare, Irish Toast, Socialism, Higher Education, Wellstone, Teddy, Up or Down Vote, Quimby, Healthcare, Senate, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Calling for some sort of decorous avoidance of politics during politicians' funerals is downright ridiculous. It'd be like eulogizing Charles Lindbergh and not mentioning airplanes.

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Charging for the Air We Breathe

Jarvis Coffin | Posted 08.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Paid Content, Newspapers, USA Today, Marriott Hotel, Online Advertising, Internet Advertising, Media News
Jarvis Coffin

Newspapers can't buy a break; not only are fewer people reading them, it appears curbing a newspaper appetite may be good for you.

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Sahil Kapur

Most Favor Health Care Reform In New Poll

HuffingtonPost.com | Sahil Kapur | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: USA Today, Poll, Gallup, Health Reform, Health Care, Health, Health Care Reform, Politics News

A new USA Today/Gallup poll finds wide public support for overhauling health care this year. There is, however, concern about its high costs and the i...

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Who Delivers the News?

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 08.11.2009 | Media

Read More: The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Cnn, Bbc, The Chicago Tribune, Ieds, The New York Times, Afghanistan, Media, Mraps, The Los Angeles Times, Iraq, Huffington Post, The Washington Post, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

On July 6th, half-dozen troops were killed in Afghanistan by IED explosions. Those deaths underline the need to pay attention to the troops' equipment. I expected more reporting on the issue. There wasn't any.

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