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'Dark Knight Rises' Paris Premiere Canceled
In the wake of the early morning shooting at an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater during a screening of"The Dark Knight Rises," studioWarner Bros. has canceled the Paris premiere of the film as well as interviews for "The Dark Knight Rises" cast. The...
Tags: Olivia Munn, New York City, Entertainment, Janelle Monae, The Dark Knight Rises (movie)
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MPAA launches website to promote legal access to movies, TV shows
Hollywood studios are employing a new tool in their efforts to fight piracy: persuasion. After waging an unsuccessful effort last year to introduce legislation that would crack down on websites offering illegal copies of movies and TV shows, studios are...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Hulu, Amazon.com Inc., Entertainment, Movies
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Will Dodd-Frank save (or stifle) capitalism?
WASHINGTON -- It's been five years since the onset of the financial crisis -- the rescue of Bear Stearns in March 2008 -- and we still don't know whether the financial system is safe. In a recent speech, Daniel Tarullo, the Federal Reserve's point man...
Tags: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Judges, Woodrow Wilson, Politics
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Bush was a lousy president
I am writing response to the letter writer who stated that the policy of forcing banks to give loans to people who could not afford them was pushed by Rep. Barney Frank and Sen. Chris Dodd ("Stop blaming Bush," May 1). The housing bubble burst in 2006-...Tags: Barney Frank, Barack Obama, George W. Bush
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It's time to stop blaming Bush
I am not a fan of former President George W. Bush, but I must comment on the hatchet job that was The Sun's editorial about the opening of the Bush library in Dallas ("Misoverestimating Bush," April 28). During the last two years of Mr. Bush's...Tags: International Military Interventions, Barney Frank, Barack Obama, Ellicott City, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Obama Formally Taps Tom Wheeler as FCC Chairman
ReutersMay 01 (TheWrap.com) - President Obama on Wednesday formally tapped Tom Wheeler, managing director of Core Capital Partners, as the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. FCC Commissioner Mignon L. Clyburn will serve as interim...Tags: Elections, Net Neutrality, Media Industry, Politics, Television Industry
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Baucus' exit drains hope for tax reform
This post has been updated, as indicated below. Six-term Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, announced Tuesday that he won't run for reelection in 2014. You may now kiss any hope of a sweeping tax reform bill...Tags: Republican Party, Elections, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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The Political Transformation Of Joe Lieberman
Hartford CourantTalking to reporters in his driveway on a hot day in August 2000, Connecticut U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman beamed — he had just been chosen as the Democratic vice presidential candidate to Al Gore. "Miracles happen," the proud son of a Stamford liquor...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Human Interest, Richard Blumenthal
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DeStefano: 'You Leave When They Want You To Stay'
The Hartford CourantMayor John DeStefano, an outspoken political survivor and the longest-serving leader in the city's history, smiled Tuesday as he reflected on his 10 terms leading the Elm City and seemed at peace with his decision against trying to make it to 11. "You...Tags: Human Interest, Waterbury, Local Government, Stamford, John DeStefano
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MPAA's Dodd names his No. 2; pirate gets five-year sentence
Motion Picture Assn. of America chief Chris Dodd has named a tech and telecom veteran as his No. 2. The former U.S. senator from Connecticut on Friday announced that Diane Strahan would be chief operating officer of the film industry trade group....Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Punishment, Trials, AOL LLC, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Chronology of 2001 anthrax events
Sun-SentinelSept. 18: Envelopes containing letters and granular substances are sent to NBC News in New York and the New York Post. Both are mailed from Trenton, N.J. Sept. 22: Editorial page assistant at New York Post who opens letters to the editor notices...Tags: Florida, Manhattan (New York City), New Jersey, Police Investigations, Hospitals and Clinics
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Time to break up the biggest Wall Street banks
TARP, the infamous Troubled Assets Relief Program that bailed out Wall Street in 2008, is finally over. The Treasury Department recently announced it will soon be completing the sale of the remaining shares it owns of the banks and of General Motors....
Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Politics, Citigroup Incorporated, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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