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    Oct 2, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  1. Holiday sales seen rising 4.1 percent in 2012

    NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are expected to spend more during what's traditionally the busiest shopping season of the year, but they're not exactly ready to shop 'til they drop like they have been in the past two years.
    NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are expected to spend more during what's traditionally the busiest shopping season of the year, but they're not exactly ready to shop 'til they drop like they have been in the past two years. The National Retail...

    Tags: Stock Market, Kmart, Economic Indicator, 401K, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    2. Sep 22, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  2. What the presidential polls show

    Only six weeks to go in the presidential campaign, and the public opinion surveys have developed a case of the jitters. Last week, one respected poll reported that President Obama had opened an eight-point lead over Mitt Romney, but another reported that the race was dead even. Other surveys were scattered in between. What's a poor voter supposed to believe?
    Only six weeks to go in the presidential campaign, and the public opinion surveys have developed a case of the jitters. Last week, one respected poll reported that President Obama had opened an eight-point lead over Mitt Romney, but another reported...

    Tags: Undecided Voters, Boca Raton, Democratic Party, Politics, Republican Party

    3. Sep 15, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Time for school choice in Chicago

    "There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, any time." -- Calvin Coolidge, responding to the 1919 Boston police strike This oft-quoted line from the then-governor of Massachusetts might be updated to include "the public...

    Tags: Calvin Coolidge, Democratic Party, Politics, Republican Party, Chicago Teachers Strike

    4. Aug 14, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  4. Hard to believe

    Change of Subject
    This news story--- A new poll (.pdf) suggests that 1 in 20 Americans now call themselves atheists, a fivefold increase from the last time the survey was taken in 2005. The Religion News Service reports that, to go along with......
    5. Aug 14, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  5. Mujer modera debate presidencial por 1ra vez en dos décadas

    Por primera vez en dos décadas, una mujer fue nombrada para moderar un debate presidencial en Estados Unidos.
    Por primera vez en dos décadas, una mujer fue nombrada para moderar un debate presidencial en Estados Unidos. La Comisión sobre los Debates Presidenciales anunció el lunes que la presentadora Candy Crowley de CNN mediará uno de los tres debates previstos...

    Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Television Industry, CBS Corp., Bob Schieffer, Joe Biden

    6. Jul 3, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Egyptian women worry about rights under new Islamist president

    World Now
    As fireworks lit the sky after Egypt elected its first Islamist president last month, Nadeen Gamil, who had endured years of sexual harassment, knew that the battle for women’s rights had taken an ominous turn. While thousands celebrated in Tahrir...
    7. Dec 5, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV

  7. 'Fiscal cliff' has some Americans delaying big purchases, others ready to dive in

    Across the country, a sudden shift is taking place.
    Across the country, a sudden shift is taking place. Bobbie Cleave, a retired teacher in Utah, has put off plans to get a badly needed car. Brian Chandler, a data manager in metro Atlanta, is delaying buying a house, despite needing space for his...

    Tags: Finance, Democratic Party, Politics, Republican Party, Prisons

    8. May 30, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Obama's pot reform goes up in smoke

    I would shrug and say "So what?" to the latest details from President Barack Obama's pot-smoking past, except for one thing: He stirred so much hope as a candidate for sensible marijuana policy reforms but, as president, has delivered so little change.
    I would shrug and say "So what?" to the latest details from President Barack Obama's pot-smoking past, except for one thing: He stirred so much hope as a candidate for sensible marijuana policy reforms but, as president, has delivered so little change....

    Tags: Politics, Health Treatments, Bill Clinton, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Local Government

    9. Nov 28, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Americans' 'ideal weight' shifts upward

    As we enter the season of the year in which Americans typically gain at least a pound or two that never goes away, a new report from the Gallup Poll finds that as our actual weight drifts upward, so do our perceptions of what our "ideal" weight would be. 
    As we enter the season of the year in which Americans typically gain at least a pound or two that never goes away, a new report from the Gallup Poll finds that as our actual weight drifts upward, so do our perceptions of what our "ideal" weight would be. ...

    Tags: Overweight, Holidays, Obesity, New Year's Day, Weight

    10. May 11, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  10. Biden Apologizes for Forcing Obama's Hand on Gay Marriage

    WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden has apologized to President Barack Obama for putting him in a tough position that led to Obama's announcement that he now supports same-sex marriage, senior administration officials said Thursday.
    CNN
    WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden has apologized to President Barack Obama for putting him in a tough position that led to Obama's announcement that he now supports same-sex marriage, senior administration officials said Thursday. Obama said in an...

    Tags: Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Judges, Piers Morgan Tonight (tv program), Christine Gregoire, Good Morning America (tv program)

    11. May 29, 2012 |Column| WSBT-TV

  11. Holy War

    Holy War.  That was the headline emblazoned atop the Huffington Post last week just hours after a number of U.S. Catholic entities, including Notre Dame, filed suit against the provision in the health care law concerning birth control. And, just in case...

    Tags: Family Planning, Fox News Channel (tv network), Health Treatments, Abusive Behavior, Christianity

    12. Jun 2, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  12. Abortion rights advocates let their voices be heard

    The subject was reproductive rights, the audience was fervently pro-choice and the panelists were activists from Planned Parenthood, the National Organization for Women and the ACLU. But although the players may have been typical, the game plan was...

    Tags: Los Angeles Times Columnists, Family Planning, American Civil Liberties Union, Abortion, Health Treatments

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