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New NRA leader says Obama seeks ‘revenge’ on gun owners
The incoming president of the National Rifle Association says “outrage” fuels the group. Continue reading
Tennessee group to give away AR-15
More than 10,000 people have entered the Tennessee Firearms Association’s drawing. Continue reading
Toy model of Jabba The Hutt’s palace resembles a mosque, group says
MUNICH – Danish toy maker Lego is to stop selling a model of the “palace” of slug-like Star Wars character Jabba The Hutt after complaints that it resembles a revered mosque, according to a group that raised the grievance.Birol Kilic, chairman of the Turkish Cultural Association of Austria, said Monday the play set modeled on the obese alien’s fictional home was culturally insensitive.“This does n… Continue reading
NICWA’s Terry Cross: In Defense of Dusten Brown
PORTLAND,Ore., March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ –Terry Cross, the executive director of the National Indian Child Welfare Association, released the following op-ed. “He opted to look the ot… Continue reading
Public transportation stretched as hiring picks up
The number of Americans commuting by public transportation rose to the second highest level on record last year, as more people returned to work, according to an annual survey released by the leading U.S. Continue reading
Time Warner Cable’s arrogance perfectly illustrates why the cable industry is so disliked
By now you’ve probably read the comments from Time Warner Cable (TWC) CTO Irene Esteves explaining that her company doesn’t plan to build out fiber to the home because there’s no evidence that American consumers actually want super-fast networks. While a lot of people expressed surprise in response to this attitude, it’s actually been a common refrain from the cable industry and its defenders for quite some time now — let’s recall that National Cable & Telecommunications Association CEO Michael Powell recently described achieving gigabit speeds as an “irrelevant exercise in bragging rights.” That this attitude isn’t just consigned to one company but is apparently held by the entire industry indicates that the market for home broadband in the United States is Continue reading
Safeguard Your Money: How to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft
The Canadian Bankers Association urges Canadians to protect their personal information during Fraud Prevention Month Continue reading
Hawaiian Airlines Flight Attendants Ratify Narrow-Body Aircraft Agreement
HONOLULU, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –Hawaiian Airlines flight attendants have ratified a tentative agreement reached earlier this month between the company and the Association of Flight Attendan… Continue reading
Jumbo home loans are back, but far below 2007 levels
WASHINGTON – Home sales and prices are rising briskly in those neighborhoods where the well-heeled like to plant their mailboxes: along Chicago’s north shore, in the San Francisco Bay area and in the haute Hamptons. Sales of properties worth between $750,000 and $1 million are up 38.7 percent over a year ago; $1 million-plus property sales are up 25.7 percent, according to the National Association of Realtors. Continue reading
