Teresa Albano
LATEST ARTICLES BY Teresa Albano
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U.S.
Simpsons stamps coming with rate hike to 44 cents, doh!
April 11, 2009Homer Simpson may have had trouble getting Mr. Burns’ letter after he told the postal worker Mr. Burns’ first name was “I don’t know,” but that didn’t stop the U.S. Postal Service from putting America’s best-loved...
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World
Future of classical music has a Venezuelan beat
April 11, 2009CHICAGO — The internationally acclaimed Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela traveled to three cities in the United States this month, Washington, Chicago and Houston. And with this breath of fresh air from the South comes...
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Other
Poll: Many Americans prefer socialism over capitalism
April 10, 2009This poll made our day. According to a recent Rasmussen Report, only 53 percent of American adults believe capitalism is better than socialism.
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Opinion
COMMENTARY Denial is more than a river: The anti-immigration lobby exposed
March 14, 2009The Southern Poverty Law Center released a bombshell of a report last month entitled “The Nativist Lobby, Three Faces of Intolerance.” The report is a bombshell because it ties three leading “immigration reduction” groups to a...
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Other
Goodbye “trickle-down” economics
March 6, 2009Fresh from winning passage of a $787 billion economic stimulus package, the Obama administration has outlined its $3.6 trillion budget for the coming year. Its priorities represent a sharp break with longstanding Republican “trickle down” economics,...
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Opinion
A day to remember: The inauguration of the 44th President of the United States of America
January 28, 2009It was a day to remember. The two million people, who showed up in Washington on Jan. 20, constituted a most important demonstration of the 21st century and symbolized the start of a new era in...
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U.S.
Music and history light up Lincoln Memorial
January 20, 2009WASHINGTON — The Lincoln Memorial, a site for many an important demonstration for civil rights, became the moving backdrop Jan. 18 for “We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial.”
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U.S.
Politics, people, profits — 2008 headline review
January 9, 2009There are a lot of headlines in a year. Looking through ours, it didn’t take a rocket scientist to notice that the presidential elections and the economy topped the list. But our stories illuminated the events...
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