Triumvirate of visionaries reels in 43 million TVs, heads for NM

By PETER KELTONCopyright © Peter Kelton             ALBUQUERQUE, NM — When a TV channel reaches into 43 million homes in a brief two years from startup,...

Fed tries to head off election trouble, lists spots NowPublic could watch, too

Polling places the US Justice Dept. of Justice has its eyes on this presidential election were published October 30. If NowPublic contributors would like to help assure fair elections its contributors could monitor these locations and report what's happening at...

If you worry about 'how fiction works,' remember us clowns and trained seals

By Peter Kelton Copyright © Peter Kelton             MEXICO CITY — My sister-in-law walked into El Pěndulo bookstore here and suddenly became...

Tons of railroad steel held hostage by sleeping 6-ounce Prairie Dogs

Not since Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Raymond Massey, and Ronald Reagan starred in the 1940 motion picture Santa Fe Trail has there been such shouting and commotion up and down the Rio Grande.Every newspaper...

Light at end of very long tunnel for US illegal immigrants may come from a ma...

Emigration into the United States will likely begin to shift toward some kind of common sense reform beginning in the year 2009, according to a poll of insiders working within the current political campaigns for...

US Justice Dept. slashes minority voting rights enforcement; targets Massachu...

Just a few weeks prior to November elections the Justice Department has officially targeted only one state for minority language oversight at multiple locations, although some 264 congressional districts in 36...

Common sense strategy for investing in motion picture production

 A motion picture produced on a budget of just $140,000, "Texas Chain Saw Massacre" grossed $30,859,000 at the U.S. box office, making it one of the most successful independent films in cinema history. Can...

How to invest in the exploding China market even when it heads South

          Two savvy women in Hong Kong so far hold the keys to success for investors riding the rim of the China expansion bubble. Here's who they are and what you can...

A unique look at the economics of aviation safety and a $14 billion investment

The United States Congress owes it to everyone worldwide to carefully examine just how the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to spend $14.1 billion it has requested in its proposed 2008 budget. The...
 

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