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20 questions: Historian Thomas Fleming

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:39:00 GMT

They really don’t have any truly common characteristics. The striking thing is how different they all are one from another. So what were the striking differences?
Source: The Hill

Saving lives

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:01:29 GMT

In the past year, Shawnacy Purvis has learned firsthand just what Benjamin Franklin meant when he opined that an ounce of prevention was worth a pound of cure.
Source: Hattiesburg American

Rex Smith: Franklin’s insight and lightning

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:26:11 GMT

Benjamin Franklin is one of the true forebears of the American newspaper industry, but that’s only partly due to his role as creator of The Pennsylvania Gazette.
Source: Albany Times-Union

Senate committee passes shield law that includes citizen journalists

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:16:29 GMT

The Judiciary Committee voted 11-8. The amendment was drafted by Sen. Dick Durbin and Sen. Diane Feinstein.
Source: Peoria Pundit

Faith Davis Johnson: We need unity on education standards

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:44:28 GMT

More than 200 years ago, even before the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin proposed that the 13 colonies "Join, or Die." England was involved in a dispute with France over control of the Ohio River Valley, a thriving hub of economic opportunity.
Source: Dallas Morning News

TV Watch: 'Bones' recap: The gift of shirtless Booth

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:24:31 GMT

This year’s Christmas episode lacked the emotional impact of Season 1’s quarantine and the puckishness of Season 3’s mistletoe kiss, but it did have something going for it: Shirtless Booth.
Source: Entertainment Weekly

'Bones': Zooey Deschanel guest stars as Brennan's sister!

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:34:01 GMT

Holiday goodness, Zooey Deschanel, and David Boreanaz in his boxers? "Bones" combined three of my favorite things this week.
Source: Zap2it.com

Daily Online Examiner: Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Shield Law, Protects Bloggers

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:15:06 GMT

Benjamin Franklin was more than just one of the country's Founding Fathers. He was also a blogger.
Source: MediaPost.com

Quoted in 'Washington Sketch: Colin Powell, a portrait of contradiction'

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:37:17 GMT

said in The Washington Post:

Welcome to the Benjamin Franklin Room here at the State Department for such a happy occasion, totally in keeping with the spirit of the times

Photo from Getty Images

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:35:40 GMT

WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 07: Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (2nd L) and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) look on during an unveiling ceremony for Powell's official State Department portrait in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the Stat...

Quoted in 'Hundreds expected at hearing on social studies revisions'

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:02:30 GMT

said in Houston Chronicle:

We don't need to throw out Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin and Abraham Lincoln in order to recognize some of the more recent figures

Photo from Getty Images

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:43:00 GMT

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE - JUNE 06: American D-Day veterans Clyde Combs (L) and Ben Franklin (seated) point to Omaha beach as they talk with (L-R) Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, U.S. President Barack Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harp...

Benjamin Franklin part 1

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:43:28 GMT