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Janet has written a new book, The New Robber Barons, available in all the usual places. The New Robber Barons continues financial expert Janet Tavakoli’s on-going chronicle of the global financial crisis captured in her articles from the September 2008 m
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At Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich, which the 17-year-old twins have attended since the third grade, the school's state-of-the-art broadcast facility is named for their dad, the late television journalist David Bloom, who died of a blood clot in
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At the top of Tuesday's NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams pleaded: "Why now? In a tight economy with so many Americans living on the financial edge, why are they being asked to pay so much more for gas?" Moments later, he warned: "...there's still
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Christine, and Nicole Bloom, right seniors at Convent of the Sacred Heart, pose in the David Bloom broadcast studio Thursday, Feb.9, 2012. The sudio is named after Christine and Nicole's father, an NBC correspondent who died while covering the war in Ira
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Arizona Rep. Jeff Flake — a Mitt Romney supporter — visited the Morning Joe set Monday to talk about his candidate of choice. “Does that mean you’re severely conservative?,” host Joe Scarborough joked, poking fun at Romney’s decision to characterize hims
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On the show Monday Jon Meacham, Jim Cramer, Mike Allen, Richard Haass, Peggy Noonan, E.J. Dionne, Tom Brokaw, Rep. Jeff Flake, Roger Bennett, Jay Fielden, David Frei, Brian Shactman
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But it actually started with the Communist Party in the 1930s and the training in their camps of the “red di
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Google has been known to celebrate authors and encourage educators to write books. It even made finding authors of articles easier by improving the quality of search results for authors. Now the search giant is playing host to legendary horror novelist
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Watch for it. At least once a week, as he’s hit in the chops with a sudden impertinent question from a reporter or some seditious moderate in a town-hall forum, GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has a Robert DeNiro Moment. Mitt cannot, alas, meet thes
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In Washington and on the campaign trail, Grover Norquist and the Americans For Tax Reform support a flat tax rate on the grounds that equal work should earn equal reward. Few would disagree that Americans who work hard deserve to be rewarded. But for tho
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BEST SUPER BOWL AD: Chrysler’s “It’s Halftime in America ,” starring Clint Eastwood http://bit.ly/w8hVzX -- pfeiffer44: Saving the America Auto Industry: Something Eminem and Clint Eastwood can agree on … twitter : In the final three minutes of the Sup
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Today is Monday, Feb. 6, the 37th day of 2012 with 329 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mars, Saturn and Mercury. The evening stars are Neptune, Venus, Jupiter and Uranus. Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. They i
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CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kris Humphries, 27; Kathy Najimy, 55; Natalie Cole, 62; Tom Brokaw, 72. Happy Birthday: Originality will count. Don't be afraid to make suggestions that are somewhat unique. You may not get everyone on board, but the people
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Darren Michaels John Krasinski and Drew Barrymore in "Big Miracle." Freeing Willy was a cakewalk compared to what would-be rescuers face in Alaska. Three California gray whales, christened Fred, Wilma and Bamm-Bamm, are trapped off the coast of Barrow, A
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If a movie is cheesy and knows it's cheesy — if it embraces the soft, gooey texture and pungent aroma of its own fromage — does that make it any more palatable as a meal? That is the question to ponder while watching "Big Miracle," a rousing, feel-good,
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“I like her make up. I’m pretty sure it was tested on animals.” That’s one of the many lines the screenwriters use to show off the cold personality of Rachel Kramer (Drew Barrymore) in the new film, “Big Miracle.” Adapted from the nonfiction book “Freein
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If a movie is cheesy and knows it’s cheesy — if it embraces the soft, gooey texture and pungent aroma of its own fromage — does that make it any more palatable? That’s the question to ponder while watching “Big Miracle,” a rousing, feel-good, family-frie
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In October 1988, toward the end of the Cold War, much of the world was captivated when Tom Brokaw, then of NBC Nightly News, announced: “Time and hope are running out for three California gray whales who have been trapped for several days in the thickeni
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Rating: Three stars out of five Back in 1988, when the world was a simpler place — although a no less selfish one — a distant story captured the public imagination. Three California grey whales were trapped under the ice in Barrow, Alaska, the northernmo
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From more than 300 submissions, 20 finalists recognized for displaying exemplary support to military families and veterans Challenge winners to be announced this Spring, based on input from Tom Brokaw, J.R. Martinez, Sloan D. Gibson, Mayor Julian Castro
About Tom Brokaw
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Thomas John "Tom" Brokaw (born February 6, 1940) is an American television journalist and author. Brokaw is best known as the former anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News. His last broadcast as anchor was on December 1, 2004, after which he was succeeded by Brian Williams in a carefully planned transition. In the latter part of Brokaw's... Full Article
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: (L-R) Sarah, Jennifer, Andrea, Meredith, and Tom Brokaw, and Colin Powell attend the International Rescue Committee's Annual Freedom Award benefit at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on November 9, 2011 in New York City.
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: (L-R) Tom Brokaw, IRC President George Rupp, Cynthia Whitehead, and John Whitehead attend the International Rescue Committee's Annual Freedom Award benefit at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on November 9, 2011 in New York City.
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: 'Meet the Press' host David Gregory and former NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw attend the International Rescue Committee's Annual Freedom Award benefit at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on November 9, 2011 in New York City.
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: Ann Curry and Tom Brokaw attend the International Rescue Committee's Annual Freedom Award benefit at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on November 9, 2011 in New York City.
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: Former ambassador to China Winston Lord and former NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw attend the International Rescue Committee's Annual Freedom Award benefit at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on November 9, 2011 in New York City.
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: (L-R) Tom Brokaw, Sir Howard Stringer, and Kati Marton attend the International Rescue Committee's Annual Freedom Award benefit at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on November 9, 2011 in New York City.
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: (L-R) Tom Brokaw and IRC speakers Torbertha Torbor, Diamond Torbor, and Dr. Humphrey Musyoka attend the International Rescue Committee's Annual Freedom Award benefit at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on November 9, 2011 in New York City.
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: Former NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw (R) and Meredith Brokaw attend the International Rescue Committee's Annual Freedom Award benefit at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on November 9, 2011 in New York City.
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol (L) and Tom Brokaw attend the International Rescue Committee's Annual Freedom Award benefit at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on November 9, 2011 in New York City.
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: Tom Brokaw and CEO of SONY Corp Sir Howard Stringer attend the International Rescue Committee's Annual Freedom Award benefit at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on November 9, 2011 in New York City.
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: (L-R) Tom Brokaw, journalist Ann Curry, and NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol attend the International Rescue Committee's Annual Freedom Award benefit at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on November 9, 2011 in New York City.
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: (L-R) Tom Brokaw, model Chrissy Teigen and John Legend attend the International Rescue Committee's Annual Freedom Award benefit at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on November 9, 2011 in New York City.
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: Former NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw (R) and Meredith Brokaw walk the red carpet for the International Rescue Committee's Annual Freedom Award benefit at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on November 9, 2011 in New York City.
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Foemer NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw and his wife Meredith, left, attend the International Rescue Committee Freedom Award Dinner at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York on Wednesday Nov. 9, 2011.
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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 03: Tom Brokaw discusses his new book 'The Time of Our Lives' at The National Press Club on November 3, 2011 in Washington, DC.
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Former NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw, author of the blockbuster book “The Greatest Generation,” speaks November 3, 2011 at the Natioanl Press Club in Washington, DC. Brokaw discussed his new book, “The Time of Our Lives: Past, Present, Promise,” a broad view of how American life has...
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Television journalist and author Tom Brokaw, speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, Thursday, Nov. , 3, 2011.
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Former NBC "Today" television program hosts, from left: Jim Hartz, Tom Brokaw, Jane Pauley, Deborah Norville, veteran weatherman Willard Scott, Katie Couric, Meredith Vieira, former news anchor John Palmer, right, and current co-hosts Matt Lauer and Ann Curry, gather for a toast in...
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Former NBC "Today" television program hosts Tom Brokaw, Jane Pauley, center, and Deborah Norville, gather for a toast in New York's Rockefeller Center, Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. They appeared on the show's 60th anniversary broadcast.
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Former "Today" show hosts Jane Pauley and Tom Brokaw attend the "Today" show 60th anniversary celebration at the Edison Ballroom on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 in New York.
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