Philadelphia Inquirer
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The Philadelphia Inquirer is a daily morning newspaper that serves the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. The newspaper was founded by John R. Walker and John Norvell in June 1829 as The Pennsylvania Inquirer and is the third oldest surviving daily newspaper in the United States.[1] Owned by the local group Philadelphia Media Holdings L.L.C., The Inquirer has the eighth largest weekly U.S. newspaper circulation, and has won eighteen Pulitzer Prizes. More » (Source: Wikipedia)
Overview
Audience:
Large audience (500K-1M) (English)
Scope:
National
Political Viewpoint:
Left
Owners:
Holdings L.L.C. | private_corporation | Managers: Brian Tierney
Research
Location:
400 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, US
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Edited By:
Kaizar Campwala
Last Edit:
Nov 16, 2006 - 5:45 PM PST
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Scrubbing In: Will health innovation be stymied by U.S.?
The epiphany came in a dentist's chair. That's where Charles Kelman, a former Wills Eye resident, dreamed up the idea of modern-day cataract surgery. Why not use the same ... -
Inquirer defends the indefensible: A monthly column by torture architect John Yoo
It was Yoo's immoral guidance that aided the United States in sanctioning the torture practice known as waterboarding -- used in the Spanish Inquisition, by despots such as ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Gen. David Petraeus makes the case for Obama's war.
When Gen. David Petraeus testified on Capitol Hill 11 days ago about the new U.S. policy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, the story was relegated to the inside pages of major ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Rendell opens door to energy stimulus money
For a Bensalem producer of energy-efficient windows and doors, yesterday's visit from Gov. Rendell meant a publicity surge.Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Beyond the Spin: How the GOP lost blacks
Michael Steele's election as the first black chairman of the Republican Party and Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday have created a lot of discussion about the relationship - or ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
The American Debate: He damaged party in two fundamental ways
We already know that George W. Bush will walk away from his wreckage nine days hence, having bequeathed us record budget deficits, a tanking economy, a needless war costing ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Wharton professor analyzes the crisis
Siegel said employees looking to boost revenue at their otherwise profitable global financial firms "took the house money" and acted like gamblers. "I'm going to place it on ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
The American Debate: The Republican veepstakes
Surely the perfect running mate exists. Colin Powell would work splendidly, but he hasn't even endorsed McCain, which should tell you plenty about the '08 political landscape. ...Posted by Chris Finnie -
President Bush committed political treason today
President Bush went on foreign soil today, and committed what I consider an act of political treason: Comparing the candidate of the U.S. opposition party to appeasers of Nazi ...Posted by Melva Hackney -
Clinton wins in Pennsylvania
Stitching together a coalition of blue-collar workers, white men and women, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton kept her presidential candidacy alive yesterday with a convincing ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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How to change too-big-to-fail ethic?
Thirty years ago, the biggest bank in Philadelphia was in deep trouble because of a bad bet on interest rates. First Pennsylvania, then the oldest bank in the nation, had ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Walter's choice -- Cronkite's lesson for today's journalists
(Blog Post) In the two days since we learned of Cronkite's death, so much has been written about the man, about his rare tone of authority, about the avuncularity and comfort offered to ...via Jay Rosen -
Universal health care could boost economy
Imagine living in a society where reliable police and fire protection were available only to those who worked for the largest employers. In this fictional country, people with ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Cap-and-Trade Does More Harm than Good
Unfortunately, despite the best intentions of its proponents, the bill known as Waxman-Markey would disable our ability to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions for at least a ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Don't abandon public schools
Vouchers are not the answer to what's wrong with America's public schools. But a pilot program for District of Columbia children deserved better than the shoddy treatment it ...Posted by Kristin Gorski -
This party's over
Once upon a time, long before the GOP plummeted to its current status as the Southern and Rural Older White Guy Party, it actually was home to a healthy subspecies known as ...Posted by Leo Romero -
U.S. turning into Europe untrue, but wouldn't be all bad
I can't fathom the new GOP hue and cry about how President Obama is supposedly trying to "Europeanize" the U.S.A. Think about it: If they couldn't successfully discredit ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Don't let outrage at bonuses make a bad economy worse
These days, as public anger soars over AIG bonuses, fanned by cable television and Congress and indulged by President Obama, it seems we have arrived at a Gallic moment - or ...Posted by Jim Lang -
Incentives create 'golden moment' for buying green
pennsylvania's solar-incentive program- part of a $650 million alternative energy investment fund the legislature passed in the summer - is still being worker out. but ...Posted by Patricia L'Herrou -
Inquirer owner files for bankruptcy
Philadelphia Newspapers L.L.C., which owns The Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly.com, filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday in a bid to restructure its ...Posted by Derek Hawkins
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