USA Today
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USA Today is a national American newspaper published by the Gannett Corporation. It was founded by Allen "Al" Neuharth. The paper has the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States (averaging over 2.25 million copies every weekday), and among English-language broadsheets, it comes second world-wide, behind The Times of India. Its circulation figures are a matter of some dispute, however, as USA Today has many contracts ensuring distribution in hotels, often to customers unaware they are paying for the newspaper. USA Today is distributed to all 50 states. Colorful and ... More » (Source: USA Today)
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Audience:
Very large audience (1M or more) (English)
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National
Political Viewpoint:
Neutral viewpoint
Owners:
Gannett Company, Inc | public_corporation | Managers: Ken Paulson
Research
Location:
7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA, 22108, US
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Edited By:
Kaizar Campwala
Last Edit:
Nov 9, 2006 - 6:20 PM PST
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Credit card reforms up for Senate vote
Unable to stop the tide of foreclosures and job losses, lawmakers are hoping to give voters at least some breathing room in the economic downturn by banning arbitrary rate ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Nuclear power inches back into energy spotlight
Utilities are poised to build a new generation of nuclear plants 30 years after the Three Mile Island accident, whose anniversary was Saturday, halted new reactor ...Posted by Mike LaBonte -
Study links children's lead levels, SAT scores
Could a decades-long drop in the concentration of lead in children's blood help explain rising SAT scores? A Virginia economist who pored over years of national data says ...Posted by Kristin Gorski -
Consumers cut credit payments, struggle to pay bills
Consumers are dramatically scaling back how much of their credit card balances they pay each month. Data released this month show that the credit card payment rate — the ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
1 in 7 U.S. adults are unable to read this story
A long-awaited federal study finds that an estimated 32 million adults in the USA — about one in seven — are saddled with such low literacy skills that it would be tough ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Obama's aides outline priorities
In a series of interviews Sunday, Emanuel and Obama transition team chief John Podesta said the president-elect has a set of priorities on which he wants quick action.Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Voting equipment changes could get messy on Nov. 4
"We know that on Nov. 4, voting systems will fail somewhere," says Lawrence Norden, director of voting technology at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Homeless numbers 'alarming'
More families with children are becoming homeless as they face mounting economic pressures, including mortgage foreclosures, according to a USA TODAY survey of a dozen of the ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Governments' building projects shore up economy
Construction spending by federal, state and local governments has reached record levels, lifting the economy and employing some blue-collar workers despite a collapse in home ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
NBC coverage gives a narrow view of China
Many journalists in China, including USA TODAY's Christine Brennan, have written about the sterile atmosphere on the Olympic Green in the first week caused by the Chinese ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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Minority groups to air health care ads
(Blog Post) A coalition of African-American and Hispanic groups said today it will launch an advertising blitz on health care this week. The groups expect to spend as much as $500,000 on ...Posted by Kristin Gorski -
Sandra Day O'Connor says rulings are being 'dismantled'
Washington PostSandra Day O'Connor says rulings are being 'dismantled'USA TodayWILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Retired Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor says she regrets that ...Posted by Cynthia Gilbert -
Cellphone straitjackets
When consumers walk into a store to buy a flat-screen television, they aren't locked into a particular cable or satellite provider. So why, when they get an Apple iPhone or a ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Tech confab with a conscience goes global
For most of its 25 years, TED (for "technology, entertainment and design") was an exclusive, seaside gathering of a few hundred of the globe's top techies and thinkers. Al ...Posted by Joey Baker -
Officer deaths up in first half of '09 - USATODAY.com
The number of police officers killed in the line of duty increased 20% during the first six months of 2009 compared with last year, according to a report to be released today. ...Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV -
Will Pentagon Ban Tobacco Use in the Military? - Political Hotsheet - CBS News
Health experts at the Pentagon want a ban on the sale and use of tobacco in the military, USA Today reportsPosted by Samuel W. Velsor IV -
Discord grows over public health care plan
disagreement has turned to discord over a key element of Obama's health care prescription: his insistence on a "public plan" to compete with private insurers. America's Health ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Judge rules Padilla can sue over torture memos
A convicted terrorist can sue a former Bush administration lawyer for drafting the legal theories that led to his alleged torture, ruled a federal judge who said he was trying ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve -
Medical Group Calls for Cutting Use of BPA
Hormone-like chemicals in plastics, pesticides and other products pose "significant concern for public health," possibly causing infertility, cancer and malformations, a ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
Moderates in Congress feel health care push
s Congress considers an overhaul of the nation's health care system, pressure is mounting on a small circle of Senate moderates who helped advance President Obama's economic ...Posted by Derek Hawkins
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