R. Neal
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March 29, 2007 -
A recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 50% of advertising on television shows for children under 12 is for food. According to the report:
March 27, 2007 -
Alternative fuels such as ethanol and bio-diesel are popular stump speech material for politicians in the rural South and Midwest. It's good for farmers who grow the crops used to make bio-fuels, and everyone agrees anything that reduces our dependence on foreign oil and also provides beneficial side-effects for the environment can't be all bad.
March 27, 2007 -
There's been some interesting movement of late in the Republican Party to draft former Tennessee U.S. Senator and actor Fred Thompson to run for president in 2008. Although he won't say for sure if he's running, he has not ruled it out and appears to be testing the waters (and that's an understatement).
March 22, 2007 -
The 2007 State New Economy Index by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation examines a number of key indicators in every state to assess their ability to compete in the emerging global economy.
March 15, 2007 -
If it's springtime, state legislators are in session and tort reform is again a hot topic in states where it hasn't already been passed. Here in Tennessee, a proposed comprehensive "health care liability" bill (HB1993/SB2001) would, among other things:
March 13, 2007 -
The deplorable conditions at the Army's Walter Reed Medical Center revealed by the Washington Post's recent investigative reports have resulted in a number of high-profile resignations and firing
March 8, 2007 -
There's some significant news today out of Washington regarding an upcoming proposal by Democrats in Congress to establish a deadline for withdrawing troops from Iraq:WASHINGTON - In a direct challenge to Pres