Gaza and the Obama Effect -- Ending the War
It might be pushing the envelope to call Obama the peacemaker here, but it's hard to deny that his impending entrance to the world stage has an effect.
MIRACLE OFF 47TH STREET
Airline passengers wait to board a ferry to be rescued on the wings of a US Airways Airbus 320 jetliner that safely ditched in the frigid waters of the Hudson River in New York this afternoon after a flock of birds apparently knocked out both its engines. All the passengers survived.
US Airways Flight 1549, With 150 Passengers On Board, Crashes Into Hudson... Everyone Survives... En Route To Charlotte, NC And Seattle... Pilot: We Hit Birds...
Hero Pilot: Air Force Veteran Chesley Sullenberger
History Of Bird Strikes
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Peter Daou: Fear of Flying (There's a Plane in the River Under My Window)
I live in lower Manhattan and if I thought I'd escaped the craziness of Beirut, this neighborhood has proven to be equally prone to life's darkest surprises. September 11th, 2001 created the crater that I walk past everyday. Wall Street is a few blocks away, where for the past year shades of the Depression are back. And this evening, a plane rests in the river near the beautiful, peaceful parks and walkways of Battery Park City. It is remarkable and wonderful that nobody died, thanks to the selflessness and professionalism of the pilots and crew and emergency workers.
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HuffPost Premiere: "Solid As Barack"
Six months ago during a concert in LA we turned the mike over to the audience and "Solid as Barack" was born!
The Three Myths About Plane Crashes
How can you survive a plane crash? After going through the FAA's plane crash survival school in Oklahoma City and interviewing many experts and survivors of plane crashes, here are four key tips.
Change.Gov's First Big Failure
It is striking that Obama's aides, who helped win the election by harnessing new media, believed they could just spin away from their online interlocutors. The move backfired immediately.
Rock N' Roll Hall to Become Run's House
Following the announcement of Run-DMC's induction into the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame, I submit Obama's election would have been unimaginable if it weren't for groundbreakers like Run-DMC.
Who Was President on 9/11?
To Republicans, everything for George W. Bush begins on 9/12. It's really the most glaring insult of Bush's rehabilitation tour.
Malia and Sasha Sell
Obama has used his personal story to promote himself. This story has seemed inspirational, gutsy, and charming. Well, it might be shameless, too. Or at least getting out of control.
Why the Youth Vote Is the Big Story -- For 2008 and for Decades to Come
We'd like to state the case for the youth vote as being crucial in understanding the Obama victory and what it means for the future. The youth vote deserves a lot of respect in its shaping of the electoral map.
At Last, Prevention First
Medical experts continually warned us during the Bush years that the abstinence-only approach would sow the seeds of ignorance in teenagers. Those seeds are finally bearing fruit.
The Folly of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
What if black Americans recognized Dr. King's birthday on the actual day of his birth, today, January 15th? We would make a collective decision, without asking anyone's permission, to exercise our freedom.
Follow Jesus Like Nazis Followed Hitler, Rick Warren Tells Stadium Crowd
During a 2005 speech, Pastor Rick Warren asked his followers to be as committed to Jesus as the young Nazi men and women were to Adolf Hitler.
Wall Street Journal Ties Future Of America To Scooter Libby Pardon
Once upon a time, you could count on the Wall Street Journal to make note of the collapse of the economy as a more significant "loose end," than a guy whose sentence the president has already commuted.
Equal Pay For Equal Work: The Moment For Women Is Now
If Joe the Plumber had his moment of fame allegedly representing the average working guy, Lily Ledbetter is going to go down in the history books as the woman who changed the lives of working women.
Lincoln, Obama and the Madness of Sean Hannity
Even rewinding forty years, the secular Republican Party of Goldwater and Nixon looks outright liberal compared with Hannity's Republicanism.
Getting More Progressives Elected -- And Where You Fit In
I realized at MoveOn that it makes no sense for progressives to raise tons of money for candidates who then spend it inefficiently. We need to help them run effective campaigns and win.
A Letter from Bernie Madoff
"Dear neighbors, in exchange for all the support you've shown me, I'd like to do something for you -- in the form of the investment opportunity of a lifetime."
A Cry for Help from Rural Alaska. Where Is Sarah Palin?
What is the state of Alaska doing to help its citizens as they face conditions of scarcity that are beyond what many of us can imagine? Nothing. Where is Governor Palin?
The One Big Thing George W. Bush Did Right
By actually putting into practice the neo-Conservative theories of pre-emptive war and unilateralism, Bush demonstrated their failure more persuasively than could the most articulate progressive critic.
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