Archives - December 2009

The Obama Agenda: Much is riding on wind turbines

December 21, 2009
By Nate Rawlings
Wind turbines like those in Abeline, Texas carry the hope of environmentalists and policy makers hoping to cultivate promising sources of renewable energy.

The Obama Agenda: Reforms take aim at credit agencies

December 21, 2009
By Sam Fellman
Proposed credit rating reforms could empower an embattled Moody’s, some critics say.
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Fishing in Flushing Bay: Be careful what you catch

December 21, 2009
By Michael Ratliff

Fish in Flushing Bay are absorbing harmful pollutants, experts say, but fisherman still drop their lines in the waterway.

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In the junk business, holidays are boon for a man with a van

December 21, 2009
By Christopher Livesay

When renters of storage units default on their payments, Nigel Jackson is there to bid on the belongings and put them up for sale.

How nonprofits won special treatment in lending bill

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    The first in a series of articles on student lending by the Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism in partnership with the Huffington Post Investigative Fund

The Obama Agenda

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    An examination of various aspects of  the president's major policies

Digital Media Newsroom:
The Big Hurt

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    In multimedia profiles, everyday New Yorkers describe how they've coped through the worst recession in 70 years.

World Cup sparks Steinway Street split

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    Queens Rules reports on the tensions between Algerian and Egyptian soccer fans in Astoria as they watch their teams compete for a spot in next year’s World Cup.

NYC Interactive: Odd Job$

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    Unemployment is big news these days, but some New Yorkers are still finding creative, even offbeat, ways to make a living outside of the daily grind.

News 21
The Charter Explosion

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    Are hybrid schools blowing up the education model?