Co-Pilot Skiles recounts the Miracle on the Hudson
Jeffrey Skiles was co-pilot on US Airways flight 1549, as Sully and the crew brought the plane down safely in the Hudson River. On Charlie Rose, he recounts the event, moment-by-moment.
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- “I am a health insurance lobbyist.”No, that’s not a confession at a 12-step meeting for pariahs. It’s the title of a long thread on Reddit, part of the social bookmarking site’s “IAmA AMA” feature, which stands for “I am a X, ask me anything.” The concept is simple: “Post what you are, have people ask you about yourself.” Here’s the [...] […]
- Living With Le$Living With Le$ is an online comic strip about a Wall Street money manager who loses his job and has to move back in with his parents. Start here then read all 36 episodes to date. […]
- Crying at “Avenue Q”Here’s a post we dug out from late 2008 from a blog called “Life after my Layoff” and sub-titled “The economy stole my journalism job, but not my love of writing.” I watch “Avenue Q”…and nearly cry in my seat Last weekend, my boyfriend treated me to a showing of Avenue Q, a raunchy Broadway musical [...] […]
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- Military's First Flying Women Honored for WWII ServiceFormer Women Air Force Service Pilots, or WASPs, were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for their service during World War II. Kwame Holman reports from Wednesday's ceremony. […]
- Criticism of Climate Change Science Heats UpThe United Nations has ordered an independent review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change amid a growing backlash over mistakes found in its Nobel Prize-winning report on the science behind global warming. Jeffrey Brown reports. […]
- Obama Pledges Continued Aid to Earthquake-Stricken HaitiPresident Barack Obama committed continued relief aid to Haiti in a meeting Wednesday with Haitian President Rene Preval, even as the U.S. begins to withdraw troops. Ray Suarez reports on the challenges facing Haiti's government. […]
- White House Pushes Insurers to Cooperate on ReformsThe Obama administration is continuing to pressure the health insurance industry for cooperation as it tries to pass health care reform. Jim Lehrer gets two views on the health reform debate from the insurance industry and a leading reform advocate. […]
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- Rove 'proud' of US waterboardingFormer US President George W Bush's advisor, Karl Rove, says he is proud of waterboarding as he believes it prevented attacks. […]
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- Blood pressure spike 'stroke key'Fluctuations in blood pressure could be more important than high readings as a warning sign for stroke, say researchers. […]
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- Drogba is African Footballer of YearIvory Coast and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is named African Footballer of the Year. […]
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- World's Rich List Reflects Shifting Global WealthThe richest man in the world is no longer American. Forbes magazine's world's richest list has Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim on top. Microsoft founder Bill Gates and investor Warren Buffet occupy the second and third spots, respectively. Indian billionaires round off the top 5. Luisa Kroll, co-editor of the list, discusses the changing face of th […]
- EconTalk – Libertarian perspectivesSome of you have no doubt seen the "Fear the Boom and Bust" video featuring the rap stylings of economists John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich von Hayek, two economists with diametrically opposed viewpoints. To put the dispute in its most simplistic terms, Keynes thought government intervention was the only way out of economic downturns, and Hayek... […]
- Budget Woes Could Close Abolitionist's Burial SiteA budget crisis could lead New York to close the farm where John Brown is buried. Closing the burial site would save taxpayers about $40,000 a year, a tiny chunk of the state's $8 billion deficit. Historians say that's not enough to warrant the loss. […]
- New Music Emerges From Elkhart's Instrument PastDozens of band instrument makers used to be part of the local economy in Elkhart, Ind. But since the city was battered by the economy, only three major companies remain. One says it will manufacture instruments only in the U.S. — and it will hire new workers to grow the business and regain market share. […]
- “I am a health insurance lobbyist.”No, that’s not a confession at a 12-step meeting for pariahs. It’s the title of a long thread on Reddit, part of the social bookmarking site’s “IAmA AMA” feature, which stands for “I am a X, ask me anything.” The concept is simple: “Post what you are, have people ask you about yourself.” Here’s the [...] […]
- Cities Find New Ways To Reach Into Your WalletAcross the country, cash-strapped cities are coming up with novel ideas for raising money — imposing new charges on everything from sodas and plastic bags to library late fees and emergency-response services. With at least two more years of bad budgets ahead, look for cities to turn to niche taxes. […]
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