All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson

Don Hewitt 1922-2009 R.I.P.
August 19, 2009, Comments Off on Don Hewitt 1922-2009 R.I.P.

60 Minutes Creator Don Hewitt, 86, Dies (CBS)  Don Hewitt, recognized as a father of modern television news and the cre ...

Egypt
August 18, 2009, Comments Off on Egypt

For the first time in five years, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is visiting the White House, meeting with U.S. Presid ...

Eunice Kennedy Shriver 1921-2009 R.I.P.
August 16, 2009, Comments Off on Eunice Kennedy Shriver 1921-2009 R.I.P.

Eunice Kennedy smiles sitting next to her brother John, Palm Beach, Florida, 1941. Photograph: Morgan Collection/Getty I ...

Invest in the planet and clean up
August 16, 2009, Comments Off on Invest in the planet and clean up

Native American group and others invest in algae biofuel The Southern Utes tribe, one of the wealthiest Native American ...

Wednesday Night #1432
August 12, 2009, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1432

Work in progress – more to come With glittering representation from the Federal and municipal levels of government ...

West Wing Wednesday Night #17
August 12, 2009, Comments Off on West Wing Wednesday Night #17

I shall use that power next week Wednesday, enabled by the Truly Magnificent Gavel, to convene us for another informal e ...

Is Jon Stewart the Most Trusted Man in America?
August 9, 2009, Comments Off on Is Jon Stewart the Most Trusted Man in America?

Media Matters Why Neoconservative Pundits Love Jon Stewart (New York Magazine) “There is genuine intellectual curi ...

Iran: analysis and commentary
August 6, 2009, Comments Off on Iran: analysis and commentary

Iran’s enduring turmoil President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, reconfirmed in office, still faces a groundswell of bitter ...

Wednesday Night #1431
August 5, 2009, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1431

Economy wonks and wonky economics photos and more on Wednesday-Night.com Prelude New guests were introduced, Eric Fisher ...

Wednesday Night #1430
July 28, 2009, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1430

Brian Morel introduced his good friend and former colleague at McGill,  Jacques Languirand, certainly one of the most n ...