Kent DePinto

Kent DePinto appears in the following:

How to prepare for holiday travel (and can President-elect Obama help?)

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

The busiest travel day of the year has come again. Whether you're paying $125 to check your bag, or traveling in the high speed family lane, according to Scott McCartney, this year yo...

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Amity Shlaes on separating bank and state

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

"From the beginning, the arbitrary aspect of the of the Treasury bailout has frightened a lot of observers." --Amity Shlaes on the economic crisis

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An immigration briefing for Obama

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

"I think it's a moral imperative that we grant these people an amnesty because they were often toddlers and children when they entered the United States. And they are not guilty of an...

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A bin Laden briefing for Obama

Friday, November 14, 2008

"Whether we're convinced if he's dead or not, [Obama] can never give up the hunt for bin Laden. He can not afford it politically, even though in his heart he knows it's a waste of peo...

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A green energy briefing for Obama

Thursday, November 13, 2008

"We can't ride the bucking bronco of day-to-day oil prices to determine our strategy."
-- Van Jones, author of "The Green Collar Economy"

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Fed keeping bailout details secret

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

The Federal Reserve Board has refused to name the banks receiving part of $2 trillion in emergency loans. The Fed also refuses to disclose what kind of collateral was offered up for t...

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Where (and how) you'll find jobs under a president Obama

Monday, November 10, 2008

"You could walk through any store in Manhattan right now and you could bowl down the main aisle. There aren't any people." — Financial consultant Alvin Hall

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prison vote

Monday, November 03, 2008

Maine and Vermont are the only two states in the country that allow convicted felons to vote while in prison. But in Maine, prisons are one of the only places that the campaigns can'...

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worst of times

Monday, November 03, 2008

For those of you looking for hope in times of economic woe, look no further than the man who brought you Oliver Twist. University of Oxford English professor Robert Douglas-Fairhurst...

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MILITARY

Friday, October 31, 2008

A new study of U.S. military veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan has found that 15 percent of women suffered some form of sexual trauma during their military service.

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Iran

Thursday, October 30, 2008

A plan hatched two years ago by a minor undersecretary in the Treasury Department may have a big impact on U.S. foreign policy in Iran.

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Why we can relax about sleep

Friday, October 17, 2008

Feeling tired on your drive to work this morning? Frustrated by your early morning and late nights? A new study on sleep says even though you feel like you’re chronically sleep depriv...

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U.S. market gaffes test British Prime Minister Gordon Brown

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Economy troubles are reverberating across the globe and the United Kingdom is no exception. The political pressure there is being directed towards Prime Minister Gordon Brown as his L...

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Could regulation have helped stave off dives in emerging markets?

Thursday, September 18, 2008

As Americans continue to grapple with the escalating market crisis, global markets in emerging nations are already faring much worse. Could this have been prevented with more (or dif...

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Oil reserves bring billions into Nigeria, but also conflict with MEND

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Nigeria is the fifth-largest supplier of crude oil to the United States. (The United States is Nigeria's biggest single export market.) Behind this lucrative business relationship, ...

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2008 Paralympics Profile: Goalball

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Jen Armbruster is a five-time Paralympian and captain who led the U.S. women’s goalball team to Paralympic gold. She joins The Takeaway along with her coach (and dad), Ken Armbruster....

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The social trendcasting site Edopter.com tries to forecast the next big thing

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Every year companies spend billions of dollars on market research trying to determine what makes you tick. Now, a new startup says you don't need a focus group to find out what's in -...

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Venezuela President Chavez holds military exercises, ejects U.S. Ambassador

Monday, September 15, 2008

This past weekend Venezuela conducted military exercises with fighter jets dropping bombs and commandos resisting a mock invasion. The maneuvers featured Russian-made Sukhoi fighter j...

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Paralympics profile: Wheelchair fencing

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

The Paralympics began this week in Bejing and we’re checking in with some of the athletes representing the United States. Scott Rodgers, captain of the US Paralympic Wheelchair fencing team, parries with John.

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Stop global warming? Put down the burger

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Do you want to battle climate change effectively? Then put down that cheeseburger! The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that direct emissions from mea...

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