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Rashomon 3: Eleven views of Copenhagen deal

President Obama and other leaders have reached a non-binding accord on climate change in Copenhagen. Here's how the agreement is being presented by various media outlets. NY Times Many Goals Remain...

Rashomon 2: Nine views of bank reform passed by the House

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bank reform bill designed to prevent the recurrence of a financial system meltown. Here's how ten media outlets portrayed the news. abcnews.com House...

Rashomon: Twelve views of President Obama’s visit to Capitol Hill

This weekend, President Obama visited Capitol Hill to talk to senators about the healthcare reform bill. I thought it would be interesting to see how various media outlets presented...

A happy turn of events for this greyhound

On a cold Saturday afternoon in December, a group of 30 volunteers gathers in the lot of a large Denver park. Members of a greyhound rescue group, we are...

Do not go gentle into that good night (well, on second thought…)

Last weekend, 60 Minutes had a story about the high cost of dying in a hospital. One doctor said that 30% of procedures and tests performed during a patient's...