USA Today

Born in 1982, the USA Today has become a staple of life in the United States, especially it seems to folks in the hotel industry.

Hatched out of a two-year research project by its parent company, The Gannett Company, the USA Today was developed to give readers a national look at the news, offering tastes of what was going along in all regions, not just their own area. Gannett also decided to launch the newspaper with a colorful format, eschewing the normal black-and-white most newspapers were printed in during and before the 1980s.

Today, the USA Today's "daily circulation is approximately 2.3 million, making it the largest-selling daily newspaper in the nation." USAToday.com also offers readers an electronic version of the daily, along with an extensive offering of blogs covering dozens of newsworthy topics.

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• Debate on food safety - Our view: How many sick school kids does it take to get FDA regulators to act?

  
  USATODAY.com Money - Block — Authority: 828
  Our view on food safety: How many sick school kids kids does it take to get FDA regulators to act? Tortilla case illustrates what’s wrong with food inspection system. In October 2003, inspectors from the Food and Drug Administration went...
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• Opposing view: Food safety a top priority

  
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  Opposing view: Food safety a ‘top priority’ FDA makes significant progress in spotting problems, spreading news.By Margaret A. Hamburg USA TODAY should be commended for its thorough investigation of problems associated with Del Rey Tortilleria. These problems, which mainly occurred...
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• Our opinion: The NFL tackles concussions

  
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  Our opinion: The NFL tackles concussions Theres nothing like being compared negatively to the tobacco industry to get a business attention. And so it is with the NFL. At a high-profile congressional hearing last month, Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., told...
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• 10 Steps Towards ‘Civilizing’ Mexico City

  
  Wend Blog — Authority: 115
  Chris Hawley and Sergio Salache have put together an interesting profile on Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard in USA Today . One of the more interesting aspects of the article is the mayor’s push to ‘civilize’ the city. Here are some of the ways he’s doing it: 1. Smoking in bars and restaurants: Banned ...
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• USA Today Panders, Cherry-Picks New FBI Hate Crime Data

  
  The New Civil Rights Movement — Authority: 127
  America’s Largest Newspaper Misreads Severity, Doesn’t Report On LGBTQ Hate Crime The title of USA Today’s article, “ Hate crimes against blacks, religious groups rise ,” doesn’t begin to tell the entire story. It just panders to its readership, rather than provide information some of them would rather ...
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• Whos confused by Palin parody?

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 173
  When we wrote that OR Books, publishers of the Sarah Palin parody "Going Rouge," might be hoping to confuse buyers looking for "Going Rogue" with their evil-twin cover and typo-switcheroo title, we didnt imagine that the media would be caught up in their ruse. Today the New York Post reports that several media have ...
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• Looser auditing rules keeping some newspaper heads above water

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 670
  Filed under: Gannett Co (GCI) , News CorpB (NWS) , Media World Bundling is beautiful for newspapers. Since April 1, 2009, new rules for counting circulation have turned some newspapers from losing to gaining , even in a market where the print community is getting thrashed. Instead of selling more copies every ...
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• Are Pentagon “Senior Mentors” Pushing the Envelope?

  
  The Moderate Voice — Authority: 735
  An article in last Wednesday’s USA TODAY caught my attention because of its “military nature.” Actually, it didn’t just catch my attention. With its front page column titled “ Military’s ‘senior mentors’ cashing in ,” and another two-page spread on the inside, it jumped at me, grabbed and kept my ...
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• Spoof of Sarah Palin’s book creates havoc

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 719
  New York, Nov 23 (ANI): A literary spoof of ex US Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s book, ‘Going Rogue: An American Life’, has created much confusion in the market.And the chaos has led the publishers of the original book to take out ads to direct buyers for the official version.The rival book, ‘Going ...
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• Racing Toward Revolution?

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 503
  Racing Toward Revolution? A Commentary by J. D. Longstreet ******************************* There is a strong undercurrent of anger just beneath the surface of American society these days. It is a "teeth-grinding" anger. It is hot and wrathful while, at the same time, cold and calculating. In short -- it is in a ...
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• Todays debate on health care -- Our view: Necessary health overhaul moves step closer to success

  
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  Our view on health care: Necessary health overhaul moves step closer to success Reform effort hinges on balancing coverage, credible cost control. And then there were two. The remaining health overhaul plans — the one that survived a near-death experience...
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• Opposing view: More losers than winners

  
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  Opposing view: More losers than winners Let’s start over and create a system the American people can support.By John Ensign Abraham Lincoln believed that "with public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed." There is no doubt that...
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• Consumer Reports Warns of Price Add-Ons

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 912
  The message from the magazine, placed in an ad in USA Today, might have sounded contrarian at the height of the last expansion, but now seems more in tune with the times.
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• Deadlier than Cocaine, Heroin, and the Swine Flu?

  
  Find Me A Cure — Authority: 136
  Addiction to prescription painkillers — which kill thousands of Americans a year — has become a largely unrecognized epidemic, experts say…. . ……. Click to see : Painkillers During Drug and Alcohol Rehab: Relapse or Not? In fact, prescription drugs cause most of the more than 26,000 fatal ...
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• Apple’s Latest iPhone Advertisement: All About Big Brands

  
  RyanSpoon.com — Authority: 423
  In March, I wrote about Apple’s full page advertisement in the New York Times touting the iPhone as a weekend tool: “Getting the most out of your weekend, one app at a time.” In yesterday’s New York Times, they ran a continuation of the ongoing campaign – but with a slight twist: promote the branded apps ...
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• In USA Today Op-Ed, Obama Salutes Muhammad Alis Comeback From Draft Dodging

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 173
  While he continues to harm troop morale in Afghanistan by refusing for the past three months to send urgently requested reinforcements, Barack Obama has taken the time to pen an op-ed for USA Today praising the most famous draft dodger of the 20th Century, Muhammad Ali, for his ability to overome the "adversity" ...
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• How They Scored: LSU-Ole Miss – 2TheAdvocate

  
  Memmis.com News Agency — Authority: 168
  ESPN How They Scored: LSU - Ole Miss 2TheAdvocate Ole Miss 3, LSU 0 LSU — Patrick Peterson 53 blocked field goal return (Josh Jasper kick), 7:52. KEY PLAYS: When Shene lines up for another 45-yard attempt, ... Deke: "Bizarre and mind boggling ending" to LSU - Ole Miss game WWL ...
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• Consulting Generals Shape Policy

  
  Daily Kos — Authority: 805
  The Department of Defense told the watchdog Project on Government Oversight Thursday that it wont let the public see a congressionally mandated revolving-door database of Pentagon employees. POGO wonders what the harm is in seeing a list of former government officials who are now working for defense ...
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• Virility EX Pill Male And Cook Growth—Its Meaning and Reading.

  
  3stepADS - Free Advertising Blog — Authority: 587
  Virility EX Pill Male And Cook Growth—Its Meaning and Reading.The Virility EX Male enhancement program combines cock growth exercise techniques that provide men with increased blood flow, firmer, stronger and energetic erections. It contains herbal supplement that is a unique blend of traditional natural herbs and ...
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• Michael Bay Says That Megan Fox Won’t Be Killed Off In Transformers 3

  
  Nerdles — Authority: 150
  Despite Megan Fox generally making an idiot out of herself with her comments regarding working for Michael Bay in the first two Transformers movies, director Michael Bay claims there are no hard feelings between himself and the “awkward” actress.USA Today, figuring he was holding a grudge, asked him if he planned ...
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