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 military mentors -- Our view: Close loopholes that allow retired brass to triple-dip

  
  USATODAY.com Money - Block — Authority: 825
  Our view on military mentors: Close loopholes that allow retired brass to triple-dip Pentagon program rife with conflicts of interest, inflated pay. Sometimes, something smells so bad that just about everyone recognizes it. Thats how it has been in the...
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• Opposing view: Mentors provide vital advice

  
  USATODAY.com Money - Block — Authority: 825
  Opposing view: Mentors provide vital advice Retired officers deserve their pay, and they don’t peddle hardware.By Robert Thornton As an active duty Army major, I have a different perspective on the use of senior mentors. I have seen how Americans...
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• Et cetera: Smart insights on the news of the day

  
  USATODAY.com Money - Block — Authority: 825
  Et cetera Smart insights on the news of the day Farhad Manjoo, column, Slate:"Black Friday is a treacherous time. Lured in by the promise of fantastic bargains, you flock to local big-box retailers, facing the threat of injury or even...
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• Solution Found to Buffalo Wings Shortage

  
  Bob McCarty Writes — Authority: 441
  Almost two weeks ago, a USA TODAY article warned about a shortage of chicken wings (a.k.a., “Buffalo Wings”):With U.S. chicken production set to fall for the first time in 36 years and demand for chicken wings on the rise as hungry football fans flock to sports bars, restaurants are running into an age-old ...
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• Son of a Son of a Steelworker

  
  Screenwriting from Iowa — Authority: 128
  Do you have an idea bank? A file or notebook full of articles and ideas that you’d like to explore and develop further? I have several notebooks and one of them I stumbled upon yesterday happens to tie in directly with the last couple posts on Youngstown, Ohio.It was an article on a guy named [...]
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• Brendan and Brian Burke. And Me.

  
  Bourne's Blog — Authority: 423
    Let’s hit the links. Yesterday, ESPN’s John Buccigross posted the Brendan Burke story  - as was to be expected, the article has been passed around on Twitter like  it’s running a five-on-three powerplay.  As a result, I’m back in the mix (”the mix”, being the 286 comments received on my gay ...
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• The First Draft: Poll shows growing U.S. support for Afghan troop increase

  
  Front Row Washington — Authority: 693
  If President Barack Obama opts to increase the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan next week, the decision could be underscored by something a bit unusual for his policies: growing U.S. public support.        Polling data have shown for a while now that most Americans don’t favor many of Obama’s policy ...
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• Debate on travel and terrorists -- Our view: Whats in a name? Maybe your ability to board a plane

  
  USATODAY.com Money - Block — Authority: 825
  Our view on travel and terrorists: What’s in a name? Maybe your ability to board a plane TSA’s latest matching program snares guiltless fliers in new ways. D. Scott McKain, 55, has been "Scott" his whole life. No one calls...
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• Opposing view: Program keeps fliers safe

  
  USATODAY.com Money - Block — Authority: 825
  Opposing view: Program keeps fliers safe Latest Secure Flight plan screens for terrorists, reduces mismatches.By Paul Leyh The Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) Secure Flight is a behind-the-scenes watch list matching program designed to keep suspected or known terrorists off flights...
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• Our opinion: Thanksgiving fare

  
  USATODAY.com Money - Block — Authority: 825
  Thanksgiving fare As Americans sit down for the traditional Thanksgiving meal, its worth pausing to consider how some new food statistics reflect the state of our nation and our times. On one level, theres something to give thanks for. Menu...
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• USA Today joins forces with… Fark?

  
  Charles Apple — Authority: 505
  This is either a sign of the apocalypse. Or it’s sheer genius. I don’t know which.Or maybe they’re... { Charles Apple }
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• Poll: 76% women DISAGREE with mammogram guidelines

  
  Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias — Authority: 490
  November 24, 2009USA TODAY GALLUP Poll (+/- 4)What is your opinion of the new mammogram guidelines?Strongly agree 5%Agree 17%Disagree 29%Strongly Disagree 47%No opinion 2% 
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• January elections . . . may take place in February

  
  The Common Ills — Authority: 508
  Iraqs pivotal national elections, originally scheduled for January, faced a likely delay of weeks or even longer after wrangling over a law setting terms for the polls broke down Monday. Barring a last-minute reversal, a postponement will be at least a temporary setback for the Obama administrations hopes for Iraq, ...
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• Mayo Clinic/USA TODAY Twitter Chat on OCD, Phobias, ADHD

  
  Mayo Clinic News — Authority: 416
  Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), anxiety and phobias will be the topic of the Mayo Clinic/USA TODAY chat on Twitter this afternoon, Tuesday, Nov. 24, from 3-4 p.m. EST. Include #MayoUSAToday in your “tweets” to join the conversation.Stephen Whiteside, Ph.D., (@DrWhiteside) a Mayo Clinic psychologist, will join ...
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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: 825
  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

  
  USATODAY.com Money - Block — Authority: 825
  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

  
  USATODAY.com Money - Block — Authority: 825
  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: 116
  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: 128
  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: 174
  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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