Morning Agenda: Buffett Hints at Successor
Date: 02 March 2015
By SYDNEY EMBER
Sydney EMBER
Warren E. Buffett hinted at a successor in his annual letter to shareholders. | Wells Fargo puts a cap on subprime auto loans. | Semiconductor giants agree to merger. | A former Tyco chief’s path to obscurity. | Bitcoin’s true value may lie in its underlying technology.
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News Corp. Set to Rehire Rebekah Brooks, Acquitted Executive
Date: 02 March 2015
By RAVI SOMAIYA
Ravi SOMAIYA
News Corp is set to rehire Rebekah Brooks, former chief of Rupert Murdoch's British media holdings, in wake of her acquittal in phone hacking scandal; she will head efforts to expand in digital arena.
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Despicable Us
Date: 01 March 2015
By FRANK BRUNI
Frank BRUNI
Frank Bruni Op-Ed column offers list of habits that press should foreswear as nation approaches 2016 presidential election cycle.
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6 Q’s About the News | Common Core Testing and Its Opponents
Date: 02 March 2015
By SHANNON DOYNE
Shannon DOYNE
Why are some students refusing to take new standardized tests?
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As Common Core Testing Is Ushered In, Parents and Students Opt Out
Date: 02 March 2015
By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS
Elizabeth HARRIS
New standardized educational tests meant to assess progress under Common Core standards have encountered an unusually broad opposition coalition, with parents in New Jersey and several other states pushing their children to opt out; opponents include diverse set of parents, teachers' unions and those who negatively associate new standards with Pres Obama.
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Building the First Slavery Museum in America
Date: 01 March 2015
By DAVID AMSDEN
David AMSDEN
David Amsden article describes project of John Cummings, Louisiana lawyer who has spent 15 years turning Whitney Plantation, which he owns, into museum documenting history of American slavery.
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Tyco’s ‘Piggy,’ Out of Prison and Living Small
Date: 02 March 2015
By DAVID A. KAPLAN
David KAPLAN
L Dennis Kozlowski, former chief executive convicted of looting nearly $100 million from Tyco International, has emerged into far more modest life after serving six-and-a-half year sentence and probation; Kozlowski, who became ultimate symbol of corporate greed in era that included scandals at Enron and WorldCom, describes his personal transformation and more humble pleasures that have replaced his once high-flying lifestyle.
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