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“As the future of Egypt unfolds—whatever the changes are on paper—they must be reflected by changes in the streets and in the barracks. There’s still no plan for when democratic traditions and government will finally be ushered in.” – Ellis Henican After nine days of clashes that have left more than 40 dead and heightened [...]
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Here at last! Shop ’til… “This Time of Year”, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones http://tinyurl.com/tiludrop “The stores are packed With stuff for us to buy. The shelves are stacked A mile high… But let’s get back To what I love about this time of year.” E-mail ellis@henican.com Follow him at twitter.com/henican
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“SAT cheating scandal goes beyond courtroom”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, November 27, 2011 When it comes to the widening SAT cheating scandal, the law may be the easy part – far easier than confronting all the academic fallout. Can the cheating be proven? Was it a crime? Have prosecutors fingered the right kids? Answer those [...]
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BGR is pleased to announce that Ellis Henican will be the guest speaker for the 2011 Bureau of Governmental Research Annual Luncheon. Bureau of Governmental Research is a private, non-profit, independent research organization dedicated to informed public policy making and the effective use of public resources for the improvement of government in the New Orleans metropolitan area. [...]
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“Attacking Iran and engaging in yet another war in that part of the world – or Israel (attacking Iran) – has such horrific consequences, the sanity of the world will prevent this from happening.” – Ellis Henican Ellis Henican on FoxNewsLIVE.com with Jonathan Hunt. (11/18/11) E-mail ellis@henican.com Follow him at twitter.com/henican
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It’s Thanksgiving …Time to give thanks for shopping. Robin Sparkles, “Let’s Go To The Mall,” http://tinyurl.com/getmalled “Let’s go to the mall everybody! Everybody come and play Throw every last care away Let’s go to the mall… Today. Everybody loves the mall!” E-mail ellis@henican.com Follow him at twitter.com/henican
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“Black Friday sales bringing holiday jeer”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, November 20, 2011 Who will put the brakes on Black Friday? Not the stores. They like starting the holiday rush with a pedal-to-the-metal race for bargains. Not the shoppers, either. If last year’s lines are any indication, the earlier the better for them. And this [...]
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“Who’s going to hire Robert Wagner to be their spokesman now? How are you going to trust a guy who let his beloved float in the water for four hours before the captain of the vessel finally called the coast guard?” – Ellis Henican Listen To the Ellis Henican Show (November 19, 2011) here: E-mail [...]
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Blogging for a Cause: Using Social Media to Identify, Influence and Engage Join Ellis Henican at “Blogging for a Cause”- the first in a series of several planned events focused on effective use of Internet-based tools in campaigns for social and political change. Featuring Mark Bezos of the Robin Hood Foundation and The Bezos Family [...]
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“This is a bogus scandal…This is the woman who presided over the toughest consumer legislation, ever.” – Ellis Henican CBS reported that lawmakers can legally go into confidential meetings with corporate leaders, understanding new legislation is going to come out next week, and are free to trade on that information. This form of “insider trading” is [...]
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