Were we safer with NRC 'bully'? The Decatur Daily The outgoing chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Gregory Jaczko, had a reputation as a bully. Few, however, questioned his commitment to increasing the safety of the nation's 104 nuclear plants. His announcement …

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Focus on the issues The Decatur Daily Newark, NJ, Mayor Cory Booker was soundly chastised after he parted from the Democratic party line Sunday. Politicians of both parties should have recognized the wisdom in his comments about the presidential campaign. “This kind of stuff is nauseating … and

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The Decatur Daily The mighty mustache The Decatur Daily By Jennifer Forker For AP AP photo/Jessa Decker-Smith Here's what passes for funny in the crafting world: putting a big, bushy mustache on nearly anything — pillows, glassware, jewelry, even knitted coffee-cup cozies …

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Head of US nuclear safety agency resigns The Decatur Daily The chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, under fire for what fellow commissioners called an intimidating, even bullying style, announced his resignation Monday. NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko said in a written statement that it was

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The Decatur Daily Facebook stock sinks below IPO price The Decatur Daily By Pallavi Gogoi AP AP photo by Richard Drew NEW YORK — Facebook's stock is tumbling well below its $38 IPO price in the social network's second day of trading as a public company on …

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Manning looks good in Broncos' first workout The Decatur Daily By Arnie Stapleton AP AP photo by Ed Andrieski ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — His passes were hitting receivers in stride and right between the numbers, not skipping off the ground or whizzing behind their…

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Tide, Tigers among SEC bunch in NCAA tourney The Decatur Daily By Teresa M. Walker AP FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Another NCAA championship is stocked with Southeastern Conference teams looking to add one more title to the league's crowded trophy case. The NCAA women's golf championship begins …

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Drama — of course! — in IndyCar again The Decatur Daily By Jenna Fryer AP CHARLOTTE, NC — This Indianapolis 500 already has plenty of drama: panic over the size of the field, engine shortages, legal wrangling and issues with underperforming…

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Saints upbeat despite not having Brees The Decatur Daily By Brett Martel AP METAIRIE, La. — With no sign of a contract breakthrough for Drew Brees on the eve of the Saints' first offseason practice, safety Roman Harper tried to look on the…

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Romney's deficit talk The Decatur Daily GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney — laboring under the political liability of an improving economy — is doubling down on his focus on the federal deficit. President Barack Obama, he said in a recent speech, is responsible for …

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