Bill Dedman

I'm pretty much a documents reporter. I'm a public records geek.

— Bill Dedman

Spring and summer in Pittsburgh mean outdoor festivals.

— Bill Dedman

ABC forbids political activity by journalists.

— Bill Dedman

In Chicago, integrated neighborhoods do not stay integrated for long.

— Bill Dedman

History is the best guide to the future.

— Bill Dedman

The term 'triage' normally means deciding who gets attention first.

— Bill Dedman

The Iraq war fueled distrust of the press from both sides.

— Bill Dedman

I am not one to seek simple causes.

— Bill Dedman

Both CNN and NPR prohibit political activity by all journalists, no matter their assignment.

— Bill Dedman

The Federal Government is achieving its stated goal of helping more minorities go from being renters to being owners.

— Bill Dedman

Jason McDermott can be the most ingratiating young man: a born politician.

— Bill Dedman

Although some Clinton biographers have been quick to label Alinsky a communist, he maintained that he never joined the Communist Party.

— Bill Dedman

Huguette Clark has had her own tax liens - four times, the IRS has filed to collect taxes from her.

— Bill Dedman

Brand names are well known to business school professors, but only one professor is a brand name herself. Call her Professor Oprah.

— Bill Dedman

In Minneapolis, the overhead sky walks protect pedestrians from the winter cold and snow.

— Bill Dedman

It's hard to say whether the general incidence of school violence of all types is increasing or not.

— Bill Dedman

The real Representative McDermott said Jason McDermott is no relation. The Congressman does have a son, but his name is James and…

— Bill Dedman

About 100 firefighters a year die in the line of duty in the U.S. Heart attacks on the job and vehicle accidents…

— Bill Dedman

There's a longstanding tradition that journalists don't cheer in the press box. They have opinions, like anyone else, but they are expected…

— Bill Dedman

There is no accurate or useful 'profile' of students who engage in targeted school violence. Some come from good homes, some from…

— Bill Dedman

NBC News found that FEMA has redrawn maps even for properties that have repeatedly filed claims for flood losses from previous storms.…

— Bill Dedman

Nuclear power plants built in the areas usually thought of as earthquake zones, such as the California coastline, have a surprisingly low…

— Bill Dedman

The senior thesis of Hillary D. Rodham, Wellesley College class of 1969, has been speculated about, spun, analyzed, debated, criticized and defended.…

— Bill Dedman

More than 30 of America's 100 nuclear power reactors have the same brand of General Electric reactors or containment system used in Fukushima.

— Bill Dedman

After every massacre in a school, Americans grasp at quick cures. 'Let's install metal detectors and give guns to teachers' Let's crack…

— Bill Dedman

In New York, FEMA granted the Mamaroneck Beach & Yacht Club's request to be remapped from the high-risk flood zone in August…

— Bill Dedman

The Adversity Index was created by msnbc.com and Moody's Analytics to track the economic fortunes of states and metro areas. Each month,…

— Bill Dedman

“In Montana in the 1890s, as in the United States in the 2010s, the laws were loose enough to allow men of…

— Bill Dedman

The main threads running through the lives of W. A. Clark and his daughter Huguette include the costs of ambition, the burdens…

— Bill Dedman

Msnbc.com identified 143 journalists who made political contributions from 2004 through the start of the 2008 campaign, according to the public records…

— Bill Dedman

Wellesley's president, Nannerl Overholser Keohane, approved a broad rule with a specific application: The senior thesis of every Wellesley alumna is available…

— Bill Dedman

“I beg you to cultivate imagination, which means to develop your power of sympathy, and I entreat you to decide thoughtfully what…

— Bill Dedman

“One of W.A.'s descendants described the mixed blessing of inherited wealth: "I think having such wealth can lead some people to have…

— Bill Dedman

“Huguette was a quiet woman in a noisy time.”

— Bill Dedman

America's schools and streets are safer than Americans know.

— Bill Dedman

Huguette Clark was an artist, a painter and doll collector.

— Bill Dedman

Polygraphs have sparked a fierce debate for at least a century.

— Bill Dedman

“Pour vivre heureux, vivons cache. To live happily, live hidden.”

— Bill Dedman

Cities vary widely in the use of DNA testing.

— Bill Dedman

I'm not a person who has people tell me things in parking garages.

— Bill Dedman