All Bill Dedman Quotes
- Less than a year after the Sept. 11 attacks, al-Qaida attacks were continuing: the firebombing of a synagogue in Tunisia in April, a bomb outside… Al
- After a plane or train crash, the National Transportation Safety Board dispatches its experts within two hours. The investigators in their familiar jackets take charge… Board
- An investigation by msnbc.com shows that the CDC routinely takes as long as a month - and sometimes as long as nine months - to… Deaths
- With better gear, firefighters no longer surround and drown a fire - they go in. Better
- Msnbc.com identified 143 journalists who made political contributions from 2004 through the start of the 2008 campaign, according to the public records of the Federal… According
- Because appearing to be fair is part of being fair, most mainstream news organizations discourage marching for causes, displaying political bumper stickers or giving cash… Appearing
- The Iraq war fueled distrust of the press from both sides. Both
- Polygraphs have sparked a fierce debate for at least a century. Century
- Lie detectors sometimes work because people believe they work, deterring the wrong people from applying for jobs in the first place, or prompting admissions of… Admission
- In Montana, where Sen. William Andrews Clark made his fortune and lost his reputation, people had assumed that all his children were long dead. After… Age
- Nuclear power plants built in the areas usually thought of as earthquake zones, such as the California coastline, have a surprisingly low risk of damage… Anticipating
- American nuclear reactors are well into middle age. The median age of an operating reactor in the U.S. is 34 years, placing start-up in midst… Administration
- State courts usually rule that correspondence between government officials, about government business, are public records, whether they use their government e-mail accounts or private ones. Accounts
- Disclosure of private e-mails from government officials has been a legal issue in many states. Been
- After Huguette Clark died in 2011 at age 104, 19 relatives challenged her will, claiming she was mentally ill and had been defrauded by her… Accountant
- ABC forbids political activity by journalists. Abc
- Both CNN and NPR prohibit political activity by all journalists, no matter their assignment. Activity
- MSNBC policy requires journalists to report any potential conflict of interest and to seek approval from the president of NBC News before making any political… Any
- The Federal Highway Administration has allowed states to take advantage of a loophole in federal regulations, delaying bridge inspections to every four years instead of… Administration
- Federal agencies that own bridges have some of the worst records for on-time inspections. Nearly 3,000 bridges owned by U.S. government agencies went more than… Agencies
- Federal regulations forbid delaying inspections for fracture-critical bridges like the fallen Minneapolis bridge - the kind with a lack of redundancy in design, so that… Bearing
- Huguette Clark has had her own tax liens - four times, the IRS has filed to collect taxes from her. Clark
- The entire federal budget for landslide research is $3.5 million a year - far less than the property value lost on a single day when… Beach
- The scientific effort to inform the public about landslide risks often runs head-on into powerful economic interests. Economic
- History is the best guide to the future. Best