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Fake New York Times Prank: Unfunny Farce or Innovative Inspirational Tool?

On Wednesday, liberal pranksters distributed 1.2 million copies of a fake New York Times dated July 4, 2009, in which the Iraq war ends and universal health care is happening. Was it effective or just an undercooked attempt at political humor?READ»

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The Leading Edge - The Good Goodbye - John McCain's concession speech

To err is human, to take full responsibility for it, divine.     I don’t know how heartfelt or sincere John McCain’s concession speech was on Tuesday, but there was much in it to be admired, learned from and emulated by all ...READ»

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Need for focus on Climate Change, Innovation by Presidential Candidates

Given the historic U.S. Presidential election that is now only hours away, I thought it appropriate to take a cursory look at how Senators John McCain and Barack Obama view invention, entrepreneurship, and specifically innovations ...READ»

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Joe the Plumber Gets His Fifteen Minutes on the Tube and on the Web

John McCain’s “invisible friend,” as Keith Olbermann of MSNBC dubbed him after the debate, was the run away winner last night. I’m talking, of course, about “Joe the Plumber” (AKA Joe Wurzelbacher, an Ohio plumber). John ...READ»

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Action Breeds Confidence

Teddy Roosevelt is John McCain’s hero.  If you live in the USA, you know Teddy, he was the 26th President of the United States, the man for whom the Teddy Bear is named and the fourth guy on Mount Rushmore – along with George ...READ»

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Comparing the Candidates’ Technology and Innovation Policies

The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation has been tracking Barack Obama and John McCain's positions on innovation and technology policy for some months. In September, ITIF released a report Comparing the Candidates' ...READ»

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"Ageism"--Next Work+Life Fit Barrier to Break?

In the past few weeks, I’ve heard a lot about aging and ageism in the workplace.  But it took reading some comments on an article I found to doing research on the candidates in Politico.com entitled, “John McCain doesn’t work ...READ»

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Leadership is Attitude

As the co-author of Edge! A Leadership Story, and the President of Writers of the Round Table Inc., I often blog about leadership. Yesterday, we were on a call with our client Dr. Kay Vogt, a family business advisor, working on ...READ»

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The Leading Edge - No Country for (Angry) Old Men or Women - Are you listening Hillary and John McCain?

Hillary Clinton waged a negative campaign and it sounds like John McCain is getting bankrolled to do the same thing. Barack Obama can be occasionally pulled down to that level, but clearly he doesn't like to engage in dirty or ...READ»