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Cruise giant Viking plans 1st North American home port: New Orleans for Mississippi River runs

NEW ORLEANS – Viking River Cruises, a major European river cruise company, is coming to New Orleans and the Mississippi River. Gov. Bobby Jindal and Viking officials announced Tuesday that New Orleans will be the first North American home port for the cruise line. Jindal says the move means hundreds …

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Talking Points: America's Struggle vs. Your Self-Interests

America’s struggle versus your self-interests. That’s the subject of today’s Talking Points memo. Like it or not, we live in a country where many people care only about themselves. Did you know that more people watched the Super Bowl last January than tuned into the coverage of the terrorism? I …

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Dinosaur… or Diamond?

Five billion dollars for a newspaper. I know Dow Jones is a heck of a lot more than a newspaper. It’s the Wall Street Journal. And Barron’s. And MarketWatch. And so much more. But it’s largely known for that newspaper — for that Wall Street Journal. A bible, but to …

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