Discussion Groups / English Usage / May 2009

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     CRAWFORD, TX (UP1) -- Former
President George W. Bush today revealed
he has accepted a position as a professor
of English and speechwriting at the
University of Texas.
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"Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning?"
—Florence, S.C., Jan. 11, 2000
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"I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family."
—Greater Nashua, N.H., Jan. 27, 2000
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"You teach a child to read and he or her will be able to pass a
literacy test.'' — townsend, Tenn, Feb. 21, 2001
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"Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs
aren't able to practice their love with women all across this
country." — Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004
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"There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably
in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool
me — you can't get fooled again." —Nashville, Tenn., Sept.
17, 2002
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"I know the human being and fish can co-exist peacefully."
—Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000
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"Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream." —
LaCrosse, Wis., Oct. 18, 2000
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"They misunderestimated me." —Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000
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"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They
never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people,
and neither do we."
-- Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004
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100 LARGEST U.S. NEWSPAPERS
USA Today (2,281,831; No Sunday edition)
The Wall Street Journal (2,070,498; None)
The New York Times (1,121,623; 1,680,582)
Los Angeles Times (907,997; 200,065)
Washington Post (740,947; 1,000,565)
The Daily News (708,773); 835,121)
New York Post (643,086; 427,039)
Chicago Tribune (565,679; 953,814)
Houston Chronicle (527,744; 720,711)
Dallas Morning News (477,493; 655,809)
San Francisco Chronicle (468,739; 510,844)
Newsday - New York (459,305; 521,498)
The Arizona Republic (452,016; 574,798)
Chicago Sun-Times (432,230; 359,123)
The Boston Globe (429,552; 672,882)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (396,888; 610,338)
The Star-Ledger - New Jersey (382,055; 591,272)
Star Tribune - Minneapolis (378,316; 655,198)
Detroit Free Press (370,875; 682,798)
Philadelphia Inquirer (364,974; 744,242)
The Plain Dealer - Cleveland (348,416; 463,482)
St. Petersburg Times - Florida (337,515; 432,231)
The Oregonian - Portland (332,829; 398,694)
The San Diego Union-Tribune (332,273; 363,907)
The Denver Post (321,405; 735,621)
Rocky Mountain News - Denver - (320,345; 735,621)
The Miami Herald (312,811; 429,697)
The Sacramento Bee (305,394; 341,157)
The Orange County Register - Calif. (300,972; 363,907)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (284,473; 445,713)
The Kansas City Star (278,937; 383,123)
San Jose Mercury News (276,166; 310,520)
The Detroit News (263,703; 682,798)
The Times-Picayune - New Orleans (261,573; 288,706)
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (260,316; 359,772)
The Indianapolis Star (254,437; 357,284)
The Orlando Sentinel (251,998; 368,562)
The Sun - Baltimore (246,584; 430,675)
San Antonio Express-News (245,034; 352,974)
The Columbus Dispatch (244,280; 357,839)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (241,556; 411,749)
Tampa Tribune (238,743; 315,407)
The Boston Herald (238,569; 150,352)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (237,867; 401,380)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (237,554; 333,933)
The Charlotte Observer (230,901; 282,990)
The Seattle Times (229,584; 457,010)
The Oklahoman (219,350; 294,686)
The Courier-Journal - Louisville (215,734; 276,032)
The Virginian-Pilot (198,273; 232,256)
The Cincinnati Enquirer (195,449; 296,989)
The Buffalo News (194,225; 277,921)
Omaha World-Herald (194,222; 240,026)
The Hartford Courant (190,572; 265,249)
Saint Paul Pioneer Press (190,374; 247,495)
Richmond Times-Dispatch (188,893; 226,134)
The Press-Enterprise - Riverside, CA (188,228; 185,060)
Contra Costa (CA) Times (187,042; 197,423)
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Little Rock (184,659; 279,485)
Austin American-Statesman (184,398; 230,229)
The Palm Beach (FL) Post (181,626; 217,634)
The Record - Hackensack, NJ (179,538; 213,289)
Daily News - Woodland Hills, CA (176,548; 200,065)
The News & Observer - Raleigh, NC (176,025; 211,231)
The Tennessean- Nashville (175,834; 234,957)
The Commercial Appeal - Memphis, TN (172,195; 228,761)
The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville (168,014; 227,391)
Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester, NY (167,696; 223,718)
Las Vegas Review-Journal (167,586; 220,723)
The Fresno Bee (166,554; 192,203)
The Providence Journal (164,980; 231,117)
Asbury Park Press - Neptune, NJ (153,557; 206,182)
The Birmingham News (153,378; 185,484)
The Des Moines Register (150,907; 239,367)
Daily Herald - Arlington Heights, IL (149,595; 149,179)
Tulsa World (148,000; 198,000)
The Honolulu Advertiser (145,197; 163,446)
The Akron Beacon Journal (143,799; 184,825)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (141,744; 457,010)
The Grand Rapids Press (139,100; 184,848)
The Journal News - White Plains, NY (138,539; 156,566)
Dayton Daily News (135,936; 180,944)
The Blade - Toledo, OH (134,037; 176,823)
The Salt Lake Tribune (130,351; 150,852)
The News Tribune - Tacoma, WA (128,937; 143,937)
Sarasota Herald-Tribune (123,231; 145,084)
The Knoxville News-Sentinel (121,917; 153,779)
La Opinion - Los Angeles, CA (119,735; 66,973)
Philadelphia Daily News (118,822; None)
Post-Standard - Syracuse, NY (118,605; 171,967)
Morning Call - Allentown, PA (117,717; 159,383)
The News Journal - New Castle, DE (117,389; 137,849)
Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader (116,894; 147,208)
The State Columbia, SC (116,254; 148,610)
The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson (113,296; 174,427)
The Daytona Beach News-Journal (112,278; 128,312)
East Valley Tribune - Mesa, AZ (109,637; 88,115)
Albuquerque Journal (108,177; 150,787)
The Patriot News - Harrisburg, PA (102,710; 151,583)
News-Press - Fort Myers, FL(100,770; 121,163)

100 LARGEST WORLD NEWSPAPERS
Rank  Title  Country  Circulation (000)
1  Yomiuri Shimbun  Japan  14,067,000
2  The Asahi Shimbun  Japan  12,121,000
3  Mainichi Shimbun  Japan  5,587,000
4  Nihon Keizai Shimbun  Japan  4,635
5  Chunichi Shimbun  Japan      4,512
6  Bild  Germany                3,867
7  Sankei Shimbun  Japan        2,757
8  Canako Xiaoxi (Beijing) China  2,627
9  People’s Daily  China        2,509
10  Tokyo Sports  Japan         2,425
11  The Sun  United Kingdom       2,419
12  The Chosun Ilbo  South Korea  2,378
13  USA Today  USA                2,310
14  The Wall Street Journal  USA  2,107
15  Daily Mail  UK                2,093
16  The Joongang Ilbo  South Korea  2,084
17  The Dong-A Ilbo  South Korea  2,052
18  Nikkan Sports  Japan  1,965
19  Hokkaido Shimbun  Japan  1,922
20  Dainik Jagran  India  1,911
21  Yangtse Evening Post  China  1,715
22  Sports Nippon  Japan  1,711
23  The Nikkan Gendai  Japan  1,686
24  Times of India  India  1,680
25  Guangzhou Daily  China  1,650
26  The Mirror  UK  1,597
27  Yukan Fuji  Japan  1,559
28  Shizuoka Shimbun  Japan  1,479
29  Nanfang City News (Guangzhou)  China  1,410
30  Dainik Bhaskar  India  1,405
31  Sankei Sports  Japan  1,368
32  Hochi Shimbun  Japan  1,354
33  Yangcheng Evening News (Guangzhou)  China  1,320
34  Malayala Manorama  India  1,309
35  Liberty Times  Taiwan  1,300
36  Thai Rath  Thailand  1,200
37  New York Times  USA  1,121
38  Hindustan Times  India  1,108
39  Chutian Metro Daily (Wuhan)  China  1,084
40  Gujarat Samachar  India  1,051
41  Ananda Bazar Patrika  India  1,046
42  Xinmin Evening News (Shanghai)  China  1,045
43  Eenadu  India  1,039
44  Nishi-Nippon Shimbun  Japan  1,025
45  Kronen Zeitung  Austria  1,009
46  WAZ Mediengruppe  Germany 1,001
47  United Daily News  Taiwan 1,000
48  China Times  Taiwan 1,000
49  Daily Sports  Japan 999
50  The Hindu  India  989
51  Hindustan  India  957
52  Beijing Evening News  China  950
53  Mathrubhumi  India  904
54  Los Angeles Times  USA  902
55  Information Times  China  900
56  Daily News  Thailand  900
57  Al-Ahram  Egypt  900
58  Peninsula City News  China  860
59  Kom Chad Luek  Thailand  850
60  Kyoto Shimbun  Japan  825
61  Kobe Shimbun  Japan  821
62  Punjab Kesari  India  817
63  Komsomolskaya Pravda  Russia  817
64  Rajasthan Patrika  India  804
65  Dahe Newspaper  China  796
66  Chugoku Shimbun  Japan  789
67  Ouest France  France  783
68  Daily Sakai  India  783
69  Jang  Pakistan  775
70  AJ  India  759
71  De Telegraaf  The Netherlands  753
72  Qianjiang Evening News  China  750
73  Qilu Evening News  China  750
74  Nanfang Daily  China  750
75  Daily Thanthi  India  750
76  Moskovskiy Komsomolets  Russia  750
77  Sandesh  India  743
78  Daily Express  UK  720
79  New York Daily News  USA  715
80  The Washington Post  USA  708
81  Daily Star  UK  705
82  Today Evening News  China  699
83  New York Post  USA  686
84  Corriere della Sera  Italy  677
85  Wuhan Evening News  China  660
86  Modern Express  China  651
87  Yanzhao Metro Daily  China  650
88  Metro Express China  650
89  Zeitungsgruppe Koln  Germany  628
90  Kahoku Shimpo  Japan  622
91  La Repubblica  Italy  622
92  Trud  Russia  613
93  Beijing Youth Daily  China  606
94  Chicago Tribune  USA  601
95  New Express  China  600
96  Daily Sunshine  China  600
97  Matichon  Thailand  600
98  Khao Sod  Thailand  600
99  Apple Daily  Taiwan  600
100  Min Sheng Pao  Taiwan  600
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