The February 9, 2015 was a Monday under the star sign of ♒. It was the 39 day of the year. President of the United States was Barack Obama.
If you were born on this day, you are 11 years old. Your last birthday was on the Monday, February 9, 2026, 115 days ago. Your next birthday is on Tuesday, February 9, 2027, in 249 days. You have lived for 4,133 days, or about 99,195 hours, or about 5,951,756 minutes, or about 357,105,360 seconds.
Date: 10 February 2015
By EMILY STEEL and RAVI SOMAIYA
Emily STEEL
Media research company Marketing Arm says NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams has fallen from 23rd-most-trusted person in country to 835th; crisis, over his falsely claiming he was on helicopter in Iraq under attack, is being discussed by top NBCUniversal executives.
Date: 09 February 2015
By DAVID CARR
David CARR
David Carr The Media Equation column assesses what he maintains are two versions of NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams, that of sober, talented news anchor and also funny, urbane celebrity; contends that perception of Williams' weak, muddled apology for claiming he was on a helicopter under attack in Iraq when he was not, and his temporary suspension of himself on the air, are not good for himself or NBC.
Date: 10 February 2015
By DAVID BROOKS
David BROOKS
David Brooks Op-Ed column decries merciless public response to revelations that NBC News anchor Brian Williams misrepresented his experience reporting on war in Iraq; examines how some modern figures have considered forgiveness, and suggests that a 'rigorous forgiving' is a better response than calls for ostracizing or purging offenders at the slightest offense.
Date: 10 February 2015
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Date: 09 February 2015
By SYDNEY EMBER
Sydney EMBER
Digital media sites Vox and Buzzfeed gain interviews with Pres Obama; conversations offer latest hint that Obama administration wants to reach millennials and extend its reach beyond traditional news broadcasters.
Date: 09 February 2015
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
David
Date: 09 February 2015
By CHARLES M. BLOW
Charles
Charles M Blow Op-Ed column ponders future of Black Lives Matter movement now that police-related deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner are no longer front page news; holds movement succeeded in drawing public attention to issue of police brutality, and in translating that attention to pressure on public figures; warns it must maintain vigilance as it moves into slower phase of policy change.
Date: 10 February 2015
By SCOTT SHANE
Scott SHANE
Former CIA officer John C Kiriakou is released from prison to home confinement after serving almost two years for leaking classified information to a reporter.
Date: 09 February 2015
By CHAD BRAY
Chad BRAY
Documents stolen by a former employee in Switzerland in 2007 show bankers helping clients avoid paying taxes on billions of dollars in their home countries.
Date: 09 February 2015
By REUTERS