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Drawn and Quartered
Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog / Posted August 3, 2008
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, Cartoon, Electoral politics, Humor, Karl Rove, McCain
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Who’s Really Running Iraq?
Home Truths You’ll Never Read in the PressBy Patrick Cockburn / August 3, 2008 American politicians and journalists have repeatedly made the same mistake in Iraq over the past five years. This is to assume that the US is far … Continue reading
Obama : Running While Black
McCain campaigners Paris Hilton and Brittney Spears, named in one poll as the two worst celebrity role models.‘Spare me any more drivel about the high-mindedness of John McCain’By Bob Herbert / August 2, 2008 Gee, I wonder why, if you … Continue reading
Circuit Court Upholds Ruling : Texas Sex Toy Law Unconstitutional
Texas Republican AG Greg Abbott denied appealBy Karl-Thomas Musselman / August 2, 2008 It looks like the 14th Amendment is going to win out over Texas Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Amendment, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Criminal Justice, Sex Toys, Sexuality, Texas
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HEALTH : More Good News About Cannabis
Cannabis-linked cell receptor might help prevent colon cancer August 1, 2008 A cannabinoid receptor lying on the surface of cells may help suppress colorectal cancer, say U.S. researchers. When the receptor is turned off, tumor growth is switched on. Cannabinoids … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Medicine, Cancer, Cannabis, Health Care, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, Medicine, Science
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Electric Cars Are the Key to Energy Independence
German electric car.‘Anyone who drives an electric car falls in love with an electric car’By David Morris / August 2, 2008. Renewables won’t give us energy independence unless that electricity is used as a substitute for oil in our transportation … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Automobiles, Carbon Emissions, Electric Cars, Greenhouse Gasses, Renewable Energy
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BOOKS : Markos Moulitsas’ ‘Taking on the System’
“Rules for Radicals” Meets the 21st Centuryby Paul Hogarth / July 31‚ 2008 Markos Moulitsas’ new book, Taking On the System, is not really about political blogs. One would expect the founder of Daily Kos to write about the netroots … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogosphere, Books, Digital Media, Internet, Media, Political Campaigns, Politics, Writers
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Introducing DisneyIraq : The Unhappiest Place on Earth
An American financier is pitching a vast theme park in Baghdad, not out of kindness, but as he says, “for profit.” ‘I’m not here because I think you’re nice people. I think there’s money to be made’By Scott Thill / … Continue reading
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Tagged Amusement Parks, Capitalism, Disneyland, Iraq, Iraq Occupation
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Travelers’ Laptops May Be Detained At Border
No suspicion required under Homeland Security policiesBy Ellen Nakashima / August 1, 2008 Federal agents may take a traveler’s laptop computer or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing, … Continue reading
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Tagged Border Searches, Civil Liberties, Computers, Homeland Security, Surveillance, Terrorism, War on Terror
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Arresting Report From Roving Reporter
Karl Rove arrested. Image by Fo’teau Shoppe.Four Iowan Citizens Arrested for Trying to Arrest Karl RoveJuly 30, 2008 You didn’t read about this in the mainstream media – wouldn’t want to encourage anyone, would they? This news, however, is certainly … Continue reading
Democrats and Labor : Wal*Mart Running Scared
Of all companies to be whining about money. WAL*MART the so-called American company with 600 factories in CHINA and zero in America, they have the audacity to be pushing this line on their underpaid front-line employees. While Lee Scott and … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Business, Congress, Corporate Power, Democratic Party, Labor, Labor Unions, Presidential Campaign, Wal-Mart
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Drawn and Quartered
John Deering / The Arkansas Democrat-GazetteThe Rag Blog
