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New Yorker Report : Covert Operations Against Iran
President Bush shown arriving at the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives National Conference in Washington, June 26, 2008. U.S. congressional leaders agreed late last year to President George W. Bush’s funding request for a major escalation of covert operations … Continue reading
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Tagged CIA, Congress, Covert Operations, George W. Bush, Iran, Nuclear Weapons
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Gender Bias in the Media
Sexism Sells — But We’re Not Buying It The Women’s Media Center, along with its partners at Media Matters, launched on May 20 “Sexism Sells, But We’re Not Buying It,” a new video and online petition campaign illustrating the pervasive … Continue reading
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Tagged Hillary, Journalism, Media, Media Bias, Presidential Campaign, Sexism, Video, Women
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What’s In a Name?
Obama volunteers from Columbus, Ohio, who have adopted the middle name Hussein include J. T. Marcum, left, Aaron Barclay, Alex Enderle, Norm Shoemaker and Chelsey McCune. They use the name on the Internet and in greeting one another. Photo by … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, Islam, Obama, Obama Smear Campaign, Presidential Campaign, Religion
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Sex Slavery Crackdown in Houston
Jose Benitez, a Houston labor organizer, talks with two women who were victims of sex trafficking outside El Corralon del Chele Paco, a Houston bar targeted in the past for such trafficking. Photo by Sharon Steinmann / Houston Chronicle.120 women … Continue reading
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Tagged Houston, Immigration, Prostitution, Sex Slavery, Sexual Abuse, Texas
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Frank Rich : Scaring Up the Vote
Illustration by Barry Blitt / The New York Times.If Terrorists Rock the Vote in 2008By Frank Rich / June 29, 2008 Don’t fault Charles Black, the John McCain adviser, for publicly stating his honest belief that a domestic terrorist attack … Continue reading
For Your Information
Open Records and the Texas Public Information Act.By nhudson35 / June 28, 2008 The following post on public information in Texas — what it is and how to get it — was published in the Burnt Orange Report. It is … Continue reading
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Tagged Open Records, Public Information, Texas, Transparency, U.S. Government
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If you want to watch today’s vintage video, then just…
…Raise Your HandJanis Joplin and Tom Jones 1970 Somehow Tom Jones and Joplin together just gives me the willies but the backup dancers are worth the video. Besides, I think Tom is going to break a hip trying to keep … Continue reading
Alternative Media : Reporting From The Ground Up
INSP member paper Hecho en Buenos Aires, Argentina. Grassroots journalism worldwide:The power of the street paperBy Silja J.A. Talvi / June 28, 2008 This is how international grassroots journalism, by and for the people, can really look and feel. As … Continue reading
Draw!
Dario Castillejos / Imparcial de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico.The Rag Blog / posted June 28, 2008
Dems Just Love That "Big Bad John"
Ride ’em Corn Dog : Already a Classic Cornyn video is campaign gold mine;Race in virtual dead heatBy John Moritz / June 27, 2008 AUSTIN — The sight of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn wearing cowboy threads while an ol’ boy … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertising, Campaign Tactics, Corn Dog, Cornyn, Rick Noriega, Senatorial Campaign, Texas, Video
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I Ran
“Drachen 6” / Irena Vezin.I Ran I was so scared, and there was no one to stand up beside me –I was so weak, and I searched, but there was no place to hide me –I was so lost, and … Continue reading
Mexico’s Response : A Green Wall
A US Border Patrol vehicle stands guard along the border fence dividing Mexico and the U.S. overlooking Tijuana, Mexico, Friday, June 27, 2008. Photo by Guillermo Arias / AP.Mexicans protest border fence with (400,000) treesJune 28, 2008 PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico … Continue reading
