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Victory for Free Speech at University of Texas
Sign supporting Obama and Rick Noriega on dorm window at UT-Austin.Administration gives in; allows political signs in dorm windows.By Jay Root / October 9, 2008 AUSTIN — Facing a free-speech uproar, the University of Texas backed down Thursday from punishing … Continue reading
CODEPink Questions Henry Paulson’s Leadership
Should Henry ‘The Fox’ Paulson Guard the Henhouse?By Medea Benjamin / October 9, 2008 On Tuesday, October 7, a group of CODEPINK pranksters pranced in front of the New York Stock Exchange. One, wearing an oversized papier maché head of … Continue reading
NIE: Surge Has Not Put the US on a Path to Victory
US team warns of fresh ethnic violence in IraqBy Michael Jansen / October 9, 2008 THE TEAM preparing the latest US intelligence analysis of the situation in Iraq warns that ethnic and sectarian tensions could erupt into fresh violence, reversing … Continue reading
"Message Force Multipliers" to Be Investigated
Needless to say, I have a $20 bill that says this turns itself into a quiet whitewash for those poor, retired generals and the Pentagon weasels. Nothing whatsoever will come of this aside from a little neatly-bound report that sits … Continue reading
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Tagged Department of Defense, FCC, Pentagon, Propaganda, U.S. Government
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Cook County Sheriff Stands Up to the Bankers
Sheriff Tom Dart has suspended evictions from buildings that have been foreclosed on like this one in Albany Park. From left: Tenants Mario Hernanzez, Dart, Maria Cruz and Gabriela Maciel with her son Diego. Photo: Al Podgorski/Sun-Times.Dart refuses to evict … Continue reading
Austin’s Fontaine Maverick Tells CNN Why McCain and Palin are no Mavericks
Hey John McCain, you’re stealing our name! Jeanne Moos interviews Fontaine Maverick about the great Maverick family of Texas: The real and original Mavericks. For more on The Rag Blog about the Maverick family and the theft of their good … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Campaign Tactics, Fontaine Maverick, Maury Maverick, Maverick, McCain, Progressives, Sarah Palin, Texas
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Garrison Keillor : Juicing Up the Ticket With Sarah
Dishonest, cynical men put forward Sarah Palin for national office, but the truth emerges: The lady is talking freely about matters she has never thought about.By Garrison Keillor / October 8, 2008 We are a stalwart and stouthearted people, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, Garrison Keillor, McCain Campaign, November Election, Obama, Obama Smear Campaign, Sarah Palin
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Conservative Columnist David Brooks Calls Sarah Palin a ‘Cancer’
David Brooks. Getty Images.Comparing her anti-intellectualism to that of President Bush, Brooks called Sarah Palin a ‘fatal cancer to the Republican party.’By Danny Shea / October 8, 2008 See Video of interview with David Brooks, Below. David Brooks spoke frankly … Continue reading
Afghanistan: Not a ‘Good Fight’ Against Terrorism
Time To Face The Facts On AfghanistanBy Eric S. Margolis / October 6, 2008 TORONTO — For those who savor historical irony, the Soviet Empire collapsed in the years 1989-1991 because of an implosion of its economy brought on by … Continue reading
He’s Not Heavy…
Cartoon by Joshua Brown. Thanks to S. R. Keister / The Rag Blog
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Tagged Cartoon, George W. Bush, Humor, John McCain, Joshua Brown, McCain, Political Cartoon, Presidential Campaign
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The Truth About War Between Georgia and Russia
I survived the Georgian war. Here’s what I saw.By Lira Tskhovrebova / October 8, 2008 I blame Georgia’s leaders. Tskhinvali, South Ossetia – In a speech before the United Nations last month, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili implored world leaders to … Continue reading
Seeing the Crime in Guantanamo Slowly Stopped
Judge orders 17 Chinese Muslims released from Guantanamo BayBy David G. Savage / October 8, 2008 U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina is to decide where in the U.S. the men can be released. The Pentagon cleared most of them of … Continue reading
