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BOOKS : Iraq Occupation Through Eyes of U.S. Soldiers
‘I remember one woman walking by… She had been trying to bring us food and we blew her to pieces’By Dahr Jamail / September 17, 2008 MARFA, Texas – Aside from the Iraqi people, nobody knows what the U.S. military … Continue reading
Nixon Dirty Trickster on McCain Team : Worked to Deport John Lennon
McCain operative William Timmons played a central role in attempt by Nixon administration to deport John Lennon, shown with Yoko Ono.William E. Timmons, who worked with segregationist Strom Thurman in effort against John Lennon, heads McCain’s transition teamBy Jon Wiener … Continue reading
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Tagged Dirty Tricks, John Lennon, McCain, McCain Campaign, Musicians, Peace Activists, Richard Nixon
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McCain and Palin are Laughing at the Press
‘During the past week, virtually every major news outlet has produced welcomed, hard-edged fact-checking pieces about how the Republican ticket goes far beyond bending the truth,’ BUT…By Eric Boehlert / September 16, 2008 Chris Matthews was steamed. As John McCain’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Coverage, Mainstream Media, McCain, Presidential Campaign, Sarah Palin
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The Day the Neoconservatives Nationalized AIG
The AIG RescueBy Jon Taplin / September 16, 2008 A few months ago, neoconservatives were screaming bloody murder when Hugo Chavez nationalized the phone company. Today a neoconservative U.S. Government nationalized AIG, the largest insurance company in the world, because … Continue reading
Reefer Madness Lives : Pot Arrests at All-Time High
Cannabis arrests now comprise nearly 47.5 percent of all drug arrests in the United States, 89% of them for mere possession.By Paul Armentano / September 16, 2008 If denial is the first sign of addiction, then Drug Czar John Walters … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Drug Czar, Drug War, Marijuana, Nonviolent Crimes
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Baptist Minister Howard Bess of Alaska Says Sarah Palin Scares Him
Reverend Howard Bess, who wrote a book Palin wanted banned and who fought her on abortion and gay rights, says the country should fear her election By David Talbot | September 16, 2008 The Wasilla Assembly of God, the evangelical … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Censorship, Christianity, Evangelical Christians, Fundamentalism, Gay Rights, Presidential Campaign, Sarah Palin
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Houston : Media Restricted From Covering Hurricane Ike’s Devastation
Devastation caused by hurricane Ike: media coverage was restricted. Photo from Getty Images.Television reporter Wayne Dolcefino presses Gov. Rick Perry: ‘That is unprecedented and quite honestly not appropriate’By Amanda / September 15, 2008 Yesterday in a local report on KTRK-TV … Continue reading
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Tagged Censorship, Electronic Media, Freedom of Press, Galveston, Houston, Hurricane Ike, Media, Texas
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Anchorage : Massive Protest Greets Sarah Palin
Demonstrators in Alaska say ‘No!’ to Sarah Palin.Alaska Women Reject Palin: ‘ Never, have I seen anything like it in my 17 and a half years living in Anchorage’By AKMuckraker / September 14, 2008 See Video below. ANCHORAGE — I … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Political Protest, Presidential Campaign, Sarah Palin, Social Action
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Boeing’s Streak of Greediness and Arrogance
Ask Not What Your Company Can Do For You … The Boeing StrikeBy David Macaray / September 15, 2008 There’s an axiom in labor relations: When business is suffering, management will approach the workers and ask them to make the … Continue reading
It Is Remarkable How Prescient Eisenhower’s Concerns Were
Sanders Demands Answers on War Profiteering, CorruptionBy Bob Geiger / September 15, 2008 Invoking Republican president Dwight Eisenhower’s warning against the rise of the “military industrial complex,” Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) gave a good speech on the Senate floor late … Continue reading
And the Dow Dropped More Than 500 Points, Too
The Frankfurt branch of the Lehman Brothers bank is pictured in Frankfurt September 15, 2008. Global markets plummeted on Monday after investment bank Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection, rival Merrill Lynch agreed to be taken over and the Federal … Continue reading
Junior and Sarah Won’t Be Happy About This
Sections of Church likely to be dismayed by Darwin moveCharles Darwin to receive apology from the Church of England for rejecting evolutionBy Jonathan Wynne-Jones / September 14, 2008 The Church of England is to apologise to Charles Darwin for its … Continue reading
