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BOOKS : The Dark Side by Jane Meyer
They described not just standing, but being kept up on their tiptoes with their arms extended out and up over their heads, attached by shackles on their wrists and ankles, for what they described as eight hours at a stretch. … Continue reading
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Tagged al-Qaida, Books, Bush Administration, CIA, Criminal Justice, FISA, Guantanamo, Human Rights, National Security Agency, Patriot Act, Red Cross, Torture
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Church Lures Teenagers With Assault Rifle Giveaway
Image courtesy Street Prophets.Baptist pastor cancels AR-15 prize at youth conference after Oklahoma City shootingJuly 12, 2008 An Oklahoma church canceled plans for a gun giveaway Friday at its annual youth conference, a local news station reported. The church’s youth … Continue reading
Native Americans, Environmentalists : Thousands Gather in Washington
Dennis Banks organized the five month march to the White House.‘Longest Walk’ reaches Washingtonby Sally Art / July 11, 2008 WASHINGTON – Thousands of demonstrators are gathering in Washington DC after a five month long journey across America to draw … Continue reading
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Tagged Environment, Native Americans, Social Action, Social Change
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Stephen Payne : Hotshot Lobbyist Can Get You Into White House
Lobbyist Stephen Payne shown shooting with VP Dick Cheney. (Careful, dude.) Offered access to Dick Cheney and others in return for donation to Bush library By Daniel Foggo / July 13, 2008 A lobbyist with close ties to the White … Continue reading
SPORT : John McCain’s Terrible (Towel) Tale
Packers fans shown waving “terrible towels.” No, wait a minute…How about those… uh… Steelers?By Sarah Wheaton / July 12, 2008 Terrible Towels are waving at half-staff today. It was only Wednesday when Senator John McCain was talking about how Pittsburgh’s … Continue reading
ART : Burning Man 2008
Obelisk with cutaway view of interior. Design by Rod Garrett and Larry Harvey. Illustration by Jack Haye and Rod Garrett. Burning Man 2008Monday, Aug. 25 – Monday, Sep. 1, 2008Black Rock City, Nevada The Burning Man project has grown from … Continue reading
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Tagged Artists, Ceremony, Community Organizing, Folk Art, Happenings, Performance Art, Ritual, Sculpture
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MEDICINE : Houston’s Dr. Michael DeBakey: 1908-2008
‘Greatest surgeon of the 20th century’ diesBy Todd Ackerman and Eric Berger Dr. Michael Ellis DeBakey, internationally acclaimed as the father of modern cardiovascular surgery — and considered by many to be the greatest surgeon ever — died Friday night … Continue reading
Texas Democrats Riding High
Barack Obama campaigning in Austin during the Texas Democratic primary. Photo by AP.How Democrats Could Turn Texas Into the Blue Star StateBy Bob Moser The followinig article on the resurgence of the Democratic Party in Texas appears in the July … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogosphere, Democratic Party, Michelle Obama, Netroots Nation, Texas, Texas Democrats
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Netroots Nation Comes to Austin
Clinton and Obama at 2007 YearlyKos Convention (now called Netroots Nation). Netroots Nation 2008Thursday-Sunday, July 17-20Austin Convention Center Netroots Nation, the third annual gathering of liberals and progressives from the blogosphere and beyond, meets July 17-20 at the Austin Convention … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Media, Austin, Blogging, Blogosphere, Internet, Netroots Nation, Progressives, Technology, Texas
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JAZZ: Drummer Bobby Durham Dies at 71
Bobby was always a quiet drummer, exquisite taste and touch, a polished gentleman with international reputation. Doubt you would find him at Grand Auto or buying the first shirt he ran across while shopping. Gerry Storm / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
Stop the New FISA
Allowing the new surveillance law to stand would seriously cripple our free pressby Chris Hedges / July 11, 2008 If the sweeping surveillance law signed by President Bush on Thursday — giving the U.S. government nearly unchecked authority to eavesdrop … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Presidency, Civil Liberties, Congress, Freedom of Press, Privacy, Surveillance, Telecoms, War on Terror
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Pelosi Slips Impeachment Onto the Table
With the door opened, Judiciary chair John Conyers may press for action. Door may be open for Kucinich’s resolution on Bush By John Nichols / July 10, 2008 As Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich moved a “privileged resolution” to force House … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Impeachment, Congress, Dennis Kucinich, George W. Bush, John Conyers, Kucinich
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