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Censored: The 10 Big Stories The National News Media Ignore

Posted on September 5, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Censored: The 10 Big Stories The National News Media Ignore By Camille T. Taiara, TruthOut.org In late July more than 600 people showed up in Monterey to speak at a Federal Communications Commission hearing on ownership concentration in the news … Continue reading →

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Bush Declares Ownership Society – Tells Convention He’s Ordered Invasion of Social Security Trust Fund

Posted on September 4, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Bush Declares Ownership Society – Tells Convention He's Ordered Invasion of Social Security Trust Fund by Greg Palast, The Observer New York – Of all the bone-headed, whacky, breathtakingly threatening schemes George W. Bush [tried] to sell us in his … Continue reading →

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Pseudo-VP Halliburton (Cheney) To Be in Clear Lake Monday

Posted on September 4, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Pseudo-VP Halliburton (Cheney) To Be in Clear Lake Monday by Darrell Lewis So, we hear that our own pseudo-Vice President Halliburton (Cheney) will be visiting Clear Lake on Monday at 3pm. The Republicans have reserved the park downtown, although they … Continue reading →

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Krugman: Feel the Hate – The GOP Convention

Posted on September 3, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Feel the Hate: The GOP Convention by Paul Krugman, New York Times For many months we've been warned by tut-tutting commentators about the evils of irrational “Bush hatred.” Pundits eagerly scanned the Democratic convention for the disease; some invented examples … Continue reading →

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The Counterpoint: GOP Bait n Switch

Posted on September 3, 2004 by bfialindathieman

The Counterpoint: GOP Bait 'n' Switch The rational counter to “The Point,” “The Counterpoint” critiques and corrects the daily editorial by Sinclair Broadcasting's corporate vice president, Mark Hyman, that is broadcast on all Sinclair-owned television stations across the country. by … Continue reading →

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Bush in Cedar Rapids on September 3rd

Posted on September 2, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Bush in Cedar Rapids on September 3rd I mean, really – why do we have to keep fumigating the state? Tell Bush What's on Your Mind ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, George W. Bush is traveling to Cedar Rapids for a … Continue reading →

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Watching The Fake News

Posted on September 2, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Watching The Fake News By Linda Thieman Somewhere – two or three different places, to be more precise – I read that a large number of Americans get their news from The Daily Show on the cable channel Comedy Central. … Continue reading →

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NYC Police Action Gets Out of Hand

Posted on September 1, 2004 by bfialindathieman

NYC Police Action Gets Out of Hand Outgunned, Outmatched AlterNet.org The NYPD protester strategy on Tuesday was akin to the U.S. military's display of overwhelming and sometimes unnecessary force in Iraq Tuesday, August 31 – The day protesters had designated … Continue reading →

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CNN Refuses to Air Gay Republican Ad

Posted on September 1, 2004 by bfialindathieman

CNN Refuses to Air Gay Republican Ad ChicagoPride.com Log Cabin Republicans will not endorse Bush re-[s]election bid during convention ATLANTA, GA – CNN has informed the Log Cabin Republicans that it will not air their new television advertising campaign, which … Continue reading →

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Were Not in Lake Wobegon Anymore

Posted on August 31, 2004 by bfialindathieman

We’re Not in Lake Wobegon Anymore In These Times How did the Party of Lincoln and Liberty transmogrify into the party of Newt Gingrich’s evil spawn and their Etch-A-Sketch president, a dull and rigid man, whose philosophy is a jumble … Continue reading →

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