Category Archives: National News

COOL has been Killed

Posted on October 28, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Politics and Money to Blame for Killing Consumer-Friendly Food Labeling Program. This is completely unacceptable! Note: The only silver lining is that the Larry Craig provision to exempt factory farms from Superfund and Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know … Continue reading →

Posted in Calls to Action, Corporate Greed, Farming, Main Page, National News, Organic Foods & Farming | 1 Comment

Resisting Hillary: Never Again Will Cindy Sheehan Support a Pro-war Democrat

Posted on October 25, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Resisting Hillary: Never Again Will Cindy Sheehan Support a Pro-war Democrat by Cindy Sheehan (pictured above), AlterNet.org How can those who want the occupation of Iraq to end support Hillary Clinton's higher political aspirations? They can't. I would love to … Continue reading →

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Judith Miller Played Leading Role in Bush Echo Chamber

Posted on October 24, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Judith Miller Played Leading Role in Bush-Cheney Echo Chamber Truthout This must-read Maureen Dowd column was all the rage on the Sunday morning talk shows… by Maureen Dowd/The New York Times She never knew when to quit. That was her … Continue reading →

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Join the Fight Against Fake News

Posted on October 23, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Join the Fight Against Fake News Center for Media and Democracy:  PR Watch Monday on Blog for Iowa, Arron reported that the Senate Commerce Committee was considering a bill, the Truth in Broadcasting Act (S 967) addressing the issue of … Continue reading →

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GAO Report Finds Flaws In Electronic Voting

Posted on October 22, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

GAO Report Finds Flaws in Electronic Voting t r u t h o u t | Report Thank God! The truth comes out! I knew they cheated in the last election… was there ever really any doubt? GWB was never … Continue reading →

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Word-Up! DNA Can Be Reprogrammed By Words

Posted on October 21, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Word-Up! DNA Can Be Influenced And Reprogrammed By Words And Frequencies From http://www.quantumbalancing.com This gives a whole new meaning to the power of “the word”. And to think of all the times I spoke to how lame I am! OK… … Continue reading →

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Last Week in Media by Iowa’s Arron Wings

Posted on October 17, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Last Week in Media by Arron Wings There are major issues surfacing in the regulation and future of media this fall. The FCC is reviewing and rewriting the “ownership rules”  they got wrong in 2003 and are now before them … Continue reading →

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Poll: Americans Favor Bush’s Impeachment If He Lied about Iraq

Posted on October 15, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Poll: Americans Favor Bush's Impeachment If He Lied about Iraq AfterDowningStreet By a margin of 50% to 44%, Americans say that [George W.] Bush should be impeached if he lied about the war in Iraq, according to a new poll … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Funding Accountability

Posted on October 14, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Nuclear Funding Accountability Excerpts from nirs.org At a time when Congress is threatening to cut off hundreds of thousands of individuals from their life-lines by making drastic cuts to Medicaid in order to reduce the deficit, here is an opportunity … Continue reading →

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FCC Town Meeting in Iowa City a HUGE Success!

Posted on October 10, 2005 by Trish Nelson

FCC Town Meeting in Iowa City a HUGE Success! Iowa City, Iowa Update: Town Meeting a huge success…more than 500 people packed the Pomerantz Center at the University of Iowa to participate in a forum on media ownership. – Free … Continue reading →

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