Category Archives: National News

BUSH ADMINISTRATION TO RELEASE SWEETHEART DEAL THAT EXEMPTS FACTORY FARMS FROM AIR POLLUTION REQUIREMENTS

BUSH ADMINISTRATION TO RELEASE SWEETHEART DEAL THAT EXEMPTS FACTORY FARMS FROM AIR POLLUTION REQUIREMENTS   Sources Inside EPA Say Deal to be Released as Early as Next Week; Earlier Commitment to Public Comment Period Now Not Expected to be Honored … Continue reading

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Our Fearful Mis-leader Mis-speaks Again!

Our Fearful Mis-leader Mis-speaks Again! Signing a defense spending bill yesterday, George W-for-I-Wonder-Where-he-got-his-education Bush declared that America's terrorist enemies “never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people” – then he added, “And neither do we.” … Continue reading

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Doctors Without Borders Leaves Afghanistan and Rumsfeld Leaves the Public Eye

Doctors Without Borders Leaves Afghanistan and Rumsfeld Leaves the Public Eye Aid group Médècins Sans Frontières pulls out of Afghanistan TheOlympian.com . . . The Nobel Prize-winning medical relief group, also known as Doctors Without Borders, denounced the U.S. military's … Continue reading

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Somebody Owes Howard Dean an Apology

Somebody Owes Howard Dean an Apology Thanks to Mark from Carlisle for sending this in From Common Dreams News Center Dean Sees Red Over Code Orange   by Joe Conason   Somebody owes Howard Dean an apology. Over the past … Continue reading

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TERRORIST ALERTS: Crying Wolf? and Peace Is Not On-Message

TERRORIST ALERTS: Crying Wolf? The Independent Institute Orange is the color currently in fashion in the nation’s capital and its main financial center. The U.S. government has once again raised the terror alert level from yellow to orange—this time in … Continue reading

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Why The Press Failed

Why The Press Failed AlterNet.org The Bush administration's media strategy was simple: Treat the press as a special interest group and the American public as a market of consumers. It almost worked. When, on May 26, 2004, the editors of … Continue reading

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More Signs of the GOP Collapse

More Signs of the GOP Collapse Remember that website, Capital Hill Blue, that likes to publish stories about Bush's erratic behavior?  And, by the way, they ARE taken seriously by other, well-known and well-respected alternative news sources.  Check these stories … Continue reading

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How Michael Moore Got His Footage for F 9/11

How Michael Moore Got His Footage for F 9/11 Michael Moore (right) with Darrell Lewis at the convention. © 2004 Democracy for Iowa. All rights reserved. by Linda Thieman I was reading an interview with Michael Moore in Entertainment Weekly … Continue reading

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The Fascinating Future of the Progressive Movement

The Fascinating Future of the Progressive Movement Victory in 2004–and Beyond The Nation An enlightening read that outlines the future of the progressive movement, starting with the collapse of the Conservative Era The prospect of hanging, Dr. Johnson said, concentrates … Continue reading

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Paul Krugman Paints Bush As Aiding Terrorists

Paul Krugman Paints Bush As Aiding Terrorists This is a must read from the New York Times.  Free registration is required. The Arabian Candidate by Paul Krugman In the original version of “The Manchurian Candidate,” Senator John Iselin, whom Chinese … Continue reading

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