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News :: Peace |
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Sign Military Families' Petition: Bring Reserve Troops Home |
by The 129th - Bring Them Home!
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21 Sep 2003
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On September 9th, 2003, our loved ones, currently serving in the Iraqi theater, were delivered orders extending their overseas stay. They have been told that there is a chance they could be home in May 2004 with the possibility of an extension to January 2005. May 2004 is a minimum 16 month deployment for this Reserve Unit. |
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News :: Peace |
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National Opt-Out Day Challenges Controversial 'No Child Left Behind' Act |
by AFSC
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21 Sep 2003
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The No Child Left Behind Act requires school districts to share students' names, addresses, and telephone numbers with military recruiters. School districts were often unable to adequately inform parents or students of the new requirement, consequently many never knew, or discovered after the fact, that they could 'opt out' of this provision. |
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Announcement :: Media |
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Friday Sept. 26th - Do Our Media Serve Us? |
by ac
diatribezine (nospam) yahoo.com (verified) |
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20 Sep 2003
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Do Our Media Serve Us?
a day of panels, speakers & films concerning:
The role of the mainstream media in motivating the public¹s
acquiescence
towards questionable government policies & regulations.
Friday, Sept. 26 € Columbia College
10 am  6 pm in the Hokin Annex € 623 S. Wabash, 1st Floor |
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News :: Globalization |
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Economic Forecast Gloomy For Poor, Says Alternative Outlook |
by Emad Mekay
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20 Sep 2003
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''Despite much rigging of statistics, the 'trickle down' effect has not been proven. Instead, as the World Bank's own data illustrates, poor countries are lenders to the rich -- unwittingly financing opulent living standards in the U.S. and elsewhere,'' said RWEO Editor Ann Pettifor, in a press release from Dubai. |
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LOCAL News :: Media |
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Mediageek News For Week Of Sept. 19: Senate Votes To Veto FCC; 3rd Circuit Says FCC Case Will Be Heard In Philly; Radio Spectrum Land Grab |
by Paul Riismandel
paul (nospam) mediageek.org (unverified) |
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20 Sep 2003
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These are the media news headlines as read on the Mediageek Radio Show, which aired Friday, Sept. 19, at 5:30 PM on WEFT 90.1 FM. Mediageek airs every Friday at 5:30 on WEFT.
Catch up on other media news at the mediageek website: http://www.mediageek.org. You can also listen to the program on-line in mp3 and the open source ogg vorbis format. |
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News :: Peace |
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White House Is Ambushed By Criticism From America's Military Community |
by Andrew Gumbel
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20 Sep 2003
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From Vietnam veterans to fresh young recruits, from seasoned officers to anxious mothers worried about their sons' safety on the streets of Baghdad and Fallujah, the military community is growing ever more vocal in its opposition to the White House. |
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BTL:Bush Administration Launches New Attack On Clean Air Rules... |
by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus
betweenthelines (nospam) snet.net (verified) |
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20 Sep 2003
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...Environmental Groups Fight Back. Interview with John Walke, director of clean air programs at the Natural Resources Defense Council, conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus |
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