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Commentary :: Regime
Intelligence Unglued
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15 Jul 2003
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News :: International Relations
Breaking The Silence: Soldiers Speak Out Against War In Iraq
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14 Jul 2003
The following story focuses on a Marine who was recently killed in Iraq. He studied and promoted peace, and believed the Bush administration was not justified in going to war with Iraq. The night before he was deployed, he gave an annonymous interview with Pacifica Radio reporter Ingrid Drake. A shortened version of this story originally appeared on www.tompaine.com at http://www.tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/8341
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News :: Right Wing
Bush Energy Task Force Exposed
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14 Jul 2003
Alleged task force member includes: Thomas Kuhn, Edison Electric Institute president; Marc Racicot, current Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman; Haley Barbour, former RNC chairman; and Ken Lay, former Enron chairman.
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Commentary :: Gender and Sexuality
HOMOSEXUALITY
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14 Jul 2003
SAME
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Announcement :: Civil & Human Rights
Venceremos Brigade Cuba Travel Challenge
Current rating: 0
14 Jul 2003
In a few days the Venceremos Brigade will travel to Cuba. The Venceremos Brigade is an educational work project that has traveled to Cuba every year since 1969 to work side by side with Cuban workers. We are united in opposing the travel ban and the U.S. economic blockade of Cuba.
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News :: Media
Broadcast Lobby Caught Red Handed With Red Herring -- "Oceans Of Radio Interference" Proven To Be Puddles In Independent Study Of LPFM
Current rating: 0
14 Jul 2003
"As the result of these bizarre political pressures exerted by the broadcast lobby, the FCC has developed a more extensive complaint procedure for when you turn on a hundred watt station than when you turn on a 50,000 watt station. We proved in 1999 that the interference issue was a red herring, and MITRE has proven it again," said Pete Tridish. "It is time to let low power radio into the cities."
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News :: Right Wing
Antiwar.com Says "McCarthy Was Right!"
Current rating: 3
14 Jul 2003
I haven't read Coulter's book, because I don't need to be convinced that McCarthy was right. The Senator pointed to the internal danger posed by Communist sympathizers.
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News :: Elections & Legislation
U.S. PIRG Report Documents Big Money's Influence On Election Outcomes
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14 Jul 2003
"This so-called reform doubled the amount that wealthy donors can give directly to candidates' campaigns. The new limits are a boon for the handful of ringside revelers who can afford a $2,000 ticket to each political event. But they left the rest of us in the cheap seats, farther from the action than ever before."

According to the report, 26% of the members Congress are millionaires, compared with just 1% of the population. The report's authors maintain that contribution limits set at a level well beyond what average Americans can afford to contribute forces candidates who are not wealthy themselves to compete in a "wealth primary" for large hard money contributions from a narrow donor pool.
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News :: Media
Poll: FCC Media Ownership Rules Change Fuels Worries
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14 Jul 2003
Although public distrust of the media is growing as it becomes more concentrated, many Americans still share the mistaken belief that the corporate media is "liberal."
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Commentary :: International Relations
Scott Ritter Press Conference, Jul 10th - Bush Lies Context
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13 Jul 2003
On July 10th, Scott Ritter held a press tele-conference at Traprock Peace Center, Deerfield, Massachusetts. Ritter addresses recent media coverage of Bush Administration lies and provides further context and perspective on where we're heading. Attached is an mp3 audio file of the event; 1:04:38 runtime.
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