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The Little Guy Takes It On The Chin -- And In The Wallet |
by Arianna Huffington
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30 Jul 2002
Modified: 01 Aug 2002 |
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And why are our elected representatives so eager to add to the burden of consumers struggling to rebuild their lives amidst tough economic times? Perhaps it has something to do with the $27.5 million the finance and credit industries have contributed to political campaigns since 1990 -- including $3,518,966 so far in the 2002 election cycle. |
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War and Forgetfulness -- A Bloody Media Game |
by Norman Solomon
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01 Aug 2002
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Instead of presenting a complete relevant summary of past events, mainstream U.S. journalists and politicians are glad to focus on tactical pros and cons of various aggressive military scenarios. While a few pundits raise cautious warning flags, even the most absurd Swiss-cheese rationales for violently forcing a "regime change" in Baghdad routinely pass without challenge. |
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Republicans Seek to Block Libertarians from Ballot this Fall |
by Philip Lowman
lowman (nospam) uiuc.edu (unverified) |
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17 Jul 2002
Modified: 01 Aug 2002 |
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The Republican party of Illinois is challenging the legitimacy of over 29,000 signatures collected statewide by the Libertarian Party of Illinois. Libertarians collected over 52,000 signatures to get a slate of 42 candidates for office on the ballot this fall. Included in this collection was over 3600 signatures from registered Champaign County voters. In order to get candidates for state office on the ballot a third party in Illinois must collect 25,000 signatures from registered voters. The Republican effort to challenge the legitimacy of the Champaign County signatures starts Monday, July 22nd when Republican and Libertarian representatives will examine petition signatures line by line. |
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BTL: Exposure of Crony Capitalism May Provide Opportunities for... |
by Interview by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
betweenthelines (nospam) snet.net (unverified) |
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01 Aug 2002
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...Progressive Movements to Influence Public Policy. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Counterpunch co-editor Alexander Cockburn. |
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Midsummer Night's Massacre |
by Lori Wallach
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Current rating: 0
30 Jul 2002
Modified: 31 Jul 2002 |
Controversial 304-page "Trade" Bill Few Have Read is Rammed Through Congress at 3:30AM by Razor Thin Margin
Statement by Lori Wallach, Director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch |
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No Rejection From Congress for Iraq Invasion |
by Tadd Kramer
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31 Jul 2002
Modified: 04:52:07 PM |
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WASHINGTON — If President Bush decides to invade Iraq, he's unlikely to face the kind of congressional resistance his father met when he sought to drive Saddam Hussein's forces from Kuwait in 1991. |
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Profound Effect on U.S. Economy Seen in a War on Iraq |
by NYTimes via gehrig
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31 Jul 2002
Modified: 04:24:08 PM |
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A mainstream article worth reading about the economics of war. The Gulf War cost $61 billion in direct costs plus, as a side effect, the economic recession which led to Bush I's ouster. Yet that financial cost was largely shared with other nations. The Iraq vendetta would not be such an international effort, and we'd pay the bill all alone. |
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First Amendment Case Headed To Federal Court in Illinois |
by Jon R. Pike
profpike (nospam) yahoo.com (unverified) |
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01 Jul 2002
Modified: 31 Jul 2002 |
A court case over Prior Restraint Between Governor's State University and its college newspaper is headed to federal court in Illinois
Students at Governor's State University are suing the university over what they say is unconstitutional prior restraint over articles in the student newspaper. |
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