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Integrity of the New York Times - 1 views
I am disturbed by the Putin editorial in the NY Times last Wednesday, not because of the content of his message but because the venerable NY Times editorial board was persuaded by a large and power...
Photo of Combat Vehicles on the Streets of Springfield, Illinois - 0 views
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On July 30, Infowars reported on an Illinois Army National Guard plan to put Armored Security Vehicles on the streets. "A Springfield-based military police company will be training with a new armored vehicle in the area this week," the Associated Press reported. "The Illinois Army National Guard says training with the new Armored Security Vehicles will start Thursday and run through Sunday."
Recession Worse Than Prior Estimates, Revisions Show (Update1) - Bloomberg.com - 0 views
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"The current downturn beginning in 2008 is more pronounced," Steven Landefeld, director of the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis, said in a press briefing this week. The revisions were in line with past experience in which initial figures tended to underestimate the severity of contractions during their early stages, he said.
Statistical Deceptions - 0 views
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Last week on NPR a professor in the Sloan School of Management at MIT explained that what is really at stake in the health care bill is the US government's ability to borrow. In other words, the bill is about cutting health care costs, not about providing hard-pressed Americans with health care.
Anti-Barack Obama 'birther movement' gathers steam | World news | guardian.co.uk - 0 views
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A long brewing conspiracy theory has it that Barack Obama entered this world as a subject of the British crown in East Africa because his father was Kenyan. A Hawaii birth certificate and birth notices in the Honolulu press went some way to dampen down the feverish speculation when it first emerged during Obama's election campaign, driven by a handful of rightwingers who helped scupper John Kerry's bid for president.
Anti-Obama 'birther movement' gathers steam - 0 views
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A long brewing conspiracy theory has it that Barack Obama entered this world as a subject of the British crown in East Africa because his father was Kenyan. A Hawaii birth certificate and birth notices in the Honolulu press went some way to dampen down the feverish speculation when it first emerged during Obama's election campaign, driven by a handful of rightwingers who helped scupper John Kerry's bid for president.
Alleged North Carolina Jihadists to be Tried with Secret Evidence - 0 views
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The Associated Press reports today that the supposed North Carolina terrorism suspects may be tried with secret evidence. The case may involve "classified material that will raise national security issues if given to their defense attorneys," federal prosecutors told the AP. The men charged in the case are to appear in federal court on Tuesday.
"Manufactured Protests" Myth Starts To Crack - 0 views
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The media created myth that the town hall protests raging across the country are artificially manufactured is starting to crack, as the public takes the press to task for parroting the erroneous talking point that the demonstrations are the work of lobbyists and Republican organizations, and that they are fostered by underlying racism.
The Raw Story » Troops may be deployed to Alabama county - 0 views
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Associated Press -- The sheriff in Alabama's most populous county may call for the National Guard to help maintain order, a spokesman said Tuesday, as a judge cleared the way for cuts in the sheriff's budget and lawmakers reached a compromise they hope will end the budget crisis.