August 4th, 2010 // comments (0)
Prop 8 Struck Down
California judge strikes down Prop 8 (PDF)…
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July 19th, 2010 // comments (0)
Top Secret America
A fountain of information from the Washington Post… 854,000 with top-secret access.
-- Shawn Wasson
July 16th, 2010 // comments (1)
Drugs Inc. – Meth Episode
A look at the ins-and-outs of meth…
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July 15th, 2010 // comments (0)
Billion Bug Highway
Fantastic animation/report from NPR to cleanse the palate today… It’s about billions of bugs in the sky.
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July 13th, 2010 // comments (1)
Aimee Sword Convicted
Sword gets 30 years for sex with son…
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July 6th, 2010 // comments (0)
USA V. Arizona (PDF)
The Justice Department has officially filed a lawsuit against the state of Arizona over still yet to be enacted SB1070. Read the filing here (PDF).
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August 30th, 2010 // comments (0)
The News Junkie – 08/28/10
Here is the audio from Saturday’s show…
August 21st, 2010 // comments (0)
The News Junkie – 08/21/10
Here is the audio from Saturday’s show…
August 14th, 2010 // comments (0)
The News Junkie – 08/14/10
Here is the audio from Saturday’s show…
August 11th, 2010 // comments (0)
Steven Slater Isn’t A Folk Hero; He’s An Asshole
The latest on the JetBlue flight attendant who went apeshit:
Slater declined to talk about the confrontation a passenger that prompted his dramatic down-the-chute departure Monday.
He plans to hire a new lawyer and make some kind of announcement soon.
“A lot of my life is out of my hands right now,” he said as he got into a Jeep with his boyfriend. “There’s a lot to sort out in a fairly quick time frame.”
Slater, who lives in
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August 10th, 2010 // comments (0)
Will Lebanon Give In To Bullying By Hezbollah?
Some trouble on the horizon as the al-Hariri case wraps up:
BEIRUT — The United Nations set up a tribunal to try suspects in the 2005 killing of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri in an effort to deter future violence in Lebanon. But many in the country now fear indictments in the case could trigger a new political crisis or even sectarian bloodshed.
It’s clear that Hezbollah expects the U.N. to point fingers at several figureheads and,…
August 4th, 2010 // comments (0)
Why Wyclef Jean Will Be Haiti’s Next President
Wyclef is running for President of beleaguered Haiti… and he’s going to win:
Six years ago, hip hop icon Wyclef Jean released a soulful tune called “President,” in which he fantasized about what it would be like to lead a country.
That fantasy may come closer to reality when the Haitian-American recording artist announces exclusively on CNN’s “Larry King Live” that he intends to run for president of Haiti.
Jean, who had been an outspoken proponent for Haiti
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August 3rd, 2010 // comments (0)
Enough With The Bitching About Airline Fees
Nearly every day for the last several years, I’ve stumbled across a story about how airline fees are out-of-control and Congress should do something about it.
Today, clearly, is no exception:
Just when you thought airlines couldn’t get any stingier, the CEO of Spirit Airlines said he is considering a new fee to talk with a human at the airport.
Yes, the airline that just started charging for carry-on bags might someday add a fee for getting some
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July 29th, 2010 // comments (1)
How Wikileaks Put Bradley Manning In Jail For Life
Wikileaks editor and activist Julian Assange may be on a high-five tour with friends at the moment but the source of his documents remains in a jail cell.
WASHINGTON—Investigators have found concrete evidence linking Pfc. Bradley Manning with the leak of classified Afghanistan war reports, a U.S. defense official said.
A search of the computers used by Pfc. Manning yielded evidence he had downloaded the Afghanistan war logs, which span 2004-2009, the official said. It isn’t clear precisely
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July 28th, 2010 // comments (0)
Arizona’s Immigration Law Takes Effect Tomorrow
Move over Shirley Sherrod, there’s a new big story in town:
PHOENIX — Police and protesters are gearing up for Arizona’s new immigration law, which takes effect Thursday.
Officers are getting last-minute training on the law, including how to avoid racial profiling, while preparing for a potential influx of detainees.
In Maricopa County, Sheriff Joe Arpaio plans his 17th crime and immigration sweep. He says he has made space in his outdoor jail for an additional 100 people
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July 27th, 2010 // comments (0)
A Quick Update On Progress In Iraq
Admiral Mike Mullen cites ‘stunning progress‘ in Iraq:
Mullen said the progress since 2007 represented “truly a stunning achievement.”
The United States has about 77,500 soldiers in Iraq but all combat troops are due out by September 1, leaving a training and advisory force of 50,000. And by December 2011, all remaining troops are to leave.
“We’re still on track to reduce the number of troops to 50,000 by the end of August and to have all combat
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July 26th, 2010 // comments (0)
Why Did The Media Obsess Over Shirley Sherrod?
For all the hand-wringing he’s done over the Shirley Sherrod debacle, the blaming of websites, competing cable networks and Breitbart himself, one of the first reports of the story occured during Anderson Cooper’s show AC 360 on CNN. As per usual, facts are inconvenient things.
COOPER: Joe following some other breaking news for us — thanks — in the “360 News and Business Bulletin.”
Joe, what have you got?
JOHNS: Well, Anderson, late word tonight that Shirley Sherrod,
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