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Wednesday, May 31
this from BradBlog: Kennedy to question 2004 election
by
margieburns
on Wed 31 May 2006 03:30 PM CDT
This just in from Brad Friedman: EXCLUSIVE: BOBBY KENNEDY JR. TO QUESTION 2004 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN MAJOR ROLLING STONE FEATURE ... more »
Exploitation, denial, and hanging 9/11 around his neck
by
margieburns
on Wed 31 May 2006 03:25 PM CDT
By any reasonable standard, the fact that 9/11 happened on Bush's watch should not be a resume-brightener. By any reasonable ... more » Tuesday, May 30
MoveOn, getting too defensive
by
margieburns
on Tue 30 May 2006 06:11 PM CDT
Hold on, MoveOn. I like much of your work, and I voted on your “big three” (publicly funded elections, health ... more »
Why are these people tracking my internet use?
by
margieburns
on Tue 30 May 2006 05:48 PM CDT
Yesterday afternoon I ran the Ad-Aware software (free download version) in my desktop, and removed 18 "objects," i.e. unwanted commercial ... more »
Fired Portland airport employees get some redress
by
margieburns
on Tue 30 May 2006 11:50 AM CDT
Article by Boaz Herzog in the Oregonian, forwarded by an aviation security expert: Screeners win lawsuit on lost jobs> Jury award ... more » Monday, May 29
Schumer: "Americans don't want investigation"
by
margieburns
on Mon 29 May 2006 03:14 PM CDT
Unfortunately Mitch McConnell and Charles Schumer weighed in, on a Sunday head show, on chances of Democrats' retaking Congress in the ... more »
ImpeachPAC endorses Senate candidate Jean Hay Bright
by
margieburns
on Mon 29 May 2006 02:46 PM CDT
Between hurried trips out of town, some rapid postings; this forwarded from ImpeachPAC (impeachpac@democrats.com): For Immediate Release: May 29, ... more »
New version of "Who's on First?," newly updated
by
margieburns
on Mon 29 May 2006 02:39 PM CDT
With thanks to the emailers who forwarded this and to the composer: "WHO'S ON FIRST" – new version, newly updated... more » Friday, May 26
Interim win for Internet freedom
by
margieburns
on Fri 26 May 2006 11:17 AM CDT
From www.freepress.net: A bipartisan majority on the House Judiciary Committee yesterday passed the "Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act" -- ... more » Thursday, May 25
9/ll documentary coming out in August
by
margieburns
on Thu 25 May 2006 11:10 AM CDT
Let's hope this will constitute a welcome antidote to the Hollywood-ization of 9/11 and perhaps to the Fox-ification of U.S. foreign policy ... more » Tuesday, May 23
Why do so many attorneys hate the law?
by
margieburns
on Tue 23 May 2006 09:26 AM CDT
I have been waiting for the right moment to post the anecdote below, but there is no right moment.
Zogby Poll: Over 70 Million American Adults Support New 9/11 Investigation
by
margieburns
on Tue 23 May 2006 06:10 AM CDT
Passing this along, forwarded by 911truth.org: Zogby Poll: Over 70 Million American Adults Support New 9/11 Investigation The poll is ... more » Monday, May 22
AT&T whistleblower steps forward, describes NSA collusion
by
margieburns
on Mon 22 May 2006 02:10 PM CDT
Kudos to Wired for publishing the statement of AT&T whistleblower Mark Klein. Klein worked for AT&T for 22 years. The statement ... more »
Judith Miller turns on the GWBush administration
by
margieburns
on Mon 22 May 2006 06:07 AM CDT
As many netizens know, Judith Miller recently gave an exclusive interview to AlterNet, the gist of which is that ... more » Sunday, May 21
A wife for Mission Impossible?
by
margieburns
on Sun 21 May 2006 10:55 AM CDT
The actuarial outlook for wives and girlfriends of superspies is not good. Going all the way back to the granddaddy of international-spy franchises more »
Thursday, May 18
More on partial reporting and the Duke rape case
by
margieburns
on Thu 18 May 2006 10:16 AM CDT
This entry continues from a previous blog. When a third player was indicted in the Wednesday, May 17
Racist Houston crowd likes seeing a batter hit IN THE BACK
by
margieburns
on Wed 17 May 2006 12:32 PM CDT
A few sportswriters reported this morning that Barry Bonds got hit in the back by Astros pitcher Russ Springer last ... more » Tuesday, May 16
Rape allegations and partial reporting in the Washington Post
by
margieburns
on Tue 16 May 2006 02:41 PM CDT
Today’s article about the Duke rape case in the WashPost seems rather biased against the accuser (“Bethesda Man Indicted in ... more » Monday, May 15
Using the borders to gut the labor movement
by
margieburns
on Mon 15 May 2006 07:53 PM CDT
Hearing the president’s nationally televised speech on border security and immigration, I am more than ever reminded of why we ... more » Sunday, May 14
NSA surveillance, open borders, White House misdirection
by
margieburns
on Sun 14 May 2006 10:49 AM CDT
NSA surveillance, open borders, White House misdirection Why do the news media keep playing along? The news that ... more »
First Lady says "Sure. Absolutely. Of course." she's a feminist
by
margieburns
on Sun 14 May 2006 08:43 AM CDT
Well, happy Mother's Day to me and to all other feminist mothers: First Lady Laura Bush just told George Stephanopoulos ... more » Saturday, May 13
No contract left behind
by
margieburns
on Sat 13 May 2006 09:17 AM CDT
Standardized tests do have some limited usefulness for gauging school performance. The catch is that, for standardized tests to measure ... more » Friday, May 12
Stop attacking Barry Bonds
by
margieburns
on Fri 12 May 2006 09:19 AM CDT
West Coast writer Bob Wing makes a good call in "Hating Barry Bonds": http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/06/05/con06188.html. Good work. High time someone ... more » Thursday, May 11
American Idol heads for lowest common denominator
by
margieburns
on Thu 11 May 2006 09:38 AM CDT
Chris Daughtry got voted off American Idol this week, and Katharine McPhee got the second-lowest total of votes. Daughtry has ... more »
Calls for sarcastic retort: GWBush backs brother Jeb for White House
by
margieburns
on Thu 11 May 2006 07:32 AM CDT
The St. Petersburg Times reports, picked up by the London Guardian, that the president says his brother Jeb would make ... more »
"NSA has massive database of Americans' phone calls": calls for sarcastic response
by
margieburns
on Thu 11 May 2006 05:11 AM CDT
This is straight out of some evil planet visited in Star Trek. AP reports that “The National Security Agency ... more » Thursday, May 4
Leading to Iraq: high crimes and misdemeanors3
by
margieburns
on Thu 04 May 2006 08:34 PM CDT
This blog continues from the previous ones on the same topic. As we now know, the White House and top ... more » |
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