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Battle of the Hawks
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080506_robert_scheer_may_7_here_come_the_hawks/In the increasingly unlikely event of a McCain-Clinton election, folks who care about the peace issue would have serious reason to worry. Both of these candidates are inveterate hawks, and what we would be up against is a choice between the neoconservatives and the neoliberals as to who could be more adventurous in getting us into unjustifiable foreign wars. …
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Another Reason Not to Vote for McCain
http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080506_another_reason_not_to_vote_for_john_mccain/The Democrats have been worried about unifying their party, so it’s odd that John McCain would pick this moment to give them another reason to band together. If elected, McCain said Tuesday, he would think of conservative Justices John Roberts and Samuel Alito “as the model for my own nominees” to the Supreme Court. …
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LGF Watch
http://lgfwatch.blogspot.comReport from Baghdad Warning Fails to Prevent Electrocution of U.S. Soldiers U.N. to Resume Burma Aid Opposition Calls for Referendum on Bolivia’s Morales Movie Mogul Weinstein Reportedly Pressured Pelosi
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Truthdig - Reports
http://truthdig.com/reportREAD THE WHOLE ITEMRelated Entries May 9, 2008 U.N. to Resume Burma Aid May 8, 2008 Pat and Mary Tillman Are Saluted in N.Y. Times May 8, 2008 Hillary Plays the Crazy Card May 8, 2008 War Inc. May 7, 2008 The U.S. War on Journalists
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Truthdig - Reports
http://truthdig.com/reportREAD THE WHOLE ITEMRelated Entries May 9, 2008 U.N. To Resume Burma Aid May 8, 2008 Pat and Mary Tillman Are Saluted in N.Y. Times May 8, 2008 Hillary Plays the Crazy Card May 8, 2008 War Inc. May 7, 2008 The U.S. War on Journalists
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"Sen. Obama’s support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again."
http://transparentcommunity.tumblr.com/post/34171416“Sen. Obama’s support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again.” - Hillary Clinton (via johnbrissenden). Who thought that was a good idea? I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Hillary Clinton has and will sabotage the Democratic party’s candidates until she’s nominated, even if it means handing another presidency to
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http://truthdig.com/reportREAD THE WHOLE ITEMRelated Entries May 8, 2008 Clinton: Whites Prefer Me May 8, 2008 Obama’s Mama May 8, 2008 Showing Hillary the Door May 7, 2008 McGovern Switches to Obama May 7, 2008 Clinton Gave Own Campaign $6.4 Million
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Bout of Context
http://boutofcontext.tumblr.com— Hillary Clinton (via johnbrissenden) “Senator Obama’s support among real Americans - those who like their chicken grilled, not fried, and who only eat watermelon that’s been scooped into balls - is trending downward.
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Clinton: Whites Prefer Me
http://clinton.expertvillage.net/clinton-whites-prefer-me/stir controversy with racially-charged comments that appeared in USA Today Thursday. The candidate noted an article “that found how Sen. Obama’s support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, … Read the rest of this great post here
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War, Inc.
http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/20080508_war_inc/READ THE WHOLE ITEMRelated Entries April 9, 2008 ¿Zapping Zapata? March 29, 2008 The Decriminalization of Corporate Crime March 19, 2008 FCC Cashes In on Spectrum Auction March 7, 2008 Tracy Flick 4 Prez! February 26, 2008 YouTube Back in Pakistan
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THURSDAY MARGINALIA: THE "ON THE ROAD" EDITION
http://marksarvas.blogs.com/elegvar/2008/05/thursday-marg-1....a treasure trove of intriguing and revealing looks at where Chabon goes to make up his worlds and how he tells his fables of the reconstruction." * Steve Wasserman's book review section for Truthdig - to which we have proudly contributed - has won a Maggie Award. * Martin Amis is collaborating on a screenplay adaptation of London Fields. (We support any venture that prevents him from holding forth on geopolitics.) Amis is working on the screenplay with Roberta Hanley, co-founder of Muse Productions, the film
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