Ketchum Caught "Man of the Year" Title for Putin
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Ketchum, the PR firm involved in the
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Bank Case Proves Information Wants to Be Free
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"In a move that legal experts said could present a major test of First Amendment rights in the Internet area, a federal judge in San Francisco ... ordered the disabling of a Web site devoted to disclosing confidential information." The site, Wikileaks, allows people to anonymously post documents and other information. The judge's order disabled the site's U.S.
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Taking a Stand for Their Communities' Health
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Low-income California communities concerned with environmental justice have launched a 21-point "Environmental Justice Movement Declaration." Their position is a challenge to the policies of Gov.
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Tapping into Consumer Assumptions
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Rep. Al Wynn of Maryland and Rep. Hilda Solis of California have asked the Government Accountability Office to look into the bottled water industry.
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Are Hybrids Putting the Brakes on Greener Options?
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French researchers are concerned that consumer demand for hybrid cars, fueled by advertising and PR, is slowing down the development of genuinely sustainable green auto technologies.
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Without Academic Partnerships, the Tobacco Industry Loses Power
A February 9 Los Angeles Times article about University of California, Los Angeles professor Edythe London taking a $6 million grant from Philip Morris to study the brains of child smokers and monkeys addicted to nicotine once again raises questions about the appropriateness of university researchers accepting tobacco industry funding. Philip Morris denied that they have a stake in this particular project, but the denial had little credibility since the company no doubt will benefit from understanding more about youth smoking and nicotine addiction. After all, the future of their business depends on these two topics. Still, we wonder why any person curious enough to be engaged in scientific research isn't also curious enough to find out what's in it for Philip Morris before they accept the funds? These days, the answer is as close as your computer.
When "Social Values" Means Smoking
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When the dangers of smoking first became widely known, cigarette companies secretly hired biomedical scientists to create confusion.
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Will the Candidate Without Nuclear Industry Ties Please Stand Up?
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"As Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign was blasting Sen.
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Olympics Sponsors Counseled to "Keep Quiet" on Darfur
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Corporate sponsors of this summer's Beijing Olympics Games are increasingly nervous.
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Microsoft Tells Students: We Have Rights Too, You Know
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"Education is the key to stemming illegal downloads of music and other content," concluded a new study.
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