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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Barn Raising Day for Superdelegate Transparency
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Since the Superdelegate Transparency Project launched on Congresspedia last week, dozens of people have helped flesh out the facts about the so-called "superdelegates" whose votes may determine whether Hillary Clinton or
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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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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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Unspinning the U.S. Elections
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The Center for Media and Democracy is contributing biweekly radio reports on politics and spin to "Election Unspun," a daily news show put together by Pacifica Radio and Free Speech Radio News.
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Featured Participatory Project: Tracking the Superdelegates in the Democratic Primary
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As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama run neck-and-neck in the Democratic primary, a "brokered" convention is possible where the Democratic delegates cut deals and shift sides to give one candidate the threshold they need to gain the party's nomination.
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GM Runs from RAN, then Discusses Greenwashing
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GM's Bob Lutz, in one of the company's fake news spotsIn January, General Motors launched a new website, "GMnext" (which includes a wiki), to mark its 100th anniversary a
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Ad Industry Pushes Back on Product Placement
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Shortly after a majority of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) members voted to review disclosure rules for product placement on television, the advertising industry is lobbying the agency to slow down.
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North American Governments Ponder How Best to Boost Their Wars
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"A key part of Ottawa's public relations campaign" in support of its controversial military mission in Afghanistan is frequent phone calls where "senior federal officials ...
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