Reach Out and Misuse Someone's Name
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BP's "Buddy System" for Politicians
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A report commissioned by BP "to investigate corrosion-related oil pipeline spills last year in Prudhoe Bay ... offers a rare glimpse inside the London-based oil giant's corporate tactics in Alaska," writes Wesley Loy.
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Exxon: Still Fronting After All These Years
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An old advertisement for Exxon (then Esso)
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Manufacturing Consent on Product Safety Nominee
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A controversial nominee to head the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just got more controversial. Michael E.
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GM Moves from Fake News to Fake Opinions
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Shell Drills for Support in Virginia
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As part of its crisis management strategy, in response to public anger over high gas prices and record-breaking profits for the oil industry, Shell Oil president John Hofmeister recently spoke to a small invite-only group in Richmond, Virginia.
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Mother's Day: A Great Hook for Fake News
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Invasion of the Franchise Snatchers
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While "attending an open meeting of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities," Bruce Kushnick saw "something odd. Three guys are standing in the back by the exit door and they keep shaking the hands of the speakers, most of whom testified that Verizon should get a new, statewide franchise." The three guys were Verizon employees, and many of the speakers were from groups that receive Verizon funding. Such telecom astroturf is spreading, warns Kushnick.
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More Outsourced Science Raises More Questions
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"The public interest and the private interest aren't always the same thing," said Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), as Congress prepares to investigate "possible conflicts of interest involving medical research firms such as the Constella Group." The U.S.
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Tampa Testimony Against Media Consolidation, for Media "Convergence"
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On April 30, "the Federal Communications Commission was in Tampa to hear from opponents and advocates of media consolidation," reports Pat Walters. "Since June, the FCC has been reviewing several planned changes to the rules governing media ownership.
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