Rolled Up Sleeves
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Much Ado About Libby
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Conservative pundits have been spinning the perjury indictment of Cheney chief of staff Scooter Libby as "Nadagate," a "mountain that's been made out of a molehill" based on an "investigation about nothing." The latest CBS o
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Rove Corrals Corallo for PR Help
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As the Associated Press and other sources reported that "Karl Rove escaped indictment in the (Valerie Plame) CIA leak case Friday but remained under investig
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The Big Picture
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As the indictments stemming from Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation are revealed, several columnists and bloggers have been keeping the larger context of the Plame leak in view.
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Cheney-Rumsfeld Cabal's Amateur Hour
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Lawrence Wilkerson, who served as chief of staff at the State Department until early this year, publicly blasted the Bush Administration, including accusing George W.
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E-voting Not Yet Ready for Prime Time
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"Questions about the security and accuracy of electronic voting systems are likely to continue into the 2006 national elections, because the U.S. government has not yet completed work on electronic voting guidelines," according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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The Plame Blame Game?
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"With indictments" in the Plame leak case possibly looming, "Republicans are preparing a public relations blitz aimed at shoring up public support for the Bush administration," writes the Boston Globe. "The outlines ...
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Not Too Many Miers Admirers
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Two new conservative campaigns are urging Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers to withdraw her name from consideration, or have President Bush withdraw it.
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One Step Forward (But Two Back) in the Fight Against Fake News
"Myself and others felt violated by the first bill," said Doug Simon, the founder, president and CEO of D S Simon Productions, a major producer of the faux television news reports known as video news releases (VNRs).
Simon was referring to the Truth in Broadcasting Act (S 967). In its original incarnation, this bill would have required a "conspicuous" disclosure to accompany any government-produced or -funded prepackaged VNR or the radio equivalent, an audio news release (ANR).
Public Diplomacy after Psyops Atrocities
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While embedded with a U.S. Army unit in Afghanistan, Australian journalist Stephen Dupont filmed "U.S.
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