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Nicaraguan Contras Failed, Despite Winning

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From "Nicaragua Balloting Said to Go Smoothly" in the Washington Post Monday edition: But many Nicaraguans long ago lost their taste for [Daniel] Ortega, disillusioned by his government's human rights abuses, confiscation of property and bloody war against insurgents known ...
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Ortega Returns, and So Does Biased Coverage of Nicaragua in U.S. Media

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A Newsday article by Letta Tayler, "Ortega Headed for Stunning Victory in Nicaragua," brings back old times... ...memories of 1980s media bias when it comes to U.S. coverage of Nicaragua. For instance: Fans [of Daniel Ortega] waved a sea of ...
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If Daniel Ortega Returns in Nicaragua, the Axis of Evil Grows

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Sunday is decision day in Nicaragua, where, thanks to generous funding from Venezeula's evil nutcase Hugo Chavez, former Communist dictator and human rights abuser Daniel Ortega, is leading in presidential election polls. If you weren't around in the 80s, or ...
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An E-Mail from Mom in Pittsburgh

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An article e-mailed from Mom in Pittsburgh: TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Some gas station owners in Oklahoma are dropping the Venezuelan state-owned Citgo brand, saying sales have dropped significantly since the Venezuelan president criticized President Bush in a speech last ...
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Ted Haggard on the Environment: No Conservative

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In light of the recent scandalous allegations regarding evangelical leader Rev. Ted Haggard, many news outlets have been referring to Haggard as a "conservative." Only a small number are mentioning that Haggard also sees himself as a global warming activist ...
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Some Call It ‘Mind-Boggling Stupid’; Science Calls it ‘Peer-Reviewed’

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The peer-reviewed (pause to geneflect) Science magazine says the world is going to run out of fish. As reported in the Seattle Times: Global fishing trends point to a collapse of most wild seafood harvests by midcentury, according to a ...
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Senator Feingold Responds on Health Care

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Senator Russ Feingold has responded to David Hogberg's analysis of Feingold's "State-Based Health Care Reform Act." The Senator's letter and David's response can be found here ...
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Daschle Wrong on Health Care

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From David Hogberg: The Missoulian reports on a visit by former Senator Tom Daschle to Missoula: Daschle had come to town as part of his "Naked Truth" campaign to raise awareness about America's health care crisis. And what is that ...
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“The Thing I Am Most Proud of In My Life is Having Served in Iraq”

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Many of our long-time blog readers recall the 2004 blog entry "A Soldier Assures Us: Our Progress is Amazing," by my old friend Joe Roche, then on active duty with the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Division in Baghdad. For those ...
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Continuing the Health Care Overview

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David Hogberg now has his second part of his two-part series examining the major health care reform proposals introduced by Democrats over the past Congress online at the American Specator. This time, David takes at look at Rep. Fortney "Pete" ...
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