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A Honeymoon for American Soldiers Based in Europe

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U.S. Army Specialist Joe Roche, whose observations about his experiences in Iraq earned the honor of being quoted by President Bush and by the Smithsonian Institution, among other distinctions, has sent over some new thoughts: His impressions of Europe, where ...
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Journalists’ (and Bloggers’?) Shield Laws: What is a “Reporter,” Anyway?

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Balancing this favorable article by Joe Strupp in Editor and Publisher about the "reporter's privilege" to be partially except from subpoenas is this excellent one by Dan Ackman in Forbes. Editor and Publisher piece alerts us to bi-partisan legislation in ...
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Associated Press Watch: Channeling Jan Egeland

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Pretty much every loyal American, from the White House on down, scoffed at U.N. Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland when he said the U.S. was cheap. I've been critical of AP writer Charles P. Hanley for following the Sierra ...
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Douglas Brinkley: Inconvenient History

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Douglas Brinkley (the one who appears on cable shows with the title "historian") complains in the Washington Post that "the right has hijacked the word 'freedom' from the progressive movement." ...Historian Douglas Brinkley points out that Bush's use of "freedom" ...
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky: Letter from a Russian Prison

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Mikhail Khodorkovsky writes from a Russian prison, as published by the International Herald Tribune: The destruction of Yukos is almost done. I did everything I could to prevent the authorities' personal animosity toward me from harming minority shareholders, ordinary employees ...
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Staples – Sinclair – Media Matters: Opinion Roundup

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The Staples - Sinclair - Media Matters story continues... When we last visited our cast of characters, Staples was adamant that it is non-political and has not decided to cease advertising on Sinclair news. Media Matters was adamant that Staples ...
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No Sinclair Boycott, Staples Says — Media Matters Report “Misrepresented” Facts, Company Spokeman Says

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As promised, here is a more detailed description of my conversation this evening with Staples spokesman Paul Capelli. I wrote it as a press statement and we are releasing it as one. (It is only fair, as we issued a ...
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Staples Boycotts Sinclair; Should CBS Be Next?

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Husband David has just sent the following e-mail to Owen Davisof Staples, in response to news stories quoting Davis saying Staples now intends to withdraw ads buys from Sinclair News: Dear Mr. Davis, I read in today's Washington Post that ...
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House GOP Rule Change Reversed

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Looks like Professor Bainbridge is getting his wish: Any member of the U.S. House GOP leadership who is indicted by a grand jury once again automatically will lose his or her post, even if members of the Caucus believe the ...
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Poll on Social Security Personal Accounts

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Patrick Ruffini has the stats from a new poll asking this question: Do you favor or oppose giving individuals the choice to invest a portion of their Social Security contributions in stocks or mutual funds? The poll results are interesting ...
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