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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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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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 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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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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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 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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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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There are many black Americans today who yearn for a more complete connection with their African ancestry. Many believe this link is necessary to complete their cultural identity. For some, this effort goes no further than wearing African attire. For ...
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While traveling through a part of my community dominated by "Section 8" government-subsidized housing, I came across a group of seemingly out-of-place college students. Approaching them, I discovered they were performing community service by picking up trash in front of ...
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