Two reasons are usually given by those who believe the news media should ignore Internet rumors about a political candidate's alleged infidelity. The first is that marital infidelity is a private issue, and as such, should only be covered by ...
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Good ideas from Washington are about as common as World Series appearances by the Chicago Cubs or the Boston Red Sox. But while the hapless Cubs and Red Sox will have to wait another season (or more) for their day ...
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What do al Qaeda and mercury pollution have in common? The answer: Clinton appointees who did little about them are now claiming in MoveOn.org political TV ad campaigns1,2 that, thanks to George Bush, both threaten your health. Al Qaeda's terrorist ...
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The AFL-CIO says yes here. I say no here ...
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Thoughts from hubby David, our VP: Everyone remembers the childhood game "pass it on." A story is whispered in the ear of one child, who then passes it on by whisper to another child and so on. You know what ...
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A note from NCPPR executive director David Almasi: Howard Stern is foul-mouthed and his show is intentionally titillating. I think we all understand that. The fact that Clear Channel suddenly found him to be indecent reminds me of Captain Renault ...
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Had the local DC NBC affiliate news on tonight and saw a commercial about asbestos. I didn't catch who produced it, although it may be the one referred to near the end of this Washington Post article. If only trial ...
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Thoughts from hubby David, our VP: Everyone remembers the childhood game "pass it on." A story is whispered in the ear of one child, who then passes it on by whisper to another child and so on. You know what ...
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Alan Greenspan's warnings on Social Security aren't new. Here's part of what Greenspan said in 1996: We owe it to those who will retire after the turn of the century to be given sufficient advance notice to make what alterations ...
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BACKGROUND: Saying "the Bush Administration has not acted aggressively"1 to protect Americans from terrorists, Friends of ther Earth and Greenpeace have convinced elected officials on the city council of the District of Columbia to introduce legislation to prohibit the shipment ...
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