Kerry Will Have Opportunity to Back Up 'Fair Trade' Rhetoric
Crossposted at Priority Wire - a daily source for news on globalization, workers' rights, and corporate power... +++++++++++ Should anyone believe career free-marketeer John Kerry when he makes...
View ArticleG8 Agenda: Extending Imperial Reach
FYI: this is crossposted at my blog Priority Wire - it's Political Wire for folks interested in globalization, trade, corporate power, and development issues. +++++++++++++++++ Differences over the...
View ArticleBreaking G8 News: Bush Backs Debt Relief
Bush Announces Support for Massive Debt Relief Plan: In a "last minute softening of his stance," George Bush has decided to back "an ambitious British-designed plan for more generous debt relief for...
View ArticleLooking for compelling G8 coverage?
FYI: I've been posting frequent news updates on the G8 Summit over at my blog, Priority Wire, and will continue to do so until Thursday. The Summit agenda is extremely ambitious, and the more public...
View ArticleO'Reilly's ultimatum: He says he'll leave radio if...
I was just watching the rebroadcast of O'Reilly's appearance with Paul Krugman on CNBC's Tim Russert show, and he made a wonderfully convenient ultimatum. Russert asked O'Reilly about the record...
View ArticleWhich convention is pulling higher ratings? Answers here...
The verdict isn't immediately clear. On Monday night, the three major cable nets pulled 5,984,000 viewers between 8 and 11:30. Compare that to the opening night of the Dem convention, when 4,789,000...
View ArticleRNC 'disaster' claims may not be justified
The RNC might turn out to be a disaster for Bush/Cheney, but I don't think it's because swing voters have been turned off, as many bloggers are saying. We already recognize that the number of actual...
View ArticleBreaking: Globe Says Bush Didn't Meet Guard Commitments
From Drudge:GLOBE: BUSH DIDN'T MEET GUARD COMMITMENTS President Bush fell well short of meeting his military obligation in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War, the BOSTON GLOBE is...
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Never forget? I guess Heritage did...
Some photos from the balcony of my apartment on Massachusetts Avenue taken last night. Funny that, for all the conservative demands that we never forget the 9/11 attacks, the Heritage Foundation...
View ArticleHelp! Googling monkeys needed for a little research
Please help! I'm desperately searching for a full transcript of Hubert Humphrey's televised speech on September 30, 1968, in which he (for the first time) departed from the Johnson admin policy and...
View ArticleResearch question on Iraq contracts -- because Kossacks always deliver
Hey Kossacks... I'm trying to figure out which specific government agencies have been responsible for divying up the Iraq reconstruction contracts...? I'm told the Army Corps of Engineers has a lot to...
View ArticleEssential "Global Test" Response
The Quote: No president, though all of American history, has ever ceded, and nor would I, the right to preempt in any way necessary to protect the United States of America. But if and when you do it,...
View ArticleCalling googling monkeys!! Need fact on Afghanistan
Hey folks... Doing research for a project on Afghanistan. I desperately need a figure on how much -- in total -- the US has spent in Afghanistan (both military operations and reconstruction) since we...
View ArticleWSJ: 'Secret Meeting' b/w Top Bush Aide and Saudis
Why isn't this story getting more coverage?? Read this whole clip, from Friday's Wall Street Journal:KEEP THE MONEY, Snow tells lawmakers, after House votes extra $25 million for Treasury's unit...
View ArticleCO-7: Another awesome pick-up opp in Dave Thomas
An email I just received from Emily, a good friend of mine from California who is doing field work right now out in Colorado. Long story short -- the race is tight, and our candidate Dave Thomas needs...
View ArticleCalling the GoogleMonkeys!! Pre-Debate Research Needed
Hey folks... Help needed!! Bush is consistently talking about how Kerry cannot lead when he insults US allies. We now need a list with specific quotes from Bush or high-ranking admin officials...
View ArticleNeeded: DKos Researchers!! RE: Bush disparaging allies
Hey folks... I work for a think-tank in Washington (can't really mention which one) and I'm looking for your help on a project we're trying to get out ASAP. Bush is pushing the meme that Kerry has...
View ArticleMust-read clips from Time's cover story on '04 ground games
Time's cover story this week is on the campaigns' respective voter reg/GOTV efforts. Some take home clips after the break:
View ArticleKerry's essential response to NYT Mag, and more
C'mon Kerry, this is not hard."George Bush's is smearing me again, and this time it's because I told the New York Times that I intend to isolate, imprison, and kill so many terrorists that they will...
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