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Pa. shooters blog mixed racism, sexism, despair
August 6, 2009The gunman who killed three women and then himself at a Pittsburgh-area fitness club yesterday had a blog in which racist and sexist comments mixed with constant talk of his failure to have relationships with women,...
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CNN pressures cable outlets to kill Lou Dobbs commercial
August 6, 2009CNN, under increasing pressure to reign in announcer Lou Dobbs’ questioning of President Obama citizenship, pressured cable outlets to not run a Media Matters commercial critical of the news anchor’s antics. Tuesday, the news corporation itself...
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Cash for clunkers’ drives new car sales
August 6, 2009After a wildly successful start, the federal government's 'cash for clunkers' program appears to be on track for renewal this week. A Senate vote by Saturday is expected to inject $2 billion more into the program,...
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The big lie about Canada’s health care system
August 6, 2009COMMENTARY Recently Canadian Shona Holmes, 45, has become the poster woman for privately administered health care in the US. She has appeared in TV advertising, media interviews and Republican Party press conferences urging Americans to reject...
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Obama and Latin America: Will policy go beyond small changes?
August 6, 2009The Obama administration has reached, but has not yet taken advantage of, a “teachable moment” (to use one of Obama’s own favorite phrases) in U.S. relations with Latin America. On the positive side, it pointedly refrained...
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