August 2008

Women’s Health Debate Reaches Boiling Point

August 21, 2008 by Staff

More Than 325,000 Sign Petition Against Administration’s Women’s Health Proposal By Kate Barrett / ABC News / Aug. 21, 2008 Federal regulations that hundreds of thousands of people fear will stifle women’s access to reproductive health care were proposed Thursday after months of speculation. The Department of Health and Human Services today announced the proposed […]

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The Democratic Convention That You Won’t See on CNN

August 20, 2008 by Doug Porter

The Olympics are almost over, and it’s time to get ready for the next Big Thing: The Democratic Convention, August 25-28, in Denver Colorado.If you’re not planning on attending as a delegate, a protestor, or invited guest to the Invesco Mile High Stadium closing party (our fair state only received 300 invites) here’s a rundown […]

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U.S. Role in Georgia Crisis

August 20, 2008 by Staff

By Stephen Zunes / ZNET /August, 20 2008 Source: Foreign Policy in Focus The international condemnation of Russian aggression against Georgia — and the concomitant assaults by Abkhazians and South Ossetians against ethnic Georgians within their territories — is in large part appropriate. But the self-righteous posturing coming out of Washington should be tempered by […]

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Russia and Georgia : Proportion and Distortion

August 20, 2008 by Staff

By Michael Neumann / CounterPunch.com / August 20, 2008 It’s said that Russia’s response to Georgia’s attack on South Ossetia is disproportionate: we hear of “Western leaders anxiously watching for a withdrawal and puzzling over how to punish Moscow for what they called a disproportionate reaction to the Georgian offensive”. No one has asked whether […]

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Georgian minister tells Israel Radio: Thanks to Israeli training, we’re fending off Russian military

August 20, 2008 by Staff

Editor: This article is a week old, but should be viewed by Americans who are too quick to jump to their old Cold-War attitudes. By Haaretz Staff / Posted August 12, 2008 Georgian Minister Temur Yakobashvili yesterday praised Israel for its role in training Georgian troops and said Israel should be proud of its military […]

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‘What the Hell is Wrong with Progressives? I’m Sick of It …’

August 19, 2008 by Staff

‘I’m sick of progressives protesting Obama because of his imperfections.’ by EvilAsh / MyDD(direct democracy) / Tue Aug 19, 2008 On the horizon is perhaps the single most important election of the past thirty years. Our economy, military, infrastructure, legal structure, and foreign alliances are all literally falling apart. The nation that created the U.N. […]

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How Wind Farms May Really Replace Coal Mining

August 19, 2008 by Staff

One community is attempting to prove that clean energy can beat dirty power — even in the heart of coal country. By Peter Slavin / AlterNet / August 19, 2008. The late John Flynn, an environmentalist raised in West Virginia’s Big Coal River Valley, was a farsighted man. In 1995, Flynn met a Catholic sister […]

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Is the EPA Hidding Connections Between Bees’ Die-Off & Pesticides?

August 19, 2008 by Staff

EPA Buzz Kill: Is the Agency Hiding Colony Collapse Disorder Information? NRDC Forced to Sue to Get Public Records on Bee Mystery WASHINGTON – August 18 – The Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit today to uncover critical information that the US government is withholding about the risks posed by pesticides to honey bees. […]

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Tom Hayden on Obama : Transformational President or Another Disappointment?

August 19, 2008 by Staff

‘Whether he wins or loses, the vast movement inspired by Obama will become the next generation of American social activists’ By Tom Hayden Barack Obama, it is true, is a transformational leader. But he needs a transformational movement to become a transformational president. He is transformational not only by his charisma and brilliance, but by […]

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New Bush Rule for Health & Human Services Defines Birth Control As “Abortion”

August 19, 2008 by Staff

Bush’s Prescription for Bad Health Care Planned Parenthood / August 8, 2008 [Go here for the original article.] A new Health and Human Services rule has been proposed by the Bush administration that would put radically anti-choice ideology above women’s health care needs. The rule deliberately confuses many types of birth control with abortion and […]

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Progressives and Obama: A Clash of Narratives

August 19, 2008 by Staff

by: Norman Solomon / t r u t h o u t / 18 August 2008 By now, across the progressive spectrum, some familiar story lines tell us the meaning of the Obama campaign. In a groove, each narrative digs its truths. But whether those particular truths are the most important at this historical moment […]

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High Cost of Diesel Protest Hits Tijuana

August 19, 2008 by Staff

by Kinsee Morlan / at Last Blog On Earth / August 18, 2008 Saturday night (August 16, 2008) at around 8 p.m., the streets of downtown Tijuana were taken over by a parade of semi trucks protesting the high cost of diesel fuel. The wailing horns of the trucks could be heard across the city. […]

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Six Questions About the Antrax Case

August 19, 2008 by Staff

Double Standards in the Global War on Terror Anthrax Department By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch.com / August 18, 2008 Oh, the spectacle of it all — and don’t think I’m referring to those opening ceremonies in Beijing, where North Korean-style synchronization seemed to fuse with smiley-faced Walt Disney, or Michael Phelp’s thrilling hunt for eight […]

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“Ocean Beach Chronicle” Hits the Streets

August 15, 2008 by Frank Gormlie

OCEAN BEACH, CA. It finally happened. The much-anticipated second editor of Trevor Watson’s “Ocean Beach Chronicle” has hit the streets of OB. The brightly-packaged newspaper chronicles the year 1973, and has lots of photos, graphics, ads and articles about our historic seaside community. Trevor was kind enough to include our “A Paradise Guarded by the […]

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OB Rag Blog Fund Raising Nets $807 ! First OB Rags Still for Sale

August 15, 2008 by Frank Gormlie

OCEAN BEACH, CA. The editors of the OB Rag blog are proud to announce that since our fund raising campaign started in May, we have raised a total of $807! Wow! This is awesome, and we can pay off our computer, internet and scanner debts. Thanks to Dave, Diana & Rick N., Judy B., the […]

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Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, Snow White and Mickey Arrested at Disneyland Labor Dispute

August 15, 2008 by Staff

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell and other fictional fixtures of modern-day childhood were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into police vans Thursday at the culmination of a labor protest that brought a touch of reality to the Happiest Place on Earth.The arrest of the 32 protesters, many of whom wore costumes representing famous Disney […]

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Georgia War: A Neocon Election Ploy?

August 14, 2008 by Staff

By Robert Scheer / truthdig / August 13, 2008 Is it possible that this time the October surprise was tried in August, and that the garbage issue of brave little Georgia struggling for its survival from the grasp of the Russian bear was stoked to influence the US presidential election?Before you dismiss that possibility, consider […]

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Putin Is Not Hitler

August 14, 2008 by Staff

by Michael Dobbs / Washington Post / for the August 17, 2008 Sunday edition It did not take long for the “Putin is Hitler” analogies to start, following the eruption of the ugly little war between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia. A neo-conservative commentator, Robert Kagan, compared the Russian […]

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Developments in Georgia-Russia Conflict

August 14, 2008 by Frank Gormlie

Georgian Leader’s Overstated Claims Finally Challenged by U.S. Media & Government Unsubstaniated claims by Georgia President Mikhail Saakashvili on Wednesday, August 13th, are finally being recognized and challenged for what they are by U.S. media and the government. The Associated Press stated that Saakashvili’s false claim that the United States is readying to take over […]

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The Real Aggressor

August 13, 2008 by Staff

Georgian invasion of South Ossetia sets the stage for a wider war by Justin Raimondo / antiwar.com / Originally posted August 11, 2008 The anti-Russian bias of the Western media is really something to behold: “Russia Invades Georgia,” “Russia Attacks Georgia,” and variations thereof have been some of the choice headlines reporting events in the […]

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Ceasefire Holds Despite Wild Claims By Georgia’s Leader that Russian Troops Have Encircled Capital

August 13, 2008 by Frank Gormlie

Georgia Leader Tries to Incite West by Claiming Russian Forces Are Encircling the Capital of Georgia Trying to incite the U.S. and other Western nations, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili told CNN that Russian forces are moving towards the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, and trying to encircle the city. “The Russians are encroaching upon the capital. They […]

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Political Consultant Larry Remer Makes the Union-Tribune’s Enemies List

August 12, 2008 by Doug Porter

Political consultant Larry Remer is to be congratulated for making the Union-Trib’s enemies list. It’s an honor that has been years in the making, one that Remer has worked hard to get. On the very same day that Attorney General Michael Mukasey, told delegates to the American Bar Association annual meeting, “Not every wrong, or […]

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Monty Python’s “Life of Brian” Still Banned In Wales – New Effort to Overturn Ban Begins

August 12, 2008 by Staff

From the ‘I Just Couldn’t Resist’ Desk: “He’s not the Messiah – he’s a very naughty boy!” scene in famous parody could finally be seen by the Welsh if former actress gets her way by Steffan Rhys / Western Mail (Wales) / Originally posted Jul 21 2008, but who cares? IT FEATURED some of the […]

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Two-thirds of U.S. Corporations Paid No Federal Income Taxes in 1998-2005

August 12, 2008 by Staff

Most companies in US avoid federal income taxes By Jennifer C. Kerr / Aug 12, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) – Two-thirds of U.S. corporations paid no federal income taxes between 1998 and 2005, according to a new report from Congress.The study by the Government Accountability Office, expected to be released Tuesday, said about 68 percent of […]

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Georgia-Russia Fight Over South Ossetia: ‘the plot sickens ….’

August 12, 2008 by Frank Gormlie

Editor: The more we understand the context and sub-plots of the six day war between Georgia and Russia over South Ossetia, the more we see our own government’s underhandedness and complicity in Georgia’s military attack on the autonomous region. Georgia attacked Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, without warning, – right after it had just […]

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Iraq War must be over as Union-Tribune today dropped their ‘Fight for Iraq’ page

August 12, 2008 by Frank Gormlie

SAN DIEGO, CA. Did you notice that the Iraq War was over? It must be, as -with no fanfare or comment – the San Diego Union-Tribune dropped their “The Fight For Iraq” page. Since the war begun, the San Diego daily has devoted an entire page to the war and its occupation. At first, the […]

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Georgia Tries out the Bush War Doctrine, Loses Badly

August 12, 2008 by Staff

The president of tiny Georgia must have caught a case of his pal Bush’s war lust to attack a Russian ally and think he’d win. By Gary Brecher / eXiled Online / Posted August 12, 2008. There are two basic facts to keep in mind about the smokin’ little war in Ossetia: 1. The Georgians […]

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Russia’s Medvedev Orders Halt to Military Action in Georgia

August 12, 2008 by Staff

by: Megan K. Stack and Peter Spiegel / The Los Angeles Times / Tuesday 12 August 2008 The close ally of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said the military operation against Georgia, sparked by fighting over the disputed breakaway republic of South Ossetia, had accomplished its goals. Tbilisi, Georgia – The Russian president today ordered […]

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Former President Ford told FBI about Warren Commission’s doubts about who shot JFK

August 11, 2008 by Staff

By Michael J. Sniffen / Associated Press / August 11, 2008 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former President Ford secretly advised the FBI that two of his fellow members on the Warren Commission doubted the FBI’s conclusion that John F. Kennedy was shot from the sixth floor of the Texas Book Depository in Dallas, according to newly […]

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Roots of Georgia-Russia Clash Runs Deep

August 11, 2008 by Staff

By Fred Weir / The Christian Science Monitor / August 12, 2008 edition MOSCOW – Ancient ethnic strife, fanned by East-West rivalry and Moscow’s growing regional ambitions, lie behind the war over Georgia’s breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, where Russian troops opened a second front Monday.For dozens of young Ossetian men lined up […]

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