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Arizona Election Official Observer Arrested for Questioning Possible Tampered Ballots & Charged with Criminal Trespass

Staff September 10, 2008 0 Comments

by Rady Ananda/ OpEdNews / originally posted on September 7, 2008 During Saturday’s [Sept. 6] audit of Pima County ballots…

9/11 Plus Seven

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By Andrew J. Bacevich / TomDispatch.com / September 9, 2008 The events of the past seven years have yielded a…

RoboCops: Professional Policing of Political Protest

Staff September 9, 2008 2 Comments

by William John Cox / Media Monitors Network / Tuesday, September 9, 2008 “…the era of Internet journalism makes it…

Troops Deployed Abroad Give 6:1 to Obama

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Published by Luke Rosiak / OpenSecrets.org / August 14, 2008 During World War II, soldiers crouching in foxholes penned letters…

Protesters happy with GOP convention actions

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Associated Press/ 9/8/2008 MINNEAPOLIS — For two years, demonstrators had been looking toward the first four days in September —…

How Did the RNC Insult Troops and Veterans? Let me count the ways…

Staff September 8, 2008 2 Comments

by Jon Soltz / VetVoice / Monday, September 8, 2008 Last week’s Republican convention sure made every superficial effort to…

A NOUN, A VERB, AND POW: The Truth About John McCain – Hero or Fraud?

Staff September 5, 2008 0 Comments

Flyboy McCain with mates.Editor: The following article originally appeared in the Austin, Texas “The Rag Blog” (not to be confused…

Left-overs after the party: Update on St. Paul GOP Convention Protests

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More Than 300 Arrested Thursday Night in St. Paul – 818 Arrests for the Week By Emily Yehle / Roll…

200 Protesters Taken in Mass Arrest on Last Night of GOP Convention

Staff September 4, 2008 0 Comments

Final day of tense anti-war protests goes out with a flash bang Pioneer Press / Article Last Updated: 09/05/2008 12:23:15…

Last Night of GOP Convention: Police Block & Arrest Scores of Protesters In Ugly Show of Force

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The final night of the convention led to confrontations between police and protesters. Hundreds of arrests may result by this…

Obama raises $10 million after Palin speech vs. GOP raising only $1 million

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Associated Press / updated 6:20 p.m. PT, Thurs., Sept. 4, 2008 ST. PAUL, Minnesota – Barack Obama’s presidential campaign said…

St. Paul Peace Protesters Appeal to San Diegans for Help

Frank Gormlie September 3, 2008 1 Comment

Protesters are asking us to call St. Paul’s mayor and demand he reign in the police. Leslie Cagan, national coordinator…

Frank Gormlie on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “Yeah,Steph and super-bright headlight beams. That’s my beef. Just a simple drive from OB to East County I see so…” May 5, 21:37
Geoff Page on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “I encountered this self-serving semantic argument several years ago. Attempts to control language like this is not anything new, but…” May 5, 21:37
Frank Gormlie on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “Don’t be so freaking offensive. Okay,maybe I read your comments wrong. You seemed to be nit-picking and missing the main…” May 5, 21:35
unwashedwalmartThonG on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “Looks like CA could use the Idaho & Portland stop law. Idaho adopted the law way back in 1982. Portland…” May 5, 21:26
Jeff on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “Frank, I don’t recall ever agreeing with anything related to Carl Demaio, so I’d be shocked if that were the…” May 5, 20:15
Chris on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “If the cyclist did exactly as you describe, yes it absolutely would have been his/her fault. Most cyclists (myself included)…” May 5, 19:31
Kate Callen on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “Jeff and Javiar, I appreciate that you took the time to comment. Reporters need to hear from people who disagree…” May 5, 19:26
David Hugh Milligan on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “Your bicyclist friend may be a candidate for a Darwin Award. However, you are right to be over cautious when…” May 5, 19:22
Steph on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “I can relate to this, George. One thing that drives me crazy is the number of cars that have heavily…” May 5, 18:24
Frank Gormlie on Mission Bay: From Wetlands to Resorts to Largest Aquatic Park on West Coast: “Well gee Kramer, back in the 40s, 50s and early 60s, the Calif coast was not threatened as much as…” May 5, 16:38
Paul Webb on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “Yes, and I was knocked down crossing on a “walk” signal by a cyclist who ran the red light at…” May 5, 16:31
Frank Gormlie on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “Jeff, hey it’s been quite a while since you’ve made comments here. Is that what you mean when you say…” May 5, 16:27
Javier Espinoza on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “Jeff, dont bother asking Kate for any bike data – her position has been that her anecdotal diatribes are infallible…” May 5, 15:32
Jeff on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “This is absolutely absurd. I remember when I was younger thinking that the OB Rag was progressive, and maybe it…” May 5, 15:06
Kate Callen on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “Greg, please read the story more closely. The next-to-last graf says: “The Bike Coalition does offer courses in bike safety.…” May 5, 15:00