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Rachel Marsden: Are government's 'strategic communications' coming to America?
Did you hear about the new bill that would allow the U.S. government's official overseas information agency to rebroadcast its content onto American TV and radio? The bipartisan Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 was introduced in Congress last week by...
Tags: Satellite Technology, Joseph Goebbels, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Journalism, Chicago Tribune Columnists
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Bush set to cash in on 'peace dividend'
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON -- With Saddam Hussein toppled, President Bush is soon likely to have a rare chance to capitalize on a postwar surge in popularity to advance his domestic agenda and achieve long-held goals at home. Though the war is not over, Bush's success...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Executive Branch, Social Sciences, Medicare, George Voinovich
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House Republicans add gay marriage measure to defense bill
WASHINGTON — Wading into the gay marriage debate, the Republican-led House tacked a provision banning same-sex marriages at military chapels onto a sweeping defense bill that is now headed to the Senate. Despite the high-octane public discussion...
Tags: Minority Groups, Civil Rights, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Same-Sex Marriage, National Defense Authorization Act
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UPDATE 2-U.S. House-backed defense budget sets up clash with Obama
Reuters* Measure includes war funding of $88.5 billion * Concerns expressed over confrontational language in bill * President's power to detain suspected terrorists affirmed By David Alexander WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - The Republican-led House of...Tags: Buck McKeon, Terrorism, Tea Party Movement, The Pentagon, Iran
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US defense budget debate touches on Afghanistan, NASCAR
Reuters* Bill would authorize $642.5 billion for defense spending * Debate blocked on moderate amendment seeking US troop return * Confrontation looms over presidential powers of detention * Move to cut $96 million in Pentagon sports sponsorships By David...Tags: The Pentagon, Finance, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Leon Panetta, National Defense Authorization Act
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UPDATE 1-US defense budget debate touches on Afghanistan, NASCAR
Reuters* Bill would authorize $642.5 billion for defense spending * Lawmakers pressure Pakistan over border closing * Confrontation looms over presidential powers of detention * Move to cut $96 million in Pentagon sports sponsorships By David Alexander...Tags: John McCain, The Pentagon, Finance, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Leon Panetta
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Confrontation brews in Congress over US detainee law
Reuters* Protections sought for people arrested in U.S. * Some say move would give terror suspects too many rights * 'Myth' that military interrogations are most effective By David Alexander WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Lawmakers moved toward a...Tags: Buck McKeon, The Pentagon, Civil Rights, Judges, Defense
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Old man in a bar, or: A meditation against entropy
Paul GreenbergThe old man in a rumpled linen suit at the end of the bar stood out like a weed at a garden show. All around him the young couples and swinging singles, so impressionable and so eager to impress, went on laughing and talking about whatever they laugh...Tags: Philosophy, Natural Resources, Energy Resources, Walker Percy, Alexander Hamilton
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U.S. troops, Afghan corpses
It would be irresponsible to make too much of the photos of American troops posing with dead Afghan insurgents published today in the Los Angeles Times. This is not My Lai or even Abu Ghraib. The killings themselves, as far as we know, were legitimate. In...Tags: Steve Chapman, The Pentagon, Los Angeles Times
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Connie Mack III joins Connie Mack IV’s feud with Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Times
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelThe U.S. Senate campaign of U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV, R-Fort Myers has picked up an impressive ally in its side fight against the media, particularly The Miami Herald and the Tampa Bay Times. Connie's father, former U.S. Sen. Connie Mack III. The elder... -
Innocent Tacoma man imprisoned in Nicaragua, defenders say
CNNSince last summer, a former Peace Corpsvolunteer from Tacoma, Washington has been wasting away in a Nicaraguan prison, wrongfully convicted of international drug trafficking, money laundering and organized crime, his supporters say. A growing chorus of...Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Lawyers, Aung San Suu Kyi, Entertainment Events, Nicaragua
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Air time check: Who got the most words in edgewise during Monday night's GOP debate?
Change of SubjectRunning a word-count program on the transcript of last night's GOP presidential primary debate I get: Mitt Romney -- 4,649 (34%) Newt Gingrich -- 4,118 (30%) Rick Santorum --2,898 ( 21%) Ron Paul -- 2,095 (15%) This does not include......
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