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Entries from June 2008

Comfest 2008!

June 30th, 2008 · 4 Comments

A random collection of pics from the 2008 Community Festival weekend in Columbus, Ohio.

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Lies, loopholes and treason from U.S. lobbyists

June 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

A new piece of legislation introduced in the Senate Thursday would remove potential loopholes that lobbyists often use when working overseas or with foreign clients.

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New bill cuts funds for Pentagon propaganda

June 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

A bill introduced on Monday in the Senate would prohibit the Defense Department from continuing its recently-exposed use of government funds to spread propaganda.

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Death of the Clinton brand

June 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments

So, it’s official. Obama’s 60+ delegate surge on Tuesday has now given him enough votes to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination. It’s a historic day, one that until a few months ago not many of us thought possible. I mean, everyone was so convinced Hillary Clinton was going to grab the Dem. ticket. Remember […]

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McClellan’s admissions only as bad as the journos he duped

June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

It didn’t surprise me that the confessions from former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan included a few telling (albeit mild) insights into the Bush Administration’s aggressive “political propaganda campaign” to sell the war in Iraq. Dude needs to eat too, and admissions like these are the stuff book sales are made of. He really […]

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