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Obama Administration Wants Secret "Blacklist" for Pentagon Contractors

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boeing, Senate, Tech America, Small Business, Blacklist, National Defense Authorization Act, Acquisition Reform Working Group, Asbl, American Small Business League, Contracts, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Business News

Small business advocates have raised concerns a section of the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act will be used to threaten and intimidate small businesses that take issue with DoD's small business contracting practices.

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Pentagon Wants Secret Blacklist for Suppliers

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, Pentagon, Dod, Congress, Fortune 500, Small Business, Abuse, Department of Defense, Blacklist, Sba, Lloyd Chapman, Asbl, Loopholes, American Small Business League, Business News

In December, Congress is expected to consider legislation that may allow senior Department of Defense (DoD) officials to create a secret "blacklist," ...

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The Secret Plot to Censor the Internet -- And How You Can Stop It

David Segal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet, Leahy, Coica, Blacklist, Chamber of Commerce, Demand Progress, Combating-Online-Infringement-and-Counterfeits-Act, Wikileaks, Politics News

The Internet blacklist bill that we've been fighting since September is back. The big business lobby is urging Congress to pass a bill that would censor broad portions of the Internet.

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UN Removes Five Taliban From Its Blacklist (Two Are Dead)

Evelyn Leopold | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: United Nations Security Council, Sanctions, Blacklist, Afghan Taliban, Al Qaeda, President Hamid Karzai, Women's Rights, World News

The negotiations with the Taliban that Karzai is initiating may not bode well for women.

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Blacklisting Immigration Reform

Jorge-Mario Cabrera | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Blacklist, Blacklisting, Jorge-Mario Cabrera, Discrimination, Immigrants, Arizona, sb1070, Utah, Anti-Immigrant Sentiment, Chirla, Los Angeles News

For a nation with a clear repugnance for them, they sure pop up often in history. Senator Joseph McCarthy was very fond of the one he called "Enemies...

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A Shining Star in Stormy Weather: Farewell to Lena Horne

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wikipedia, Blacklist, Tony Awards, Broadway, Stormy Weather, Lena Horne, Grammy Awards, Civil Rights, Quincy Jones, Entertainment News

To me, Lena Horne was one of the world's all-time class acts, a freedom fighter, an original, a radiant beauty, an enduring icon, a brave civil rights advocate and a great lady of standards.

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Fearless War Reporter's Legacy Prompts Discussion on Blacklisting In Current Context

Pia Sawhney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Edward Murrow, Edward R. Murrow, Arnie Reisman, Blacklist, Ronald Reagan, Hollywood on Trial, Lynne Olson, Trumbo, Media News

The Murrow Forum is an annual event held at Tufts University that seeks to highlight topics the late reporter might himself have spoken on had he gained the chance now.

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BadCustomer.com: Credit Card Chargebacks Can Leave You On Obscure Blacklist

Wallet Pop | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bad Customer, Credit Card Blacklist, Blacklist, Finance, Shopping, Chargeback, Credit Card, BadCustomer.Com, Chargeback Blacklist, Personal Finance, Business News

Disputing a credit card charge by asking for a "chargeback" can lead to being put on a blacklist that merchants can check for customers who might try ...

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Christopher Weekes' "The Muppet Man" Tops The Black List

ew.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aaron Sorkin, The Muppet Man, The Social Network, Christopher Weekes, Blacklist, Black List, Los Angeles News

Hollywood's 2009 Black List was released this morning, amidst much anticipation and speculation. Topping this year's list was Christopher Weekes' Jim ...

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The 2009 Black List Revealed

Deborah Schoeneman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hollywood Blacklist, Nikki Finke, Blacklist, Hollywood Black List, Black List, Franklin Leonard, Los Angeles News

Behold the Black List! The coveted list of the best unproduced screenplays of the year, compiled by about 300 development executives and high-level a...

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Christopher Weekes, Aaron Sorkin Top Hollywood's Black List

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Muppet Man, Christopher Weekes, Blacklist, The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin, Muppet Man, Black List, Los Angeles News

Hollywood's 2009 Black List was released this morning, amidst much anticipation and speculation. Topping this year's list was Christopher Weekes' Jim ...

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