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Earth to Lou: It Could Have Been Different

Mark Potok | Posted 11.13.2009 | Media

Read More: J. Richard Cohen, Cnn, Hate Groups, Lou Dobbs, Southern Poverty Law Center, Lou Dobbs Immigration, Lou Dobbs Birthers, Leprosy, Extremism, Jon Klein CNN, Media News
Mark Potok

It didn't have to end this way for Lou Dobbs. He could have been a contender. But Dobbs, a supremely self-confident man who often mentions his Harvard education in private conversation, just wouldn't listen.

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Cure Millions of Leprosy -- or Just Give Hank Paulson a Tax Break?

Matt Bivens | Posted 10.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polio, Vaccinations, Financial Bailout, Executive Compensation, Leprosy, Polio Vaccine, Guinea-Worms, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News
Matt Bivens

$300 million could eradicate smallpox, history's greatest killer of humans -- yet the same sum wouldn't cover the bonus pool for the executives of the insurance company AIG after its great meltdown.

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Hate in the Mainstream: SPLC Announces 'Dobbsy' Award

Mark Potok | Posted 10.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Dobbsy Award, Lou Dobbs, Hate in the Mainstream, Southern Poverty Law Center, Leprosy, Media News
Mark Potok

We've decided to launch an award to call attention to mainstream figures who make utterly false or statements that have the effect of denigrating an entire group of people. We're calling it the Dobbsy, in honor of Lou Dobbs.

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Lepers, AIDS Patients Not Welcome in Beijing

USA Today | Posted 06.29.2008 | Home

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Olympics, Beijing, Beijing Olympics, China, Aids, Leprosy, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Home News

China is putting out the welcome mat for foreign tourists during the Olympics -- as long as they're not sick. Kyodo News reports that Beijing plans t...

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