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NYPD Oversight Bill Introduced To Overlook Muslim and Occupy Wall Street Abuses

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 04.11.2012 | New York
Read More: New York Senators, Video, Media Blackout, Nypd, Ray Kelly, Senator Kevin Parker, Occupy Wall Street, Nypd Scandals, New York Terrorism, Senator Bill Perkins, Nypd-Oversight, Senator Eric Adams, New York Muslims, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — Three Democratic New York state senators want an independent inspector to oversee the New York Police Department after what they ...

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After OWS, NYPD Reinforces Media Training On How To Deal With Journalists

Posted 12.22.2011 | New York
Read More: Media Blackout, Video, Nypd, Ows Media Blackout, Mayor Bloomberg, Ows, Occupy Wall Street, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, Occupy Wall Street Raid, New York News

Following the NYPD's controversial "media blackout" during the Occupy Wall Street raid in November, New York's finest are getting retrained on media g...

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Mayor Bloomberg Defends NYPD's Handling Of Press During Raid

Posted 12.09.2011 | New York
Read More: Ows-Media-Blackout, Society of Professional Journalists, Media Blackout, Jerrold Nadler, Occupy Wall Street, Congressman Nadler, Zuccotti Park, Occupy Wall Street Raid, Video, New York News

Mayor Bloomberg is still defending the NYPD's raid on Occupy Wall Street in November. In two separate incidents this week, the Mayor addressed cri...

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Deadly Silence on Fukushima

Vivian Norris | Posted 07.08.2011 | World
Read More: Media Blackout, Tepco, Fukushima, Propaganda, Mox, Nuclear, Nagasaki, Greenpeace, Chernobyl, Thyroid Cancer, Nuclear Physicist, Radioactivity, Breast Cancer, Uranium, Michele Rivasi, Arnie Gunderson, www.fairewinds.com, Macrobiotic, World News
Vivian Norris

I received the following email a few days ago from a Russian nuclear physicist friend who is an expert on the kinds of gases being released at Fukushi...

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New Photos Show Oil-Soaked Dolphins Struggling in Barataria Bay, Louisiana

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Billy Nungesser, Benzene, Media Blackout, Bp, Oiled Dolphins, Dolphins, Admiral Thad Allen, Coast Guard, Gulf of Mexico, Lousiana, Obama, Toluene Lori DeAngelis, Barataria Bay, Environmental Disaster, British Petroleum, Toxic-Chemicals, Corexit, Green News
Georgianne Nienaber

There are no published photos or videos that we've been able to find, no stories that describe the oil-encrusted dorsal fins and odd behavior that suggest an under-reported environmental catastrophe.

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Bill Keller: David Rohde Thanked Me For Kidnapping Media Blackout

The New York Observer | John Koblin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: David Rohde Media Blackout, New York Times, Media Blackout, David Rohde, Bill Keller, Media News

1. Bill Keller on David Rohde: "I was relived this morning when I talked to David and he said, 'By the way, thank you for not making a public event ou...

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Senate Passes Huge War-Funding Bill In The Shadow Of Wall Street Bailout Debate

Tommy News | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Media Blackout, Homeland Security Budget, H.R. 2638, War Budget, Pentagon Budget, Home News
Tommy News

As the markets plunge, the Pentagon is in line for a record budget. In addition to the $70 billion approved this summer, the Defense Department will receive $488 billion, a 6 percent increase.

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The Story the Media Forgot

Carine Fabius | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: We Almost Had Him Home, Tributes to the Dead, Media Blackout, Fallen Soldiers, Grieving Military Families, Ramp Ceremonies, Covered Caskets, Iraq, Healthy Living News
Carine Fabius

The Pentagon thinks the American public should be spared funeral images because we would be too sad. We would want to stay home and cry rather than go out shopping. Oh, wait a minute; We can't afford to go shopping anymore.

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