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Corruption and Money Vs. The Environment

Reporters Uncensored | Posted 09.05.2009 | World

Read More: Corruption, Peru, United Nations-Global Compact, Land Rights, Garcia, Rainforest, Environment, Ghana, Oil, Reporters Uncensored, Indigenous, Foreign-Mining, President, Rutv, World News
Reporters Uncensored

Our main topic this week will be corruption, within governments and multinational corporations. 

Corrupt practices are impacting the environment and devastating indigenous communities.

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Obama Administration Stalls the Release of Small Business Contracting Data, According to the American Small Business League

Chris Gunn | Posted 09.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Fraud, Scorecard, Small Business, Abuse, Goaling Report, Barack Obama, Sba, Obama Administration, Lloyd Chapman, Asbl, Contracting, Procurement, Loopholes, American Small Business League, President, Business News
Chris Gunn

Since 2003, over a dozen federal investigations found billions of dollars in federal small business contracts have wound-up in the hands of corporate giants.

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Obama's "Drip, Drip, Drip..." Intelligence Problem

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, White House, President Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, Pat Leahy, Cia, Leon Panetta, Truth Commission, Cheney, Surveillance, Obama, Eric Holder, President, Bush, Dick Cheney, Intelligence, Drip Drip Drip, Assassination, Detainee Abuse, Briefed, Panetta, Brief, Attorney General, Warrantless Wiretapping, Congress, Justice Department, Intelligence Committee, Barack Obama, Investigation, Detainee, Saturday Night Massacre, Briefing, Prisoner, Vice-President, Chris Weigant, Wiretapping, I Was Only Following Orders, Leahy, Waterboarding, Hit Squad, Water Torture, Nixon, Torture, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Obama faces a steady drip, drip, drip of stories leaking and becoming public. Wiretapping stories, torture stories, and secret CIA covert stories were all in the news in the past week alone.

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The Stimulus We Need

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Zoning, Economic Crisis, Pattern Language, Christopher Alexander, Planning, Green Economy, Metrosprawl, Business, Stimulus, Entrepreneur, Urban Sprawl, Barack Obama, President Obama, Obama, President, Politics News
Stephen C. Rose

We need a vision that will excite businesses and alert them to where investments can be fruitfully made. A vision that exudes confidence about the future.

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Harlem Memorializes Michael Jackson at Apollo Theater

Lauri Lyons | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York

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Lauri Lyons

The Apollo Theater's memorial tribute to Michael Jackson might as well have been Mardi Gras in Harlem.

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Carolyn Maloney for U.S. Senate

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Schumer, Obama, Primary, Democrats, President, Carolyn Maloney, New York News
Stephen C. Rose

If I were consulting Carolyn Maloney, I would advise her to say exactly how she is a better Obama supporter than her opponent.

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Sarah Palin, Preparing to Run

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Kristol, Sweat, President Obama, Photo, Ronald Reagan, Flag, Marathon, Naughty Monkey, Grateful Dead, Obama, Mccain, Campaign, Quitter, Sarah Palin, President, Governor, Bush, Republican, 2012, Reagan, 2010, Richard Nixon, Bill Kristol, Tricky Dick, Runner's World, Long Distance Runner, Runner, John McCain, Alaska, Primary, Run, Quitting, Interview, Double Dare, Election, Barack Obama, Nomination, The Dead, Quit, Red Shoes, Draped in a Flag, Iceberg, Chris Weigant, Running, Moose, Presidential Campaign, Palin, Fire on the Mountain, Nixon, Preparing to Run, Volcano, Wading, Politics News
Chris Weigant

After reading Palin's interview in Runner's World, I doubt she'll be off the political stage anytime soon. A presidential campaign is a long race that requires a lot of endurance.

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The Hypocrisy of Bill Maher

Jeff Norman | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Noam Chomsky, Television, Hyprocrisy, Ballot, Liberals, Dennis Kucinich, Tv, President, Election, Ralph Nader, Bill Maher, Politics News
Jeff Norman

Bill Maher blasted the Democratic Party for kowtowing to its corporate paymasters, and bemoaned the lack of real liberals on ballots and television.

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Barney Frank Introduces Marijuana Legislation

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dangerous Controlled Substance, White House, President Obama, Marijuana, Ron Paul, Barney Frank, Dea, Medical Marijuana, Obama, Drug, President, Drug Enforcement Agency, John Stuart Mill, Schedule I, Schedule, Schedule II, Medical Use, Bill Maher, Committee, House, Frank, Democrat, Henry Waxman, Paul, Democrats, Barack Obama, Marijuana Patient Protection Act, Dana Rohrabacher, Chris Weigant, Controlled Substance Act, Drug Policy, Personal Use, Rohrabacher, Politics News
Chris Weigant

How many Democrats do we need to elect to Congress before such commonsense laws are passed to rein in some of the excesses of past eras?

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Obama's White House: Lighthearted Moments (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, President, Slideshow, Pete Souza Obama, President Barack Obama, Obama, Barack Obama, Obama White House, Pete Souza, Pete-Souza-White-House-Photographer, Obama Images, Obama Happy, Obama Light-Hearted, Politics News

White House photographer Pete Souza follows President Obama everywhere, capturing virtually each and every moment. The latest batch of photos posted t...

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Witnessing Mongolia's Election

Ming Holden | Posted 07.02.2009 | World

Read More: Mongolia Election, Elbegdorj, People's Party, Mongolia Presidential Election, Mongolia, Election, President, World News
Ming Holden

As an observer, I wasn't sure how uneasy to feel about injecting myself into the thick of things, since last year's June 1st Parliamentary elections resulted in riots on Sukhbaatar Square, the deaths of five people, and the torching of a building or two.

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Friday Talking Points [79] -- Judicial Activism And Bias

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Nickolas, Supreme Court, White House, Autoworkers, Burris, Constitutional Crisis, Power Struggle, Founding Fathers, Detainee Deaths, Gingrich, President, War Crimes, Rnc, Courts, Princeton, Midotw, Nancy Pelosi, Sotomayor, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Pussy Galore, Un, Ralph Nader, Judicial Activism, Republican National Committee, Court, Twitter, Terry McAuliffe, Congress, Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, Constitution, Mddotw, Rod Blagojevich, Sonia Sotomayor, Truth Commission, Youtube, Banks, Hillary Clinton, Uaw, Bonuses, Up or Down Vote, Michael Guest, Same Sex, Nader, President Obama, Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, United Nations, Blaggy, Filibuster, Bankers, Obama, Scotus, Prejudice, Auschwitz, Blago, Republican, Government, Blagojevich, Lionel Sosa, Pelosi, Clinton, Activism, Federal Government, Bias, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Defense of Marriage Act, Legislating From the Bench, Benefits, Gm, Pyne Prize, Roland Burris, Philip Alston, Gay, State Department, Checks and Balances, Mcauliffe, Chris Kelly, Secretary of State, Wall Street, Chris Weigant, Spousal Benefits, Nominee, Doma, Torture, Alston, Politics News
Chris Weigant

"Judicial activism" (or, alternatively, "legislating from the bench") is defined -- no matter what your political beliefs -- as "judges not ruling the...

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Sara Jane Moore -- Then and Now

Geri Spieler | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Randolph Hearst, Taking Aim at the President, Sara Jane Moore, Remarkable, Charleston Gazette, West Virginia, Geri Spieler, Sally Moore, Charleston-West Virginia, Gerald Ford, Secret Service, Assassination, Fbi, Symbionese Liberation Army, President Gerald Ford, San Francisco, President, Politics News
Geri Spieler

Sara Jane Moore missed Gerald Ford's head with a bullet by a mere six inches. Someone like her didn't raise any alarms on a street corner in 1975, and wouldn't today.

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Jack Kemp: Bleeding-Heart Conservative

Jim Wallis | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: President, Leadership, Football, Children, Economics, Washington, Common Ground, Conservatism, Congress, Legacy, Black, Bleeding Heart, Republican Jack Kemp, Compassion, Civil Rights, Republican, Conservative, Racism, White, Housing Projects, Housing, Bill Bradley, Political Leader, Development, Poverty, Housing and Urban Development, Partisan, African Americans, Politics News
Jim Wallis

Kemp was a fervent believer in "supply side economics," which I just as fervently oppose. But you do not have to agree with all of Jack Kemp's economic policies to be impressed and inspired with his life and leadership.

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Drowning in Twitter World

Geri Spieler | Posted 05.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Icon, Blogs, Amazon.com, Linkedin, Sara Jane Moore, Twitter, Geri Spieler, Social Networking, Nielsen, Red Room, Diggers, Facebook, Huffington Post, Neilsen Survey, Myspace, President, Media News
Geri Spieler

OK, so maybe it's just me, but all this Social Networking is just too much pressure!

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First 100 Days Retrospective: Ford, Carter, Reagan

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Retrospective, Pardon, President Obama, Hostages, Ronald Reagan, Economy, James Carter, Carter's First 100 Days, Obama, Cold War, Assassination Attempt, President, Reagan, Iran, History, Ford's First 100 Days, Gerald Ford, Assassination, Nixon Pardon, President Carter, President Reagan, President Ford, Historic, Economic Crisis, Ford, Carter, Obama's First 100 Days, Energy Crisis, Stimulus, Barack Obama, Fdr, Reagan's First 100 Days, First 100 Days, First Hundred Days, Chris Weigant, Jimmy Carter, Nixon, Monopoly, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Roosevelt, Obama 100 Days, 100 Days, Politics News
Chris Weigant

What is striking is how often the media gets it wrong when measuring up new presidents. Journalists should approach judging a president's first 100 days with some humility.

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What Susan Boyle and Patrick Doyle of Domino's Have in Common

Catherine Ventura | Posted 05.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Patrick Doyle, Social Media, Domino's, Susan Boyle, Engagement, Domino's Disgusting Youtube Video, Presence, Susan Boyle Video, President, Media News
Catherine Ventura

The Susan Boyle performance has an important lesson to teach us about Social Media fundamentals, a lesson Domino's Pizza also learned last week, the hard way.

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Expectations for the New President

Laura Liswood | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Patricia Wilson-Smith, Women, Black Women for Obama, President, Leaders, Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Power Groups, Obama, Obama Election Day, Politics News
Laura Liswood

It does not surprise me that the debate around President Obama includes the issue of how much to expect and what can change.

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Watch and Pray

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: President, President Obama, Scripture, Jesus, Economic Crisis, Politics, Budget, Tradition, Congress, Low Income Families, Black, Garden of Gethsemane, Poor, Mobilization, Prayer, Invitation, Vote, Hope, Change, Poverty, Black Church, M2ep, Mobilization to End Poverty, Policy Details, Obama Budget, Politics News
Jim Wallis

After studying the Obama budget carefully, many of us who have been fighting poverty for years believe this is a moral document, with more commitments to struggling families than any budget in our lifetimes.

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Persistent Efforts to Counter a Persistent Nuclear Threat

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

Read More: History, President, Fear, Presidential Election, President Obama, Nuclear Weapons, Politics, Persistence, Disarmament, Global Nuclear War, Nuclear Attack, Weapons, Security, Cold War, Peace, World News
Jim Wallis

A generation has come of age when "Fall Out Shelter" signs are nothing but rusty remnants of a time long past.

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Secretary?!!

Bettina Duval | Posted 05.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Office, Vice President, Women, California List, President, Secretary, Women and Politics, Living News
Bettina Duval

A few days ago my daughter phoned from college with the news that she had been asked to run for student government Secretary at college. Thoughts began to resonate in my mind "Why not President?"

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Counting the Cost of Good and Bad Debt

Jim Wallis | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics

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Jim Wallis

While watching President Obama's press conference Tuesday evening, I was struck by a few things that are often forgotten in the criticism of his proposed budget.

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Question For Obama: How About A Science-Based Drug Policy?

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

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It's Time to Join the Resistance

John W. Whitehead | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Boston Tea Party, First Amendment, Tea Party Protests, Civil Disobedience, Santelli's Chicago Tea Party, Protest, Fight-the-Power, Congress, Senate, Fight the Power, Anti-War Protests, Iraq Protest, Iraq, President, Social Activism, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

Thankfully, there are a growing number of Americans--what I like to refer to as "teaspoons of resistance"--who have not given up the fight and are choosing to exercise their First Amendment right to peaceably assemble and "petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

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Michelle Obama's Facial Expressions: A Barometer Of The Administration (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 04.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Mccain-Facial-Expressions, Slideshow, President Barack Obama, First Lady, Michelle Obama, Obama, Jackie Kennedy, Expression, Barometer for Administration, Obama Family, Laura Bush, President, Michelle Obama Facial Expressions, Michelle Obama Photos, Facial Expressions Pictures, Facial Expressions, Facial Expression, Living News

Michelle Obama does not have much of a poker face. In fact, her facial expression has a tendency to reveal exactly what she's thinking. Earlier in th...

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