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War Profiteering

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What About The "Better" In "More And Better Democrats?"

Howie Klein | Posted May 14, 2008 | Politics

Read More: Blue America, Gerry Connolly, Leslie Byrne, Reactionary Democrats, Virginia, War Profiteering

This morning in the FDL discussion of yesterday's victory in Mississippi, people were wondering about the progressive commitment not just to "more Democrats" but to "more and better Democrats." One might ask, better than what, of course, but one thing liberals is essential, are more Democrats like Donna Edwards...

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The 100 Years War

Bill Maher | Posted March 21, 2008 | Politics

In the past 24 hours, Dick Cheney has been in Baghdad, calling the Iraq War a "successful endeavor." John McCain's there too, and actually uttered those four magic words, "the surge is working," which only differs from Cheney's analysis in the scary possibility that McCain might actually believe it. Then...

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Iraq Still for Sale

Kerry Candaele | Posted March 13, 2008 | Politics

Read More: Ben Carter, Brave New Films, Halliburton, Halliburton/Kbr, Iraq For Sale, Profiteering, Robert Greenwald, War Profiteering

When I first met Ben Carter by telephone in January of 2006, he was somewhat of a lone voice shouting into an empty stadium. He had been working for KBR -- a Halliburton subsidiary that had billions of dollars worth of government contracts in Iraq -- as a water contamination...

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Where is the Outrage During the Presidential Debates?

Norman Lear | Posted November 11, 2007 | Politics

Read More: Blackwater, Cost Of The War, Halliburton, War In Iraq, War Profiteering

So two front page stories in my Sunday paper grab my attention:

"Broken Supply Channels Sent Arms For Iraq Astray." "...billions of dollars in arms handed over to shoestring commands without oversight."

"Death of a Spy Satellite Program; How Lofty Plans and Unrealistic Bids Wasted Billions."

And as...

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Friday Democratic Talking Points

Chris Weigant | Posted September 21, 2007 | Politics

Why are Democrats so lame on basic PR?

Someone asked me that question on my blog the other day, and I didn't really have an answer. Why are Democrats so incredibly weak on framing their message correctly? Many books have been written exploring this subject and offering sound advice on...

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