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Sinclair gets military contract

Sinclair gets military contract

t r u t h o u t – Eric Boehlert | Sinclair’s Disgrace: “Sinclair has other business interests that may also explain its aggressive support of the Bush administration. The company happens to be a major investor in Jadoo Power Systems, a producer of portable power systems that was recently awarded a military contract from the Pentagon with U.S. Special Operations Command. (Sinclair Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, is one of Jadoo’s two major owners.)…

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League of Conservation Voters Dirty Dozen

League of Conservation Voters Dirty Dozen

The League of Conservation Voters : Campaigns : Dirty Dozen For the first time, the League of Conservation Voters has added a president and vice-president to their dirty dozen list. Also, the President, also for the first time, has received an “F” on their report card. And he claims to be a good steward. “Through the “Dirty Dozen,”, LCV identifies those holding or seeking federal office – Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike – who consistently vote against the environment, as…

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Real Conservative for Kerry

Real Conservative for Kerry

Charlie Reese writes for the Orlando Sentinel. He’s a Conservative Republican who is antiabortion, anti-tax-and-spend, loudly critical of legislation by the judiciary, doesn’t think much of multiculturalism or secularism, has suggested that Clinton “turned the Oval Office into a Whorehouse,” and voted for Bush in the last election. So, take a look at his article which follows: Vote For A Man, Not A PuppetOrlando Sentinelby Charlie Reese************ Americans should realize that if they vote for President Bush’s reelection, they are…

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Measure Bush against the Cowboy Code

Measure Bush against the Cowboy Code

Some people in Texas refer to Bush as “All Hat, No Cattle.” Bush draws on perceptions about cowboys, and the result has been to denigrate cowboys. Unfair! Erik Baard writes on how Bush measures up to the cowboy code. The Village Voice: Features: George W. Bush Ain’t No Cowboy by Erik Baard Nuggets: “The idea of the American cowboy is the direct lineal descendant of the chivalric knight,” observes Bonnie Wheeler, a medievalist in cowboy country. “The only serious difference…

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SinclairWatch

SinclairWatch

SinclairWatch – Report Summary Despite lacking a household name, Sinclair Broadcasting Group is the largest owner of local TV stations in the country — they own more than 62 stations in 39 different TV markets. Their programming reaches more than 1/4 of all U.S. households, making them an extremely powerful gatekeeper of information. Yet it appears that Sinclair has repeatedly abused that power. Sinclair has become infamous for: Conflicts of Interest – Whether in the form of programming decisions (such…

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Our civil liberties considered “obscene”

Our civil liberties considered “obscene”

Three Medford schoolteachers in Oregon were threatened with arrest and thrown out of the President Bush rally at the Jackson County Fairgrounds Thursday night, after they showed up wearing T-shirts with the slogan “Protect our civil liberties.” All three women were carrying valid tickets for the event that they had received from Republican Party headquarters in Medford. Teacher Janet Voorhies said she simply wanted to bring a message to President Bush, but did not intend to protest. “I wanted to…

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