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White House declines to disclose visits by health industry executives – Los Angeles Times

White House declines to disclose visits by health industry executives – Los Angeles Times
Source: www.latimes.com
Citing an argument used by the Bush administration, the Secret Service rejects a request from a watchdog group to list those who have visited the White House to discuss the healthcare overhaul.
    So much for that unprecedented transparency we were going to get from Obama. Next time someone from the DNC or Organizing for America asks for money, send a check to CREW instead. They at least are fighting to keep those fuckers honest.    
Politics and law

Understanding and treating the hidden wounds of war

Documentary video explores the hidden wounds of war
Date: Wednesday, 7/21
Time: 6:30 pm
Place: Joy Mennonite Church, 504 NE 16th, OKC
The Oklahoma Center for Conscience and Oklahoma GI Rights Hotline invite you to a screening of the film “PTSD: Invisible Wounds of War” on Tuesday, July 21 at 6:30 pm at Joy Mennonite Church in Oklahoma […]

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On Cronkite's Mixed Legacy

On Cronkite’s Mixed Legacy
Source: www.boomantribune.com
I remember watching Walter Cronkite on the evening news when I was a young boy. He went off the air when I was eleven or twelve and I still have memories of all the hoopla that surrounded his retirement. …
    Before you get too misty eyed in mourning Walter Cronkite and the lost integrity of US newsrooms, read this.    
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Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Community

Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Community
Source: www.boomantribune.com
In light of Pat Buchanan’s remarks on tonight’s Rachel Maddow Show, I want to say a few things about affirmative action and Ivy League schools. My information is a little dated because it’s been over twenty …
    Booman’s response to Pat Buchanan’s racist vomiting on MSNBC. A countering righteous rant by another white man, but one who gets the value diversity gives to all of us.    
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More than 100 people sign State Rep. Sally Kern’s proclamation | OKG Scene.com

More than 100 people sign State Rep. Sally Kern’s proclamation | OKG Scene.com
Source: www.okgazette.com
State Rep. Sally Kern (R-Dist. 84) allowed Oklahoma Gazette to photograph the original Oklahoma Citizens’ Proclamation for Morality, which was signed on July 2 and has drawn the attention of national and international media.
    “Many of them [the signatures] are illegible..” Yeah, I bet they are. Chickenshits, can’t even proudly own their bigotry like Sally.