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"Giving Voice to Dissent: Bridgeport's WPKN Radio Covers The News With Left-Of-Center Takes Not Found In The Mainstream Media" Hartford Courant, Feb. 26, 2003

"The Rest of the News," New Haven Advocate, July 3, 2003


ISSUES IN-DEPTH

War And Profiteering

Those Who Dared to Come Forward
In-depth compilation on Washington insiders speaking out on Bush administration policies and actions

"Iraq On The Record," U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman report, March 16, 2004

"Greenspan Testimony Highlights Bush Plan for Deliberate Federal Bankruptcy," by Michael Meurer, truthout.org, March 2, 2004

"Noam Chomsky on Middle East Conflict and U.S. War Plan Against Iraq," Between The Lines interview with Noam Chomsky, conducted by Scott Harris, for the Week Ending May 3, 2002

"The Iraq War & The Bush Administration's Pursuit of Global Domination," Counterpoint, Sept. 15, 2003

The Iraq Crisis, a Global Policy Forum, UN Security Council section on the 13 years of sanctions and other background of the war, the humanitarian situation, the importance of Iraq's huge oil resources, and disputes over a post-war government and reconstruction plan

"Occupation, Inc." Southern Exposure, Winter, 2003/2004

"Pipeline Politics: Oil, The Taliban, and the Political Balance of Central Asia," World Press Review Special Report, Nov.-Dec. 2001

"War Profiteering," by The Nation editors, April 24, 2003

"An Annotated Saddam Chronology," ZNet, Dec. 15, 2003

Civil Liberties

"The Global Gulag: Into The Shadows," by Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, April 5, 2004

"Keeping Secrets: The Bush administration is doing the public's business out of the public eye. Here's how--and why," by Christopher H. Schmitt and Edward T. Pound, U.S. News & World Report, Dec. 12, 2003

"FBI Memo: Tactics Used During Protests And Demonstrations" Federal Bureau of Investigation, Oct. 15, 2003

"F.B.I. Scrutinizes Antiwar Rallies" by Eric Lichtblau, New York Times, Nov. 23, 2003

"Fascism Anyone?" 14 Signs of Fascism, Free Inquiry Magazine, Volume 23, No. 2

"Germany In 1933: The Easy Slide Into Fascism," The Crisis Papers, June 9, 2003

Multi-Ethnic Issues Advocacy

Dr. Earl Ofari Hutchinson's Commentaries, The Hutchinson Report
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Between The Lines
For The Week Ending Sept. 29, 2006

... MORE NEWSWIRE ...

U.S. Politics

"The 'Harder To Vote' Act," by Wade Henderson, TomPaine.com, Sept. 21, 2006

"Top Republican Aids Lieberman Fundraiser," Associated Press, Sept. 21, 2006

"Sen. John Cornyn Meets The Racist Right," by Max Blumenthal, Huffington Post, Sept. 20, 2006

"Georgia Law Requiring Voters To Show Photo ID Is Thrown Out" Washington Post, Sept. 20, 2006

"Frist Blames Democratic Minority For Do-Nothing Congress, Gets Spanked," by Bob Geiger, SmirkingChimp.com, Sept. 20, 2006

"The 'Voter Fraud' Fraud," by Alexandra Walker, TomPaine.com, Sept. 20, 2006

"A New Star Shines From Massachusetts," by John Nichols, The Nation Sept. 20, 2006

"In A Pivotal Year, GOP Plans To Rely On Personal Attacks," Washington Post, Sept. 10, 2006

"Rockefeller: Bush Duped Public On Iraq," CBS News, Sept. 9, 2006

"War Puts The Republican Heartland Back Into Play," Times of London/UK, Sept. 8, 2006

"Judge In Ohio Tells Counties To Preserve 2004 Ballots," Associated Press, Sept. 8, 2006

"War Turns Southern Women Away From GOP," Associated Press, Sept. 7, 2006

"The Myth Of Fair Elections In America," by Paul Harris, Observer/UK, Sept. 7, 2006

"When Will Joe Biden Become Fair Game?," by Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone, Sept. 7, 2006

"Today's Pig Is Tomorrow's Bacon: A Class War Recipe," by Greg Palast, Palast.com, Sept. 7, 2006

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Bush Regime

"Reclaiming The Issues: 'Keep George Out Of Jail,'" by Thom Hartmann, Common Dreams, Sept. 21, 2006

"Bush, GOP 'Rebels' Reach Accord On Tribunal Laws," Associated Press, Sept. 21, 2006

"Former Bush Administration Lawyer Still Flacking For Torture," by Greg Grandin, AlterNet, Sept. 21, 2006

"Tainted Science At Bush's EPA," by Frank O'Donnell, TomPaine.com, Sept. 21, 2006

"Abramoff Associates, Bush Aides Met Often," Associated Press, Sept. 20, 2006

"The Disastrous Rule Of A Mayberry Machiavelli," by Sidney Blumenthal, AlterNet, Sept. 20, 2006

"Doing The Moral Limbo: Bush & Conservatives Get In Touch With Their Inner Barbarian," by Paul Waldman, TomPaine.com, Sept. 20, 2006

"The Torturer Tries To Save His Own Hide," by Paul Craig Roberts, Antiwar.com, Sept. 18, 2006

"Iraq's Alleged Al-Qaeda Ties Were Disputed Before War," Washington Post, Sept. 9, 2006

"Five Years In, Bush Is Losing Terror War," by Jim Lobe, Inter Press Service, Sept. 9, 2006

"Armitage Leak Poses More Questions," Washington Post, Sept. 8, 2006

"General: Rumsfeld Killed Plans For Postwar Iraq," by Kevin Drum, Washington Monthly, Sept. 8, 2006

"Armitage Says He Was The Source In CIA Leak," The New York Times, Sept. 7, 2006

"Bush Fears War Crimes Prosecution, Impeachment," by Marjorie Cohn, ZNet, Sept. 7, 2006

"Election 2006 And World War III," by Robert Parry, Consortium News, Sept. 7, 2006

"Bush Admits Secret Prisons; Yields To Geneva Conventions On Detainees," by Jim Lobe, Inter Press Service, Sept. 7, 2006

"Tell Bolton To Bolt," by Scott T. Paul, TomPaine.com, Sept. 6, 2006

"Attorney General Gonzales Supports Military Tribunals, Secret Evidence," McClatchy Newspapers, Sept. 5, 2006

"'Have You No Sense Of Decency, Sir?,'" by Keith Olbermann, MSNBC Countdown, Sept. 5, 2006

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American Empire/War Profiteering

"Chavez Address To The United Nations," by Hugo Chavez, Common Dreams, Sept. 20, 2006

"We're Not Going To Iran," by Robert Dreyfuss, TomPaine.com, Sept. 20, 2006

"Defense Contractors Gone Wild," by Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone, Sept. 19, 2006

"Imperialism 101: The U.S. Addiction To War, Mayhem & Madness," by Stephen Lendman, ZNet, Sept. 17, 2006

"What Would War On Iran Look Like?," by Michael Duffy, Time, Sept. 17, 2006

"Interview With Alarcon: A Top Cuban Leader Thinks Out Loud," by Tom Hayden, Truthdig, Sept. 10, 2006

"The World's View Of The U.S. 'War On Terror,'" by Norman Solomon, Antiwar.com, Sept. 9, 2006

"Chavez Challenges U.S.," by Federico Fuentes, Green Left Weekly, Sept. 9, 2006

"Chavez Accuses U.S. Of Aiding Opposition," Associated Press, Sept. 7, 2006

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"Postwar" Occupation of Iraq & Afghanistan

"Nearly 6,600 Civilians Killed In Iraq In 2 Moths: UN" Agence France Presse, Sept. 20, 2006

"U.S. Resorting To 'Collective Punshment,'" by Dahr Jamail & Ali al-Fadhily, Inter Press Service, Sept. 20, 2006

"General Says U.S. May Boost Forces In Iraq," Associated Press, Sept. 19, 2006

"I Was A PR Intern In Iraq," by Willem Marx, Harper's, Sept. 18, 2006

"Why 'Victory' In First Phase Of War On Terror Unraveled," by Patrick Cockburn, Independent/UK, Sept. 9, 2006

"Iraq: Media Dead Zone," by Aaron Glantz with Salam talib, Antiwar.com, Sept. 9, 2006

"Report: No Prewar Saddam-Al Qaeda Tie," Associated Press, Sept. 8, 2006

"Afghan Attack Worst Since Taliban Fell," Associated Press, Sept. 8, 2006

"Body Count In Baghdad Nearly Triples," Washington Post, Sept. 8, 2006

"Iraq's Reality Sinks In," by Robert Dreyfuss, TomPaine.com, Sept. 8, 2006

"NATO General Wants More Troops In Afghan South," Washington Post, Sept. 8, 2006

"Military Correspondent Calls Fourth Iraq Trip The Most Violent Ever," Editor & Publisher, Sept. 7, 2006

"U.S. Continues To Raise Iraq Troop Levels: Now At 145,000," Associated Press, Sept. 7, 2006

"The Unaccountables: Lawless Civilian Contractors" Tara McKelvey, American Prospect, Sept. 7, 2006

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Civil Liberties

"Inside The Feds' Secret Wiretapping Rooms," by Jeffrey Klein & Paolo Pontoniere, New American Media, Sept. 20, 2006

"CIA 'Refused To Operate' Secret Jails," Financial Times, Sept. 20, 2006

"Gonzales Defends Interrogation Methods," Associated Press, Sept. 18, 2006

"New Rule On Spying Goes To Congress," Baltimore Sun, Sept. 18, 2006

"Torture And The Content Of Our Character," by Jeremy Brecher & Brendan Smith, ZNet, Sept. 17, 2006

"U.S. War Prisons Legal Vacuum For 14,000," Associated Press, Sept. 17, 2006

"Derelict On Detainees," by Aziz Huq, TomPaine.com, Sept. 15, 2006

"Banned In Washington: Where's The Free Speech?," by Ann Wright, Common Dreams, Sept. 10, 2006

"Bush Calls For Greater Wiretap Authority," Washington Post, Sept. 8, 2006

"Top Military Lawyers Slam Tribunal Plans," Los Angeles Times, 2006

"The Torturer's Apprentice," by Ray McGovern, TomPaine.com, Sept. 7, 2006

"3 Republican Senators Among Critics Of Military Tribunal Plan," USA Today, Sept. 7, 2006

"Plan For Tribunals Still In Opposition To High Court Ruling," The New York Times, Sept. 7, 2006

"Bush Tribunal Plan Would Allow Trials Based On Secret Evidence," Associated Press, Sept. 6, 2006

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Media Issues

"The Hollow Media Promise Of Digital Technology," by Norman Solomon, Truthout, Sept. 21, 2006

"Conservative Flagship Newspaper Run By Neo-Confederates," by Max Blumenthal, The Nation, Sept. 21, 2006

"The FCC's Media Manipulation," by Timothy Karr, TomPaine.com, Sept. 19, 2006

"Replaced By A Chimp: Life After Net Neutrality," by Jeffrey Chester, The Nation, Sept. 19, 2006

"Cable News Confidential," by Don Hazen, AlterNet, Sept. 19, 2006

"Politics, The Media And 9/11," by Eric Boehlert, The Nation, Sept. 25, 2006

"Media Misses The Point On CIA Leak Story," by Joe Conason, New York Observer, Sept. 11, 2006

"The Colbert Factor: Some Truthiness, At Last," by Nicole Colson, Counterpunch, Sept. 9/10, 2006

"Discover The Secret Right-Wing Network Behind ABC's 9/11 Deception," by Max Blumenthal, Truthout, Sept. 8, 2006

"Under Pressure, ABC Tinkers With 9/11 Drama," Reuters, Sept. 8, 2006

"ABC 9/11 Miniseries Criticized As Innacurate And Biased," The New York Times, Sept. 6, 2006

"Fight For Internet Freedom Heats Up," by John Nichols, The Nation, Sept. 4, 2006

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Activism

"Outside UN, Protesters Urge Bush To End Iraq War," Reuters, Sept. 19, 2006

"The Ground Truth: Iraq War Veterans Speak Out," by Susan Van Haitsma, Common Dreams, Sept. 19, 2006

"The Activism Industry," by Dana R. Fisher, The American Prospect, Sept. 19, 2006

"North Dakota Peace Activists Await Trial," by Bill Quigley, Counterpunch, Sept. 18, 2006

"Antiwar Activists Line 5th Avenue In Silent Protest," NY 1 News, Sept. 18, 2006

"The Case Of Lt. Watada: Officer's Refusal Of Iraq Deployment Divides Japanese-American Community," by Charles Burress, ZNet, Sept. 17, 2006

"Liberal Church Will Decide Soon Whether To Fight IRS Summons," Associated Press, Sept. 17, 2006

"Long Live The Clash! Thirty Years Of 'White Riot,'" by Alexander Billet, Counterpunch, Sept. 9/10, 2006

"'No Clowning Around Weapons Of Mass Destruction,'" by Bill Quigley, SmirkingChimp.com, Sept. 9, 2006

"How To Make Work Safer With Direct Action: An IWW Starbucks Story," by Daniel Gross & Joe Tessone, ZNet, Sept. 8, 2006

"Labor Joins La Marcha," by Amy Taylor, TomPaine.com, Sept. 8, 2006

"The Rebirth Of Students For A Democratic Society (SDS)," by Alexander Knight, ZNet, Sept. 8, 2006

"Righteous Opposition To War," by Rev. Lois M. Powell, TomPaine.com, Sept. 7, 2006

"Soldier Who Chose Jail Over war Goes Home: Interview With Kevin Benderman," by Aaron Glantz, Inter Press Service, Sept. 7, 2006

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