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Gun Control Lobby Claims McCain Insider Had Ties to NRA Spy Op

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

ABC News - By Anna Schecter - Aug. 20 (News Report) - A Republican political operative considered part of the McCain campaign's "kitchen cabinet" oversaw a National Rifle Association lobbying campaign that allegedly hired a spy to infiltrate gun control groups, according to Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.

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Big Oil's lobby machine

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

CNN - By Steve Hargreaves - Aug. 19 (News Analysis) - But when it comes to lobbying - and spending money that goes toward researching, writing and convincing lawmakers to vote its way - the industry ranks fifth. If the spending continues at the current pace, the industry is set to break last year's $83 million record. The amount spent on lobbying by the industry, along with lobbying money in general, has been setting records since 2005.

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Big Oil's lobby machine

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

CNN - By Steve Hargreaves - Aug. 19 (Special Report) - As angry voters spark a barrage of energy bills in Congress, the oil industry is spending record amounts of money protecting its interests. In what may be surprising to some, the most recent figures from the Center for Responsive Politics show that the oil industry gives a relatively small sum to individual political campaigns - it's 16th on a list of top 50 industries.

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Kashmiris march to UN office

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

Aljazeera - Aug. 18 (News Report) - Tens of thousands of Muslims have taken to the streets of Indian Kashmir's main city to demand that the United Nations recognise their right to self-determination.

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Summit targets world water issues

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

BBC News - Aug. 17 (News Report) - While global attention has recently focused on energy and food, a global summit this week in Stockholm, Sweden, will tackle the key issue of water. The World Water Week meeting starts on Sunday and will hear renewed calls to solve growing challenges of sanitation, climate change and drinkable supplies.

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Pinker on words, Lakoff on brains and politics

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

Australian Broadcasting - By Natasha Mitchell - Aug. 17 (Review) - All in the Mind this week features an encore broadcast of the Stephen Pinker's interview about The Stuff of Thought, his latest forensic excavation of language and its evolutionary delights. My original blog post about the interview (with some of your comments) is here. Feel free to add more thoughts.

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What Did Bush Really See in Putin's Eyes?

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

LinkTV / Mosaic - By Jamal Dajani - Aug. 16 (News Analysis) - Russia's invasion of Georgia makes headlines across the Middle East. What does it mean for Arab states? Are oil prices behind it? And what's the connection with Israel?

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Bill Moyers Journal . Watch & Listen - PBS

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

PBS - Aug. 16 (Special Report) - I think there's a tendency on the part of policy makers and probably a tendency on the part of many Americans to think that the problems we face are problems that are out there somewhere, beyond our borders. And that if we can fix those problems, then we'll be able to continue the American way of life as it has long existed. I think it's fundamentally wrong. Our major problems are at home.

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Russia vs Georgia

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

LinkTV - Aug. 15 (News Analysis) - Long-simmering tension over a disputed region erupts in fighting between Russia and Georgia. Each side claims to be the victim of the other's aggression. Is Russia re-asserting its military might for the world to see, or did Georgia over play its military hand? SOURCES: Russia Today, Russia; Al Jazeera English, Qatar; BBC News, U.K.; Deutsche Welle, Germany; Press TV, Iran; ABC News, U.S., Fox News, U.S.

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Let the patriot games begin

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

Australian Broadcasting - By Antony Loewenstein - Aug. 15 (Blog Post) - It should never be forgotten that many studies find Chinese people overwhelmingly satisfied with their lives, though the rise of the internet and satellite television has certainly increased the knowledge of social rights. McCommunism, as Noami Klein calls it, appears to be a popular ideology.

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