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NewsTrust - Politics - Most Recent Stories Copyright (c) 2008 NewsTrust en-us Fri, 25 May 2012 13:03:35 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/images/logos/newstrust-logo_20px.gif NewsTrust http://www.newstrust.net/subjects/politics/most_recent http://www.newstrust.net/subjects/politics/most_recent NewsTrust helps people find good journalism online. We rate the news based on quality, not just popularity. Our social news network features top-rated stories from hundreds of mainstream and independent sources. Find out more at http://www.newstrust.net/ US Drone Strike in Pakistan Reeks of Political Retaliation Yet Again Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732910/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732910/toolbar?ref=rss <span>emptywheel.net - By Jim White - May. 25 (News Report) - Today, US drones killed four more people in North Waziristan in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). This strike comes at a critical time in US-Pakistan relations, as many believed that the US and Pakistan would announce an agreement reopening NATO supply routes through Pakistan at last weekend’s NATO summit in Chicago. Instead of reaching agreement, however, Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari was essentially shunned at the meeting. Today’s strike adds to that insult, as Pakistan has been objecting strenuously to US drone strikes as an imposition on Pakistan’s sovereignty. Despite US claims that Pakistan does nothing to stop insurgents in the FATA, Pakistani jets also killed 12 people today in Orakzai Agency, which is near North Waziristan and also within the FATA.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732910?ref=rss">3.5 average</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732910?ref=rss">4 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732910/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Pakistan U.S. Military 7 Wisconsin Jobs Facts Every WI Voter Needs to Know Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8733751/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8733751/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/daily_kos?ref=rss">Daily Kos</a> - May. 25 (Fact Check) - Walker has been plastering TV's all over WI with a bald-faced lie that he created 30,000 jobs. Walker created fake job numbers than ran a million dollar ad campaign for them.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8733751?ref=rss">4.3 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8733751?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8733751/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Money and Politics Jobs "What We Do to the Land, We Do to the People"-- May 24 West Virginia Direct Actions Against MTR Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731948/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731948/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/writing_corner?ref=rss">The Writing Corner</a> - By Beth Wellington - May. 24 (Opinion) - As part of Mountain Justice Summer Action Camp taking place at the Appalachian South Folklife Center near Pipestem, WV, five members of Mountain Justice and RAMPS boarded a coal barge to protest the destruction of mountains in West Virginia through Mountaintop removal, while other members and their fellow concerned activists blocked coal transport at approximately 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 24.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731948?ref=rss">3.9 average</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731948?ref=rss">3 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731948/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Environment Pollution Energy Coal West Virginia Egyptian Voters on the Promise, and Limits, of Historic Election: Sharif Kouddous Reports From Cairo Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732909/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732909/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/democracy_now?ref=rss">Democracy Now</a> - By Sharif Kouddous - May. 24 (News Report) - Voters are heading to the polls for the second day in Egypt's first competitive presidential election following the ouster of Hosni Mubarak 15 months ago. The first day of voting saw numerous reports of minor violations, but was largely hailed as free of fraud and violence. Ahmed Shafik, Mubarak's last prime minister and now a leading candidate, was swarmed by protesters outside his polling station who hurled shoes and debris at him. Democracy Now! correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous and videographer Hany Massoud spent the day traveling to polling stations around Cairo speaking to voters about their choices for president and their concerns in the election. [Transcript to come. 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The Select Committee on Intelligence has voted to extend controversial amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that were set to expire at the end of this year. "What we’re asking is that they slow down this process and start first with the question: What type of information are they picking up? How many Americans are being affected? What is the government doing with it?," says Michelle Richardson of the American Civil Liberties Union, which has sued over the U.S. government’s surveillance practices, saying agencies would be able to tap their communications with clients and sources overseas.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732908?ref=rss">4.3 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732908?ref=rss">See Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8732908/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Human Rights Civil Liberties U.S. Constitution With Control of Drone Strikes, Is Counterterror Chief John Brennan the U.S. "Assassination Czar"? Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731949/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731949/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/democracy_now?ref=rss">Democracy Now</a> - By Amy Goodman - May. 24 (News Analysis) - President Obama's counterterrorism chief John Brennan is heading up a new team to determine who should be targeted by armed U.S. drones overseas. The newly revealed procedure for drone attacks means Brennan's staff consults the Pentagon, the State Department and other agencies before ultimately deciding who will be targeted. One official said there is growing concern over "how easy it has become to kill someone" under the administration’s drone strike policy. We speak with investigative blogger Marcy Wheeler of the website “Empty Wheel.” [Transcript to come. 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Is it getting warmer? Yes, surface temperatures have risen by 0.8°C from pre-industrial levels. Are humans causing it? Almost certainly.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731946?ref=rss">3.9 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731946?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731946/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Poverty Climate Change George Zimmerman's 'Cozy' Relationship With Sanford Police Questioned Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731947/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731947/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/huffington_post?ref=rss">Huffington Post</a> - By Trymaine Lee - May. 24 (Investigative Report) - Neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman had a relationship with members of the police department in Sanford, Fla., long before he shot unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin to death in February, newly released information suggests. During a community forum on J</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731947?ref=rss">Not rated yet</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731947?ref=rss">See Info »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731947/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Racism Police Corruption Crime Radiation: It's just what the doctor ordered | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731039/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731039/toolbar?ref=rss <span>thebulletin.org - By Dawn Stover - May. 24 (Special Report) - "Thirty years ago, these sources accounted for approximately 15 percent of the public's total radiation exposure. Today, that figure has more than tripled, so that nearly 50 percent of the public's overall radiation exposure can be attributed to medical sources."</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731039?ref=rss">Not rated yet</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731039?ref=rss">See Info »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8731039/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Health Care Nuclear Power CAUGHT RED HANDED Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730016/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730016/toolbar?ref=rss <span>bbvforums.org - By Bev Harris - May. 23 (Investigative Report) - Four hundred and eighty-eight voters, every one of them in the Tennessee district of US Rep Steve Cohen (D-09), all but four lifelong Democrats, and nearly all Black, had their voting history erased by Shelby County election workers, setting them up for purge from the voter list.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730016?ref=rss">4.2 average</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730016?ref=rss">3 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730016/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Republicans Elections Crime Presidential Election 2012 "So Rich, So Poor": Peter Edelman on Ending US Poverty & Why He Left Clinton Admin over Welfare Law Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730014/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730014/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/democracy_now?ref=rss">Democracy Now</a> - By Amy Goodman - May. 23 (News Analysis) - Census data shows nearly one in two Americans live in poverty, and now the Congressional Budget Office warns things could soon get worse if President Obama and Congress remain at an impasse over the 2013 fiscal budget. House Republicans are calling for cuts to food aid, healthcare and social services, while protecting funds for the Pentagon.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730014?ref=rss">1.2 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730014?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730014/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Poverty Money and Politics Government Report Contradicts GOP On Dire Situation Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730013/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730013/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/huffington_post?ref=rss">Huffington Post</a> - May. 23 (News Report) - A new government report said spending cuts scheduled to go into effect in 2013, coupled with the simultaneous expiration of Bush-era tax cuts, will shrink the U.S. economy and raise unemployment -- contradicting the Republican claim that reducing the federal budget deficit will spur economic growth.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730013?ref=rss">3.9 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730013?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730013/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> U.S. Economy Republicans This is Your Brain On Fox Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8728128/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8728128/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/daily_beast?ref=rss">The Daily Beast</a> - By David Frum - May. 22 (News Analysis) - when quizzed on current affairs, people who watched only Fox scored worse than people who watched no news at all.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8728128?ref=rss">3.6 average</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8728128?ref=rss">4 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8728128/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Ethics in Journalism Journalism Corruption Sea Shepherd Founder Paul Watson Fights Extradition to Costa Rica for 2002 Shark Defense Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730015/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730015/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/democracy_now?ref=rss">Democracy Now</a> - By Amy Goodman - May. 22 (News Report) - Captain Paul Watson, founder of the anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd, has been released on bail in Germany following his arrest for possible extradition to Costa Rica on decade-old charges stemming from a confrontation with shark fin poachers. Sea Shepherd continues to maintain that Watson's arrest was politically motivated and is calling on its supporters to come together in a day of action on Wednesday when the Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla visits Germany. Watson joins us from Frankfurt. “We’ve never injured anybody,” Watson says. “The most powerful weapon in the world as far as I'm concerned is the camera, so we go into battle armed with cameras...Right now 19 million sharks a year are being destroyed to feed the shark fin industry in Asia. And that means the fins are cut off of these animals and they’re thrown back into the ocean, and this is what we filmed off of Guatemala and this is what we intervened against -- a highly illegal operation.” [Transcript to come. Check back soon.]</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730015?ref=rss">4.4 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730015?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8730015/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Environment Global Economy Law Money and Politics Today's GOP: Worst Political Party Since the Civil War Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8727230/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8727230/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/alternet?ref=rss">AlterNet</a> - By Martin Longman - May. 22 (Opinion) - What about the Jim Crow laws, or the Palmer raids, or the Japanese internment camps, or McCarthyism, or the Vietnam and Iraq wars? But when I started to think about it, I realized that many of the big mistakes our country has made since the Civil War were not really the result of one political party's actions.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8727230?ref=rss">4.1 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8727230?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8727230/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Republicans Well: Sleep Apnea Tied to Increased Cancer Risk Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8725056?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8725056?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/new_york_times?ref=rss">New York Times</a> - By Anahad O'connor - May. 21 (Opinion) - Two new studies associate a common disorder of sleep that causes pauses in breathing with a higher risk of cancer.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8725056?ref=rss">4.3 average</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8725056?ref=rss">3 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8725056?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Health Care Cancer Money Unlimited Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8714038?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8714038?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/new_yorker?ref=rss">New Yorker</a> - By Jeffrey Toobin - May. 21 (Special Report) - When Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission was first argued before the Supreme Court, on March 24, 2009, it seemed like a case of modest importance. The issue before the Justices was a narrow one. The McCain-Feingold campaign-finance law prohibi</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8714038?ref=rss">4.1 average</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8714038?ref=rss">17 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8714038?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Law U.S. Congress U.S. Supreme Court Republicans Campaign Reform Election Reform Money and Politics Elections Advertising Corporate Governance Campaign Finance Presidential Election 2012 Under A Withering Industry Assault, Nuclear Safety Chief Resigns Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726278/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726278/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/huffington_post?ref=rss">Huffington Post</a> - By Ryan Grim - May. 21 (News Report) - Under a withering assault from the industry, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko is stepping down, effective upon the confirmation of his successor, according to a statement from Jaczko. The resignation follows months of bureaucratic knife-wielding by the four industry-backed members of the five-person panel.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726278?ref=rss">4.1 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726278?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726278/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Law Enforcement Obama Administration Nuclear Power Corruption With the Affordable Care Act Hanging by a Thread, It's Time for Single-Payer Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726839/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726839/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/huffington_post?ref=rss">Huffington Post</a> - By Pearl Korn - May. 21 (Opinion) - Co-written by Jonathan Stone While the Affordable Care Act is being deliberated in the Supreme Court -- with no decision expected until the end of June -- progressives and all other rational human beings should ramp up their efforts to build the movement</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726839?ref=rss">4.1 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726839?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726839/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> U.S. Supreme Court Health Care Advocates: '12 Budget Dance Has Heavier Beat Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726275/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726275/toolbar?ref=rss <span>bkbureau.org - May. 21 (News) - After years of austerity, advocates say the annual ritual of protests against proposed cuts has taken on a more urgent tone.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726275?ref=rss">Not rated yet</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726275?ref=rss">See Info »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8726275/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Poverty Money and Politics Obama Administration Youth Hispanic Bachmann’s Fundraising Whopper Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8714978/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8714978/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/factcheck?ref=rss">FactCheck</a> - By Robert Farley - May. 20 (Fact Check) - In several urgent fundraising appeals, Rep. Michele Bachmann falsely claims that biased “liberal judges” redrew her congressional district “in retaliation for repeatedly standing up to President Obama.” The truth is that only two of the five judges were Democratic appointees, and Bachmann’s Minnesota district has become even more Republican than … More >></span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8714978?ref=rss">3.9 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8714978?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8714978/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> U.S. House of Representatives Republicans Media and Politics Obama Administration Elections Fake News Campaign Finance Michele Bachmann How to peek through Dan Schultz’s Truth Goggles, the B.S. detection software Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8724771/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8724771/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/nieman_watchdog?ref=rss">Nieman Journalism Lab</a> - By Andrew Phelps - May. 20 (Opinion) - Last November I wrote about Dan Schultz and his Truth Goggles, a piece of software he’s developing in partnership with PolitiFact that highlights suspicious claims in news articles. It’s as simple as spellcheck. Now, as Schultz finalizes his graduate thesis at the MIT Media Lab, he’s conducting a user study to understand how people (anonymously) respond to a prototype of the tool. It’s our first look at the software in action, and he wants you to give it a try.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8724771?ref=rss">3.6 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8724771?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8724771/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Media and Politics Internet Fake News Journalism How Crazy Is Wall Street, New York Times? Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8724770/toolbar?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8724770/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/daily_beast?ref=rss">The Daily Beast</a> - By Edward Jay Epstein - May. 20 (Opinion) - The New York Times published an opinion piece on May 12, 2012, concerning the question of whether the rich, from a moral standpoint, are good or bad. The story reported, “A recent study found that 10 percent of people who work on Wall Street are ‘clinical psychopaths’ and that they exhibit an ‘unparalleled capacity for lying, fabrication, and manipulation.’ ” The vivid term “clinical psychopath” brings to mind the berserk buzz-saw-wielding investment banker played by Christian Bale in the film American Psycho. Since some 3.9 million people work in the financial-services industry, a clinically diagnosed horde of lunatics numbering almost 400,000 people would certainly be a matter of public concern, though it might only confirm some journalists’ view of American capitalism.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8724770?ref=rss">3.9 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8724770?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8724770/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Money and Politics Corporate Governance Finance Psychology Wealth The Most Powerful Special Interest in Washington: The Acronym Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8723838?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8723838?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/new_york_times?ref=rss">New York Times</a> - By Micah Cohen - May. 20 (Opinion) - A linguistic plague is creeping through the nation's capital - the "bacronym," where a PAC or bill name is chosen so that the initial letters of each word form a desired word.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8723838?ref=rss">Not rated yet</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8723838?ref=rss">See Info »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8723838?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> U.S. Congress U.S. Senate Media and Politics Money and Politics Elections Housing Campaign Finance Michele Bachmann Maryland Presidential Election 2012 Do You Want the Good News First? Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8723679?ref=rss http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8723679?ref=rss <span><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/sources/new_york_times?ref=rss">New York Times</a> - By Thomas L. Friedman - May. 19 (Opinion) - I’ve spent the last week traveling to two of America’s greatest innovation hubs — Silicon Valley and Seattle — and the trip left me feeling a combination of exhilaration and dread. The excitement comes from not only seeing the stunning amount of innovation emerging from the ground up, but from seeing the new tools coming on stream that are, as Amazon.com’s founder, Jeff Bezos, put it to me, “eliminating all the gatekeepers” — making it easier and cheaper than ever to publish your own book, start your own company and chase your own dream. Never have individuals been more empowered, and we’re still just at the start of this trend.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8723679?ref=rss">3.9 average</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8723679?ref=rss">7 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/stories/8723679?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://www.newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> China Foreign Policy Immigration Innovation Technology Jobs Facebook