Saturday, May 17, 2008

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A Forgotten People

Sat, 17 May 2008 15:48:00 PDT
By Lubna Hussain They flash across our screens every now and then. An old man, his weather-beaten face streaked with tears, hopelessly clutching a set of ancient iron keys in his calloused hands. A widow in a head scarf perched on top of a pile of rubble, beating her chest, mourning the loss of what was once her home. A stone-throwing youth kneeling, blindfolded, with his hands tied behind his back bashed ruthlessly and repeatedly in the head with the butt of a machine gun. A baby with blue li

Media & Politics

Sat, 17 May 2008 15:46:43 PDT
Media & Politics 17-May-08 Permanent link to MTA daily media news Mike Luckovich Who Wants to Be the Next Millionaire? (by Larry Johnson at No Quarter) Here’s the news short and sweet–if you have a copy of the Michelle Obama video, in which she is lambasting white people (four different sources say she uses “whitey” as an epithet) at Jeremiah Wright’s church, then there is an ultra conservative Republican billionaire who wants to pay your $1 million dollars for the tape. Why? He hates

Treasury Secretary Paulson to Travel to the Middle East (United States Department of the Treasury)

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:00:27 PDT
Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. will travel to the Middle East later this month to reiterate the United States commitment to open investment and discuss the economic benefits of nations around the world remaining open for investment.