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Green Party endorses Cindy Sheehan over Rep. Pelosi in SF
San Francisco Green Party endorses Cindy Sheehan run against Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi; Greens will be strong ally in longshot bid The San Francisco Green Party – a powerful force in progressive San Francisco politics – has endorsed the independent run by peace activist Cindy Sheehan against Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi […]
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Spoilers in the Presidential election
from Voters say McCain better suited to handle Iraq than Obama The public’s stance on the war is as equivocal as McCain’s is not: A strong majority of Americans oppose it and believe it was wrong in the first place, but more find McCain better suited to handle Iraq than his Democratic presidential rival, Barack […]
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NY Times Story: The George Carlin/WBAI connection
[In 1978, WBAI broadcast the George Carlin routine about the 7 words you can’t say on television. The FEC reprimanded WBAI, and the battle went all the way to the Supreme Court.] excerpt from The New York Times The Station That Dared to Defend Carlin’s ‘7 Words’ Looks Back By GLENN COLLINS Published: June 25, […]
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