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The President and The First Lady at The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Saturday, April 28, 2012

• April 29, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Democrats, Democrats in Name Only, Fashion, Food, Gossip, Journalism and Ethics, National Issues, Obama Administration, Republicans in Name Only, Sports, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Women
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, Billy Crystal, Black Women, Dinner, First Lady Michelle Obama, Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel, Kimmel, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Republican, Seth Meyers, United States, Washington DC, White House Correspondents Association

The Recall Season Begins in Wisconsin And You Don’t Have to Show Voter ID Yet for These Elections Starting Tuesday, July 12

• July 12, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Class, Democrats, Democrats in Name Only, Labor History, National Issues, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: Alberta Darling, Blacks, Dan Kapanke, Democratic, Democratic Party, Democratic Primary, Democrats, Dirty Tricks, Fake Candidates, Fred Clark, GAB, Government Accountability Board, Governor Scott Walker, Jennifer Shilling, Jessica King, Nancy Nusbaum, Randy Hopper, Republican, Robert Cowles, Sandra Pasch, Shelly Moore, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Driver's License, Wisconsin Identification Card

Another View About How The Media Lies–Yes, YOU Too Faux Noise, NPR, MSNBC, CNN…

• May 3, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in American Foreign Policy, American Politics, Class, Crime, Democrats, Democrats in Name Only, Education, International Terrorism, Journalism and Ethics, National Issues, Public Intellectualism, Public Television, Race, Religion, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, War Crimes, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: "Manufacturing Consent", Beauty Contest, CNN, Conservatism, Corporate Media, Edward Herman, Junk Food, League of Women Voters, Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media, Noam Chomsky, NPR, Politics, Showcase, The Mainstream Media, United States, Viewpoints

Former President Jean Bertrand Aristide Returning to Haiti

• March 12, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Africans, American Foreign Policy, Brazil, Canada, Class, Democrats in Name Only, Education, Exploration and Colonization, France, Haiti, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, Natural Disasters, Obama Administration, Race, South Africa, The Clintons, The Rest of the World
Tags: "Baby Doc" Duvalier, Blacks, Danny Glover, Democracy, Drug Cartels, Drug Money, Earthquake, Exile, Exiles, Fanmi Lavalas, Glen Ford, Haiti, Haitians, Harry Belafonte, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Jesse Jackson, Love, Madame Mildred Preval, Maryse Narcisse, Michel Martelly, MINUSTAH, Mirlande Manigat, Organization of American States, Passport, President Jacob Zuma, President Rene Preval, Pretoria S.A., Puppets, Racism, Return, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, South Africa, The Caribbean, The Haitian Earthquake, The United Nations, United Nations Security Council, United States, WikiLeaks

Shirley Sherrod Sues Right-Wing Blogger Andrew Breitbart for Libel

• February 13, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black Farmers, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Democrats in Name Only, Discrimination, Food, Hate Crimes, Journalism and Ethics, National Issues, Native Americans/First Nations, Obama Administration, Race, Shirley Sherrod, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Albany Movement, AOL, Arianna Huffington, Black Farmers, Black Women, Blacks, Charles Sherrod, Civil Rights, Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, Keith Olbermann, Liars, NAACP, Native Americans, New Communities of Southwest Georgia, Pigford v. Glickman, President Barack Obama, Racism, Resignation of Shirley Sherrod, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Shirley Sherrod, The Eighties, The Kibbutz Movement, The Nineties, The Seventies, The Sixties

No Disrespect Intended? President Obama Interrupted by Bill O’Reilly During Pre-Super Bowl Interview Time and Again

• February 7, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Democrats in Name Only, Journalism and Ethics, Obama Administration, Race, Sports, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Super Bowl
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, Blacks, Egypt, Faux Noise, Fox News, George W. Bush, Goldman Sachs, Hosni Mubarak, O'Reilly Media, Omar Suleiman, Paul Krugman, POTUS, Pre-Super Bowl Interview, President Barack Obama, President Mubarak, President of the United States, Republican, Sarah Palin, SAVAK, Super Bowl, The Muslim Brotherhood, The Shah of Iran, United States, Vice President Suleiman

It’s On: Radical and Left Feminists Split on the Julian Assange Rape Case

• December 21, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in American Foreign Policy, American Politics, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Democrats in Name Only, Education, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Public Intellectualism, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Travel, War Crimes, Women
Tags: "Democracy Now!", Action, Amy Goodman, Bank of America, Competition, Competition Among Women, CounterQuo, Debate, Discuss, Discussion, Feminists of Color, Internet Neutrality, Investigative Journalism, Investigative Reporting, Jaclyn Friedman, Julian Assange, Left Feminism, Left Feminists, MasterCard, Naomi Wolf, Net Neutrality, PayPal, Pre-Feminism, Progressive Feminists, Radical Feminism, Radical Feminists, Servers, Sex, Sexual Violence, Sexuality, Suppression, Sweden, Visa, WikiLeaks, Yes Means Yes

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ACLU asks court to overturn Wisconsin voter ID law September 30, 2016
The ACLU on Friday filed a motion in a challenge before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals alleging the state is not giving voting credentials to people who apply for them.
Darren Bush: Coal is a dead-end fuel and we should transition now September 30, 2016
Dear Editor: I heartily applaud Elizabeth Katt Reinders' op/ed column on Madison's future energy needs. I too love this city that has been my home for three decades.
Ron Johnson concerned about citizenship 'rush,' Russian 'meddling' before election September 30, 2016
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Friday he believes the federal government may be rushing to grant citizenship to immigrants before the November election. He also said he is "highly concerned" Russia is "probably meddling" in the U.S. electoral process, although…
Mike Browne: What Sen. Fitzgerald knew September 30, 2016
While the parties involved in the John Doe matters would like the media to stop asking questions, the public interest demands the truth be exposed and the public officials involved be held to account.
Judge orders Wisconsin DMV to investigate reports of false voter ID information September 30, 2016
A federal judge on Friday ordered the state of Wisconsin to investigate reports that Division of Motor Vehicles employees gave incorrect information to a person seeking a voter ID before the Nov. 8 election.
Recalls this week: bicycles, stools, pool alarms September 30, 2016
Bicycles with a faulty seat and stools with faulty legs are among this week's recalled consumer products. Other recalled consumer products include ice tools and pool alarms.
Madison biotech firm Cellular Dynamics launches new business focused on retinal diseases September 30, 2016
Cellular Dynamics has rolled out a new line of stem cell technology, at the same time as it's announced the launch of a brand new company.
Paul Soglin expected to not fund operations for Midtown police or southeast fire stations September 30, 2016
In a memo sent to alders and department heads Thursday, Mayor Paul Soglin said he would not fund operations for the new Midtown Police District station or a new fire station training center and EMS facility.

The Chicago Tribune

Judge orders release of man who was convicted in 1957 murder April 15, 2016
A DeKalb County judge Friday vacated the conviction of Jack McCullough, who was found guilty in 2012 of the 1957 murder of a 7-year-old Sycamore girl. Judge William Brady ordered a new trial for McCullough and also ordered that he be freed from custody on his own recognizance. The hearing was held...
Judge won't reduce bond for girls in Slender Man stabbing April 15, 2016
A judge on Friday refused to reduce the $500,000 bond set for two Wisconsin girls accused of trying to kill their classmate in an attempt to please the fictional horror character Slender Man. Judge Michael Bohren denied requests by the girls' attorneys to lower the bond amount. The girls have been...
Lucas Museum switch: Olive branch or trap? April 15, 2016
By signing off on a plan to move the museum east of Lake Shore Drive, parks advocates would be trampling on the very principle they used to block the museum.Does Mayor Rahm Emanuel want to tear down the McCormick Place East building to make way for the controversial Lucas Museum of Narrative Art?...
To police, a fatal gang shooting. To parents, the end of a life turning around April 15, 2016
As they gathered at the crime tape, looking down at the body of their son under a white sheet, Raymond and Charisma Pryor were taken off to the side by police and told he was the target of a gang conflict.But all they could see was a man gunned down as he was straightening out his life, going to...
What drives Jonathan Toews? Let's start with the sleepovers April 15, 2016
As a kid, Jonathan Toews threw the worst sleepovers. Just ask Tyler Riel, a friend who went over to Toews' house one night on the southern end of Winnipeg. Riel, then 11, was expecting the usual trappings of a night with buddies — video games, junk food and hockey on the rink Toews' dad Brian built....
Reward offered for Oak Lawn man wanted in 2009 burning, killing of Chicago teen April 15, 2016
A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of an Oak Lawn man charged in the burning and killing a teenage boy on Chicago's Southwest Side in 2009, the FBI said Friday morning. Luis Macedo, 28, whose last known address is in the 6200 block of West 90th Place,...
Muslim family kicked off United flight still awaits resolution April 15, 2016
The parents of a north suburban Muslim family abruptly removed from a United Airlines flight last month say the way they and their three children were treated by a flight crew at Chicago O'Hare International Airport went way beyond poor customer service. Yet three weeks later, they still have not...
Demolish McCormick Place East for Lucas Museum site: City Hall plan April 15, 2016
Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to tear down McCormick Place East to create a lakefront parcel for Star Wars filmmaker George Lucas' art museum in an effort to prevent Lucas from taking the project to another city, a source close to the mayoral administration said Friday. The source confirmed the mayor's...

The New York Times

In Maryland Imam’s Case, an F.B.I. Dilemma October 1, 2016
Suleiman Anwar Bengharsa has endorsed ISIS and is suspected of plotting violence on its behalf. But there is no clear evidence that he has broken the law.
Immigrants Eager to Vote Obeyed All the Rules. It Didn’t Pay. September 30, 2016
Nearly a million legal immigrants applied for citizenship in the last year, causing an agency’s backlog to swell. Many will still be in the backlog on Nov. 8.
Roy Moore, Alabama Chief Justice, Suspended Over Gay Marriage Order September 30, 2016
Chief Justice Moore was suspended for the remainder of his term for ordering Alabama’s probate judges to defy federal court orders on same-sex marriage licenses.
Evan Bayh, Long Popular in Indiana, Finds Comeback Unexpectedly Rocky September 30, 2016
Mr. Bayh had seemed to turn a lost cause for Democrats into a sure win when he decided to run for his old Senate seat, but the race is a lot closer than expected.
Bias Suit Filed on Behalf of Disabled Men in South Carolina Meat Plant September 30, 2016
The lawsuit comes after a Times investigation found that several older men with intellectual disability were living in virtual segregation in a seedy bunkhouse in Newberry, S.C.
Postcard From Texas: The Texas-Shaped World September 29, 2016
Our Houston bureau chief explores “the secret, shameless fantasy of the state America loves to debate and berate.”
After Stanford Case, California Governor Signs Bill Toughening Penalties for Sexual Assault September 30, 2016
Gov. Jerry Brown signed the measure, which imposes a mandatory minimum sentence, in response to the jailing for only three months of Brock Turner.
El Cajon Police Release Video of Fatal Shooting October 1, 2016
Footage from a civilian’s cellphone and a restaurant surveillance camera show the shooting of Alfred Olango by a police officer and the moments before it.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Woman accused of trying to bring gun into courthouse, Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office says November 10, 2015
A New Orleans woman tried to put a purse with a loaded gun inside through the security belt at Orleans Parish Criminal Court
BP oil disaster might have hurt Bluefin tuna rebuilding, study says October 1, 2016
3.1 million square miles where Atlantic Bluefin tuna spawn was oiled
Trump triggers new round of GOP jitters October 1, 2016
Party officials said they are newly embarrassed by Trump's impulsive behavior and exasperated by his inability to concentrate on his change message and frame the race as a referendum on Hillary Clinton.
John Bel Edwards reworks legal contract for the coastal lawsuits October 1, 2016
Attorney General Jeff Landry had rejected the original contract for the private legal team.
Jury finds widow not guilty on all counts in murder-for-hire case October 1, 2016
In her largest display of emotion during the week-long murder trial, Charity "Katie" Nguyen, 39, continued to sob softly in response to the jury's verdicts,
Mike Yenni's exchange with teen surfaced in 2015 campaign September 30, 2016
His opponent in Jefferson Parish president race sent allegations to Archbishop Gregory Aymond because teen was student at Jesuit High
States aren't using the death penalty as much. Now Americans are abandoning it, too September 30, 2016
The death penalty in America is continuing its steady decline.
Hannan High marks fifth year anniversary of namesake's death September 30, 2016
Archbishop Hannan High School marked the fifth anniversary of the passing of the beloved Archbishop Phillip M. Hannan on Sept. 29. In honor of our school's namesake, Archbishop Hannan High School hosted a school wide memorial Mass presided over by...

The Guardian, UK

Clinton calls Trump 'temperamentally unfit' to lead after Alicia Machado spat September 30, 2016
The Republican nominee’s late-night Twitter attacks on a former beauty queen show mental fragility, Hillary Clinton told rallies in the swing state of FloridaHillary Clinton took another swipe at Donald Trump’s mental stability on Friday, declaring at a campaign stop in South Florida that the Republican nominee is “temperamentally unfit” for the White House. […]
More than 80% of UN aid convoys in Syria blocked or delayed September 30, 2016
Exclusive: Of 33 deliveries approved by Syrian government, only six have reached their destinations so far in September• Help fund our journalism by becoming a Guardian supporter.More than 80% of the UN’s Syrian aid convoys have been blocked or delayed this month, denying millions of people essential supplies in some of the country’s hardest-hit areas, the G […]
Italian Camorra inquiry recovers Van Goghs 14 years after infamous heist September 30, 2016
Paintings stolen from Amsterdam museum have been recovered from house in stronghold of crime syndicate near Naples Two Vincent van Gogh paintings that were stolen from a museum in Amsterdam more than a decade ago have been recovered by Italian law enforcement authorities in Naples after an investigation targeting a powerful organised crime syndicate involved […]
Sons of El Chapo suspected of Mexican convoy ambush that killed five soldiers September 30, 2016
Brazen attack occurred on outskirts of Sinaloa state capital, CuliacánDrug cartel suspected of trying to free wounded prisonerFive Mexican soldiers were killed in a brazen ambush on a military convoy apparently launched by the sons of imprisoned drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, officials said on Friday.The attack in northern Sinaloa state left two milita […]
Boycott of world chess championship 'would hurt women in Iran' September 30, 2016
Leading player urges contenders to look beyond hijab law, to the boost contest would give women’s sport in countryOne of Iran’s most respected chess players has hit back at calls to boycott next year’s women’s world championship in Tehran over rules about the wearing of the hijab.A number of chess players, including the US women’s champion, Nazí Paikidze, ha […]
World's deepest underwater cave found in Czech Republic September 30, 2016
Team led by Polish diver Krzysztof Starnawski says 404m Hranice abyss may be even deeper after test using robotA team of explorers say they have found the world’s deepest underwater cave, in the Czech Republic.The Polish cave diver Krzysztof Starnawski, who led the expedition, said he felt like a “Columbus of the 21st century” to have made the discovery of t […]
Texas pulls out of federal refugee resettlement program September 30, 2016
Governor Greg Abbott says move will take effect on 1 January 2017State Republicans have expressed security concerns about Syrian refugeesTexas has announced its withdrawal from the federal refugee resettlement programme, effective from 31 January next year. Related: Trump says Syrian refugees aren't just a terrorist threat, they'd hurt quality of l […]
World Bank to name and shame countries that fail to prevent stunting in children September 30, 2016
Exclusive: Bank chief Jim Yong Kim vows to expose governments that fail to tackle malnourishment as part of mission to rid world of stunting by 2030Help fund our journalism by becoming a Guardian supporterThe president of the World Bank has warned he will name and shame countries that fail to tackle the malnourishment and poor growth of their children, as pa […]

The BBC

Syria conflict: Russia 'driving rebels into hands of extremists' September 30, 2016
Russia's increasing military action in Syria is forcing moderate elements within the Syrian opposition into the hands of extremists, a US state department spokesman says.
US election 2016: Trump berates Alicia Machado on Twitter September 30, 2016
Donald Trump attacks a former beauty pageant winner who criticised him for alleged sexist and misogynistic remarks as "disgusting" in a Twitter outburst.
Kashmir tension: Pakistan cinemas ban Indian films October 1, 2016
Major cinemas in Pakistan ban Indian films in what they call an act of solidarity with the armed forces as tension mounts over the Kashmir dispute.
San Diego police release Alfred Olango shooting videos October 1, 2016
Police in the US city of San Diego release video footage of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man outside a shopping centre on Tuesday.
Bid to block US net handover rejected September 30, 2016
A judge rejects a last-ditch attempt to stop the handover of internet naming power from the US to a non-profit group.
Mexico: 'El Chapo' Guzman's sons accused of deadly attack October 1, 2016
Members of a notorious Mexican drugs cartel have ambushed a military convoy, killing five soldiers and wounding at least 10 others, authorities say.
US student in 'blackface' mocks Black Lives Matter campaign September 30, 2016
A video showing a white American student in "blackface" apparently mocking the Black Lives Matter movement has sparked outrage.
Shimon Peres funeral: Leaders hail legacy of former Israeli leader September 30, 2016
World leaders extol the life and legacy of former Israeli leader Shimon Peres, one of the country's founding fathers, at his state funeral in Jerusalem.