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Keith Olbermann Returns Tonight With “Countdown” at Current TV, But Many Cable Companies Don’t Carry It. Why Not? (w/Update)

• June 20, 2011 • 5 Comments

Posted in American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Journalism and Ethics, Keith Olbermann, Obama Administration, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Sports, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
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Meanwhile, Back in Minnesota…

• June 30, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Democrats, History
Tags: "Saturday Nigh Live", 2010, Air America, Al Franken, Bill O'Reilly, Democrat, Ed Schultz, Governor Tim Pawlenty, Junior Senator, Minnesota, Minnesota Supreme Court, Norm Coleman, Obama, Randi Rhodes, Republican, Senator-elect Al Franken, Sixty Votes, St. Paul MN, The Senate

Randi Rhodes Returning to the Microphone

• May 1, 2009 • 7 Comments

Posted in American Politics, Journalism and Ethics, Race, Randi Rhodes, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Afghanistan, Air America, Air America Radio, Bloody Marys, Clear Channel, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Iraq, Irish Pub, Ketel One, Nova M, Premiere Radio, Queen of Progressive Radio, Randi Rhodes, The Iraq War II

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A 66-year-old man is facing seven counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.
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Under pressure, the school board voted to end the superintendent’s contract. Other administrators have also left the elementary school.
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Mammoth Lakes in the Eastern Sierra has gotten 500 inches of snow so far this season.
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Memphis Police Enacted Reform Measures in 2020 January 26, 2023
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The Guardian, UK

US military raid kills key Islamic State regional leader in Somalia, officials say January 26, 2023
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Africa has become ‘less safe, secure and democratic’ in past decade, report finds January 26, 2023
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Children go hungry at Kenya refugee camp as malnutrition numbers soar January 26, 2023
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EU toughens stance on non-EU countries taking back citizens denied right to stay January 26, 2023
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Asylum-seeking families with children could face removal from UK to Rwanda January 25, 2023
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick says ‘not necessarily a bar’ to families being sent to African countryFamilies with children seeking asylum in the UK are being considered for forced removal to Rwanda, according to a Home Office minister.Immigration minister Robert Jenrick told an evidence session at parliament’s women and equalities committee on Wednesda […]
Rebel Haiti police rampage through capital to protest cop killings by gangs January 26, 2023
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Toronto public transport to get more police as random attacks hit ‘crisis level’ January 26, 2023
Police chief says 80 officers will be immediately dispatched to subways and stations as attacks bring city to ‘crisis point’Toronto police has announced plans to deploy more officers on the city’s public transport system as a transit workers’ union warned that a string of random attacks on passengers had brought Canada’s largest city to “crisis point”.The ci […]

The BBC

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Egypt archaeology: Gold-covered mummy among latest discoveries January 26, 2023
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US hacks back against Hive ransomware crew January 26, 2023
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