Jack Abramoff was given four years in prison by a federal judge Thursday—a sentence whittled down from a possible 11 years because he cooperated with investigators —for his part in the fraud and corruption scandal that jolted Washington and landed several other lobbyists and Capitol Hill players in trouble as well. …
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http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/20080904_cindy_mccain_couldnt_be_happier_with_palin/John McCain’s wife, Cindy, sat down with CBS News anchor Katie Couric for an interview that aired Wednesday night, pledging to Couric that the VP vetting process was indeed thorough and sounding her enthusiasm for Sarah Palin. …
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McCain Must Succeed Where Palin Failed
http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080904_mccain_must_succeed_where_palin_failed/In the aftermath of her convention speech, it seems clear that Sarah Palin is an effective mascot for the base of her party. She excited the Xcel Center, but failed to impress independents, who didn’t like her sarcasm and still aren’t sure she’s qualified. …
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Ray Bradbury on Literature and Love
http://reckon.tumblr.com/post/48928610Videos and transcript here. Steve Wasserman: Ray Bradbury. Ray Bradbury: Yeah. via paperbackgirl: Wasserman: Right. And do you remember what it was about the physical contact with books which seemed to be so exciting for you?
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Unlawful Arrest at the RNC
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Digest for September 5th
http://www.republicoft.com/2008/09/05/digest-for-september-5...- Never in recent American history has the candidate of a party seeking to maintain its hold on the presidency seen its candidate so aggressively dismiss the legacy of the incumbent commander-in-chief and his allies. Truthdig - Reports - Memoir Politics - Talk about role reversal. The Republican Party, which scoffs at the nonsense of “identity politics,” has staked everything on the compelling life stories of its presidential and vice presidential candidates. The Democratic Party, ever conscious
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“As long as I draw breath…”
http://www.womenforjohnmccain.com/?p=803’s why John McCain asks that we discipline the Republican party by sending them back to Washington to clean up the mess they made. And there’s no better team to take on Washington insiders than a 72 year old Senator who’s been there for a quarter century, and a governor who’s turned the third-smallest state in the Union into the number one recipient of pork-barrel earmark spending in the country - ten times the Federal earmark dollars per person compared
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Day 5, firecracker edition: citizen media coverage of the RNC protests
http://www.slimcoincidence.com/blog/2008/09/day_5_firecracke...Amy Goodman on Why We Were Falsely Arrested at TruthDig. Behind all the patriotic hyperbole that accompanies the conventions, and the thousands of journalists and media workers who arrive to cover the staged events, there are serious violations of the basic right of freedom of the press. Here on
