Wednesday night news round-up

more about “Daily Show: Dick’s memory“, posted with vodpod

 

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Free Radio, Spokane

Google CEO envisions the news consumer of the future from Nieman Lab

Ex-ambassador: CIA tortured for confessions in Uzbekistan

Italy convicts former CIA agents in renditions trial

OPINION

The tortured logic continues by Amy Goodman

House shames itself on Goldstone Report by Matthew Rothschild

US in Afghanistan: Familiar role propping up a dictator by Robert Fisk

Time to hang up the teabags? from The Hill

Will Obama ever become president? from Fox News

ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TRADE AGREEMENT

ACTA talks continue amid leak controversy from Broadband Census

ACTA: Time to walk away? from Excess Copyright

ACTA negotiations, day two by Michael Geist

Global treaty could throw file-sharers off Internet after ’3 strikes’

MORE NEWS

Gore denies he is a carbon billionaire from The Independent

Rep. Baird: Goldstone report not ‘accurately characterized’ by House

Colleges stop giving student email accounts from E-School News

Overnight success: Fake AP Stylebook from Media Shift

Spokane, WA considers community bill of rights from Yes! Magazine

Three’s a crowd, GOP presidential front runner Huckabee warns

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Tuesday night news wrap-up

John Dean: Why Cheney pushed so hard to get a pardon for Libby

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House passes resolution 344-36 calling Gaza war crimes report ‘unworthy’

EDITORIAL: Some sense on defense spending by NY Times

Elizabeth Warren wields plan in fight over credit rules

YIKES: Project Censored round-up of the British police state

POLICY

Pro-net neutrality professors say FCC’s proposal is ambiguous

Andy Schwartzman on the upcoming FCC ownership review

One Economy proposes Digital Literacy Initiative broadband plan

Future of Music Coalition wants FCC to become radio data central

Copyright Alliance & music publishers support IP czar Victoria Espinel

Victoria Espinel qualified, but likely powerless from Excess Copyright

MEDIA

EU eyes ‘digital divide’ after DTV transition by Matthew Lasar

Nielsen: Radio reaches 77% of adults daily (5 city study)

FCC lowers the plank for Florida pirate, $2500 settlement

HEALTH

Sit-in for single-payer at Rep. Pelosi’s office from Dollars and Sense

Rep. Kucinich: Not giving up on state single payer

28 male anti-choice Dems are stalling health reform

GOP bill would allow insurers to ignore consumer protections

Gore controversy, advocate & investor

Federal prosecutor: Medical marijuana raids won’t stop

Colorado health department changes ‘caregiver’ rule for marijuana

TECH & PRESS & OPINION

Shield law would protect student journalists from SPLC

Editorial: Pass shield law quickly from NY Times

Virginia’s elections are unconstitutional from Project Censored

Newsosaur: Pay walls mixed with free access

Pesticide industry rep. picked for trade post draws fire

Droid vs. iPhone really about Verizon vs. AT&T

O’Reilly to Hume: You don’t have a conservative viewpoint

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Monday night news to read

Media Democracy Coalition’s Hannah Miller rallies against blocked political speech

Supreme Court likely to allow more corporate money in politics

Administration uses ‘State Secrets’ clause to block warrantless wiretap cases

Court rules victim of extraordinary rendition can’t sue from Raw Story

Pirate Cat Radio fined $10,000: East-Bay Express and SF Weekly

Is global warming a corporate fraud? from Project Censored

Real reason climate bill is going to suck from Grist

Palestinians criticize US u-turn on settlements

Detroit Free Press takes editorial cues from advertisers

Congress should not reject the Goldstone Report from Common Dreams

Where are the anti-war demonstrators? from Common Dreams

What Obama is up against from Truthout

MPAA piracy facts unchecked on 60 Minutes

MPAA press release urges FCC to protect content

Bit Torrent’s new peer-to-peer software throttles itself

Nielsen says DTV switch was successful

Paramount says National Broadband Plan should stop Star Trek pirates

Jerry Brown’s spokesman resigns after taping calls

AP admits Cheney equivocated to the FBI

We need a Son of Sam law for coporations from True/Slant

Comcast close to gaining NBC Universal

Brazil encourages competing hackers to crack e-voting terminals

Sen. Cantwell not sure why Geithner still has a job

Service providers in UK ‘should have legal obligation on rural broadband’

Three’s company by Ross Douthat

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Saturday headlines

Goldstone dares US on Gaza report

Presidential power has gone way too far by David Swanson

Shoes fly as Dubya tells Canadian audience ‘I did not sell my soul’

Can the peace movement reach Obama? from Common Dreams

Obama: in favor of lesser coverage? pressuring Reid to drop public option?

What controlling the media really means by Glenn Greenwald

FCC postpones non-commerical, educational radio license application window

AUDIO: UN renews Haiti peacekeeping mission from Media Hacker

House probe targets big mortgage lenders

Obama’s consumer agency no sure deal

AT&T on iPhone exclusivity, dropped calls, net neutrality

MPAA revamping antipiracy strategy

Obama sees consensus growing on climate change bill

Senators seek bipartisan consensus on warming, energy

Conservative Dems signal they won’t block public option

Recession: Middle class families grow medical marijuana to cope

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