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Andy Worthington: The human cost of Guantanamo from Truthout
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Supreme Court tosses out ruling to release torture photos
Spitzer on Democracy Now: Geithner, Bernanke ‘complicit’
Dubya and Blair ‘misled public’ ‘could end up on trial’
New white house press pool rotation sparks debate from Politico
PROTESTS AROUND THE GLOBE

20,000 climate activists march through London
Tens of thousands march against Silvio [...]

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Activist Tim DeChristopher charged for failing to pay oil bid from Huffington Post
Campaign cash behind the Afghanistan escalation from Inst. for Southern Studies
Morocco silences the pens of its journalists from Committee to Protect Journalists
‘Too few funds’ to rebuild Iraq, inquiry told from The Independent
75,000 copycats of US newspaper content per month from Editor & Publisher
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Dems who voted against public option got $19m from healthcare firms
Banning a book near you from Truthout
End of FCC censorship of the airwaves may come by Marjorie Heins
Inside look at how Goldman Sachs lobbies Senate by Matt Taibbi

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Pentagon spokesman was Bush domestic propaganda official from Raw Story
ACORN legislation could defund top contractors from Project on Govt. Oversight
Drowning out the right-wing noise machine by Megan Tady
Broad new FBI surveillance rules are unconstitutional from ACLU

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Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week is this week September 28 – October 3, 2009. Check out info from American Library Association, NOW on PBS, Christian Science Monitor and even Movie Licensing USA..

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Attorney Tom Kelley chairs a citizens group called the Colorado Freedom of Information Council. Along with coalition partners like the Bar Association, League of Women Voters and Common Cause, Kelley said, “we act as aggressively in keeping after government as possible.” While Kelley’s coalition is not a press organization, they do provide FOI resources and put [...]

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In an unusual live Wednesday morning broadcast, I finally produced the 2nd episode of Digital Crossroads of the year. I’ve been reading and highlighting and writing about Gaza. This show is about thinking critically before you trust what you read in the news.
Below you can click to listen to the 30-minute show as it aired [...]

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