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• Nieman Watchdog
• Feb 2, 2010 Is basic American telephone service in a death spiral? Bruce Kushnick questions whether AT T and Verizon are trying to kill off the “plain old telephone service” that millions of Americans rely on. In a recent FCC filing cited by Kushnick, AT T stated that landline utilities are from a bygone era, and asked to be relieved of its obligations to...     Nieman Watchdog        more   
• Slate
• Feb 8, 2010 Slate V: Dana's Home Theater: Bright Star Slate film critic Dana Stevens gives us the scoop on her favorite recent DVD releases. This week's pick: Bright Star.     Slate        more   
• TruthOut
• Feb 9, 2010 Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee Takes Single-Payer Healthcare Mainstream, Unanimously Endorses It If you are a single-payer advocate (full disclosure: I am), Lancaster Pennsylvania had a surreal tinge to it this past weekend. Fellow advocates were converging upon the Host Hotel and Conference center from as far away as Erie along with Democratic State Committee people, undaunted by a...     TruthOut        more   
• Feb 9, 2010 Rep. Dennis Kucinich v. Glenn Greenwald on the Supreme Court’s Landmark Campaign Finance Ruling on Corporate Money Part 1 Part 2 read more     TruthOut        more   
• RealClearPolitics
• Feb 9, 2010 Democrats Point Finger of Blame at Emanuel Alexander Bolton, The HillDemocrats in Congress are holding White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel accountable for his part in the collapse of healthcare reform.The emerging consensus among critics in both chambers is that Emanuel's lack of Senate experience slowed President Barack...     RealClearPolitics        more   
• Feb 9, 2010 Obama Urges Setting Aside 'Petty Politics' J. Zeleny & H. Cooper, NYT     RealClearPolitics        more   
• Common Dreams NewsCenter
• Feb 9, 2010 Tritium Hot Zone Expands Around Vermont Nuclear Plant by Susan SmallheerVERNON - The Department of Health said late Monday there appears to be "a very large area" at the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor contaminated with radioactive tritium, and contamination levels continue to rise.Because the area is so big, according to William Irwin,...     Common Dreams NewsCenter        more   
• Feb 9, 2010 Palm Oil Deal 'A Threat to the Rainforest' by Martin HickmanHundreds of millions of tonnes of palm oil look set to be pumped into Britain's vehicles despite scientific evidence showing that chopping down rainforests to make way for plantations exacerbates climate change, according to a leaked report. The European Commission is...     Common Dreams NewsCenter        more   
• AllHeadlineNews.com
• Feb 9, 2010 All Headline News - Breaking News The latest top breaking news, U.S., world, business, politics, entertainment, celebrities, sports, technology, and more.     AllHeadlineNews.com        more   
• Feb 9, 2010 (AHN) New York, D.C. Prep For "Snowverkill" As New Storm Moves In Residents of Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states were still recovering Tuesday from the weekend snowstorm that closed schools and clogged roads when the bad news came: more snow was on the way. - (AHN)     AllHeadlineNews.com        more   
• Consortiumnews.com
• Feb 9, 2010 Palin, Psy-Ops and 'Condescending' Libs The neocon Washington Post slams "condescending" liberals while Sarah Palin mocks them condescendingly, says Robert Parry. February 8, 2010     Consortiumnews.com        more   
• Feb 9, 2010 Shunning Howard Zinn's History The mainstream U.S. media ignores or denigrates progressive viewpoints, like those of Howard Zinn, notes William Blum. February 7, 2010     Consortiumnews.com        more   
• NiemanWatchdog.org
• Feb 2, 2010 Is basic American telephone service in a death spiral? Bruce Kushnick questions whether AT T and Verizon are trying to kill off the “plain old telephone service” that millions of Americans rely on. In a recent FCC filing cited by Kushnick, AT T stated that landline utilities are from a bygone era, and asked to be relieved of its obligations to...     NiemanWatchdog.org        more   
• Feb 1, 2010 Obama gave a pass to out-of-control military spending The GAO showed that contractors' estimates have nothing to do with reality, and economic hard times may eventually force the President and Congress to rein in outrageously costly warships, planes and missile systems that don't work. But that time isn't here yet.     NiemanWatchdog.org        more   
• The American Prospect
• Feb 9, 2010 Where Will We Get the Next Rachel Maddow? The folding of Air America seems a grim omen for progressive media. It's not all dire -- three strategies for keeping progressive media makers flourishing.     The American Prospect        more   
• Feb 9, 2010 The Holy War Pitch We're only doing al-Qaeda recruiters a favor by casting its young men as invincible warriors.     The American Prospect        more   
• Feb 9, 2010 The Problem of Too Little Money in Politics The real concern after Citizens United should be that small donors will stop giving.     The American Prospect        more   
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