Archive for June 4th, 2007

The U.S. Population is Functionally Illiterate

1/3 of high school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives, 42 percent of college graduates never read another book after college, 80 percent of U.S. families did not buy or read a book last year, 70 percent of U.S. adults have not been in a bookstore in the last five years, 57 percent of new books are not read to completion.

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Major time imbalances pointed to in CNN-moderated Democratic debate

A chart published by the Presidential campaign of Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) indicated a major imbalance in the time allotted to different Democratic hopefuls by CNN broadcaster Wolf Blitzer, who moderated tonight’s two hour debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire.

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Dick Cheney and the privatization of the Office of Vice President

Just as he pays little attention to old-fangled notions of the separation of powers, Mr. Cheney does not overly bother himself about the bright line that should exist between his last job as chief of the energy giant Halliburton and his current one on the public payroll.

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Putin Threatens to Target Europe with Missiles

In an interview with the Globe and Mail, Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to target Europe with missiles, including potentially nuclear weapons, in a dramatic escalation of his Cold War-style showdown with the United States.

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CNN’s Poll Scorecard for the Democratic Debate

CNN has just launched a voting site for the winner of tonight’s Democratic debate. Vote Barack Obama!

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Arkansas GOP head: We need more ‘attacks on American soil’ so people apprec

In his first interview as the chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party, Dennis Milligan told a reporter that America needs to be attacked by terrorists so that people will appreciate the work that President Bush has done to protect the country. “At the end of the day, I believe fully the president is doing the right thing…..

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Bush/Cheney White House wants to keep public in the dark. Gets sued for it!

FTA: The Bush administration has changed the rules over record-keeping to prevent access to visitor records. They’ve usurped the role of the Secret Service, covered by the Freedom of Information Act. Bush / Cheney claim visitor records are under their jurisdiction, thus exempt from FOIA. CREW is not accepting that determination, hence our lawsuits

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