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Aug 29

2012

Home grown terror

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While Muslims remain the target of anti-terror campaigns – and political rhetoric – recent acts of violence suggest the major ongoing threat is very much Made in the USA. Think not? Think Tim McVeigh. A report by The Daily Beast.

Posted 12 years ago

Aug 29

2012

Lies, damned lies and campaign ads

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The ugly, often untruthful tone of campaign ads are the byproduct of thinking, articulated by one national political operative as “We’re not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact-checkers.” A report by The Atlantic.

Posted 12 years ago

Aug 25

2012

Interview: Tom Toles

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Tom Toles is perhaps the most distinctive editorial cartoonist of his generation for his sparse drawing style and unsparing commentary. Toles is a Hamburg  native and 1973 graduate of the University at Buffalo. He began his career with the Buffalo Courier-Express, and when the paper closed he joined The Buffalo News, where he had a celebrated 20-year run. He was hired a decade ago by The Washington Post to succeed the legendary Herblock. Toles not only draws for The Post, but writes a daily blog, as well. He has won virtually every editorial cartooning award there is, including the 1990[...]

Posted 12 years ago

Aug 23

2012

Spreading the blame beyond the Supreme Court

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The Citizen United ruling gets most of the blame for the avalanche of anonymous donations fueling campaign spending at the national level, but ProPublica reports that Congress, the Internal Revenue Services and the Federal Election Commission are also responsible.

Posted 12 years ago
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