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International trade agreements force the U.S. and other participting countries to "harmonize" food and envrironmental safety standards to the lowest common denominator. Often these agreements are negotiated behind closed doors, shutting out Congress and the public, while granting corporations and trade associations a seat at the table. It's no surprise that these agreements give transnational corporations "special rights", allowing companies to challenge individual countries' environmental, worker and food safety laws and regulations.
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April 4, 2007
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THIS WEEK'S NEWS
== BLOG POSTINGS ==
1. Statement of Josh Wolf, Journalist, on his Freedom from Jail
2.Deja Vu All Over Again: Bush Admin Interference in Judicial Matters
== SPIN OF THE DAY POSTINGS ==
1. Australian Government Retreats On Read more
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THIS WEEK'S NEWS
== BLOG POSTINGS ==
1. Statement of Josh Wolf, Journalist, on his Freedom from Jail
2.Deja Vu All Over Again: Bush Admin Interference in Judicial Matters
== SPIN OF THE DAY POSTINGS ==
1. Australian Government Retreats On Read more
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April 2, 2007
CONTACT: The Center for Public Integrity
Media Relations Coordinator: Steve Carpinelli:
email (202) 481-1225 (office)
Pharmaceutical Federal Lobbying Spending Flourishes
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2007 - Pharmaceutical manufacturers and their trade groups spent a record $155 million lobbying the federal government and its agencies from January 2005 to June 2006, according to a Center for Public Integrity report based on data obtained from the Senate Office of Public Records.
During Read more
Media Relations Coordinator: Steve Carpinelli:
email (202) 481-1225 (office)
Pharmaceutical Federal Lobbying Spending Flourishes
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2007 - Pharmaceutical manufacturers and their trade groups spent a record $155 million lobbying the federal government and its agencies from January 2005 to June 2006, according to a Center for Public Integrity report based on data obtained from the Senate Office of Public Records.
During Read more
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April 2, 2007
Web Note: Read these Obama quotes from just hours ago.
This is what the Pelosi/Reid/MoveOn deal was all about, as I've been saying:
Bashing Bush but funding the war to help Dems in 2008. Isolating and undermining the anti-war advocates in Congress, making sure that no Democrat was forced to make an up or down vote on a REAL piece of peace legislation, was key.
The anti-war movement is just one more unruly problem that the new power brokers inside Washington need to manage to ensure victory in 2008.
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This is what the Pelosi/Reid/MoveOn deal was all about, as I've been saying:
Bashing Bush but funding the war to help Dems in 2008. Isolating and undermining the anti-war advocates in Congress, making sure that no Democrat was forced to make an up or down vote on a REAL piece of peace legislation, was key.
The anti-war movement is just one more unruly problem that the new power brokers inside Washington need to manage to ensure victory in 2008.
Read more
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March 29, 2007
Say you're a legendary communist leader sidelined by a secret illness.
You're eager to break your months-long silence with an editorial, and
you're looking for just the right topic. Do you choose ... your
prognosis? Your island nation's health? Heck no. If you're Fidel
Castro, you choose the U.S. infatuation with biofuels. An article
printed today in the Communist Party daily
Granma (not to be confused with the weekly
Granpa)
hints at Castro's views on ethanol and economics under the headline
"More than 3 Read more
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March 27, 2007
Once again, the President wants to put a person with clear industry allegiances in charge of a government body intended to safeguard the public interest. On March 1, 2007, President Bush nominated Michael Baroody as chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Why should you be concerned? For one, because Baroody is a senior executive with the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), a trade group that regularly opposes product safety regulation and pollution prevention laws. NAM has gone so far as to call for weakening the CPSC, an organization that exists to Read more
Why should you be concerned? For one, because Baroody is a senior executive with the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), a trade group that regularly opposes product safety regulation and pollution prevention laws. NAM has gone so far as to call for weakening the CPSC, an organization that exists to Read more
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March 28, 2007
"There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again." - George W. Bush, September 2002
"This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. Having said that, all options are on the table." - George W. Bush, February 2005
The Bush administration continues moving closer to a nuclear attack on Iran, and we ignore the obvious buildup at our peril.
Russian media is sounding alarms. In February, ultra- Read more
"This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. Having said that, all options are on the table." - George W. Bush, February 2005
The Bush administration continues moving closer to a nuclear attack on Iran, and we ignore the obvious buildup at our peril.
Russian media is sounding alarms. In February, ultra- Read more
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March 28, 2007
"This Isn't American Idol, We're Choosing the President of the United States" - Kucinich on Corporate Media Campaign Coverage
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D - OH) was one of eight Congressmembers to vote against the House war-spending bill last week that set a timetable for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. We go to Capitol Hill to speak with Kucinich about the bill, why he thinks impeachment "should be on the table," the corporate media's coverage of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination and more. [rush transcript included] On Capitol Hill the Democratic-led Senate has Read more
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D - OH) was one of eight Congressmembers to vote against the House war-spending bill last week that set a timetable for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. We go to Capitol Hill to speak with Kucinich about the bill, why he thinks impeachment "should be on the table," the corporate media's coverage of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination and more. [rush transcript included] On Capitol Hill the Democratic-led Senate has Read more
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March 28, 2007
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
== EVENT: TODAY ==
1. CMD Testimony to Congressional Committee on "Shaping the Message, Distorting the Science"
== BLOG POSTINGS ==
1. Shaping the Message, Distorting the Science
2. The FCC and Armstrong Williams' Continuing Legacy
3. Congresspedia: Where Wonks and "Regular Citizens" Work Collaboratively
4. The Appearance of an Independent Judiciary Goes Up in Smoke
== BE A CITIZEN JOURNALIST ==
1. UPDATE: Help Find the Contact Information for Freshman Members of Congress
== SPIN OF Read more
== EVENT: TODAY ==
1. CMD Testimony to Congressional Committee on "Shaping the Message, Distorting the Science"
== BLOG POSTINGS ==
1. Shaping the Message, Distorting the Science
2. The FCC and Armstrong Williams' Continuing Legacy
3. Congresspedia: Where Wonks and "Regular Citizens" Work Collaboratively
4. The Appearance of an Independent Judiciary Goes Up in Smoke
== BE A CITIZEN JOURNALIST ==
1. UPDATE: Help Find the Contact Information for Freshman Members of Congress
== SPIN OF Read more
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March 21, 2007
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March 21, 2007
After a year of running around flogging my book The Case for Impeachment (St. Martin's Press, 2006), I've had to give a lot of thought to a question I have gotten over and over from radio hosts to ordinary people concerned about the fate of the country and our Constitution. The question: Why haven't the Democrats already impeached the president for all these crimes, abuses of power and assaults of the Constitution?
I used to chalk it up to cowardice, but I'm no longer happy with that answer. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) may be a politician's politician, but she hasn't Read more
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