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Images: (pirates) Reuters photo via huffingtonpost via wired.com; (Jolly Roger) via blog.wired.com;(DEVO hat) via powerlinead.wordpress.com;
After 9/11, Rove pressured the entertainment industry ‘to produce propaganda.’»
The New York Times reports today that shortly after 9/11, the White House met several times with “a delegation of high-level media executives, including the heads of every major studio,” in order to discuss how “the entertainment industry could play a part in improving the image […]
This statement obviously causes wavering at the question: Was It Ever?
Think Progress
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October 25, 2008
palinboots.jpgThe Politico reports that tensions between the Palin and McCain camps are increasing in the waning days of the campaign. Palin reportedly “has decided increasingly to disregard the advice of the former Bush aides tasked to handle her,” blaming “her handlers for a botched rollout and a tarnished public image.” A McCain […]
Bush Seeks to Limit Species Law
Plan to Help Speed
Some Development
Draws Activists’ Ire
By STEPHEN POWER
WALL STREET JOURNAL
August 12, 2008; Page A3
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is proposing to reduce the environmental reviews federal agencies must undertake as part of the Endangered Species Act.
The proposal could speed up commercial development, but environmentalists said the changes could threaten […]
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Images: (Al Gore) via huffingtonpost.com; (Don Diego) via crazyabouttv.com; (Paladin) i3.iofferphoto.com via o-mores.blogspot.com; (Boy Named Sue) (MIBees) via legalmoviesdownloads.com;
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By ANAHAD O’CONNOR
Published: July 22, 2008
In a decision that clears CBS of any wrongdoing for airing the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that featured Janet Jackson’s infamous “wardrobe malfunction,” a federal appeals court overturned the $550,000 fine that the Federal Communications Commission levied against the station, calling the fine […]
I use a cobra-snake for a necktie,
I got a brand new house on the roadside,
Made from rattlesnake hide,
I got a brand new chimney made on top,
Made out of a human skull,
Now come on take a walk with me, Mikey,
And tell me, who do you love?
Ellas McDaniel (Bo Diddley) –1956
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GOV BLASTS ‘NASTY’ MIKE
By FREDRIC U. […]
Teen idol Frankie Avalon took himself out of consideration for pope after the death of Pius XII. The statement threw the College of Cardinals into a maelstrom which passed when Angelo Roncalli became John XXIII.
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Warner takes self out of VP mix
By BOB LEWIS, Associated Press Writer Sat Jun 14, 6:55 PM ET
HAMPTON, Va. - Former […]
Several reasons make this move sensible and dangerous.
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In 1962, Topps Bubble Gum cards introduced MARS ATTACKS.
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These warrior creatures wanted to rule Earth.
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Humans received no mercy during the conquest.
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In 1996, Tim Burton brought the Topps concept to the silver screen in
MARS ATTACKS.
Without protective suits and helmets, the Martians were only able to […]