Industry Stooges On EPA Panels;
AT&T’s Ads Get Honest

Environment
An environmental watchdog organization says the Bush administration stacked EPA panels that evaluate the safety of household chemicals with industry stooges at the same time it booted one scientist who had expressed concern about Deca, a widely used fire retardant.
National Security
Truth in advertising finally comes to AT&T, courtesy of the Billboard Liberation Front.

Scandal Sheet
The sham [...]

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Conservative Mogul’s Favors for China;
McCain’s End-Times Endorsement

Human Rights
The conservative billionaire behind Freedom’s Watch, casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, called Tom DeLay and convinced him to drop his support of a Congressional resolution to dissuade the IOC from awarding the Olympics to Beijing, according to a Hong Kong businessman.
How much money did North Korea’s government take away from food and energy programs [...]

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Pentagon Played Politics With Gitmo;
IRS Probes Obama’s Church

War on Terror
The Pentagon’s #2 official, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, wanted convictions of Guantanamo detainees including 9/11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed timed to the 2006 midterm elections. That’s according to former Gitmo chief prosecutor Morris Davis.
The ‘08 Race
The IRS is investigating Barack Obama’s church, the United Church of Christ, over a speech he gave [...]

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ConAgra and Dole in the Hot Seat
As Food Safety Hearings Begin

In his opening statement this morning at the food safety hearings, Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) blasted Con Agra for misleading Congress last April about the extent of salmonella contamination in jars of their Peter Pan peanut butter.
He also criticized Dole Foods for assuring Congress last year that the problem of contaminated spinach and lettuce was under control due to new [...]

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McCain’s Abramoff Cover-Up?;
Rove Denies Siegelman Scheme

The ‘08 Race
In a 2006 Senate report on Jack Abramoff’s activities, John McCain “conspicuously left out information detailing” how Alabama Governor Bob Riley “was targeted by Abramoff’s influence peddling scheme.”
Whatever happens to Hillary on March 4, she and her husband have plenty of money to live in style: an analysis of the Clintons’ earnings.
Scandal Sheet
For [...]

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McCain’s Abramoff Cover-Up?;
Rove Denies Siegelman Scheme

The ‘08 Race
In a 2006 Senate report on Jack Abramoff’s activities, John McCain “conspicuously left out information detailing” how Alabama Governor Bob Riley “was targeted by Abramoff’s influence peddling scheme.”
Whatever happens to Hillary on March 4, she and her husband have plenty of money to live in style: an analysis of the Clinton’s earnings.
Scandal Sheet
For [...]

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Hillary’s Doublespeak on Trade;
Senate Keep$ Family Close

The ‘08 Race
Hillary Clinton’s tongue must be tired after talking out of both sides of her mouth. The candidate, who once praised NAFTA, is now blasting Obama for being a free trader.
Beltway Blotter
Nepotism runs in the family: Almost a third of senators have family members registered to lobby or employed in government affairs, according to [...]

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Hillary’s Doublespeak on Trade;
Senate Keep$ Family Close

The ‘08 Race
Hillary Clinton’s tongue must be tired after talking out of both sides of her mouth. The candidate, who once praised NAFTA, is now blasting Obama for being a free trader.
Beltway Blotter
Nepotism runs in the family: Almost a third of senators have family members registered to lobby or employed in government affairs, according to [...]

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Hillary’s Doublespeak on Trade;
Senate Keep$ Family Close

The ‘08 Race
Hillary Clinton’s tongue must be tired after talking out of both sides of her mouth. The candidate, who once praised NAFTA, is now blasting Obama for being a free trader.
Beltway Blotter
Nepotism runs in the family: Almost a third of senators have family members registered to lobby or employed in government affairs, according to [...]

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McCain Switched Sides,
Aiding Paxson in 2004

“McCain initially supported legislation that would have forced Paxson and handful of broadcasters – but not the great bulk of television stations – off the air by December 31, 2006. Bud Paxson himself personally testified about this bill with “fear and trepidation” at a hearing on September 8, 2004.
Two weeks later, McCain had reversed himself. [...]

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