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08 August 2002
Fending off the Threat of Peace
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Norman Solomon
To fend off the threat of peace, determination is necessary. Elected officials and high-level appointees must work effectively with reporters and pundits.

This is no time for the U.S. government to risk taking "yes" for...
06 August 2002
A perfectly glorious political year in Texas
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Molly Ivins
AUSTIN, Texas -- You can already tell it's going to be a perfectly glorious political year in Texas. Four months out, and we've already got one gubernatorial candidate accusing the other of being a drug dealer, naturally causing the...
06 August 2002
The Old Spin on the 'New Economy'
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Norman Solomon
With the "New Economy" now in shambles, it's easy for media outlets to disparage the illusions of the late 1990s -- years crammed with high-tech mania, fat stock options and euphoria on Wall Street. But we hear very little about the...
01 August 2002
War and Forgetfulness -- A Bloody Media Game
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Norman Solomon
Three and a half years ago, some key information about U.N. weapons inspectors in Iraq briefly surfaced on the front pages= of American newspapers -- and promptly vanished. Now, with= righteous war drums beating loudly in Washington, let...
25 July 2002
Reforming Corporate America
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Molly Ivins
AUSTIN, Texas -- Now some fools want to fire Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, the only straight-shooter in the Cabinet. Tell you what I like about O'Neill: He's from Widget World. This Cabinet is wall-to-wall corporate America, but most...
25 July 2002
Will this be an 'Official Scandal' -- or Something Else?
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Norman Solomon
With huge financial scandals causing turmoil in the United States, this year has seen some vigorous reporting about high-level misdeeds and corporate manipulation. But many news stories just take the lead from top officials. In the...

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