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U.S. Soldiers Did 'Dirty Work' for Chinese Interrogators

Fedquip — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:22:54 EDT

U.S. military personnel at Guantanamo Bay allegedly softened up detainees at the request of Chinese intelligence officials who had come to the island facility to interrogate the men

Channel: News Tags: China America Guantanamo Bay Chinese Inelligence

Dan Froomkin - The President vs. the Peacock - washingtonpost.com

Fedquip — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:32:34 EDT

There is more to the White House's unprecedented attack on NBC News yesterday than meets the eye.

Channel: News Tags: Media NBC George W Bush

Barack Obama's "Appalachian problem" | Salon

Fedquip — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:17:52 EDT

Obama's "Appalachian problem" is a symptom of his party's larger "rural problem." But a new poll offers hope for the fall -- provided the Democrats show rural voters some respect.

Channel: Politics Tags: Barack Obama West Virginia Kentucky Rednecks Appalachian problem

Clinton Desperate to Count Votes, Compares Fla. Primary to Zimbabwe - From The Road

Fedquip — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:54:10 EDT

In just one day, Clinton has used a variety of arguments to convince her party to seat Florida and Michigan delegates, going as far as comparing the struggles of the voters in Florida and Michigan to those of abolitionists, suffragists, to the plight of Zimbabweans.

Channel: News Tags: Hillary Clinton Florida Michigan Zimbabwe

YouTube - US holding 27 thousand in secret prisons-1/2

Fedquip — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:50:06 EDT

Clive Stafford Smith: US Holding 27,000 in Secret Overseas Prisons; Transporting Prisoners to Iraqi Jails to Avoid Media & Legal Scrutiny

Unmasking a Surreal Egotist

Fedquip — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:43:08 EDT

VENICE - Having proclaimed himself a genius while in his 20's, Salvador DalÃ;Æ;Ã;Â went on to promote this notion with such relentless conviction that the egotist eventually overshadowed the artist. By the time he died in 1989, leaving hundreds of signed sheets of paper to spawn a fake DalÃ;

Channel: Art & Design Tags: Salvador Dali Biography The New York Times Surrealism

YouTube - Massive Mass Media at RNC

Fedquip — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:15:45 EDT

More than 15,000 media people are expected to invade St. Paul, Minnesota starting at the end of July to cover the Republican National Convention which is in September. Today media representatives got to look at how the convention will be set up. The UpTake's Mike McIntee went along to watch the media.

Channel: Politics Tags: Media Uptake RNC Parking

ESPN - NFL eyes 17th game to grow revenue, shorten preseason - NFL

Fedquip — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:02:15 EDT

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell raised the possibility of having a 17th regular-season game as an option to help settle some of the league's future labor problems.

Channel: Sports Tags: NFL Preseason Extended Season Roger Goodell

YouTube - Electronic Waste

Fedquip — Tue, 20 May 2008 05:52:55 EDT

From the 2006 Documentary by Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky called "Manufactured Landscapes" Watch it.

BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Mbeki condemns 'shameful' attacks

Fedquip — Mon, 19 May 2008 21:44:57 EDT

South African President Thabo Mbeki has condemned the "shameful and criminal" violence against foreigners that has left at least 22 dead.

Channel: News Tags: South Africa Zimbabwe Thabo Mbeki

bookofjoe: Telephonic Sheep by Jean Luc Cornec

Fedquip — Mon, 19 May 2008 19:45:47 EDT

surreal looking photos

Channel: Art & Design Tags: Jean Luc Cornec Telephonic Sheep Bizarre Propeller Weird News

YouTube - GOOD: N*Danger

Fedquip — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:18:55 EDT

we'd like to turn your attention to a handful of the 16,306 species threatened with extinction. This video is dedicated to them and our fallen homiesÃ;Â¢Ã¢â;;Â¬"the 785 species that have been wiped off the face of the planet. This Earth Day, pour one out for the dodo

China's All-Seeing Eye : Rolling Stone

Fedquip — Mon, 19 May 2008 03:45:38 EDT

Sometimes called "market Stalinism," it is a potent hybrid of the most powerful political tools of authoritarian communism" central planning, merciless repression, constant surveillance" harnessed to advance the goals of global capitalism.

Channel: Politics Tags: China Capitalism Communism shenzhen Naomi Klein

Michael Moore: "Fahrenheit 9/11" Follow-Up Not A Sequel - Entertainment on The Huffington Post

Fedquip — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:15:03 EDT

CANNES, France Ã;Â¢Ã¢â;;Â¬" With his follow-up to "Fahrenheit 9/11," Michael Moore wants to examine America as an empire, study its standing since the Sept. 11 attacks and present revelations to surprise audiences as much as the first film did.

Channel: Movies Tags: Michael Moore Documentaries Fahrenheit 911 Cannes

deputydog | scum of the earth

Fedquip — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:45:43 EDT

'm certain some of you won't be aware of the events that took place so here's a quick breakdown.

Channel: Sports Tags: Manchester Glasgow st petersburg uefa cup hooligans

YouTube - Holy warriors in the US armed forces

Fedquip — Sun, 18 May 2008 16:00:19 EDT

Separation of church and state being dissolved within the military

Channel: Religion Tags: God Religion Officers Christian Fellowship Military

Corporate Social Responsibility: Haagen-Daz's Commitment to Honeybees

Fedquip — Sun, 18 May 2008 07:01:13 EDT

Haagen Daz has committed to serving bee populations across the United States. Besides bringing about more awareness through education programs, philanthropic events, and bee-friendly landscaping,

Channel: News Tags: Propeller Eco News Haagen Daz Bees Colony Collapse Disorder

South Park "Bloody Mary" an immaculate deletion, says Comedy Central - Boing Boing

Fedquip — Sun, 18 May 2008 03:00:02 EDT

(2006)A BoingBoing blog post about one of the most controversial South Park episodes

Channel: Television Tags: South Park BoinbBoing Xeni Jardin Religion Virgin Mary

Kennedy to assail Bush over Iraq war - The Boston Globe

Fedquip — Sun, 18 May 2008 02:52:10 EDT

WASHINGTON (2003) -- Ratcheting up his criticism of the war in Iraq, Senator Edward M. Kennedy accuses the Bush administration of telling "lie after lie after lie" to defend its policy in a fiery speech prepared for delivery today on the Senate floor.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Edward Kennedy Pre Iraq War 2003 History Boston Globe

Darvaz: The Door to Hell

Fedquip — Sat, 17 May 2008 05:21:22 EDT

This place in Uzbekistan is called by locals "The Door to Hell". It is situated near the small town of Darvaz.

Channel: News Tags: Uzbekistan Darvaz hell english russia

The Daily Show Is "Close to Journalistic in Nature"

Fedquip — Sat, 17 May 2008 03:00:46 EDT

The Pew Research Center conducted a year-long study of The Daily Show to find out how the fake news show held up as an actual news source.

Channel: Television Tags: Jon Stewart The Daily Show Pew Reserch Comed Central

GE making changes to their appliance deptartment

Fedquip — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:11:51 EDT

May 15 (Bloomberg) -- General Electric Co. may sell or seek a partner for the unit that makes refrigerators and washers, ending more than a century in an industry that helped make GE a household name, people familiar with the situation said.

Channel: News Tags: General Electric Bloomberg Refrigerators appliances

TDS David Javerbaum talks with FRONTLINE

Fedquip — Fri, 16 May 2008 04:05:10 EDT

"Daily Show" executive producer David Javerbaum talks with FRONTLINE about the state of television news. Part 3 of "News War: What's Happening to the News" puts viewers on the front lines of an epic battle over the future of news, examining the forces which are remaking the economics of the business and challenging the very defi

Why Gen Y Is Going to Change the Web - ReadWriteWeb

Fedquip — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:50:48 EDT

Gen Y is taking over. The generation of young adults that's compromised of the children of Boomers, Generation Jones, and even some Gen X'ers, is the biggest generation since the Baby Boomers and three times the size of Gen X.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Generation Y Future Internet ReadWriteWeb

YouTube - NYTimes.com - Cracking Down on Illegal Logging

Fedquip — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:45:39 EDT

NYTimes.com - Operation Arc of Fire is Brazil's latest effort to crack down on illegal logging in the Amazon forest.

I give up, says Brazilian minister who fought to save the rainforest

Fedquip — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:44:03 EDT

Brazil has been accused of turning its back on its duty to protect the Amazon after the resignation of its award-winning Environment Minister fuelled fresh fears over the fate of the forest.

Channel: News Tags: Propeller Eco News Environment Rainforest Brazil

Another Manny Being Manny Moment | SOX & Dawgs

Fedquip — Thu, 15 May 2008 03:48:36 EDT

He makes a great running catch, climbs the wall to high-five a fan and then gets the throw in to the relay man, Dustin Pedroia, who threw to first for a double play.

Channel: Sports Tags: Manny Ramirez double play Boston Red Sox

YouTube - Mark Messier Retrospective -DayWalk3r

Fedquip — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:23:21 EDT

A look back at the career of hockey great and hall-of-famer, Mark Messier.

Channel: Sports Tags: NHL Hockey Mark Messier

Olbermann on Bush Giving up Golf

Fedquip — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:07:38 EDT

Olbermann gets angry in this Special Comment. Bush predicts that electing a Democrat will cause Terror.

Channel: News Tags: George W Bush Keith Olbermann Election 2008

The Associated Press: Honda robot conducts Detroit Symphony to warm response

Fedquip — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:42:45 EDT

ASIMO, a robot designed by Honda Motor Co., met its latest challenge Tuesday evening: Conducting the Detroit Symphony in a performance of "The Impossible Dream" from "Man of La Mancha."

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Honda ASIMO Symphony Robots

McCain's wife sells Sudan-related investments

Fedquip — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:56:30 EDT

Both funds have holdings in Oil & Natural Gas Corp., an India-based company that does business in Sudan.

Channel: Money Tags: Cindy McCain Sudan Oil Industry Money

What keeps viewers glued to the tube? Disney wants to know - Los Angeles Times

Fedquip — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:53:34 EDT

A planned research lab is part of the company's efforts to update its advertising sales strategy.

Channel: Television Tags: Disney Marketing Advertising Propeller Weird News

Foreign Policy: The Top 100 Public Intellectuals

Fedquip — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:42:32 EDT

They are some of the world's most introspective philosophers and rabble-rousing clerics. A few write searing works of fiction and uncover the mysteries of the human mind. Others are at the forefront of modern finance, politics, and human rights.

Channel: Politics Tags: Intellectuals top 100 lists voting

Pentagon "Media Analysts" Appeared On Major Networks Or Were Quoted More Than 4,500

Fedquip — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:27:50 EDT

In April, The New York Times published a story exposing the deep ties between numerous media military analysts and the Pentagon and defense industries.

Channel: News Tags: Pentagon Propaganda Message Force Multipliers Media

YouTube - The Great Derangement by Matt Taibbi

Fedquip — Wed, 14 May 2008 02:35:54 EDT

A revelatory and darkly comic adventure through a nation on the verge of a nervous breakdown from the halls of Congress to the bases of Baghdad to the apocalyptic churches of the heartland.

Channel: Books Tags: Matt Taibbi Religion America Novel Gonzo Rolling Stone

Bush: I Gave Up Golf For The Troops - Politics on The Huffington Post

Fedquip — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:19:22 EDT

President Bush has for the first time revealed the great sacrifice he's made for the sake of our soldiers: he's given up golf.

Channel: Politics Tags: Golf Politics Geoge W Bush sacrifice

Old Caesar Bust Found

Fedquip — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:32:13 EDT

PARIS (AP) -- Divers trained in archeology discovered a marble bust of an aging Caesar in the Rhone River that France's Culture Ministry said Tuesday could be the oldest known.

Channel: News Tags: archeology Julius Ceasar Rhone River France

Disappearing world: Global warming claims tropical island

Fedquip — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:08:44 EDT

(From 2006) For the first time, an inhabited island has disappeared beneath rising seas. Environment Editor Geoffrey Lean reports

Channel: News Tags: Propeller Eco News Envrionment Lohachara island Marshall Islands

The Raw Story | Rove refuses call to testify under oath

Fedquip — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:46:29 EDT

A House Judiciary Committee deadline passed Monday with former White House adviser Karl Rove standing by his refusal to testify about allegations that he pushed the Justice Department to prosecute former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman.

Channel: News Tags: Karl Rove House Judiciary Committee Don Siegelman

New BNF Documentary

Fedquip — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:07:22 EDT

This Brave Nation, a documentary series in 5 parts that celebrates these remarkable champions of the progressive movement. And now we want you to nominate your heroes.

Channel: Movies Tags: Robert Greenwald Brave New Films Activism Progressives