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South American Stinger?

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Venezuela and Mexico are on the brink of breaking diplomatic relations Monday night after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called Mexican leader Vicente Fox, a “lap dog” of U.S. imperialism for supporting a U.S. free trade proposal and warned the Mexican president, “Don’t …

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Bono's Rock 'n' Roll Revenge

Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame | John Mayer Bono’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Revenge The poets were waxing last night, and the moon was waning, as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted its 20th-anniversary class at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York. I am most proud of …

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How the Networks Are Handling the Ward Churchill Story

How the networks are handling the Ward Churchill story, that is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” For every day folks, the Churchill story’s big. Has emotion, free speech implications, taxpayer involvement, a villain. It’s very interesting on a number of levels, but not for the nightly news …

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