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thedailybeast.com - 10/14/2008
Did PBS Bury an Expose on Torture?
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Can't say I'm surprised that PBS didn't have the guts to pull the proverbial pin on THIS particular grenade until the current administration leaves town... Self-preservation is a powerful instinct. At least the stations have an opportunity to air the piece in a timely fashion. I just finished ...
longwarjournal.org - 10/16/2008
US kills 6 in strike in Baitullah Mehsud's territory
— longwarjournal.org — After a relative lull in targeted airstrikes in Pakistan's tribal areas, the US has launched an attack... in South Waziristan. Reports from Pakistan indicate at least six were killed and five were wounded after an unmanned Predator strike aircraft ... (more) US kills 6 in strike in Baitullah Mehsud's territory

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PBS Slow to Embrace a Program on Torture
nytimes.com - 10/16/2008
PBS Slow to Embrace a Program on Torture
— nytimes.com — PBS said there was no national airdate available for “Torturing Democracy,” a documentary examining the Bush administration’s... detention and interrogation policies, until after President Bush leaves office. > (more) PBS Slow to Embrace a Program on Torture

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reuters.com - 10/15/2008
Study says most corporations pay no U.S. income taxes | U.S.
— reuters.com — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most U.S. and foreign corporations doing business in the United States avoid paying any... federal income taxes, despite trillions of dollars worth of sales, a government study released on Tuesday said. The Government ... (more) Study says most corporations pay no U.S. income ...

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Did PBS bury controversial torture documentary under pressure from Bush administration?
Think Progress — ... Scott Horton reports today that PBS may have refused to nationally air a controversial documentary on the use of torture by the U.S. government in order to protect its funding. Previously, the Bush administration threatened to cut PBS’s funding after it aired ...

PBS' Coded Plea For Help
Open Left - Front Page — Scott Horton has a story on a documentary that will make the case that the highest levels of the Bush administration authorized torture, at the level of even authorizing particular techniques on individual prisoners.  Problem is that PBS has refused to air it, until next year: ...

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