And, yes, I DO take it personally: While the news media were busy distracting us with bright, shiny, much more trivial news

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Monday, April 14, 2008

While the news media were busy distracting us with bright, shiny, much more trivial news

i've posted on some of the stories in this summary of the weekly news from go left and raw story, however, it doesn't hurt to engage in a little review, particularly since most of them were seriously under-reported by our ever-vigilant, traditional news outlets...

The Raw Roundup - April 12th

Documents Prove FBI Has National Eavesdropping Program; Top Bush Aides Approved Interrogation Tactics; Many Israelis 'Uncomfortable' With Pastor Who Supports McCain; Rove's Attorney Tells MSNBC He'll Testify in Siegelman Case

Labels: domestic surveillance, Don Siegelman, Go Left, Iran, John McCain, Karl Rove, Raw Story, torture