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TRNN journalists charged with unlawful assembly
Documentary report by Real News team arrested along with 818 people during the RNC
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Cost of Afghanistan war withheld by Canadian watchdog
(By Kathryn May in Tuesday’s Ottawa Citizen) After six years of sending troops to Afghanistan, Canadians will go to the polls Oct. 14 not knowing how much the war has cost them. That’s because parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page, Canada’s newest spending watchdog, has decided not to release a preliminary report into the first full costing of the war since Canada sent soldiers to Afghanistan six years ago in the middle of an election campaign. Much hinges on this report for…
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Amy Goodman arrested at Republican Convention
Democracy Now host Amy Goodman was arrested while questioning police about the unlawful detention of Producers Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar, who were arrested while carrying out journalistic duties in covering street demonstrations at the Republican National Convention. Here is footage of Nicole Salazar’s arrest: Amy Goodman talks about arrest following release:
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John Stewart on the Republican convention
Click HERE for comedian John Stewart’s take on the Republican convention.
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Gaza’s shocking devastation
( By Harry Shannon in The Hamilton Spectator. Aug 14.) I had expected conditions in Gaza to be bad, but I was still shocked at the devastation when I went there in July. Last month my companion and I entered Gaza at the Erez crossing through a modern building reminiscent of an airport terminal. After questioning by the Israeli border police, we left the building and had a kilometre walk to pick up transportation. It was as if we had travelled…
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Time for some campaignin’ tune!
Give this election tune a spin. Great animation!
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How to put Lipstick on a Neoconservative Beauty Queen
Some crafty work with the classics and Sarah Palin. Our story begins with John McCain’s first meeting with his future VP choice… John strikes a deal with Sarah to make her his vice president! John teaches Sarah about his neoconservative values… Time is short, and Sarah’s big day arrives… John’s gamble pays off! Sarah is a big hit with the press… Now it’s on to the GOP convention!
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US & Canadian Journalists Censored by Police
This just in from the DemocracyNow team at the Republican National Convention. Fot those of you who don’t know her, Amy Goodman is one of America’s most hard-working and respected journalists and all around bad-ass lady. She is a recipient of the Robert F Kennedy and George Polk journalism Award and host of Democracy Now. This excellent column comes from the weekend’s Toronto Star and shows that police repression of the press is a reality north and south of the 49th…
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Analysts pounce on Obama-Biden worldview
View the video below for a critical discussion on Obama’s foreign policy with some formidable academics. The Real News Network’s election coverage is wide-ranging at the moment, so it will be critical to focus on more nuanced issues as coverage progresses. Hats off to some excellent in-studio interviews. The network gets better everyday.
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CBC coverage of U.S. elections? Jokes about war?
(Commentary by Madeline Bruce.) I watched the CBC Show This Hour has 22 Minutes last night. There was a skit about the American Presidential Election. Why? Like we are not already inundated with coverage of this from dawn to dusk? Do Americans bother to cover the political situation in Canada? Or know, or care enough to make jokes about it? Also there was a supposedly funny (?) skit about Canadian Military Helicoptors. War is not funny. I resent the CBC using…
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