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  • May 2008
    • Admit It, Mac, You Misspoke

      Admit It, Mac, You Misspoke

      (Newser) - John McCain has been dabbling in truthiness this week, Michael Dobbs blogs in the Washington Post . McCain said US troops were “drawn down to pre-surge levels" in Iraq, and cities like Mosul were "quiet"—but in fact, troop levels remain higher than before the surge, and Mosul's quiet is often broken by car bombs and other fatal strikes. More »

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      John McCain   Iraq   Iraq war   troop surge   George Orwell

    • Big Brother Indeed: Orwell Prank Ends in Arrests

      Big Brother Indeed: Orwell Prank Ends in Arrests

      (Newser) - What appears to be a senior prank that saw students commandeer the public-address system at a Massachusetts high school to read George Orwell (or perhaps Fidel Castro) ended with arrests and protests yesterday, the New Bedford Standard-Times reports. More »

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      education   protests   Fidel Castro   high school   George Orwell   civil disobedience

  • February 2008

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