Mitofsky, 'Father Of Exit Polling,' Dies At 72 (Keating Holland)

Keating Holland WASHINGT0N (CNN) -- Warren Mitofsky, considered by many to be the "father of exit polling," died of heart failure in New York Friday. He was 72. Mitofsky changed the way the media cov ...

Dedicated to Michael Ruppert, Great American (William Brandon Shanley)

William Brandon Shanley -- Thomas Paine's Corner Sept. 1, 2006 -- Greetings from New Haven. In the Spring of 2002, I began assaulting my friends and acquaintances in the mass media with LAPD narcotic ...

It’s the American Way or the Highway (Jason Miller)

Your Extinction Will Quell Your Moral and Intellectual Confusion Jason Miller -- World News Trust Sept. 1, 2006 -- Persistently ticking off the precious seconds in humanity’s “Countdown to Extinction ...

Their View of the World is Through a Bombsight | Noam Chomsky

American support for Israel's unwinnable aim of destroying Hizbullah only boosts its support in Lebanon and beyond Noam Chomsky -- The Guardian In Lebanon, a little-honored truce remains in effect -- ...

The Other 9/11 | Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Sept. 1, 2006 -- Since September 11, 2001, there has been a marked increase in the comfort with which those in power openly discuss military interventions -- both curren ...

New Orleans Banks, Brokers Thrive on Insurance Checks | Will Edwards & Bradley Keoun

Will Edwards and Bradley Keoun Sept. 1, 2006 (Bloomberg) -- Banks and brokerage firms in New Orleans say they're faring better than before Hurricane Katrina caused a record $80 billion of damages alo ...

Behind the plan to bomb Iran | Ismael Hossein-zadeh

Ismael Hossein-zadeh -- Asia Times Aug. 31, 2006 -- It is no longer a secret that the administration of U.S. President George W Bush has been methodically paving the way toward a bombing strike again ...

Raising Nicotine Doses, On The Sly | New York Times Editorial

New York Times Editorial Aug. 31, 2006 -- While most of us thought the country was trying to curb smoking, and the rapacious habits of the tobacco companies, it turns out the industry has been sneaki ...

Feeling morally, intellectually confused? | Kieth Olbermann

Click To Watch Window Media Kieth Olberman -- Bloggerman The man who sees absolutes, where all other men see nuances and shades of meaning, is either a prophet, or a quack. Donald H. Rumsfeld is not ...

Basra Oil Workers Strike Could Resume Sunday | Kathlyn Stone

Kathlyn Stone -- World News Trust Aug. 31, 2006 – Oil pipeline workers in Basra, Iraq, will resume their strike as early as Sunday if authorities do not meet the remaining demands of workers, the Fed ...

Porn and the CIA (Your Tax Dollars At Work) | Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Aug. 30, 2006 -- With a defense budget -- hold on, let's dispense with the bullshit: With a "war" budget of over $350 billion dollars per year, did you ever wonder if al ...