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The Hidden War: Big Tobacco and the GOP Team up Against Southern Democrats

by Anne Landman — June 27, 2008 - 12:59pm

When the major American tobacco companies signed the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement with the 46 states who sued to recover the costs of treating sick smokers, the companies agreed to nominal advertising restrictions and massive yearly payouts to the states.

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Raw Story, June 24, 2008

The Swift Boating Begins in August

by Diane Farsetta — June 25, 2008 - 1:06pm

Saying "we believe the media whitewashed the candidate," the president of Regnery Publishing announced an August release for a book titled "The Case Against Barack Obama: The Unlikely Rise and Unexamined Agenda of the Media's Favorite Candidate." The PR firm Creative Response Concepts (CRC) is promoting the book.

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Muckety.com, June 24, 2008

Charlie Black: Terror Attack, Advantage McCain

by Anne Landman — June 24, 2008 - 2:38pm

Charles R. Black, Jr., a former lobbyist who is now a top adviser to Republican presidential candidate John McCain, commented in an interview with Fortune magazine that another terrorist attack inside the U.S.

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Washington Post, June 24, 2008

Jeff Gannon, National Press Club member

by Diane Farsetta — June 19, 2008 - 4:16pm

"If you ever wondered what happened to Jeff Gannon, the former conservative reporter whose questionable White House credentialing and ties to several sex Web sites forced him out of a job," he's an active member of the National Press Club.

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Editor and Publisher, June 19, 2008

"Bad Apple" Theory Rotting

by Anne Landman — June 17, 2008 - 1:59pm

The Bush administration has long held that overly-aggressive interrogation methods used on detainees in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay were the work of a few "bad apples." Now, an investigation bei

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Washington Post, June 17, 2008

Shifting Focus, Anti-Abortion Groups Oppose Contraception

by Anne Landman — June 6, 2008 - 6:05pm

On June 7, the anti-abortion groups American Life League (ALL) and Pharmacists for Life launched a new national campaign called "Protest the Pill Day 08: The Pill Kills Babies." Their goal is to convince American women to stop using oral contraceptives, which they believe kill people.

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The Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin), June 6, 2008

Conservative Bloggers Link Rachael Ray Ad to Terror Symbolism

by Anne Landman — May 30, 2008 - 1:48pm

Dunkin' Donuts pulled an online ad for frozen lattes featuring domestic maven Rachael Ray after receiving complaints from right-wing bloggers, including conservative FOX News commentator

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Advertising Age, May 28, 2008
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