Religion

Spinning the Spin on Barack Obama

by Anne Landman — July 14, 2008 - 1:26pm

The cover of the upcoming issue of the New Yorker magazine bears a satirical cartoon that incorporates practically every jab the right wing has taken at Barack Obama and his wife Michelle: the couple is pictured standing in

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The Boston Globe (Boston.com), July 14, 2008

"Bad Apple" Theory Rotting

by Anne Landman — June 17, 2008 - 12:59pm

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

Conservative Bloggers Link Rachael Ray Ad to Terror Symbolism

by Anne Landman — May 30, 2008 - 12:48pm

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

McCain's Pastor Problems Deepen, Widen

by Anne Landman — May 23, 2008 - 11:24am

Pastor John Hagee, the controversial Christian televangelist who last March endorsed Senator John McCain's nom

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Huffington Post, May 21, 2008

What About McCain's Pastor Problem?

by Anne Landman — March 21, 2008 - 2:58pm

While news media have focused on Barack Obama's pastor Jeremiah Wright, little attention has been paid to the endorsement of Republican presidential candidate

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Editor & Publisher, March 20, 2008

Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition

by Sheldon Rampton — December 31, 2007 - 12:36pm

"For US Army soldiers entering basic training at Fort Jackson Army base in Columbia, South Carolina, accepting Jesus Christ as their personal savior appears to be as much a part of the nine-week regimen as the vigorous physical and mental exercises the troops must endure," writes Jason Leopold.

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TruthOut, December 21, 2007

Huckabee Plays Religion Card, Hides Hand

by Anne Landman — December 26, 2007 - 4:45pm

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee defended his controversial "Floating Cross" Christmas ad against charges that he is leveraging religion to boost his campaign, but jou

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Washington Post, December 23, 2007

Heckuva Huckabee Non-Recollection

by Anne Landman — December 17, 2007 - 4:54pm

Mike HuckabeeBaptist preacher and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee denies knowing about a financial boost he received from the R.J.

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Newsweek, December 17, 2007

Pro-Life Groups Scrambling to Get Egg-Rights Amendments onto State Ballots

by Anne Landman — November 26, 2007 - 2:35pm

An anti-abortion group, Colorado for Equal Rights, is gathering signatures to get a constitutional amendment on the 2008 statewide ballot. The amendment, called the "Definition of a Person Act," would confer full legal rights upon fertilized human embryos. Other anti-abortion groups are simultaneously advancing similar measures in other states under different names.

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Rocky Mountain News, November 24, 2007
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