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"The Measure of a Nation" Challenges Illusions of American
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t r u t h o u t | 10.07
"The Measure of a Nation" Challenges Illusions of American Superiority
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/11924-the-measure-of-a-nation-challenges-illusions-of-american-superiority
Arthur Goldwag, Truthout: "Author Howard Steven Friedman compared the US with 13 competing countries on health, education, infant mortality, life expectancy and other critical social and economic indicators. He found only one in which America excels: producing billionaires."
Is the Greek Crisis a Harbinger of Our Future?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11696-is-the-greek-crisis-a-harbinger-of-our-future
Sarah Page, Truthout: "Bank-imposed Greek economic collapse and austerity policies have resulted in social and political as well as economic impacts that may foreshadow what the rest of the so-called developed world can expect."
Scant Oversight of Drug Maker Leads to Fatal Meningitis Outbreak
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11981-scant-oversight-of-drug-maker-leads-to-fatal-meningitis-outbreak
Andrew Pollack, Sabrina Tavernise and Denise Grady, The New York Times News Service: "The rising toll - 7 dead, 57 ill and thousands potentially exposed - has cast a harsh light on the loose regulations that legal experts say allowed a company to sell 17,676 vials of an unsafe drug to pain clinics in 23 states."
Gingrich Admits Romney Wasn't Honest About Tax Plan During Debate
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11983-gingrich-admits-romney-wasn%E2%80%99t-honest-about-tax-plan-during-debate
Judd Legum, ThinkProgress: "During the primary debates, Romney insisted that everyone in America would get a 20 percent tax cut, including the 1 percent. But last week's during his debate with Obama, Romney insisted that his tax cut would not reduce taxes at all for wealthy Americans."
Life in Waziristan, 2012 "AD"
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/11982-life-in-waziristan-2012-ad
Leah Bolger, War Is A Crime: "The children of this region will remember what we have done to them, and their children, and their children. We have also been told repeatedly that the only way to possibly stop this spiral is to stop the drones. Just stop."
The Bane of Banned Books
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11988-the-bane-of-banned-books
Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers & Co.: "In honor of the 30th anniversary of the American Library Association's 'Banned Books Week,' Bill talks about the impact libraries have had on his youth, his dismay over book challenges in modern times, and why censorship is the biggest enemy of truth."
Nuclear Plant Owner Proposes Restarting Damaged Reactor
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11985-nuclear-plant-owner-proposes-restarting-damaged-reactor
Gregg Levine, Capitoilette: "Southern California Edison (SCE), the operator of the troubled San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), has proposed to restart one of the facility's two damaged reactors without repairing or replacing the parts at the root of January's shutdown."
Phoenix City Council Considering Local ID for Undocumented Immigrants
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11989-phoenix-city-council-considering-local-id-for-undocumented-immigrants
Valeria Fernandez, New America Media: "A member of the Phoenix City Council is exploring the possibility that the local government could create a form of identification care to help undocumented immigrants identify themselves with police when they enforce the 'show me your papers' portion of Arizona's SB 1070."
Best Line of the Debate
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/11987-best-line-of-the-debate
Dave Johnson, Our Future: "I think President Obama spoke the best line in the debate last night. Call it a 'zinger' if you want. 'If you're 54 or 55, you might want to listen.'"
Chavez Supporters Flood Venezuelan Capital as Campaign Closes
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11986-chavez-supporters-flood-venezuelan-capital-as-campaign-closes
Paul Jay, The Real News Network: "Chavez warns of opposition plans to not recognize results of Sunday's presidential election."
China Moves to Silence Journalists Who Offer Rare Transparency
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11984-china-moves-to-silence-journalists-who-offered-rare-transparency
Tom Lasseter, McClatchy Newspapers: "China's leadership, about to undergo a once-a-decade transition, is caught in a bind typical of authoritarian regimes. Work such as Jian's, which in 2008 may have helped save children from dying, provides a pressure valve in a society already laced with pent-up discontent."
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
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Mitt Romney's Debate Strategy: The Audacity of Mendacity
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17561-mitt-romney-s-debate-strategy-the-audacity-of-mendacity
Police Officer Fatally Shoots Naked, Unarmed Student at University of South Alabama
Read the Article at The Star-Ledger
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/10/university_of_south_alabama_st.html
Peace March Against Drones in Pakistan Ends With Rally After Convoy Stopped by Army
Read the Article at Fire Dog Lake
http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2012/10/07/peace-march-against-drones-in-pakistan-ends-with-rally-after-convoy-stopped-by-army/
Congressman Opens Voting Rights Probe of Tea Party
Read the Article at The Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-voting-rights-tea-party-20121004,0,3351653.story
Capitol Assets: Congress's Wealthiest Shielded From Effects of Deep Recession
Read the Article at The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/capitol-assets-congresss-wealthiest-mostly-shielded-in-deep-recession/2012/10/06/5a70605c-102f-11e2-acc1-e927767f41cd_story.html?hpid=z1
Republicans to Cities: Drop Dead
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/opinion/sunday/republicans-to-cities-drop-dead.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20121007&_r=0
Has Romney Caught Up With Obama in Wisconsin?
Read the Article at Talking Points Memo
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/10/romney-debate-bounce-wisconsin-poll-obama-economy.php?ref=fpa
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Police Officer Fatally Shoots Naked, Unarmed Student at University of South Alabama</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=yjjDE3TyanAmZ1BfjLlvXXqAGQBwckRN"><strong>Read the Article at The Star-Ledger</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Peace March Against Drones in Pakistan Ends With Rally After Convoy Stopped by Army</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Congressman Opens Voting Rights Probe of Tea Party</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Capitol Assets: Congress's Wealthiest Shielded From Effects of Deep Recession</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Republicans to Cities: Drop Dead</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Has Romney Caught Up With Obama in Wisconsin?</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Arthur Goldwag, Truthout:</strong> "Author Howard Steven Friedman compared the US with 13 competing countries on health, education, infant mortality, life expectancy and other critical social and economic indicators. He found only one in which America excels: producing billionaires."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=4iUrKYB6Afpb6Mz8m7cBEnqAGQBwckRN"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=OhP%2F8auBVcGg7d%2FcC3162BZU6KcLOJh1"><strong>Is the Greek Crisis a Harbinger of Our Future?</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Sarah Page, Truthout:</strong> "Bank-imposed Greek economic collapse and austerity policies have resulted in social and political as well as economic impacts that may foreshadow what the rest of the so-called developed world can expect."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Q%2Fd099GZxAyW6Sq13BVwQBZU6KcLOJh1"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=PTRGBmt5KrCQmSLTOFdKPXqAGQBwckRN"><strong>Scant Oversight of Drug Maker Leads to Fatal Meningitis Outbreak</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Andrew Pollack, Sabrina Tavernise and Denise Grady, The New York Times News Service:</strong> "The rising toll - 7 dead, 57 ill and thousands potentially exposed - has cast a harsh light on the loose regulations that legal experts say allowed a company to sell 17,676 vials of an unsafe drug to pain clinics in 23 states."</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Leah Bolger, War Is A Crime:</strong> "The children of this region will remember what we have done to them, and their children, and their children. We have also been told repeatedly that the only way to possibly stop this spiral is to stop the drones. Just stop."</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Gregg Levine, Capitoilette:</strong> "Southern California Edison (SCE), the operator of the troubled San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), has proposed to restart one of the facility's two damaged reactors without repairing or replacing the parts at the root of January's shutdown."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=tsyj%2B5Feqf2Pi45aWwgNG3qAGQBwckRN"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=iYXisP53gCLQgtL1%2F6lL%2BHqAGQBwckRN"><strong>Phoenix City Council Considering Local ID for Undocumented Immigrants</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Valeria Fernandez, New America Media:</strong> "A member of the Phoenix City Council is exploring the possibility that the local government could create a form of identification care to help undocumented immigrants identify themselves with police when they enforce the 'show me your papers' portion of Arizona's SB 1070."</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Dave Johnson, Our Future:</strong> "I think President Obama spoke the best line in the debate last night. Call it a 'zinger' if you want. 'If you're 54 or 55, you might want to listen.'"</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Paul Jay, The Real News Network:</strong> "Chavez warns of opposition plans to not recognize results of Sunday's presidential election."</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Tom Lasseter, McClatchy Newspapers:</strong> "China's leadership, about to undergo a once-a-decade transition, is caught in a bind typical of authoritarian regimes. Work such as Jian's, which in 2008 may have helped save children from dying, provides a pressure valve in a society already laced with pent-up discontent."</p>
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