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Fox News Caught Editing Al Franken’s Wikipedia Entry

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

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There’s a new tool out there that lets you search the destination IP addresses for people editing wikipedia entries. Arthur Bergman found that folks at Fox News\’s IP address were editing Al Franken’s entry. Apparently, Fox News propagandists deleted Franken’s statement that Fox News\’s legal case against Franken was “”literally laughed out of court” and that “wholly (holy) without merit” is a good characterization of Fox News itself.” …

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Top White House aide Karl Rove to resign at end of month

Sunday, August 12th, 2007

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Top White House political adviser Karl Rove, who masterminded President George W. Bush’s political campaigns in 2000 and 2004, said in an interview published today that he will resign at the end of this month.

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Marine Receives Clemency for Iraqi Killing

Sunday, August 12th, 2007

Of the eight members of the squad involved only one remains in prison. In making the decision, Lt Gen James Mattis considered the defendants’ ages, military experience, rank and involvement in the death, the marines said in a statement. He reduced the sentences of Pennington and others to ensure fair treatment, the marines said.

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England | Manchester | Anthony Wilson dies from cancer

Friday, August 10th, 2007

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Anthony Wilson, the music mogul behind some of Manchester’s most successful bands, has died of cancer.

The Salford-born entrepreneur, who founded Factory records, the label behind New Order and the Happy Mondays, was diagnosed last year.

The 57-year-old, also famous for setting up the Hacienda nightclub, underwent emergency surgery in January to remove a kidney.

He passed away on Friday evening at the Christie Hospital surrounded by family.

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‘Off the record’

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

In recent years, the economics of pop music have been upended. The market for CDs has collapsed, and not even the rise of legal downloading can offset the damage to record companies. Meanwhile, demand for live performances has rocketed

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So, will the Saudis attend the peace conference?

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

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The Saudis were playing their usual game today. They do not see any reason to say yes or no right now. In the meantime, the pressure on both America and Israel to accept their agenda for the conference will be mounting.

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