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Rodriguez's "Machete" in immigration debate

ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – In Robert Rodriguez's new grindhouse feature "Machete," the vengeful title character uses vicious cutlery to butcher his enemies. Could something similar happen to the movie when it's released next week? "Machete's" convoluted story explicitly takes place amid the current powder keg of an immigration debate and on the heels of Arizona's controversial anti-illegal immigration legislation. FoxNews.com wasted no time in posting an article, "Violent Movie Declares War on Arizona for Immigration Law," that linked the trailer to an incident the day before in which an unidentified white powder was sent to Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, who...

Published on Thursday 2nd of September 2010 08:32:31 PM

What is the real story on the rig explosion?

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I have been going online today to various news outlets and they all differ on the gulf oil platform that blew up today.

Published on Thursday 2nd of September 2010 08:32:31 PM

Graham, Tea Party square off

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U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham began his meeting with the Charleston Tea Party by asking members of the news media to leave. Graham reiterated Thursday morning in an interview on WTMA-AM that he wanted the meeting closed to the media because some Tea Party members might not have felt as comfortable participating. "Some people don't want to be on the front page of the newspaper or on TV asking a question or giving me a piece of their mind," he said. Charleston Tea Party chairman Mike Murphree said his group and Graham's staff agreed on the meeting format, but the idea...

Published on Thursday 2nd of September 2010 08:32:31 PM

Istanbul: Press Freedom Alla Turca

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In May, a ship full of civilians -- but not full of humanitarian aid -- sailed from Turkey to join the Free Gaza flotilla. Having warned the Mavi Marmara that it would not be allowed to breach the blockade, Israeli commandos raided the ship. In the clash, nine Turks were killed. I've lived in Istanbul for five years and I've spoken to hundreds of Turks about these events. A Turkish documentary filmmaker and I have filmed some of these conversations. Something will immediately strike the viewer: the Turkish people have no idea what happened. This is because the most basic...

Published on Thursday 2nd of September 2010 08:32:31 PM

80 Hosts Stolen from Austrian Church

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The stealing of the host is supposedly comparable with the willful destruction of a Tora-roll or the desecration of a graveyard. [kreuz.net Graz] Unknown persons have damaged more churches in the Austrian Diocese of Graz-Seckau. This was according to the Press Office of the Diocese today. The media has regarded this crime with indifference. The press text in the main speaks of "more disturbances and defacement of Catholic churches."

Published on Thursday 2nd of September 2010 08:32:31 PM

Gunman Barricaded at One Discovery Place (HQ of Discovery Channel!)

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A barricade situation involving a gunman who may have taken at least one person hostage has been reported at the Discovery Communications Building in Silver Spring, Md. Police have shut down several roads, including Georgia Avenue, around the building at One Discovery Place. All employees at One Discovery Place have been alerted to the incident and are seeking shelter or have been evacuated from the building. Hazmat teams, bomb squads and SWAT teams have been called to the building. Twitter user @wasroykosuge tweeted out the following: "A bunch of cops w guns and machine guns drawn surrounding the #discovery corporate...

Published on Thursday 2nd of September 2010 08:32:31 PM

Media continues to suggest public release of pistol permit information is necessary

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Connecticut state law does not allow pistol permit records to be available to the public. Many states do allow this information to be released, and some media outlets – in a drive to increase page views – have published the full databases including private information simply because it’s “public record.” A journalist at the Hartford Courant suggests the information should be made public, but there is no reasonable reason to do so ... other than continue the stereotype that guns are bad, gun people are a strange lot who must be monitored, and the media's goal of increasing page views...

Published on Thursday 2nd of September 2010 08:32:31 PM