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Wkileaks:
Who's on
Who's side?
Wikileaks:
The Effect on the
Alliance
Media Focus:
Shirley Sherrod &
The Rush to Judge
Focus on Justice:
Derek and
Clarence Thomas
Focus on Justice:
Six Danziger Bridge
Shootings Indictments
Focus on Terror:
Al Shabaab Recruits
Internationally
Focus on Africa:
Al Shabaab Comes
To Uganda
LeBron James:
The Cost of Playing
For the Hometown
Gloom & Doom:
The G20 Summit.
Naomi Klein on the
G20 Summit.
Video courtesy: Fugumble Joe Barton Apologizes to BP Last week US Representative Joe Barton (R-TX), accused the US government of shaking down BP in its efforts to get the oil giant to take responsibility for cleaning up the Gulf oil spill,l as well as compensating those who have been victimized by it or have had their livlihoods destroyed or interrupted. Here are links to three editorial responses to Barton who, apologized for his remarks and also appeared to back away from his apology.  Posted By Conn Carroll On June 17, 2010 @ 3:00 pm In Rule of Law Joe Barton is Right: There Was a $20 Billion Shakedown in the White House. Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) is under fire from the White House and the Beltway media for his statement to BP today: “I’m only speaking for myself. I’m not speaking for anyone else, but I apologize. I do not want to live in a county where anytime a citizen or a corporation does something that is legitimately wrong, [it is] subject to some sort of political pressure that, again, in my words, amounts to a shakedown.” For more...  Editorial from Ft.Worth/Star Telegram June 22 Joe Barton was wrong. Mostly. Barton, an Arlington Republican who in Congress represents about a third of Tarrant County and most of seven other counties stretching toward Houston, was out of place and out of touch Thursday when he issued his now infamous apology to BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward for "a $20 billion shakedown" at the hands of President Barack Obama. For more...  Roland S. Martin Blog, June 17, 2020 Republican Congressman Joe Barton is truly an Aggie joke. Any sane person would be ashamed at the response thus far of BP, as well as the insensitive and asinine comments that have been spoken by company representatives. For more... |
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