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Stories by Chris Nolan

Did White House Officials Pressure the FBI to Blame Anthrax Attacks on Al Qaeda?

The source's account seems plausible in light of the Bush administration's extensive record of public deception.
Posted on Aug 6, 2008, Source: Majikthise

McCain Thinks Energy Crisis is a Laughing Matter

John McCain's Obama tire gauge joke falls flat.
Posted on Aug 5, 2008, Source: Majikthise

Private Spooks: Mercenary Intelligence Agencies are Recruiting Journalists

A private intelligence outfit is attempting to recruit journalists around the world.
Posted on Aug 4, 2008, Source: Majikthise

War Profiteer KBR Responsible for Killing at Least 16 Troops

The firm was recently given another fat contract as a reward for its excellent performance.
Posted on Jul 31, 2008, Source: Majikthise

Girls Close the "Math Gap"

Boys have long led girls in math scores, but that's no longer the case.
Posted on Jul 28, 2008, Source: Majikthise

Bob Novak Plows into Pedestrian on K Street, Attempts to Flee the Scene

Robert Novak struck a man in the street this morning while driving his black corvette convertible to work.
Posted on Jul 23, 2008, Source: Majikthise

Pay-to-Play: Karl Rove Taking Lead on George W. Bush Presidential Library

Rove is spearheading the $500 million "partisan institute and think tank."
Posted on Jul 22, 2008, Source: Majikthise

Lobbying Firm Brags About Smoothing Way for a Stolen Election

Lobbyist Stephen P. Payne, a new rising star of pay-to-play politics, makes Jack Abramoff look like a piker.
Posted on Jul 14, 2008, Source: Majikthise

Blogger Fired After Criticizing US Attorney

Alabama US Attorney denies any involvement in university editor's termination.
Posted on Jul 11, 2008, Source: Raw Story

John McCain on Insurance Coverage for Viagra vs. Birth Control

Awkward eight-second pause while candidate tries to remember how he voted.
Posted on Jul 11, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Karl Rove Flees the Country

Bush's Brain flouts subpoena, leaves US without telling Congress.
Posted on Jul 11, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Comic Dave Chapelle Misses Fundraiser for Brooklyn Congressional Hopeful

Comedian's absence a setback for progressive, hip-hop themed campaign.
Posted on Jul 10, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Rachel Maddow on the FISA Capitulation

Maddow blasts Bush appeasers in the Senate on Olbermann's Countdown.
Posted on Jul 9, 2008, Source: AlterNet

White House Briefing Materials Describe Italian PM as "Amateur", "Hated by Many"

WH apologizes to PM Berlusconi, a close ally of Bush and backer of Iraq war.
Posted on Jul 8, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Young Feminist Activist Murdered by Ex-Boyfriend

Victim had worked to reduce violence against women.
Posted on Jul 8, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Nude Prosecutor Wants Job Back

Judge rules that Scott Blauvelt is entitled to civil-service job protections.
Posted on Jul 8, 2008

Woman Arrested at McCain Event for "McCain=Bush" Sign

61-year-old librarian single-handedly proves that McCain=Bush.
Posted on Jul 7, 2008, Source: Majikthise

FBI Headquarters Not Cleared for Classified Intelligence

J. Edgar Hoover Building unfit to store classified documents, Senate Appropriations Committee told.
Posted on Jul 7, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Michelle Obama Watch

Women unite to counter racist and sexist media coverage of aspiring First Lady.
Posted on Jul 7, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Race-Baiting Former Senator Jesse Helms Has Died

Conservative Republican railed against "Negro hoodlums", opposed the Voting Rights Act, backed terrorists, and died an unrepentant segregationist.
Posted on Jul 4, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Watermelon is the New Viagra

USDA-funded research helps Americans put some pizazz in their picnic baskets this fourth of July.
Posted on Jul 3, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Wal-Mart Broke MN Labor Laws Over 2 Million Times

Settlement will cost retail giant less than $3.25 per law-breaking incident.
Posted on Jul 3, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Is the Department of Justice Tracking Your Mobile Phone Without a Warrant?

The ACLU sues the DOJ to learn more about warrantless triangulation.
Posted on Jul 3, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Judge: President Can't Just Make Up His Own Wiretapping Rules

Only FISA law can authorize wiretaps.
Posted on Jul 3, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Progressive Journalist, AlterNet Contributor, Shot Three Times in Attempted Mugging

Brian Beutler recovering in D.C. hospital, expected to make full recovery.
Posted on Jul 2, 2008

Olbermann: Obama Makes a Play for Evangelical Support

Interview with Rev. Barry Lynn of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.
Posted on Jul 2, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Fake Federal Agent Fought Own Private Drug War

Sgt. Bill said he didn't need a warrant because he worked for the federal government. Turns out, he was just some random guy.
Posted on Jul 1, 2008, Source: Majikthise

TSA Recovers Over $1 Million in Loose Change From Airport Security Bins

Small windfall for TSA, like finding lunch money in the couch cushions...
Posted on Jul 1, 2008

Pentagon Ramps Up Drug War in West Africa

Schools of the Africas to replace School of the Americas?
Posted on Jun 30, 2008, Source: AlterNet

High School "Pregnancy Pact" an Urban Legend

Rumors of reproductive conspiracy greatly exaggerated.
Posted on Jun 27, 2008

John McCain Jokes: "And I Stopped Beating My Wife..."

Candidate tries to deflect question about divorcing Nevada governor with spousal abuse gag.
Posted on Jun 27, 2008

Thousands of Californians Sign Petition to Rename Sewage Plant After George W. Bush

Synchronized flush planned to mark renaming and Bush's exit from office.
Posted on Jun 26, 2008, Source: PR Watch

Judge: NSA Not Compelled to Disclose Spying on Gitmo Attorneys

Federal judge reject lawsuit against NSA.
Posted on Jun 26, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!

Sneak Peek

News from around the blogosphere: Guns, wolves, and the DOJ.
Posted on Jun 26, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Historian Rick Perlstein Demolishes Pat Buchanan on MSNBC

Author of Nixonland gives smug Republican a history lesson he won't forget.
Posted on Jun 25, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Supreme Court Slashes Damages for Exxon Valdez Spill

The incredible shrinking settlement: How a $5 billion jury award dwindled to $500 million in the courts.
Posted on Jun 25, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Premiere: Tech Grrl Tips with Deanna Zandt

AlterNet's tech guru launches her own show.
Posted on Jun 25, 2008

Further Adventures of 22-Year-Old Arms Dealer Efraim Diveroli

Hearings on Capitol Hill today.
Posted on Jun 24, 2008

Telco PACs Gave $8K to Dems Who Changed Their Vote on FISA

How much is the Fourth Amendment worth? For some Dems, less than a compact car.
Posted on Jun 24, 2008, Source: AlterNet

McCain Right, Obama Wrong! (On Ethanol.)

Obama's troubling ties to ethanol lobby.
Posted on Jun 24, 2008, Source: AlterNet

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