November 16, 2007 (Archives)
The Mass Media's Mass Hysteria Over Google
 Mainstream journalists are terrified that Google News will steal their power, but Steve Boriss argues that there are more serious threats to the media than a site that “is nothing more than a dumb, machine-driven aggregator of news from other sites.”
Democrats Duel in Sin City
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PJM Reno: Forget Elvis sightings, drive-thru wedding chapels and loose slots, the real action in Vegas Thursday night was between Clinton, Obama, Edwards and more. Did Hillary draw a royal flush? Obama bust? The Anon Guy on who won, who lost and what debate question will go down in history as the stupidest ever.
"Ron, Ron, the Neo-Con"
 Ron Silver’s support for the Bush Doctrine and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan wasn’t very popular on the set of the West Wing. His response to the taunts of his colleagues: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but labels never hurt me.”
Corn & Miniter: The Huckabee Surge
 This week David Corn and Eli Lake -sitting in for Richard Miniter- chat about the latest Iowa poll results: Mike Huckabee unexpectedly a close second on the GOP side, and a virtual three-way tie among Dems. Also, the ‘Bill factor’ for Hillary, Ron Paul’s strange friends, and much more. Click and watch! [MP3 audio version avaliable here]
G.I. Suicide and Cultural Suicide
 Is there really an ‘epidemic’ of suicides among the US military, as a CBS report recently stated? Jules Crittenden, who has been in war zones, looks at what the numbers actually mean and reflects on the personal impact of close combat.
Illegal Immigrants: In Search of the Mexican Dream
 How many Mexicans are coming to America because their country’s major malfunctions leave them with no other choice? The answer isn’t zero, although that’s what you might think after talking to certain Mexican politicans stuck in denial, writes Bridget Johnson.
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