White supremacist, Buford Furrow, killed a Filipino postal worker and wounded five people in 1999 during a shooting rampage at a Jewish community center near Los Angeles. Kevin Modesti, a reporter with the Los Angeles Daily News, received a letter from Buford Furrow after the reporter’s request for an interview was denied by prison officials. [...]
The right-wing is scoring big points for its agenda thanks mostly to the news media. In recent weeks conservatives have become communications experts, attracting reporters and assignment editors to their complaints against Democrats and the Obama administration in general.
On the same day President Barack Obama held a teleconference with Congressional members comprised of the Progressive, Black, Asian Pacific American and Hispanic Caucuses, a long time influential Democrat in Congress, John Conyers of Detroit, said he will not back the current House health care bill that passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee in July, by a narrow 26 – 22 vote, unless the public option component is strengthened.
Latest updates: 9/5/2009 at 11:00 AM ( US PST): Today, General McChrystal made the unprecedented decision of appearing on Afghan TV, to address the Afghan people directly. He also went to visit the site of the attack as NATO began an investigation. “As commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), nothing is more important [...]