Bob McCarty Writes

Front-page editors at USA TODAY International Edition must be wishing they had picked a different top-of-page teaser to appear on the front-page of their print edition published today.  Nowhere was there a mention of the Swine Flu outbreak that has raised concerns in the United States, Mexico and other countries in recent days.
Instead, I found [...]

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My friend Michael at My Personal Litmus offers two great sketches that highlight the scandal involving Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.) and the impact it might have on Barack Obama.
One sketch (above right) highlights three things:

The possible blowback against Obama resulting from news that the voice of Rahm Emanual, his chief of staff, can be heard [...]

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Congressional Democrats are not expected to begin their push for reinstatement of the so-called “Fairness Doctrine” until next year.  Until then, however, I expect they’ll be paying close attention to news reports from Barack Obama’s family stomping grounds in Kenya.  Why?  Because the East African nation appears to be functioning as a test market for [...]

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Freedom of the press is likely to suffer under the administration of Barack Obama.  How do I know this?  A look back at issues and events that arose during the 2008 presidential campaign reveals as much.
Two weeks prior to the Nov. 4 election, Obama running mate Joe Biden faced tough questions from interviewers at local [...]

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