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FCC Probing Fake-News Broadcasts
May 30, 2006 Federal authorities are investigating dozens of TV stations for running "faux news broadcasts" made by government agencies and corporations. (Via Huff Po.) Earlier: See the report that kick-started the investigation.
NYC Mayor Bloomberg: I’d Allow Same-Sex Marriages
May 29, 2006 Landing another left on the right, as the Daily News put it, New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg vowed that the city will perform gay marriages, if permitted, and came out strongly against a constitutional amendment against same-sex marriages.
A Satirical Broadside at China’s Employers
May 29, 2006 The Onion reports on an "unpaid 15-minute break during the regular 18-hour workday, to allow pregnant women to 'expel the child from their body, adjust to being a new parent, wash their hands, and return to work.' "
Brangelia Baby: Slate Helps You and Your Kids Cope
May 29, 2006 OK, we give up: With news of The Birth pushing all other news off the international agenda, here's a satirical guide from Slate that helps parents express why they love the Brangelina baby more than their own children.
No Tampon Ads During the Papal Visit
May 29, 2006 The Polish town of Wadowice has banned ads for alcohol contraceptives, lingerie and tampons during Pope Benedict's visit You won't believe why Read on.
CBS Reporter: Feature Stories Can Get Us Killed in Iraq
May 29, 2006 In light of the CBS crew that was just attacked (two killed, one wounded) reporting a routine feature story in Iraq, watch CBS reporter Lara Logan speak in late March about how these kinds of attacks are tragically all too common.
CBS Crew Members Die in Baghdad Attack
May 29, 2006 Two members of a CBS News team were killed and a correspondent was critically wounded when the unit in which they were embedded was attacked. They were reporting a routine feature story.
Anti-U.S. Riots in Kabul Show Mission Unaccomplished
May 29, 2006 A traffic incident in the Afghan capital led to rumors of an American-on-Afghan massacre. Massive riots ensued. Bitter resentment of occupying U.S. forces has been laid bare. "Today has set us back 10 years," said a NATO-employed Afghani security worker.
Frist on America’s Top Priorities: Gay Marriage and Flag Burning
May 29, 2006 After Frist put these issues on Congress' fall agenda, even a Fox News host questioned whether there weren't things of more pressing importance to the country.Cheney Aide Is Screening Legislation in Seeking to Protect Bush’s Power
May 29, 2006 Dick Cheney's chief of staff, David Addington, routinely reviews legislation bound for the president's desk, searching for ways that the bills may limit presidential power. More than a quick-hit news item, this article masterly describes Bush's use of signing statements--interpretations of a law that can be used to subvert a law's intended purpose. Earlier: Addington--"The Most Powerful Person You've Never Heard Of"Witnesses: Marines Killed 24 Iraqi Civilians
May 29, 2006 The N.Y. Times pieces together an atrocity that some in Congress fear could do greater harm to America's image abroad than the Abu Ghraib prison scandal.Death Toll Rises to 90 After Mexico Earthquake
Sep 11, 2017 President Enrique Pena Nieto says a third of the homes in the city of Juchitan are uninhabitable.