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Obese Outnumber Starving People Globally

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2006 The world now holds more than a billion overweight people and 800 million who are undernourished, a health expert told an international panel. A possible solution: subsidize fruits and vegetables, instead of fat-producing corn crops. Wanna learn more? Check out Truthdig's interview with food expert Michael Pollan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

AP Exposes ‘Reverse Robin Hood’ Degenerates

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2006 From the AP: "The federal program that provides legal help to poor Americans turns away half of its applicants for lack of resources. But that hasn't stopped its executives from lavishing expensive meals, chauffeur-driven cars and foreign trips on themselves." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cellphone Calls Mangle Driving Skills

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2006 Driving while talking on your cell cuts by half the brain's ability to recognize and respond to traffic conditions, according to a study. Says a researcher: "Twentysomethings on a cellphone have the same reaction time as 70-year-olds." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Google Warns Against Using Its Name as Verb

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2006 The search engine company, which tries to affect an air of youthful nonconformity, legally admonished the Washington Post for using the word "google" as a generic verb to describe Internet search in general. Online expert Steve Rubel calls it "one of the worst PR moves in history." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Is Dick Cheney a Sith Lord?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2006 That's the undertone of Washington Post columnist Dan Froomkin's article about the widespread criticism of Dick Cheney's suggestion that those who voted for Ned Lamont are aiding and abetting terrorists Froomkin: "Cheney may have crossed the line that separates legitimate political discourse from hysteria" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘The Internet Must Die’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2006 The guy behind the brilliant techno remix of Sen. Ted Stevens' "Series of Tubes" speech has released another pro-Net Neutrality song inspired by the Alaska senator's rantings. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

MSNBC: U.S. Pressured UK to Rush Terror Arrests

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2006 American officials leaned on England to arrest the would-be plane bombers at least a week before British authorities wanted to move in, according to MSNBC One British official suggested the attacks were not imminent; the suspects did not yet have plane tickets -- some didn't even have passports Why did this allegedly happen? We have a (unfortunately justifiably) cynical answer Click to the jump . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Huffington: Hold CNN Accountable for Lamont-Al Qaeda Slur

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2006 Speaking on CNN's "Reliable Sources," Arianna Huffington said CNN host Chuck Roberts should be held accountable for saying that Ned Lamont is referred to as "The Al Qaeda candidate" when in fact no previous record of such an appellation exists. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hersh: U.S. Aided Israel as Prep for War on Iran

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2006 The Bush administration was "closely involved in the planning of Israel?s retaliatory attacks" on Hezbollah, the inestimable Seymour Hersh alleges in The New Yorker Furthermore, writes Hersh, Bush & Co saw the Israeli attacks "as a prelude to a potential American preemptive attack to destroy Iran?s nuclear installations" Administration officials have denied the charges Read the whole thing (more) . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Vast Right- and Indie-Wing Conspiracy?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2006 After Dick Cheney and Joe Lieberman both said that Ned Lamont's Senate primary victory counted as a win for the terrorists, Lamont told the AP, "It surprised me it seemed almost orchestrated" We were going to headline this "A Vast Right- and Left-Wing Conspiracy," but couldn't -- now that Lieberman has given the middle finger to the left. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jabari Asim: Jim Crow Poll Tax 2.0

Jabari Asim / Truthdig Aug 14, 2006 GOP'ers say it's just a coincidence that Democratic voters are the ones most likely to be disenfranchised by new photo ID requirements at the voting booths. Yeah, and I've got some fertile Missouri mules to sell you. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Soldiers Sue Army Over Mysterious Illness

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2006 A number of American troops from the same unit in Iraq recently discovered they were all suffering from a mysterious set of illnesses. Though their doctors couldn?t determine the source of the sickness, the soldiers came to believe their exposure to depleted uranium munitions was to blame, and decided to sue the U.S. Army. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )