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Lamont and Lieberman Go Toe to Toe in Debate

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2006 Conn businessman Ned Lamont, who in the polls is closing in fast on Joe Lieberman, forced the three-term senator in a debate Thursday night to defend his strong support for President Bush over the Iraq war, in addition to charging that Lieberman has made his bed in Congress with lobbyists and special interest groups A few elbows were thrown Video highlights Individual video clips of each exchange MSNBC Host: Lieberman used GOP talking points (he even channeled Reagan) Lamont blog with media reactions, fact-checking and blogger coverage Point of interest: One of the main blogs featured on Lamont's site is My Left Nutmeg President Bush (interviewed before the debate) on Lieberman Truthdig's interview with Lamont UPDATE #1: Blogger Enigmatic Paradox gives the debate to Lamont, but not for the reason you'd expect. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Next Must-See Documentary

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2006 Check out the new movie that The New York Times calls "a prosecutorial examination of the role of oil companies, the automobile industry and the Bush administration (them again) in stymieing the development of emission-free electric vehicles." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Test-Tube Meat May Be En Route to Dinner Table

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2006 Dutch scientists are working on growing artificial pork out of pig stem cells. Efforts to mass-produce it are underway. This use of stem cells may have the unintended effect of uniting militant vegans and evangelical right-to-life'ers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New York and Georgia Rule Against Gay Marriage

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2006 Just when it appeared that there might be a glimmer of hope in the darknessNew York and Georgia go and remind us that when it comes to gay marriage, the USA is still in the Dark Ages. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Military Checking Journos’ ‘Slant’ Before Granting Access

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2006 Newsweek's former Baghdad bureau chief says that U military personnel in Iraq have started reviewing journalists' previous work and their "slant," or point of view, before granting the reporters the right to embed with units He said some reporters have been "blacklisted" for writing pieces unfriendly to the military . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pentagon Monitored Student Groups’ E-mail

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2006 The Department of Defense monitored e-mails from college students who were planning protests against the Iraq war and against the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. The Pentagon apparently started digging after receiving tips through a website used for soliciting anti-terror tips from civilians and military personnel. (Link - reg req'd) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Olbermann Talks to Coulter Plagiarism Spotter

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2006 The guy who used special computer software to catch Coulter's pilfering said there were so many instances of misappropriations that he had to quit before his "eyes start to bleed." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: More Immigrant Bashing on the Way

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Jul 6, 2006 "Can't you see that everything that's wrong with this country is because of illegal aliens? It's all their fault. The people in charge have nothing to do with it." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ellen Goodman: The ‘Boy Crisis’ Is a Red Herring

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Jul 6, 2006 Although it's sexier and more startling to talk about boys falling behind girls in schools, the real dividing line is race and class. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Did Bush & Co. ‘Floridize’ Mexico’s Voter Rolls?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2006 The FBI obtained Mexico's voter lists via the same contractor that Florida Gov Jeb Bush used to scrub alleged felons from the voter rolls The FBI supposedly obtained the lists as part of counter-terror operations, but there's reason to suspect those lists will end up helping President Bush's favored candidate into office in Mexico (more) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Marie Cocco: The Value of a Penny

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jul 6, 2006 Using pennies in everyday transactions is a time-consuming hassle. But might their worth lie therein? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bush Has No Answers for Soldiers on Redeployment Questions

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2006 President Bush, answering questions posed by U servicemen in the military publication Stars and Stripes, said that he basically had no idea how many times servicemen could expect to be redeployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, and admitted that he has yet to go to even one funeral for a soldier killed in either of those theaters . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )