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Gore Vidal: Living Through History

Nov 21, 2006
Iconic author and historian Gore Vidal speaks with Robert Scheer about his new memoir, "Point to Point Navigation," and the events that shaped his life and his country, from war with Hitler to the "waking nightmare" of Iraq <!-- Vidal on Bush: "There are a few crazies who want to cheer the flag and this yappy little terrier as though he were a real president Well, he's not a real president He's a thing, a chimera who was put together by the Supreme Court, first time around, and reelected by Diebold "-->.
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“The Real Victims of Fox News…”

Jul 4, 2006
weren't the liberals it attacked but the conservatives who believed it," writes Nicholas Kristof at the N Times "Be very wary of Mr Bush's effort to tame the press Watchdogs can be mean, dumb and obnoxious, but it would be even more dangerous to trade them in for lap dogs" .

Alito Leaves Door Open to Reversing ‘Roe’

Jan 12, 2006
The nominee signals he might revisit the abortion ruling. | storyIn an editorial, the New York Times says that Alito has "given the American people reasons to be worried." | editorialAlso, in a heated exchange, Ted Kennedy spars with Arlen Specter over Alito's membership in a discriminatory Princeton club. | video