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Christian Right Labors to Find ’08 Candidate

A group of influential Christian conservatives and their allies emerged from a private meeting at a Florida resort this month dissatisfied with the Republican presidential field and uncertain where to

As a blogger is jailed, promises that the internet would challenge dictators have proved illusory

Every now and again, an established journalist goes into print to rage against the bloggers. Our old role of gatekeepers who decided what news and opinions the public should hear

The Bush administration’s new strategy of setting the Middle East aflame

A lengthy article in this week’s New Yorker magazine by veteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh provides further evidence that the Bush administration has not only set course for war against

Blogger on Ice

Once again Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak shows zero tolerance for a secular democratic dissenter. THE BUSH administration has tolerated Egypt’s brutal crackdown on domestic dissent and the broader reversal of its

IDF detains TV director, attacks journalists during Nablus raid

The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned by the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) arrest of a local television director and harassment of several journalists during a military operation in

Islam vs. Dictatorship

Helena Cobban’s world affairs blog Just World News has a fascinating interview with Dr. Abdel Monem Abul-Futouh, a member of the Guidance Council of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood. You as Americans