http://thinkprogress.org Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:30:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/21/propaganda-in-iraq-continues/ http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/21/propaganda-in-iraq-continues/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2006 22:10:32 +0000 Sean http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/21/propaganda-in-iraq-continues/ “Donald Rumsfeld is backing off his claim last week that the Pentagon had stopped paying to plant stories in the Iraqi news media,” the AP reports. Rumsfeld today said he “misstated the facts” when he said last Friday that the practice was halted; apparently the program “was put under review” but “he doesn’t know if it continues.”

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]]> http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/07/re-vote-more-ballots-than-members/feed/ 17 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/50k-for-lunch-with-laura/ http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/50k-for-lunch-with-laura/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:48:40 +0000 Sean http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/50k-for-lunch-with-laura/ “The latest fundraising pitch of the Congressional Club, a venerable organization of lawmakers’ spouses, asks donors for $50,000 apiece in exchange for lunch, a reception with first lady Laura Bush and a private reception with members of Congress and their spouses,” the Hill reports.

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]]> http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/17/lott-wants-to-play-doctor/feed/ 18 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/13/wal-mart-hosted-a-1000-fundraiser-for-me/ http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/13/wal-mart-hosted-a-1000-fundraiser-for-me/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2006 21:37:30 +0000 Sean http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/13/wal-mart-hosted-a-1000-fundraiser-for-me/ Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich said on CNBC yesterday. “That is absolutely incorrect. Wal-Mart has not hosted any fundraisers.” His press secretary explained “Wal-Mart was not the host, just one of many hosts” but was “unable to identify any other sponsors.”

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