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U.S.: Networks' Int'l News Coverage at Record Low in 2008
Jim Lobe
WASHINGTON - Despite two wars involving more than 200,000 U.S. troops and a global economic crisis, foreign-related news coverage by the three major U.S. television networks fell to a record low during 2008, according to the latest annual review of network news coverage by the authoritative Tyndall Report.
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FILM: 1982 Massacre Rendered Through Dark, Distorted Lens
Ali Gharib
WASHINGTON - Recently opened in wide release in the United States, Ari Folman's new animated documentary detailing Israeli involvement in the Sabra and Shatila massacre sheds new light on the Israeli side of that conflict, as well as the one unfolding today.
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POLITICS: Bush Plan Eliminated Obstacle to Gaza Assault
Analysis by Gareth Porter*
WASHINGTON - Until mid-2007, there was a serious political obstacle to a massive conventional war by Israel against Hamas in Gaza: the fact that Hamas had won free and fair elections for the Palestinian parliament and was still the leading faction in a fully legitimate government.
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Economy and Trade
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Dick Cheney, Master Bureaucrat
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Obama to Inherit Legacy of Free Market Free Fall
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Carmaker Rescue Could Cost Workers
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Demand Dries Up For On-Demand Workers
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Politics
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Networks' Int'l News Coverage at Record Low in 2008
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1982 Massacre Rendered Through Dark, Distorted Lens
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Bush Plan Eliminated Obstacle to Gaza Assault
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U.S. Branch of Amnesty Calls on Rice to Drop "Lopsided" Stance
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Civil Society
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Human Rights Watch Report Under Fire
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"Prison Made Me Even More Determined"
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Bush Quietly Passes Dozens of New Rules
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Scepticism Greets G20 Attempt to Make History
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Environment
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Arctic Peoples Claim Their Right to Cold Temperatures
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U.S. Back in the Fold?
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Scientists Hail Return to Fact-Based Policies
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Chasm Widens Between Science and Policy
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Development
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Arctic Peoples Claim Their Right to Cold Temperatures
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Diplomatic Clashes with US Worry Business
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Richest Countries Also the Stingiest
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Will Any Crumbs Remain After Bankers' Feast?
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Human Rights
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1982 Massacre Rendered Through Dark, Distorted Lens
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Bush Plan Eliminated Obstacle to Gaza Assault
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U.S. Branch of Amnesty Calls on Rice to Drop "Lopsided" Stance
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Jewish Organisations Call For End to Gaza Bombings
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Health
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Obama Faces Hungry Nuclear Industry
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"No Surrender" for Hardline Abortion Foes
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Vets See Hope for a Broken System
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Where That "Recycled" E-Waste Really Goes
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Media & Communications
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Networks' Int'l News Coverage at Record Low in 2008
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Scant Support for U.S. Naval Forces in the Gulf
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Criticising Bush, And Copying Him
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Where That "Recycled" E-Waste Really Goes
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More North American News
MIDEAST: U.S. Branch of Amnesty Calls on Rice to Drop "Lopsided" Stance
MIDEAST: Jewish Organisations Call For End to Gaza Bombings
MIDEAST: ‘Civilians Are Paying the Price in Gaza’
MIDEAST: Israeli Attack Seen as Complicating Obama’s Plans
Q&A: Israel Bars Credible Observers from Gaza
BOOKS-US: Dick Cheney, Master Bureaucrat
ECONOMY-US: Obama to Inherit Legacy of Free Market Free Fall
CLIMATE CHANGE: Arctic Peoples Claim Their Right to Cold Temperatures
ENVIRONMENT: U.S. Back in the Fold?
MIDEAST: Overcoming the Zero-Sum Hurdle
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Latest Global News
MIDEAST: U.N. Diplomats Frustrated at Gaza Impasse
U.S.: Networks' Int'l News Coverage at Record Low in 2008
FILM: 1982 Massacre Rendered Through Dark, Distorted Lens
ECONOMY-BRAZIL: An Island in Stormy Waters
POLITICS: Bush Plan Eliminated Obstacle to Gaza Assault
INDIA: Delivers Diplomatic Ultimatum to Pakistan
POLITICS-GHANA: New President Must Tackle Economy
PERU: Open-Pit Mine Continues to Swallow City
NEPAL: Army-Rebel Integration Hangs Fire
GREECE: Ask for Rights, Get Acid in the Face
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More than 300 million strong, the world's indigenous peoples are beginning to make themselves heard, in international arenas like the new United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and at the national level, where their growing numbers are translating into political muscle. Via its local writers, IPS endeavours to transmit these indigenous voices and untangle their issues for a global audience
The Neo-Conservative Ascendancy in the Bush Administration - IPS Coverage
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