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• Turn Over a Star Wars Leaf

  
  The Official Star Wars Blog — Authority: 649
  Buzzfeed.com alerts us to this artsy post over at The New York Times Abstract City blog by Christoph Niemann. Entitled, “Bio-Diversity,” this clever collection of fun foliage includes a piece that seemingly answers the burning question, what if leaf cutter ants were Star Wars fans? See the rest here .
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• We [Already] Make the Media. Now, we need to organize a nonprofit to help Portland journalism prosper.

  
  Silicon Florist — Authority: 472
  You’re hearing it more and more . There’s something special happening in Portland these days. There’s a groundswell, a number of things coming together, and just a general feeling of momentum around the reinvention of how we both produce and consume media. To date, it’s been very much of a grassroots ...
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• Israel building Jewish homes with one hand, destroying Arab homes with the other (Nir Hasson, Haaretz)

  
  The Institute for Middle East Understanding : All site additions (global feed) — Authority: 490
  The World Likud movement held a cornerstone-laying ceremony yesterday for the expansion of the neighborhood of Nof Zion, despite - or possibly because of - American pressure against building in East Jerusalem. The Jewish settlement is in the middle of the Arab village of Jabal Mukkaber. Meanwhile, the Jerusalem ...
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• Abbas confirms election delay (Al Jazeera)

  
  The Institute for Middle East Understanding : All site additions (global feed) — Authority: 490
  Palestinian presidential and legislative elections scheduled for January will be postponed, Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, has confirmed. Abbas made the announcement during a televised interview with the BBC Arabic, saying that he had accepted advice not to hold the vote. "Perhaps they will be delayed by ...
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• Applause

  
  The League of Ordinary Gentlemen — Authority: 690
  Dave Schuler goes on a fine rant against Tom Friedman’s magnificent straw man on climate legislation. Random Posts... Guns don’t kill people, but far-right extremists do Connecting to the base ctd. Looking for the Black Box of Neoconservatism
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• Where are the Women? The Staff and Advisors of “Media Matters for America” Remain Overwhelmingly Male

  
  Feminist Law Professors — Authority: 138
  The list is here . I (quickly) counted 38 men and 15 women, meaning the list is about 72% male and 28% female. Same old, same old . –Ann Bartow
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• Whitburn: Sanders to testify at Prop 8 trial

  
  Mike Tidmus : A blog from San Diego — Authority: 526
  Stephen Whitburn , writing at Gay & Lesbian News Now , notes that San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders will be a witness in the Olson-Boies trial on the constitutionality of Prop 8 when it begins in January 2010. Sanders, a Republican, gained national prominence in the marriage equality debate two years ago when he ...
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• Weekly Roundup

  
  Dark Sky Magazine — Authority: 431
  November, by My Baby Mia M iss a story? Looking for literature news? Want to get in touch with your inner Dark Sky? Good, we’ve got you covered. Here’s this week’s roundup of fiction, poetry, interviews, news and more. Happy Friday. Fiction: Transfiguration of the Loathsome (Ch. 1) (Ch. 2) Poetry: ...
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• News Briefs

  
  Mock, Paper, Scissors — Authority: 154
  There is only one news item worthy of being briefed upon today, kiddies: The Great Eggo Disaster of 2009, which no doubt the GOP will herald as another sign of the coming 2012 apocalypse, and a sure indicator of the failed Obama Presidency, maybe worse than creeping socialism.As the shortage of the popular frozen ...
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• Meet the DC Agenda

  
  Mike Tidmus : A blog from San Diego — Authority: 526
  A bold new look That nationwide audible gasp heard last Monday was the reaction to word that the highly-regarded Washington Blade, arguably one of our best LGBT news sources, had been shuttered. Rejoice gay news junkies! The former Blade employees have relaunched. Welcome back! The former staff of the Washington ...
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• That’s Gratitude For You

  
  Tai-Chi Policy — Authority: 443
  CBS ran a story on the restoration of Iraq’s marshes, and somehow completely failed to mention President Bush . Posted in The Media Tagged: Bias, Iraq, Marsh Arabs
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• Two injured in anti-wall rally

  
  International Solidarity Movement — Authority: 539
  Ali Waked | YNet News 20 November 2009 Some 400 Palestinians, left-wing activists take part in weekly demonstration against separation fence’s route in West Bank village of Naalin, say IDF violated law by dispersing crowd with sniper fire. Army says protestors were hurling stones. Two Palestinians were ...
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• Defence in the Media: 20 November 2009

  
  Defence News — Authority: 141
  Sergeant Robert Loughran-Dickson killed in Afghanistan It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence has confirmed the death of Sergeant Robert David Loughran-Dickson of the Royal Military Police in Afghanistan on 18 November 2009. More information is available here . Armed Forces assist with Cumbrian ...
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• The speech Peter Robinson will never make

  
  O'Conall Street — Authority: 470
  I was asked to write the speech Peter Robinson won’t make tomorrow at his part conference for today’s Belfast Telegraph . Here it is.  In three short years we will celebrate the centenary of the Ulster Covenant; the greatest expression of unionism in history. Now is our time to reflect; to learn from history ...
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• GUEST MEDIA ALERT: A COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF FLAT EARTH NEWS AND NEWSPEAK – PART 2 By Jonathan Cook

  
  Creative-i — Authority: 150
  The professional journalist, they suggest, is trained to seek out facts from which he or she constructs an “objective” news report. On this view, journalists select facts in the same way that, adopting an analogy used by Edwards and Cromwell, a geologist collects rocks for research. “Geologists have no emotional ...
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• Friday’s Literary Grab Bag

  
  Dark Sky Magazine — Authority: 431
  The Heavyweights B ig time. In one way or another it’s what many of us crave. Years pass and we aspirants continue to tote around delicious, elusive illusions: The moment we’re gonna make it and hit the Big Time. Recently the National Book Awards recognized a couple of scribes, which pretty much signals the ...
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• Churches criticise expansion plan (The Jordan Times)

  
  The Institute for Middle East Understanding : All site additions (global feed) — Authority: 490
  The World Council of Churches (WCC) called Thursday for "resistance" to Israels decision to allow the expansion of Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem. WCC said the decision "may destroy any chance for peace", Agence France-Presse reported. Secretary General Reverend Samuel Kobia called on organisations related to ...
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• Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti urges unity (BBC)

  
  The Institute for Middle East Understanding : All site additions (global feed) — Authority: 490
  A jailed leader of the Fatah movement, Marwan Barghouti, says Palestinian factions must be united and launch a campaign to achieve statehood. Mr Barghouti said the impasse in peace talks with Israel meant there was "no excuse" for the fierce rivalry between Fatah and Hamas. "The necessary strategy is firstly ending ...
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• Army limits media access at Palin event at NC base (AP)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 517
  AP – The U.S. Army will allow the media limited coverage of Sarah Palin’s appearance at Fort Bragg, but will bar reporters from interviewing her or her supporters on the post, officials said Thursday. Continued here: (AP)"> (AP)">Army limits media access at Palin event at NC base (AP)
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• AOL shows worst not over for media job cuts (Reuters)

  
  Blogger — Authority: 167
  Reuters – If AOL’s announcement on Thursday of another 2,500 job cuts is anything to go by, the painful layoffs that have ravaged the media industry over the past year are nowhere near over. Go here to read the rest:  (Reuters)"> (Reuters)">AOL shows worst not over for media job cuts (Reuters)
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