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WaPo: Cain offered faulty history of birth control in U.S., Planned Parenthood founder

By | 11.01.11 | 12:26 pm

The Washington Post’s resident ‘Fact Checker’ Glenn Kessler has accused Herman Cain of “spouting historical fiction” about the origins of birth control in the United States.

Cain, campaign still unclear on ‘no abortion, no exceptions’ position (VIDEO)

By | 10.28.11 | 11:57 am

After three weeks of trying to clarify his views on abortion, Herman Cain‘s own presidential campaign has attempted to clear up the debate, but behind the candidate’s back.

‘Fox & Friends’ misleads on ongoing lawsuit between anti-abortion-rights group and former Dem congressman

By | 10.27.11 | 1:06 pm

Fox News’ morning show “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday oversimplified and misrepresented an ongoing news story about a former Democratic congressman, an anti-abortion-rights group and the new health-care reform law.

Laid off Gannett reporter turns Occupy protester, feels burned by CEO’s $37 mil pay

By | 10.27.11 | 10:24 am | More from The Michigan Messenger

Barbara Weiland stopped at the Occupy Lansing encampment in Reutter Park Wednesday morning to drop off knitted hats and scarves she had made. She ended up taking up a sign and marching with a small contingent to the downtown Lansing Bank of America branch where the group protested the bank’s More…

Cain says ‘black people are thinking for themselves’ but produced ads in ’06 with a different message

By | 10.25.11 | 12:49 pm

As media outlets have been suggesting ad nauseam, presidential contender Herman Cain’s recent confusing, contradictory statements about abortion might precipitate the candiate’s downfall, following recent climbs in political polls.

Former Colo. group, now in D.C., trying to influence Montana environmental policy

By | 10.21.11 | 10:34 am | More from The Colorado Independent

A pro-industry, anti-environmentalist non-profit first registered in Colorado and now operating out of the Washington, D.C. area is “clearly spending money to influence Montana elections,” an assistant attorney general in that state argued this week.

“Voters have a right to know who is speaking in the run-up to the elections More…

In Minneapolis progressives, unions surf wave of Occupy protests in march against big banks

By | 10.17.11 | 9:20 am | More from The Minnesota Independent

A host of progressive activists, Occupy Wall Streeters and union members rallied and marched from Peavey Plaza in downtown Minneapolis to the Wells Fargo building Friday.

The march, which led to a sit-in protest outside the bank’s headquarters, was spurred by what marchers defined as the unwillingness of the More…

TV stations drop misleading ad by group pushing Ohio anti-union bill

By | 10.13.11 | 12:41 pm

Building a Better Ohio, a group formed to support anti-collective bargaining legislation that will go before voters in November via a veto referendum known as Issue 2, is up with a new television ad featuring Marlene Quinn, a 78-year-old Cincinnati woman, extolling the virtues of the union-busting legislation.

Hutchison resolution aims to eliminate FCC’s net neutrality rules before they take effect

By | 10.13.11 | 11:47 am

In the fight to safeguard the openness of the Internet, U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) remains a vocal opponent the Federal Communications Commission’s new rules protecting net neutrality. And as ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and author of an anti-net neutrality resolution, Hutchison is More…

Images and perspectives from Occupy Iowa City

By | 10.11.11 | 9:26 am | More from The Iowa Independent

IOWA CITY — At a table filled with pamphlets, two younger demonstrators explained their reasons for wanting to occupy an Iowa City park to a middle-aged man.