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'Terror TV Bill’ Raises Questions about Freedom of Press
New America Media, News Analysis, Jalal Ghazi, Mar 04, 2010
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed Bill 2278 two months ago, which according to its author Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., “would label certain Middle Eastern satellite providers of incendiary television programming as terrorist organizations, in an effort to prevent radical anti-American propaganda from hitting the airwaves.”
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Gender Bias: Linda Carty's Last Hope on Death Row
New America Media, Commentary, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Mar 03, 2010
Linda Carty is the rarest of rarities. She’s a British subject who once sang for the Prince of Wales. She’s a subject in a film documentary. She’s garnered massive international media, as well as legal and political attention and support. She worked as an informant for the Drug Enforcement Agency. She's also a death row.
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Living in the Cradle of the Drug War
New America Now,  , Sandip Roy, Mar 02, 2010
In the north of Mexico, the state of Sinaloa has become known as the "cradle of drug trafficking." Journalist Manuel Ortiz reports on the conditions and the difficulties in fighting the Sinaloa Cartel.
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Juarez Citizens Fed Up With Calderon
New America Media, News analysis, Jose Luis Sierra, Feb 17, 2010
Mexican President Calderon held one of the most contentious citizens meeting of his administration last week in defense of his strategy against his war on drugs. The results remain to be seen, but most of the people present concluded that his war on drugs has resulted in more of the same; that it is a failure.
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Arizona Sheriff Arpaio to Unleash 800 Deputies on Undocumented Immigrants
New America Media, News Report, Text and Photos: Valeria Fernández , Feb 15, 2010
Maricopa County's Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced that he plans to train over 800 deputies to arrest undocumented migrants, sparking a debate about whether "America's Toughest Sheriff" is breaking the law. Arpaio has enlisted a controversial law professor for legal cover.
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