Day December 17, 2005

I’ll bet he does

Ralph Reed regrets taking Abramoff money Former Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed says he regrets funding an antigambling campaign with money from indicted Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s casino-owning clients. Reed’s ties to the lobbyist have become campaign fodder as he…

Clear Channel station sells newsroom name to bank

From RockRap, who comments on a Clear Channel radio station selling naming rights to their newsroom. The specific and only reason the Clear Channel broadcast empire exists is because of the Telecom Bill pushed and passed by the Clinton/Gore administration.…

WTO protests: Water a focus

Hong Kong — Activists gathered here say that no issue highlights the tension between the human values they advocate and the economic logic of the legion of corporate globalizers that have descended on this city more clearly than water. Water…