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Introducing "Weekend Watchdogs"

Do you ever find yourself watching the Sunday morning talk shows, tearing your hair out because the host isn't asking the most pertinent questions? Let's see what we can do about that. Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, Common Sense will post suggested...

Cheap Labor First, Healthy Families Last

The conservative movement has long been split on immigration. Nativist conservatives fear diversity and want to keep immigrants out. Corporate conservatives fear paying fair wages and want cheap immigrant labor. As neither camp cares about the well-being of workers on...

"Does That Work For You?"

Another Bush administration official has been caught fixing scientific reports for the benefit of White House cronies and ideological soul mates. The culprit this time is one Julie MacDonald, the deputy assistant secretary for the Fish and Wildlife Service in the...

Which Scandal To Focus On Today?

It's a tough question for this White House: which scandal to focus on today? Today, they're going for Walter Reed, as President Bush is slated to tour the military hospital. With the Prosecutor Purge scandal getting hotter and hotter, the ploy is to shift attention to...

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