Author: storiesinamerica

On the Record: Senator Clinton

*I host a radio show in San Francisco called Your Call and post about it when relevant. Senator Hillary Rodhman Clinton is in California on a two-day trip raising money for her presidential bid and picking up endorsements. As...

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The Scramble for Africa’s Oil

(I host a radio show called Your Call on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco and post information about show topics when they’re political.) On Monday’s show, we’ll be talking about Africa’s oil. The United...

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Women’s (In)Equality

Why are statistics about women still so sobering? Will women’s equality become an issue in the 2008 presidential election or will candidates continue to treat women as an “interest group?” I post info about my...

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DOD Paid $5,500 for Deep Fryer in Iraq

“In 2005, a retired army reserve officer complained to the Pentagon’s fraud hot line that the Defense Department had overpaid for kitchen appliances, shelling out $1,000 for popcorn makers and toasters and $5,500 for...

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