(CBS News) Members of Congress are widely regarded as the nation's shakers and movers. But behind them, unseen, are a powerful force of lobbyists shaping everything from the national dialogue to the actual laws Americans will have to follow. Sharyl Attkisson gives us a rare and exclusive peek behind the sometimes shadowy lobbyists' curtain in Washington, […]
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Attkisson v. DOJ/FBI Q-and-A
I answer a couple of questions about my lawsuit over the government computer intrusions. For more information, please visit https://www.gofundme.com/sharyl-attkisson-4th-am-litigation
Media mistake: Brazil's First Lady wasn't "saluting"-- she was using sign language.
Below are some of the photos the press could have used showing Brazil's First Lady giving her first speech in sign language. Instead, Associated Press distributed the first photo with the incorrect caption stating she was "giving a military salute," which the Washington Post featured (first photo below). Later, the Washington Post issued a correction […]
An auld lang syne review of The Worst Predictions About Trump
As we prepare to enter a third year with Donald Trump as president, he can brag of many accomplishments, such as record employment for blacks, Asian-Americans and Hispanics; replacing NAFTA; tax cuts; two Supreme Court justices; deep-sixing the Iran agreement; and moving the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Like commanders-in-chief before him, Trump also […]
Astroturf and manipulation of media messages
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