Nominate GlobalPundit.Org for Twitter’s Shorty Awards!

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Nominate GlobalPundit.Org for Twitter’s Shorty Awards!
http://shortyawards.com/?username=globalpunditorg
Like wot we do for such a shorthanded and unpaid group of newshounds? Independent of corporate influence and driven by news content and context?
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Kwik News: Upcoming, Donate!, and Election Night…

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stay tuned while we bring you a look at a first had account of Women in Afghanistan, a legal med-pot user who was jailed in Toronto’s Don Jail and forced to take narcotics by the medical staff against his will, a direct look at returning Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, a visit from some Korean war, Vietnam War, WWII, and Gulf War 1.0 vets for Remembrance Day, and a talk with the daughter of one of America’s finest songwriters - Woody Guthrie.

We also launch our weekly newsmagazine FM Radio show, which will be streamed live and available as a podcast. We’ll have amazing interviews with authors and newsmakers, and special weekly features from Davis Fleetwood…and so much more.

Not to mention the great submissions from writers and other contributors.

So won’t you consider chipping in a coupla bucks?

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12 DAY CONVENTION PHOTO RECAP: DAY 9 of 12-RNC DAY 1

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12 DAY CONVENTION PHOTO RECAP: DAY 9 of 12-RNC DAY 1

( Originally posted Sept 9/08)

more photos to be posted from Day 1 RNC asap

There was no question that the RNC was going to be different from the DNC (they have been, almost three cycles running now, from 2000 to 2008), and by the time I dragged my exhausted ragdoll self from Minneapolis to St.Paul to the Uptake.Org Offices, we were greeted, from the vantage point of our excellent locale, with Day One Protest Action. As you have seen in the videos from Day 8 “Police…”, Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office engaged in all sorts of ‘preemptive actions’ against journalists, organized protest groups, and alleged terror cells. I really don’t know why anyone was surprise considering the $50 million plus budget allocated for “security”.

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12 Day Convention Photo Recap: Day 1

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Just for fun - like spraying pepper spray in a persons face, we thought we’d bring you 3 of our favourite photos (out of thousands) per day from the convention weeks - a recap of the 12 days we spent in the belly of the beast…

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RNC DAY 4-Sched, Protests, and Updates…for now…

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RNC DAY 4-Sched and Updates…for now…
 
FIRST OFF: here is the official RNC shcedule for day 4 (which we’re calling “Lockdown”, or potential “Martial Law Day” - as it is being reported that National Guard are being mobilized - as well, State and Federal Employees are being asked to evacuate the downtown around the Xcel Centre :

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Sept. 3, Day 3 Inside RNC…

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Sept.3 , Day 3 Inside the RNC…
Having dedicated yesterday’s agenda to the very long, very sold out, very noisy Ron Paul Rally for The Republic at the Target Center in Minneapolis, MN, today I dedicate myself to proceedings inside the RNC.
Remember, if you want to see live streaming of multiple events, please visit our colleagues’ [...]

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MORE Photos: RNC Day 1-Laura Bush, Cindy McCain, Massive Protest Action…

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Minneapolis Day 1: Gustav, RNC, Laura Bush, Cindy McCain, Massive Protest Action…and more…
GlobalPundit.Org Flickr Photostream, clickie here.

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DNC, NADER, RNC,INVESCO, PROTESTS…PHOTOS GALORE

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DNC, NADER, RNC,INVESCO, PROTESTS…PHOTOS GALORE
 check out our Flickr Stream for over 1000 unedited, unPhotoshopped images up to the minute.
images will be scaled back and cropped, slideshows, etc. after convention week ends. enjoy the raw data for now.
Lik anything you see and want to use it? email editor@globalpundit.org .

 
 
all photos by Sven Eric Balabanoff - editor@globalpundit.org
 
 

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Convergence: Gustav, RNC

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Convergence: Gustav, RNC
 Three Years almost to the day of Hurricances Katrina / Rita, The GOP meets at the Excel Center with another category 3-5 hurricane on it’s way and having just returned from a video conference, maybe we’ll see Republicans turn their convention into a Humanitarian Cause.
 For the moment, McCain for Pres Chair Rick Davis, and [...]

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