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In Brief

Welcome to In Brief, the Northwest Progressive Institute's microblog. In Brief provides a continuously curated collection of asides, recommended links, quotations, audio and video clips, still images, and transcribed dialogue. Click on a thumbnail to open an item.

Time to stop Time Warner Cable

April 14th, 2009 Andrew Villeneuve Unscheduled Programming

One of the nation’s biggest internet service providers, Time Warner Cable, is moving forward with plans to charge its customers a whopping $150 if they

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A step-by-step forecast: Franken will likely be seated by May or June

April 14th, 2009 Andrew Villeneuve Unscheduled Programming

A step-by-step forecast: Franken will likely be seated by May or June MinnPost’s Eric Black talks about what’s ahead as Norm Coleman’s legal challenge to

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April 12th, 2009 Andrew Villeneuve Unscheduled Programming

The shows sound pretty awful. Fox News host Beck told USA Today his live shows are a sort of ‘poor man’s Seinfeld,’ which would make

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Finance no longer a glamourous career choice

April 12th, 2009 Andrew Villeneuve Unscheduled Programming

Finance no longer a glamourous career choice The New York Times’ Steve Lohr reports that “a new pattern of occupational choice seems to be emerging”

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U.S. Navy rescues Captain Phillips

April 12th, 2009 Andrew Villeneuve Unscheduled Programming

The United States Navy has rescued the captain of a Maersk vessel who earlier had surrendered to Somalian pirates to give his crew a chance

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More about the ships the Navy is sending to the Horn of Africa…

April 11th, 2009 Andrew Villeneuve Unscheduled Programming

Previously we noted that the United States Navy is deploying a force off the coast of Somalia in the Indian Ocean to thwart pirate attempts

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U.S. Navy blocks Somali pirates

April 11th, 2009 Andrew Villeneuve Unscheduled Programming

U.S. merchant sailors: Have no fear, the USS Bainbridge is here! According to media reports, Somali pirates hoping to bolster a group of their comrades

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April 11th, 2009 Andrew Villeneuve Unscheduled Programming

You might expect a lead enema. I’m telling you, people in Mason County are fed up with crime. They know how to protect themselves. —

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Joe’s says it is going out of business

April 10th, 2009 Andrew Villeneuve Unscheduled Programming

The late 2000s recession has claimed another victim: G.I. Joe’s disclosed earlier today that it will go out of business after failing to find a

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Of wolves and politicians: A senator tries to make peace

April 10th, 2009 Andrew Villeneuve Unscheduled Programming

Of wolves and politicians: A senator tries to make peace The Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s senior political columnist and news gatherer, Joel Connelly, explains how a bill

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April 9th, 2009 Andrew Villeneuve Unscheduled Programming

It is good to be back. We’ve had a productive week working to advance America’s interests around the world. We worked to renew our alliances

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GOP trying to blackmail the President?

April 8th, 2009 Andrew Villeneuve Unscheduled Programming

GOP trying to blackmail the President? Raw Story suggests the White House may have decided against releasing additional torture memos that circulated around the Bush

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April 8th, 2009 Andrew Villeneuve Unscheduled Programming

I think you might be confusing tyranny with losing. — Jon Stewart, to the microphone wielding talking heads of the Republican Noise Machine, berating their

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Congratulations to Vermont

April 7th, 2009 Andrew Villeneuve Unscheduled Programming

Congratulations to Vermont The Vermont House of Representatives has overridden Governor Douglas’ veto of marriage equality by a vote of 100-49. The Senate already voted 25-3 in support. Vermont now

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April 7th, 2009 Andrew Villeneuve Unscheduled Programming

The United States has no friends. The United States has interests. And in the United States there is no interest in Rwanda. — Clinton National

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Congressional Oversight Panel calls for executives of top financial companies to be fired.

April 6th, 2009 Andrew Villeneuve Unscheduled Programming

Congressional Oversight Panel calls for executives of top financial companies to be fired. The Guardian reports that Elizabeth Warren, the chair of the Congressional Oversight

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The death and life of great American newspapers

April 4th, 2009 Andrew Villeneuve Unscheduled Programming

The death and life of great American newspapers In a guest column for The Nation, two of the founders of FreePress (John Nichols and Robert

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April 3rd, 2009 Andrew Villeneuve Unscheduled Programming

My administration is the only thing between you and the pitchforks. — President Obama, in a meeting last week with bank CEOs, as Politico reports,

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Frontline changes healthcare claim

April 3rd, 2009 Andrew Villeneuve Unscheduled Programming

Frontline changes healthcare claim CounterPunch reports on how PBS manipulated the claim of “Sick Around America”, a documentary made by former Washington Post reporter T.R.

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Marriage equality achieved in Iowa

April 3rd, 2009 Andrew Villeneuve Unscheduled Programming

Earlier today, the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously struck down Iowa’s law defining marriage in conservative terms. The ruling means that gay and lesbian couples will

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April Fools’ Day around the web

April 2nd, 2009 Andrew Villeneuve Unscheduled Programming

Searching for fun April Fools’ pranks to add a bit of cheer to the day? Look no more. Although we don’t have a joke this

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