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Screen captures, IraqTV/Al-Jazeera Video |
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Topic: Current Events |
4:16 pm EST, Mar 23, 2003 |
Message base (arabic language, I can't read it) with higher resolution shots of the soldiers from the IraqTV/Al-Jazeera video. You can clearly make out their faces in these. Screen captures, IraqTV/Al-Jazeera Video |
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BBC Catches Bush Getting Primed for Battle |
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Topic: Current Events |
4:14 pm EST, Mar 23, 2003 |
] The White House is vowing a strong retaliatory response ] after the BBC aired live video of President Bush getting ] his hair coiffed in the Oval Office as he squirmed in his ] chair and practiced on the teleprompter minutes before ] Wednesday night's speech announcing the launch of ] military operations against Saddam Hussein. ] ] "The facts are that it was an unauthorized use of footage ] and video," a senior White House official told us, asking ] not to be named. "Both the BBC and CBS have apologized, ] and it would be understandable if this were the only time ] this has happened. I'm not suggesting it was intentional, ] but this kind of thing has happened more than once." ] ] Henceforth, the official said, the White House -- not the ] networks -- will throw the switches that make pool feeds ] available to broadcast outlets. "There have been too many ] incidents," the official said, listing various ] presidential speeches allegedly marred by pool-feed ] glitches. "We have to make sure we are comfortable with ] the situation." Someone really needs to meme a link to video of this.. BBC Catches Bush Getting Primed for Battle |
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Wired News: Marking File Traders as Felons |
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Topic: Society |
7:57 am EST, Mar 23, 2003 |
] During a recent hearing of the Subcommittee on Courts, ] the Internet and Intellectual Property, the Republican ] congressman [John Carter] said jailing college students ] who download copyrighted music would help stop piracy. ] ] "What these kids don't realize is that every time they ] pull up music and movies and make a copy, they are ] committing a felony under the United States code," Carter ] said in an interview. "If you were to prosecute someone ] and give them three years, I think this would act ] as a deterrent." Wired News: Marking File Traders as Felons |
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Critics Say Media Coverage Helped Lead to War |
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Topic: Current Events |
7:27 am EST, Mar 23, 2003 |
* Published on Saturday, March 22, 2003 by the New York Times Critics of the war against Iraq are not reserving their anger exclusively for President Bush. Some also blame the news media, asserting that they failed to challenge the administration aggressively enough as it made a shaky case for war. Critics Say Media Coverage Helped Lead to War |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
7:17 am EST, Mar 23, 2003 |
Libido-boosting drinks will flood into bars this summer as young clubbers are targeted with a potent new range of products that have been dubbed 'Viagra pops'. Coming Soon: Viagra Pops |
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'Friends' reruns more popular than war coverage |
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Topic: Current Events |
7:10 am EST, Mar 23, 2003 |
TV's War News Coverage Outdrawn by Comedy Repeats U.S. television networks, facing a bill of up to $20 million each per day to cover the Iraq war, found that "Friends" are more popular than enemies as a repeat episode of the top sitcom on Thursday night beat live war cover on ABC in the ratings. 'Friends' reruns more popular than war coverage |
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McDonald's Postpones Move to Healthier Oil |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
6:56 am EST, Mar 23, 2003 |
McDonald's Corp., the world's biggest fast-food chain, said on Friday it was putting the brakes on a plan to switch to a healthier type of cooking oil for its fried food, and it did not say when it expected to complete the changeover. McDonald's Postpones Move to Healthier Oil |
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Oscars shaken by war protests |
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Topic: Current Events |
6:41 am EST, Mar 23, 2003 |
] With the shortened red carpet in place and giant golden ] statues ready to stand outside the ceremony, preparations ] and security measures have been stepped up ahead of ] Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony. ] ] The have promised a more "sombre and dignified" affair ] than usual to avoid appearing insensitive as war is being ] waged in Iraq. ] ] But several thousand anti-war protesters are expected to ] gather outside the venue to use the world's assembled ] media to get their message across. I'd like to just add my own little, WHO FUCKING CARES IF THEY DO THE OSCARS OR NOT!!!!!! whew. ok. i needed that. Oscars shaken by war protests |
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MTV Broadcast Standards blackhole current events from programming |
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Topic: Arts |
6:38 am EST, Mar 23, 2003 |
] Furthermore, videos with words such as "bomb", "missile", ] "war" or other sensitive words in the artist or song ] title should not be shown at the moment. ] ] Examples include: ] ] Outkast "B.O.B (Bombs over Baghdad)" - song title may ] offend. ] ] Radiohead "Invasion" - song title may offend. ] ] Megadeth "Holy Wars" - song title may offend. ] ] Gavin Friday "You, Me and World War Three" - song title ] may offend. ] ] B-52s videos. Quick! Construct a firewall between current world events and our art culture! Don't want the kids to get emotional about this stuff. Don't want anything like the 60's to happen again. Nothing about war makes people want to drink pepsi or buy clothes. One of the many reasons why MTV will not be relevant in the future. MTV Broadcast Standards blackhole current events from programming |
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Quiet Riot Police iRock Iraq Protesters With iPods. |
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Topic: Humor |
6:33 am EST, Mar 23, 2003 |
] SAN FRANCISCO -- While protesters against the War in Iraq ] attempted to jam busy downtown streets, police attired in ] fashionable riot gear have implemented a new tactic to ] stem the flow and demoralize the crowds. Quiet Riot Police iRock Iraq Protesters With iPods. |
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