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    Apr 19, 2013 |Story| WSBT Radio
  1. Tennessee 'Ag Gag' Bill Infuriates Underwood

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">Both the Tennessee state House and Senate have approved the Animal Cruelty and Abuse bill, which declares that anyone who photographs or films video of acts of animal cruelty must turn their material in to police within 48 hours. While supporters argue this prevents animal cruelty, many animal advocacy groups are outraged. Nicknaming the legislation the "Ag Gag bill," they argue instead that it will deter investigations into animal abuse by reducing undercover videos and not giving those investigating enough time to collect substantial evidence. That's not to mention that it arguably goes against freedom of the press rights, as spelled out in the First Amendment, along with the risks this bill may pose to food safety issues. One celebrity in staunch opposition to the bill is animal lover, Carrie Underwood. "Shame on TN lawmakers for passing the Ag Gag bill. If Gov. Bill Haslam signs this, he needs to expect me at his front door. Who's with me?" the country superstar tweeted.</span>
    Both the Tennessee state House and Senate have approved the Animal Cruelty and Abuse bill, which declares that anyone who photographs or films video of acts of animal cruelty must turn their material in to police within 48 hours. While supporters argue...

    Tags: Bill Haslam, Politics, Carrie Underwood

  2. May 23, 2013 |Story| AP Michigan
  3. Conyers hits Farrakhan 'racist, anti-Semitic' talk

    DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan congressman has apologized after attending Louis Farrakhan's appearance at a Detroit church during which the Nation of Islam leader Detroit made anti-Jewish remarks. U.S. Rep. John Conyers joined Detroit City Council...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Barack Obama, Detroit Free Press, Judaism, Politics

  4. May 23, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  5. Obama orders review of guidelines for probing journalists

    Reuters
    By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he directed Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a review of Department of Justice guidelines for investigations that involve journalists and report back by early...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Lawyers, Fox News Channel (tv network), Crime, Law and Justice, News Media

  6. May 23, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  7. Lawsuits seek more than U.S. acknowledgement of drone killings

    Reuters
    By David Ingram WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is facing demands in court to reveal more about the U.S. drone program, despite his speech addressing it on Thursday and his government's acknowledgement a day earlier that four...

    Tags: Media Industry, Yemen, Military Equipment, Trials, Judges

  8. May 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  9. Roger Ailes grabs moral high ground over Obama on phone, email seizures

    The Obama White House has been trying to de-legitimize Fox News almost from the day it took office. Remember the media blitz of 2009 launched by then White House Communications Director Anita Dunn?
    The Baltimore Sun
    The Obama White House has been trying to de-legitimize Fox News almost from the day it took office. Remember the media blitz of 2009 launched by then White House Communications Director Anita Dunn? I stood with Fox on that one on principle and came away...

    Tags: Judges, Roger Ailes , Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Fox News Channel (tv network)

  10. May 23, 2013 |Column| Hartford Courant
  11. Light Must Shine On Government Secrecy

    The Hartford Courant
    Mamie Till did the unspeakable almost 60 years ago. She opened the casket at her son Emmett's funeral so the world could see how this 14-year-old was shot, bludgeoned, mutilated and then drowned in Mississippi's Tallahatchie River with a cotton gin fan...

    Tags: Racism, Executive Branch, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Civil Rights

  12. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  13. Fox News CEO Roger Ailes blasts administration, praises his team

    Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes sent a memo to the channel's staff critical of the Obama administration in the wake of revelations that the Justice Department was probing phone and email communications by Fox News reporter James Rosen and described him as a &ldquo;possible co-conspirator&rdquo; in violations of the Espionage Act.
    Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes sent a memo to the channel's staff critical of the Obama administration in the wake of revelations that the Justice Department was probing phone and email communications by Fox News reporter James Rosen and described him as a...

    Tags: Media Industry, U.S. Department of Justice, Judges, Roger Ailes , Career and Workplace

  14. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  15. Obama orders review of guidelines on investigating reporters

    WASHINGTON — President Obama said Thursday he was troubled by the possibility that leak investigations may "chill" investigative journalism and said he had asked Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. to review Justice Department guidelines for going after...

    Tags: Media Industry, U.S. Department of Justice, National Security, Espionage Act of 1917, Central Intelligence Agency

  16. May 23, 2013 |Story| AP Michigan
  17. Census estimates: Detroit population remained just above 700,000 last year; decline continues

    DETROIT (AP) — New U.S. Census Bureau estimates say Detroit's population remained just above 700,000 last year. The figures show Detroit lost residents between 2011 and 2012, but the decline was at a slower pace than in previous years. Most of...

    Tags: United States Census Bureau, The Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Politics

  18. May 23, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  19. Preview: Blackhawks at Red Wings

    Reuters
    After dispatching the eighth-seeded Minnesota Wild rather easily in the first round, the Chicago Blackhawks were expected to produce similar results against the Detroit Red Wings, who advanced after a hard-fought, seven-game battle with the Pacific...

    Tags: Pavel Datsyuk, Nicklas Lidstrom, Pacific Division (NHL), Colorado Avalanche, Duncan Keith

  20. May 23, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  21. "Promiscuous minds" gather for Britain's Hay Festival

    Reuters
    By Nigel Stephenson LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Some of the biggest names in literature, science and politics will pitch up to a small British town over the next week for a clan gathering of the world's most "promiscuous minds". The 26th Hay Festival...

    Tags: French Literature, Eric Schmidt, Executive Branch, United Kingdom, Festive Events

  22. May 23, 2013 |Story| WASK Radio
  23. 93-5 'KHY Rock Report

    <span style=&quot;font-size: medium;"><strong><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><strong>Headlines for Thursday,&nbsp; May&nbsp; 23,&nbsp;&nbsp;2013</strong></strong></span></strong></strong></span>
    Headlines for Thursday,  May  23,  2013 GODSMACK: Sully Gets Own Guitar Godsmack frontman Sully Erna is the latest musician to get his own signature guitar. Gibson's Sully Erna Les Paul Studio model is ebony black with a Godsmack sun emblem on the body...

    Tags: Jannik Hansen, Apple iPhone, Summer Olympics, Colonoscopy, Anthrax

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