Bill Doskoch: Media, BPS*, Film, Minutiae

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Media enables McCain's 'carnival of lies'

The Star's David Olive thinks that Republican presidential hopeful John McCain lies like a rug. So why does the U.S. media not do anything about it? From the Star: I haven't followed John McCain's career closely enough to know if he is a chronic liar, or became one just to win the White House. That [...]

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'36 hours in Phnom Penh'

From the NYT: THERE’S another revolution going on in Phnom Penh. Once home to the Communist Khmer Rouge, Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital, now has its own KFC and other capitalist trappings. Skyscrapers are rising, and foreign money is pouring in. This may be your last chance to see Phnom Penh before this former village [...]

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