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Large, Often Raucous Protests Greet Bush at Second Inaugural
TNS correspondents capture the spirit of a day full of ?counter inaugural? events, including large marches, clashes with police and colorful interactions between the president?s supporters and protesters.
?Unprecedented? Inaugural Security Could Chill Dissent
Though authorities admit they have no specific information that the event is a terrorist target, security for Bush?s Inauguration will be massive. Activists say the measures will intimidate protesters, while local businesses fear lost revenues.
Bush Inaugural to Ride High on Unregulated Corporate Donations
Corporations eager to let the incumbent president know just how much they support his second term are offering the kind of money they were not permitted to directly contribute during the campaign. News in Brief
 More Election 2004
Electoral Vote Challenge Meets Venomous Response in Congress
Bush officially wins office in spite of congressional challenge
Vote Suppression Report Released by Watchdog Coalition
Paper details nationwide polling place irregularities, ballot problems, more
Partisan House Briefing Looks Into Ohio Irregularities, Lacks Teeth
Hearing marked first public Congressional effort to investigate Ohio vote
As Ohio Certifies Vote Count, Protests Continue, Recounts Requested
Activists demand recount and insist Ohio secretary of state go before Congress
Voters? Lawsuits, Evidence Gathering Continue in Ohio and Florida
Democracy activists in Ohio and Florida press on with election challenges
Voter Suppression Challenged by Ohioans, Allies
Voting activists are compiling information for legal action
Amid Charges of Vote Suppression, Activists Look for Larger Fraud
TNS looks into claims of fraud and vote tampering, but conclusive proof eludes
Right Wins Popular Mandate in Apparently Fair Election
Bush, GOP and reactionary ballot initiatives emerge victorious from 2004 polls
Tuesday?s to Be Most Closely Watched Election in Memory
Activist observers to be at polls in full force; others look to reform system
For Reformers, Making Election Day Easier is a Hard Sell
TNS looks at arguments for and against making election day a national day off |
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FDA Complicit in Pushing Prescription Drugs, Ad Critics Say
In light of news that government regulators have neglected their duties to review pharmaceutical commercials, their proposed fix involves crawling even deeper into bed with drugmakers.
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