New Yorker pictures Obama as Muslim

14Jul08

Controversy has been whipped up in the US, as copies of the New Yorker hit the news stands today carrying an illustration on its front page of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama dressed in Muslim attire.
Defended by the publication as a visual satire on right-wingers’ perception of Obama, the cover, which adorns the Christian politician [...]

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BNP recruits for typist in left-wing broadsheet

14Jul08

Something has clearly gone awry in the British National Party’s HR department this week. Either that or there is an intern in their ranks with a warped sense of humour (even for the BNP).
The neo-fascist collective has placed two ads in the Guardian for staff, which Comment Central blogger Nick Anstead had to point out to the [...]

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Iraqi president hands out cash on Bagdad’s streets

14Jul08

An unlikely statement as it may seem, Gordon Brown really could learn a thing or two about how to win votes from the Prime Minister of Iraq.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was spotted dishing out wads of cash to members of the public in Bagdad this weekend.  The handouts are meant to ease the pain of the [...]

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