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Incivility, Racial Hostility and Dissent in America
Attacks on America's first black President and his proposals have inflamed America's ongoing controversy about race and politics at a time of economic anxiety. We look at the possible consequences. Also, the US drops the proposed missile defense shield in Eastern Europe, and public lands and public trust during the Bush Administration.
By Warren Olney • • 49m ListenAttacks on America's first black President and his proposals have inflamed America's ongoing controversy about race and politics at a time of economic anxiety. We look at the possible consequences. Also, the US drops the proposed missile defense shield in Eastern Europe, and the Obama Justice Department looks for scandal in the Bush Administration.
Banner image: Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) cries out, "You lie" during President Obama's speech on healthcare to a joint session of Congress on September 9.
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2 storiesIncivility, Racial Hostility and Dissent in America
At town halls and tea parties, on cable TV and on the Internet — even in Congress --America's political discourse is increasingly angry and vitriolic. With the first black president in the White House, Republicans and the media are accused of inflaming racial anxieties.
Read the story43 minInvestigation of Gale Norton for Deal with Oil Company
George Bush's choice of Gale Norton as Secretary of the Interior was controversial from the beginning, part of an ongoing struggle over the use of public lands.
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