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The Politics of Fear in an Election Year
National security has been a Republican issue, but this year the Democrats are using it too. They're focusing on the war in Iraq, while the Republicans are talking "terror" and "Islamo-fascism." We look at the different language used by each party to generate anger and fear.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenNational security has been a Republican issue, but this year the Democrats are using it too. They're focusing on the war in Iraq, while the Republicans are talking "terror" and "Islamo-fascism." We look at the different language used by each party to generate anger and fear. Also, is bad spinach from Salinas, California a sign of a bigger E. coli problem, and liberal and conservative churches are being warned that political activity can be a risk to their tax exemptions.
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3 storiesIs Bad Spinach a Sign of a Wider E. Coli Problem?
Federal officials have warned Americans not to eat any fresh spinach, whether it's loose or packaged, because of possible E. coli contamination. At least 109 people in 19 states are sick because and one woman has died. Like nine previous outbreaks over the past ten years, this most recent one appears to have its origin in Salinas, California.
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National security used to be a Republican issue, but this year, both parties are using it--in different ways. Democrats want to talk about the war in Iraq. Republicans have escalated their rhetoric from "terrorism" to what they call "Islamo-fascism." We talk with some of the pollsters and strategists who advise candidates about the language…
Read the story35 minChurches and Partisan Politicking
The IRS, which has investigated 200 organizations nationwide, has warned tax-exempt groups to stay neutral on politics. Yesterday, members of All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, California told their pastor to defy IRS subpoenas based on an anti-war sermon two days before the last presidential election.
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