Facing South - 8/12/04

2004-08-12 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report August 12, 2004 * Issue 86 _ INSTITUTE INDEX * Who Is Watching? Number of government surveillance programs currently in operation: 14 Year that Congress voted to de-fund the Total Information Awareness surveillance program due to

Facing South/July 27, 2004

2004-07-28 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H July 27, 2004 * Issue 85 INSTITUTE INDEX * Elections at Risk Number of felons purged from Florida's voter lists in the 2000 elections: 173,000 Number that weren't felons and were wrongfully barred from voting: 50,000 Number of felons Florida had planned to remove from

Facing South: 7/15

2004-07-16 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report July 15, 2004 * Issue 84 _ INSTITUTE INDEX * The Two Americas Amount that job growth is lower than Bush Administration predicted in February 2004, in millions: 1.5 Of 13 Southern states, number that have had a net job gain since

Facing South: 7/9

2004-07-14 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report July 9, 2004 * Issue 83 _ INSTITUTE INDEX * Remember Enron? Amount of contributions that Enron gave to President Bush's 2000 campaign: $623,000 Rank of Enron among Bush's biggest campaign contributors in 2000: 1 Out of 8

Facing South - 6/30/2004

2004-07-04 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report June 30, 2004 * Issue 82 _ INSTITUTE INDEX * Iraq: Loot and Run Amount of U.S. money allotted for reconstruction project in Iraq, in billions: $18.6 Number of projects promised in Iraq: 2,300 Number of projects actually underway:

facing south/28 may 2004

2004-05-30 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report May 28, 2004 * Issue 81 Fingers _ INSTITUTE INDEX * America, Idle? (the sequel) Number of votes cast for the TV talent show, American Idol, this week in millions: 65 Number of U.S. citizens aged 18-35 in the year 2000, in millions:

Facing South/19 May 2004

2004-05-28 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report May 19, 2004 * Issue 80 INSTITUTE INDEX * Election for Sale Number of Bush Rangers who have raised $200,000 or more for Bush campaign: 208 Number of Bush Pioneers who have raised $100,000 or more: 303 Number of Kerry Vice Chairs who have

Facing South/April 22 2004

2004-04-26 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report April 22, 2004 * Issue 79 _ INSTITUTE INDEX * Earth Day, Everyday Number of U.S. residents who live in areas the EPA considers too smoggy to be healthy, in millions: 170 Percent that federal prosecution of criminal pollution cases

Facing South 4/15

2004-04-19 Thread Michael Hoover
April 15, 2004 * Issue 78 _ INSTITUTE INDEX * Taxing Times Percent by which audits of largest corporations have dropped since 1992: 20 Percent of IRS tax audits in 2001 that targeted the working poor: 55 Estimated amount of federal revenue lost annually from corporate tax shelters, in

Facing South

2004-03-26 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report March 25, 2004 * Issue 77 _ INSTITUTE INDEX * The State Of Things Number of voters age 18-29 who think the country is off on the wrong track: 58 Number of states that have created as many jobs as President Bush predicted last year:

Facing South

2004-03-21 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report March 19, 2004 * Issue 76 _ INSTITUTE INDEX * One Year Later Number of intelligence officials who said in 2002 they were pressured by Bush Administration to cook intelligence to exaggerate Iraq threat: 13 Estimated number of

Facing South

2004-03-13 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report March 12, 2004 * Issue 75 INSTITUTE INDEX * Blue-Light Special America Number of Georgia children on subsidized healthcare whose parents work at Wal-Mart: 10,260 Percent of Wal-Mart workers who can't afford the company health plan: 55

Facing South

2004-02-29 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report February 26, 2004 * Issue 73 INSTITUTE INDEX * Tax Cheats Number of military contractors who have evaded paying taxes: 27,000 Value of taxes owed by these companies, in billions: $3 Amount of tax revenue U.S. loses to offshore tax havens

Facing South

2004-02-25 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report February 6, 2004 - Issue 71 _ INSTITUTE INDEX - Bowl Barings Seconds that Janet Jackson's breast was exposed during Super Bowl halftime show: 2 Rank of Janet Jackson boob among most-searched words in internet history: 1 Value of

Facing South Too

2004-02-25 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report February 17, 2004 - Issue 72 INSTITUTE INDEX - To Our Health Percent of U.S. residents who rank health care as one of their top issues: 82 Number of people in U.S. without health insurance, in millions: 43.6 Percent of personal

Facing South

2003-12-20 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report December 18, 2003 * Issue 68 Published by the Institute for Southern Studies and Southern Exposure magazine. To join the Institute and get a year's worth of Southern Exposure and Facing South, visit www.southernstudies.org INSTITUTE

Facing South

2003-12-01 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report November 26, 2003 - Issue 67 Published by the Institute for Southern Studies and Southern Exposure magazine. To join the Institute and get a year's worth of Southern Exposure and Facing South, visit www.southernstudies.org

Facing South

2003-11-21 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report November 19, 2003 - Issue 66 Published by the Institute for Southern Studies and Southern Exposure magazine. To join the Institute and get a year's worth of Southern Exposure and Facing South, visit www.southernstudies.org

Facing South

2003-11-14 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report November 7, 2003 - Issue 64 Published by the Institute for Southern Studies and Southern Exposure magazine. To join the Institute and get a year's worth of Southern Exposure and Facing South, visit www.southernstudies.org/support.asp

Facing South Too

2003-11-14 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report November 13, 2003 - Issue 65 Published by the Institute for Southern Studies and Southern Exposure magazine. To join the Institute and get a year's worth of Southern Exposure and Facing South, visit www.southernstudies.org INSTITUTE

Facing South

2003-11-03 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report October 30, 2003 - Issue 63 Published by the Institute for Southern Studies and Southern Exposure magazine. To join the Institute and get a year's worth of Southern Exposure and Facing South, visit www.southernstudies.org/support.asp

Facing South #60

2003-09-04 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report August 28, 2003 * Issue 60 Published by the Institute for Southern Studies and Southern Exposure magazine. To join the Institute and get a year's worth of Southern Exposure and Facing South, visit www.southernstudies.org/support.asp

Facing South #61

2003-09-04 Thread Michael Hoover
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/04/03 3:42 PM F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report September 4, 2003 * Issue 61 Published by the Institute for Southern Studies and Southern Exposure magazine. To join the Institute and get a year's worth of Southern Exposure and Facing South, visit

Facing South

2003-07-17 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report July 10, 2003 * Issue 55 Published by the Institute for Southern Studies and Southern Exposure magazine. Visit www.southernstudies.org/support.asp to join today and get a year's worth of Southern Exposure and Facing South

Facing South

2003-07-07 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report July 3, 2003 * Issue 54 Published by the Institute for Southern Studies and Southern Exposure magazine. Visit www.southernstudies.org/support.asp to join today! _ IN THIS ISSUE OF FACING SOUTH: INSTITUTE INDEX * Credibility

Facing South

2003-06-28 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report June 27, 2003 * Issue 53 Published by the Institute for Southern Studies and Southern Exposure magazine. Visit www.southernstudies.org/support.asp to join today! _ IN THIS ISSUE OF FACING SOUTH: INSTITUTE INDEX * Some got

Facing South: A Progressive Southern News Report

2003-06-21 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report July 19, 2003 * Issue 52 Published by the Institute for Southern Studies and Southern Exposure magazine _ IN THIS ISSUE OF FACING SOUTH: INSTITUTE INDEX * Best of 2003 (so far) DATELINE: THE SOUTH * News Around the Region