ONE MILLION Iraqi's, nearly 1 in 25, had already fled the country before 2006 (1.2 million more fled in '06). Iraqi's are voting with their feet on how optimistic they feel about the country's future, fleeing for their lives to neighboring Syria and Jordan, often not even allowed to get jobs, but still happier there than their homeland.
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It all boils down to what Reagan did in 1988, bowing to pressure from the right, by abolishing the “Fairness Doctrine". The fairness doctrine was the law of the land since 1932. This allowed channels like Fox News and Rush Limbaugh to come to existence. Ninety two percent (92%) of radio talk show hosts now are of the right wing persuasion. Public airwaves belong to the public and the fairness doctrine must be restored. Insist that the presidential candidates promise to restore the fairness doctrine and to bust the 5 media monopolies which control our thought process.