Is there a difference between covert propaganda and secretive campaigns to shape public opinion on controversial issues? The (GAO) apparently thinks that there is.

Their Web sites have names like and , and manufacturers of electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, are touting that their products are "cheaper than a cigarette," have a "cool design," come in "different flavors" and are a "tar-free option" to traditional

The is this weekend. Two of the films screening document two changing neighborhoods in Manhattan. MA Shumin, director of , talks about her film on the changing Lower East Side neighborhood. Plus, ManSee Kong, director of , on her documentary

President Obama's "cash-for-clunkers" program starts today. Jeff Plungis, reporter for Bloomberg News, explains how to negotiate the program and if it will really jump-start car sales as intended.

Details continue to emerge about the corruption scandal that has implicated the mayors of Hoboken and Secaucus, two state assemblymen, five rabbis and dozens of others. WNYC's Bob Hennelly is reporting the story.

John Wolfram was the first man in the water to recover the Apollo 11 crew as they splashed down in the Pacific in 1969. From Wolfram's autobiography , SPLASHDOWN: The Rescue of a Navy Frogman , "I unstrapped from my

Until all loads come to bear on any structure, one cannot be certain how strong and safe it is. For two hundred and twenty-two years, the Constitution of the United States has been in operation and everyone always assumed that

E.W. Jackson Sr. submits the following and is available for comment: Columnist Maureen Dowd attacked George Bush for appointing white men to the Supreme Court, calling it a "disgrace." Barbara Boxer trotted out the NAACP to oppose the National Black

The New York Times reported today that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had not made public research and warnings about the use of cell phones by drivers. The documents are being made public today, the newspaper reported.

With Albuquerque homelessness at an all time high and city number crunchers scrambling to balance budgets and meet ever-increasing needs, a survey commissioned by Joy Junction Homeless Shelter reveals some shocking facts.

Steve McConkey (photo) submits the following and is available for comment:

Bishop E.W. Jackson Sr., is accusing Barbara Boxer and liberals of paternalism and racism cloaked in a façade of compassion. The Bishop and STAND members took great offense when Barbara Boxer attacked Harry Alford of the National Black Chamber of

The director of Christian Newswire, Gary McCullough (photo), submits the following:

156 conservative and constitutional cause leaders and citizens have signed a letter to members of the U.S. Senate expressing opposition to the confirmation of President Obama's nominee to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Sonia Sotomayor.

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The Susan B. Anthony List announces the following event:

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Bishop E.W. Jackson Sr. (photo), President of STAND, a national patriotic grassroots organization, took issue with the President and Prof. Henry Gates for whining about what he called "a non-issue." Bishop Jackson is black, graduated from Harvard Law School and

On Saturday, July 25th, at least 1,000 Christians will join together next to Pride Charlotte, the city's annual gay pride event, to conduct their own "God Has a Better Way" rally. Participants are expected from numerous churches in the greater

President Barack Obama is "surprised" by the controversy surrounding his remarks that the Cambridge, Mass., police department acted "stupidly" in its arrest of Henry Louis Gates. Obama defended his comments and told ABC News that the Harvard University Professor should