F A C I N G S O U T H
A progressive Southern news report
August 12, 2004 * Issue 86
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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
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
F A C I N G S O U T H
A progressive Southern news report
July 15, 2004 * Issue 84
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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 2
F A C I N G S O U T H
A progressive Southern news report
July 9, 2004 * Issue 83
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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 recommendati
F A C I N G S O U T H
A progressive Southern news report
June 30, 2004 * Issue 82
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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: 1
F A C I N G S O U T H
A progressive Southern news report
May 28, 2004 * Issue 81
Fingers
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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:
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
F A C I N G S O U T H
A progressive Southern news report
April 22, 2004 * Issue 79
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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
April 15, 2004 * Issue 78
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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
billi
F A C I N G S O U T H
A progressive Southern news report
March 25, 2004 * Issue 77
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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
F A C I N G S O U T H
A progressive Southern news report
March 19, 2004 * Issue 76
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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 pre
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
Pe
F A C I N G S O U T H
A progressive Southern news report
March 4, 2004 * Issue 74
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INSTITUTE INDEX * Follow the money (again)
Amount of money President Bush has raised for re-election campaign, in millions: $145
Amount that top four Democratic candidates have raised combined, in million
F A C I N G S O U T H
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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 a
F A C I N G S O U T H
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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 bankruptc
F A C I N G S O U T H
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February 6, 2004 - Issue 71
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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 "pe
F A C I N G S O U T H
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December 18, 2003 * Issue 68
Published by the Institute for Southern Studies and Southern Exposure magazine. To
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F A C I N G S O U T H
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November 26, 2003 - Issue 67
Published by the Institute for Southern Studies and Southern Exposure magazine. To
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F A C I N G S O U T H
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November 19, 2003 - Issue 66
Published by the Institute for Southern Studies and Southern Exposure
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F A C I N G S O U T H
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November 13, 2003 - Issue 65
Published by the Institute for Southern Studies and Southern Exposure
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November 7, 2003 - Issue 64
Published by the Institute for Southern Studies and Southern Exposure
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F A C I N G S O U T H
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October 30, 2003 - Issue 63
Published by the Institute for Southern Studies and Southern Exposure
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September 4, 2003 * Issue 61
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August 28, 2003 * Issue 60
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July 10, 2003 * Issue 55
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July 3, 2003 * Issue 54
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June 27, 2003 * Issue 53
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July 19, 2003 * Issue 52
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