Word: watchdogging
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FactCheck.org, a watchdog group started in 2003 by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, monitors statements and advertising by the Presidential campaigns and independent political groups - in the process exposing one or two lies every day. (The day after the first presidential debate, FactCheck.org posted a 10-point report of less than honest moments.) Its work has become a go-to resource for bloggers, mainstream media and the candidates' themselves. So is this campaign less honest? TIME talked to FactCheck.org director Brooks Jackson. You have skewered both presidential campaigns for exaggerations and outright lies. Do you make a conscious effort...
...ElBaradei replaced Hans Blix atop the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog agency in 1997, and has announced plans to pass the torch when his third term expires in November 2009. It's been a tumultuous tenure. He has clashed with the Bush Administration and weathered protests stemming from his negotiations with Tehran, and he has been chided for wavering when forced to confront intractable leaders. But it's been a decorated run as well: in 2005, ElBaradei and the IAEA were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Vienna-based agency kicks off its 52nd General Conference on Sept...
...when he officially gave up on the Bush Administration's tortured quest to purchase flying gas stations to replace the current fleet of KC-135 tankers, which average 47 years old. "How incompetent can the Air Force be?" Danielle Brian, head of the Project on Government Oversight, a private watchdog group, wondered following Gates' announcement. "Buying a tanker really shouldn't be this complicated...
...Russia Suspicious Shooting Magomed Yevloyev, a journalist known for his scathing criticism of the government, was killed while in police custody in the volatile southern region of Ingushetia. Authorities called the shooting accidental, but media-watchdog groups denounced it as part of what they say is a pattern of silencing dissent. At least 13 journalists in Russia have been slain in contract-style killings since...
...limited the ballot to five hypoallergenic breeds. It suggests that the bichon frise's history as companion to French noblemen would qualify the breed for the White House, but I'm not sure that's the image Obama's looking for. It commends the miniature schnauzer as an excellent watchdog, for a little added security, or the sweet-tempered soft-coated wheaten terrier as a goodwill ambassador, though it "must be handled firmly ... and with consistency," which may be a deal breaker for the candidate of Change...