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HOW MITT ROMNEY DODGED THE DRAFT — H. Bruce Franklin remembers Romney from his Stanford days and lays out exactly how he and his father ensured he would evade service in the war which, at Stanford, he was demonstrating for. Andrew Cockburn gives CounterPunchers a compelling investigation of the rise of automated warfare and of the Drones, their vast costs and constant failures. Wei Zhang assesses the social and health costs of China’s incredible GDP growth.
What’s Playing at My House
1. Patty Griffin, 1000 Kisses (ATO advance);
2. Mike Ireland and Holler, Try Again (Ashmont advance);
3. The Rolling Stones, Exile on Main Street Demos (Tropical Disease bootleg);
4. Caitlin Cary, While You Weren’t Looking (Yep Roc);
5. Robert Bradley’s Blackwater Surprise, New Ground (Vanguard);
6. The Harmonizing Four, That Old Time Religion/Spirituals That Will Live Forever (Vee Jay/Collectables);
7. BoyzIIMen, Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection (Universal);
8. The Mooney Suzuki, People Get Ready (Estrus);
9. Eddie Boyd, 7936 South Rhodes, (BCD UK);
10. Lara Croft Tomb Raider, soundtrack (Elektra)
Dave Marsh coedits Rock and Rap Confidential. He can be reached at: marsh6@optonline.net
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