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        June 10, 2005 -
        
  
        As reported in yesterday's Facing South email newsletter, Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) -- a former telephone company executive -- has introduced a bill that would ban free or low-cost "Community Internet" across the country.	
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        June 10, 2005 -
        
  
        Here's the Institute Index for this week's issue of the Institute's Facing South email newsletter. If you don't already get it, sign up in the upper right hand corner -- it's free!
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        May 25, 2005 -
        
  
        Are you a progressive Southern blogger? Know of a good blog operating from the Southland? 
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        May 20, 2005 -
        
  
        EDITOR'S NOTE: We are pleased to welcome David Fellerath, one of our favorite movie critics who is based at our fabulous local Independent Weekly.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
          
        
        
          
              
            
            
            
        May 19, 2005 -
        
  
        Greetings Facing South readers, especially new readers coming in from DKos, CounterPunch, Cursor and elsewhere. We're glad to have you here at the blog of the Institute for Southern Studies, a progressive research, education and action center.	
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
          
        
        
          
              
            
            
            
        May 13, 2005 -
        
  
        A Special Report from Facing South and the Institute for Southern Studies		The Pentagon announced today its much-anticipated list of recommended base closures -- 180 military installations in all, a move the Department of Defense says will save almost $50 billion over 20 years.	
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
          
        
        
          
              
            
            
            
        May 13, 2005 -
        
  
        Two days ago Facing South blogged about the temporary grounding of the parental consent bill in the Texas Legislature. The reprieve proved to be a very short one.