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American News Project Channel - <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AeLFfozyYw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="848" height="507" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> George W. Bush is on pace to impose more last-minute changes to federal rules than any president in history. Many consider Bush's "midnight regulations" to be a parting gift to big industry and against the greater public interest.

American News Project Channel - <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AeH4DYzyYw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="720" height="510" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> On December 19th, Henry Paulson urged Congress to release the second half of the $700 billion of the bailout money. But no one seems know what banks have done with the first $350 billion. ANP investigates into how the money is being spent.

American News Project Channel - <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AeGUHozyYw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="848" height="507" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Pulitzer Prize winning journalist James Risen has been at the forefront of uncovering some of the Bush administration's worst abuses of power. He spoke with ANP about the rise in executive power and the media's failure in the wake of 9/11.

American News Project Channel - <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/Ad34OozyYw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="848" height="507" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> It's the taboo subject you're not supposed to talk about - Barack Obama's safety in light of the rise of white supremacists in America. ANP investigates in Memphis, Tennessee, where our cameras infiltrate the Stormfront.org Euro Conference. We probe the minds of the Anti-Defamation League, the Racist Skinhead Project and David Duke to assess legitimate threats to the next U.S. presidency.

American News Project Channel - <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AdvYNozyYw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="720" height="510" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> With newfound bailout money in their wallets, big banks have been rushing to gobble up smaller ones. At the center of these mergers is the Treasury Department, led by Goldman Sachs alums Henry Paulson and Neel Kashkari. While neglecting struggling homeowners they have created major incentives for widespread bank consolidation, which could lead to a host of new problems. And, as members of Congress recently noted, Treasury officials seem to be making the rules up as they go.

American News Project Channel - <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AdraeYzyYw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="848" height="507" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Barack Obama says closing down the detainee camp in Guantanamo Bay will be a top priority of his new administration. David Cole, author of Justice at War: The Men and Ideas That Shaped America's War on Terror, discusses the challenges he'll face.

American News Project Channel - <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AdqDb4zyYw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="848" height="507" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Dismal auto sales and all-time stock lows may obliterate the Big Three. So the automobile lobby is back on Capitol Hill warming up to some of their best friends - Democrats - to secure $25 billion in loans. The question is: what will the money be used for and will there be strings attached to make better, greener cars.

American News Project Channel - <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AdmVLYzyYw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="848" height="507" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA) has been named as the potential head of Obama's Department of the Interior or Department of Energy. ANP sat down with Rep. Inslee before the election...

American News Project Channel - Forty-five years after the Rev. Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech, many Americans feel that dream has been realized with the election of Barack Obama as 44th president of the United States. Enjoy this cinematic look back on this election season as we trace Obama's footsteps in Colorado, Alabama, California, Virginia, Illinois and Washington D.C.

American News Project Channel - For the first time in eight years, the White House will have new tenants. And for the first time ever, the occupants will be African Americans. A crowd of people gathered at the White House on election night to witness history as it was being made.

American News Project Channel - In Philadelphia, PA, registered voters have found their names missing from local poll books. But, in any case, these votes probably won't be counted tonight, which, despite the sky-high turnout, could have major consequences for the Obama campaign.

American News Project Channel - Forty-five years after the Rev. Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech, many Americans feel that dream has been realized with the election of Barack Obama as 44th president of the United States. The producers of the American News Project take a cinematic look back on this election season as we trace Obama's footsteps in Colorado, Alabama, California, Virginia, Illinois and Washington D.C. As we look back, Obama reminds the nation to look forward to the challenges ahead.

American News Project Channel - Philadelphia is shaping up to be a key city in a key battleground state in this election, but machine problems and long lines may plague the polling stations and voter disenfranchisement will be a serious risk. Unfortunately for voters, the people charged with running a smooth election in Philly seem surprisingly unconcerned. Philly's veritable election czar, Marge Tartaglione (D), in particular, shocked ANP with her comments at a recent hearing.

American News Project Channel - <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AdblRIzyYw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="848" height="507" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> McCain supporter Charles David Ficken descended upon an Obama rally in Raleigh, North Carolina with a 10-foot tall picture of Barack Obama in East African attire, shouting the United States doesn't need a "Muslim-leaning" person for president. While exercising his free speech at the rally, so too did several dozen fiery Obama supporters.

American News Project Channel - <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AdbWUozyYw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="848" height="507" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> ANP traveled to rural Virginia to talk to author Joe Bageant. His highly-acclaimed recent book, Deer Hunting With Jesus, was lauded by one reviewer as a "raging, hilarious, and profane love song to the great American redneck."

American News Project Channel - <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AdXSEYzyYw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="848" height="507" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> Amid a growing distrust among her conservative Christian supporters of anything Islamic, Sarah Palin goes on record stating emphatically that Republicans and the McCain-Palin ticket welcome all Muslims, adding "it is not acceptable in my book" to discriminate on the basis of religion. Her message of tolerance comes amid a growing tide of Islamophobia at McCain-Palin presidential rallies in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio. How Christian fundamentalists interpret her remarks in the last days of the campaign is anyone's guess.