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Foreclosures Hit Rural America, But Quietly

Oct 7th, 2008 · U.S. policymakers trying to fix the nation's housing crisis may have a blindspot: rural America. A company relied on for foreclosure data says it doesn't report on 900 rural counties. Critics say the omission may foil attempts to help homeowners.

Keywords: national · policymakers · company · rural · housing · crisis · Homeowners · America · counties · omission · Foreclosures · blindspot

New 'Letters from Mississippi' Addresses Omissions

Oct 24th, 2007 · The 1965 book documented the experiences of volunteers who registered black voters in so-called freedom schools in the summer of 1964. It was dismissed by many of the volunteers who were embarrassed that it included the experiences of white volunteers only.

Keywords: freedom · voters · registered · schools · volunteers · 1965 · letters · mississippi · omission · 1964 · embarrassment

Filmmaker Dodges Criticism, Refuses to Alter 'War' ***

May 1st, 2007 · Ken Burns has drawn criticism in the past for omissions to his PBS series on baseball and jazz. Now the documentary filmmaker is drawing fire for leaving Hispanics and Native Americans out of his 14-hour World War II story.

Keywords: critic · Jazz · World War II · baseball · documentary · filmmakers · Native Americans · omission · Hispanic · PBS

Bart Ehrman's 'Misquoting Jesus' ****

Dec 14th, 2005 · Scholar Bart Ehrman's new book explores how scribes -- through both omission and intention -- changed the Bible. Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why is the result of years of reading the texts in their original languages.

Keywords: original · language · Bible · readings · Jesus · Bart · Ehrman · Misquoting · Scholar Bart Ehrman · scribes · omission · intention