definition of propaganda


	definition of propaganda

delete101

6-13-2007 12:20 AM

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delete101 says:

Propaganda is everpresent. In this age of 24 hour news coverage, It's essential for the sake of our Democracy to be able to discern between relavent information and propaganda.

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