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        Several readers have written to us about the ads by BP that have appeared on Facing South's website. This is as good a chance as any to talk about Facing South's advertising policy, which is essentially the same policy we have used since we began publishing Southern Exposure, our print journal, in 1973 (with some tweaking for the digital age).	
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        August 3, 2010 -
        
  
        What's the most conservative region in the country? If asked that question, many would likely say the South - and they'd have plenty of evidence to make their case.	
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        August 3, 2010 -
        
  
        By Sasha Chavkin, ProPublica  BP appears to be delaying decisions about the validity of many claims 
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        August 2, 2010 -
        
  
         It's been more then 100 days since the onset of the BP oil disaster, and with hope growing that the gushing well will be successfully capped this week, there's now considerable debate ab
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        August 2, 2010 -
        
  
        Several sources are reporting today that, after failing three times to approve $1.15 billion in funding for the U.S. government's settlement with black farmers this spring, the Senate will be considering a stand-alone vote today on allocating the money.