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Racist Incidents Give Some Obama Campaigners Pause
Racist Incidents Give Some Obama Campaigners Pause: "volunteers and campaign surrogates are encountering a raw racism and hostility that have gone largely unnoticed -- and unreported -- this election season"
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Wonk Room » Right Wing Doctors Audio Clips To Distort Al Gore’s Comments About Cyclone Nargis
Wonk Room » Right Wing Doctors Audio Clips To Distort Al Gore’s Comments About Cyclone Nargis When the Left Wing doctors audio clips it sounds like this: Dick is a Killer (NSFW)
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DispatchPolitics : Food banks quit payday fight Columbus Dispatch Politics
DispatchPolitics : Food banks quit payday lending fight - after threats from national donor Rent-A-Center
Wednesday
Secret Law Debated in Senate Hearing » Secrecy News
Secret Law Debated in Senate Hearing » Secrecy News: "Secret law excludes the public from the deliberative process, promotes arbitrary and deviant government behavior, and shields official malefactors from accountability"
Microsoft | Microsoft device helps police pluck evidence from cyberscene of crime | Seattle Times Newspaper
Microsoft | Microsoft device helps police pluck evidence from cyberscene of crime | Seattle Times Newspaper: "It can decrypt passwords and analyze a computer's Internet activity, as well as data stored in the computer." But can the thumb drive be easily duplicated?
Tuesday
From Chief Prosecutor To Critic at Guantanamo
From Chief Prosecutor To Critic at Guantanamo: "took the witness stand to declare under oath that he felt undue pressure to hurry cases along so that the Bush administration could claim before political elections that the system was working"
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Plant emissions trigger health concerns | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY
Plant emissions trigger health concerns | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY: "exempt from certain air quality rules because it was built before those rules took effect, starting in the 1970s"
Thursday
The Associated Press: Talk of firing Chicago's US attorney cited at Rezko trial
The Associated Press: Talk of firing Chicago's US attorney cited at Rezko trial: "a government witness claims Rezko discussed efforts among top Republicans, including former White House political director Karl Rove and GOP national committeeman Robert Kjellander, to have Fitzgerald fired to derail a corruption probe"
2008 Annual Arab Public Opinion
Poll (PDF file) Key Findings - Iraq: Only 6% of Arabs polled believe that the American surge has wo: worked. A plurality (35% ) do not believe reports that violence has in fact declined. Over 61% believe that if the US were to withdraw from Iraq, Iraqis will find a way to bridge their differences, and only 15% believe the civil war would expand. 81% of Arabs polled (outside Iraq) believe that the Iraqis are worse off than they were before the Iraq war.
Poll (PDF file) Key Findings - Iraq: Only 6% of Arabs polled believe that the American surge has wo: worked. A plurality (35% ) do not believe reports that violence has in fact declined. Over 61% believe that if the US were to withdraw from Iraq, Iraqis will find a way to bridge their differences, and only 15% believe the civil war would expand. 81% of Arabs polled (outside Iraq) believe that the Iraqis are worse off than they were before the Iraq war.
Wednesday
The Good Old Days: The military budget is out of control » FAS Strategic Security Blog
The Good Old Days: The military budget is out of control » FAS Strategic Security Blog: "In the end, we are competing with ourselves."
Tuesday
VA Hid Suicide Risk, Internal E-Mails Show, Follow-Up Reporting On Exclusive Investigation Reveals Officials Hid Numbers - CBS News
VA Hid Suicide Risk, Internal E-Mails Show, Follow-Up Reporting On Exclusive Investigation Reveals Officials Hid Numbers - CBS News: "1,000 suicide attempts per month among veterans" says head of mental health for VA.
RIGHTS-US: Vets' Lawsuit Opens Door on Suicides, Poor Care
RIGHTS-US: Vets' Lawsuit Opens Door on Suicides, Poor Care: "18 veterans commit suicide every week"
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DEVELOPMENT: Family Planning Gets Mere Sliver of Aid Pie
DEVELOPMENT: Family Planning Gets Mere Sliver of Aid Pie: "funding for family planning as a percentage of all population assistance has dropped considerably, from 55 percent in 1995 to 7.0 percent in 2005."
POLITICS-US/IRAQ: Stuck!
POLITICS-US/IRAQ: Stuck!: "That neither Petraeus, now commander of all U.S. forces in Iraq, nor his civilian counterpart, Washington's ambassador to Baghdad, Ryan Crocker, was able to offer even the slightest clue as to 'how this ends' in Congressional testimony this week added yet one more layer of irony to a war which has systematically defied every prediction of its architects."
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Arphid Watch: Skimming becomes a felony in Washington State | Beyond the Beyond from Wired.com
Arphid Watch: Skimming becomes a felony in Washington State | Beyond the Beyond from Wired.com: "The stark fact that everybody in Washington State is about to become an automatic electronic identity beacon is rather glossed-over"
Tuesday
J.P. Morgan Raises Its Offer for Bear Stearns - washingtonpost.com
J.P. Morgan Raises Its Offer for Bear Stearns - washingtonpost.com: "In the reworked deal, J.P. Morgan agreed to cover the first $1 billion in losses if the value of those securities falls, with the Fed responsible for any losses beyond that."
"if it prosper, none dare call it treason."
"if it prosper, none dare call it treason."
Thursday
Court Details Opposition to Bias in Jury Selection - New York Times
Court Details Opposition to Bias in Jury Selection - New York Times With two justices dissenting, Scalia and guess who? "What a waste of pubic hair."
Monday
Many voting for Clinton to boost GOP - The Boston Globe
Many voting for Clinton to boost GOP - The Boston Globe: "it will sustain this soap opera, and it's something I think we need."
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House Republican Blasts Bush Administration “Stonewalling” » Secrecy News
House Republican Blasts Bush Administration “Stonewalling” » Secrecy News An' it stinks so bad the stones be chokin' 'n weepin' greenish drops...
At the High Court, Damage Control
At the High Court, Damage Control: "Exxon Mobil, the giant oil corporation appearing before the Supreme Court yesterday, had earned a profit of nearly $40 billion in 2006, the largest ever reported by a U.S. company -- but that's not what bothered Roberts. What bothered the chief justice was that Exxon was being ordered to pay $2.5 billion -- roughly three weeks' worth of profits -- for destroying a long swath of the Alaska coastline in the largest oil spill in American history.
'So what can a corporation do to protect itself against punitive-damages awards such as this?' Roberts asked in court.
The lawyer arguing for the Alaska fishermen affected by the spill, Jeffrey Fisher, had an idea. 'Well,' he said, 'it can hire fit and competent people.'
The rare sound of laughter rippled through the august chamber. The chief justice did not look amused."
'So what can a corporation do to protect itself against punitive-damages awards such as this?' Roberts asked in court.
The lawyer arguing for the Alaska fishermen affected by the spill, Jeffrey Fisher, had an idea. 'Well,' he said, 'it can hire fit and competent people.'
The rare sound of laughter rippled through the august chamber. The chief justice did not look amused."
Sunday
Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us | Environment | The Observer: "As early as next year widespread flooding by a rise in sea levels will create major upheaval for millions."
Saturday
Truthdig - Reports - The War Against Tolerance
Truthdig - Reports - The War Against Tolerance: "they offer a window into a worldview that is destroying the United States. It has corrupted the Republican Party. It has colored the news media. It has entered into the everyday clichés we use to explain ourselves to ourselves. It is ignorant and racist"
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Democracy Now! | Discovery Channel Accused of Political Censorship for Dropping Oscar-Nominated Doc on U.S. Torture
Democracy Now! | Discovery Channel Accused of Political Censorship for Dropping Oscar-Nominated Doc on U.S. Torture: "AMY GOODMAN: But if they still own the rights, can they just not air it for three years and keep you from airing it anywhere else?
ALEX GIBNEY: Yes, they can."
ALEX GIBNEY: Yes, they can."
Monday
Alexander Cockburn: The Terrorists Still at Ground Zero, 7 World Trade Tower, Lower Manhattan
Alexander Cockburn: The Terrorists Still at Ground Zero, 7 World Trade Tower, Lower Manhattan: "US interrogators torture men in secret prisons seeking to catch those members of Al Quaeda still at large, starting with Osama bin Laden and Aiman al-Zwahiri. Yet here's Moody's man calmly threatening to destroy the US government's credit ranking unless it follows his agenda, and he strolls around Lower Manhattan unmolested, even if his threats could add up to the financial equvalent of a thermonuclear device planted under the Statue of Liberty."
Saturday
The Intelligence Community Tells the American Public All About Cyberwar | Beyond the Beyond from Wired.com
The Intelligence Community Tells the American Public All About Cyberwar | Beyond the Beyond from Wired.com: "An American-owned global Storm-bot network by Christmas"
Friday
Physicians group urges easing of ban on medical marijuana - Los Angeles Times
Physicians group urges easing of ban on medical marijuana - Los Angeles Times: "The American College of Physicians, the nation's largest organization of doctors of internal medicine, with 124,000 members, contends that the long and rancorous debate over marijuana legalization has obscured good science that has demonstrated the benefits and medicinal promise of cannabis."
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Safety lapse during bioterror test a wake-up call for labs | ajc.com
Safety lapse during bioterror test a wake-up call for labs | ajc.com: "The test simulated the arrival of samples where a bioterrorism agent is suspected, but not identified. The labs were to conduct tests to identify or rule out various agents. The testing kits included written instructions stating the samples should be handled inside a special safety cabinet and within the protective barriers of a Biosafety Level 3 lab.
Despite these instructions, some lab workers handled the samples in high risk ways, even sniffing open culture plates as they sought clues to what was growing on them"
Despite these instructions, some lab workers handled the samples in high risk ways, even sniffing open culture plates as they sought clues to what was growing on them"
Wednesday
Bush asserts authority to bypass defense act - The Boston Globe
Bush asserts authority to bypass defense act - The Boston Globe: "Bush's frequent use of signing statements to advance aggressive theories of executive power has been a hallmark of his presidency. Previous presidents occasionally used the device, but Bush has challenged more sections of bills than all his predecessors combined - among them, a ban on torture."
Saturday
Bush plan for Iraq would be a first - The Boston Globe
Bush plan for Iraq would be a first - The Boston Globe: "Bush does not intend to submit the deal to Congress"
Why Bush Wants to Legalize the Nuke Trade with Turkey - by Joshua Frank
Why Bush Wants to Legalize the Nuke Trade with Turkey - by Joshua Frank: "As with most stories of this magnitude, the U.S. media has put on blindersAs with most stories of this magnitude, the U.S. media has put on blinders"
Friday
Wolfowitz appointed chairman of arms-control advisory panel - The Boston Globe
Wolfowitz appointed chairman of arms-control advisory panel - The Boston Globe: "The advice given by Paul Wolfowitz over the past six years ranks among the worst provided by any defense official in history"
DefenseNews.com - CBO Report: U.S. War Costs Up in Iraq - 01/23/08 08:48: "Congress has written checks for $691 billion to pay for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and related activities...
All of the Iraq and Afghanistan war money — about $11 billion a month - ...gets added to the U.S. debt. The CBO estimated that just the interest payments on the debt would total $234 billion this year, more than the likely $250 billion budget deficit for the year."
All of the Iraq and Afghanistan war money — about $11 billion a month - ...gets added to the U.S. debt. The CBO estimated that just the interest payments on the debt would total $234 billion this year, more than the likely $250 billion budget deficit for the year."
Thursday
The Complex Crux Of Wireless Warfare: "The Defense Science Board, an advisory body to the secretary of defense,...said...that it 'lacks confidence in current tools for detecting malicious code.'"
U.S. in role of wounded giant at Davos - International Herald Tribune
U.S. in role of wounded giant at Davos - International Herald Tribune: "Several economists said the Federal Reserve seemed to have lost control of events since the subprime crisis erupted last summer. Some criticized its steep cut in interest rates Tuesday as a knee-jerk reaction to calm the markets rather than a sound response to a deteriorating situation."
The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard Got 20 minutes to connect with stuff you already knew intellectually?
Daily Kos: State of the Nation
Daily Kos: State of the Nation: "It's really stretching the imagination try to understand how a new doctrine of pre-emptive nuclear strikes can possibly be part of the War on Terror™. The concept of nuclear deterrence can't apply if your perceived enemy doesn't have nuclear weapons. 'We think they might be making them,' is not the same as a nation having them, and being overtly hostile toward another nation"
Monday
Greenhouse gases at new peak in sign of Asia growth - Yahoo! News UK
Greenhouse gases at new peak in sign of Asia growth - Yahoo! News UK: "The affluent world wants to buy cheap stuff and we buy it...from the inefficient old-fashioned technology that we have got rid of"
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