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Whistleblowers Street Smarts
03-11-2012
http://www.commondreams.org, by Abby Zimet
NYPD: Making the Crime Numbers Look Good, Seemingly At Any Cost
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Government Debt & Financing Eminent domain: Being a bondholder ain't what it used to be!
03-11-2012
The Political Commentator
Pity the poor bondholder who faces the wrath of government!
Senior debt, bond indentures and full faith and credit are investing terms that don't seem to mean what they used to mean!
For those bond buyers who may choose to go for the added sec
Michael Haltman
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Obama Administration America Gets Stupid, Again, on Iran
03-11-2012
http://www.commondreams.org, by Lawrence Davidson
It is estimated that up to a million people died as a function of George W. Bushs decision to invade Iraq, which Bush later said was based on faulty intelligence, the ex-presidents way of passing the blame.
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Israel - Palestine Death toll climbs after Israeli raids on Gaza
03-11-2012
http://www.aljazeera.com
A 12-year-old boy been killed in a fresh Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll from Israeli attacks to 18 since Friday, according to Palestinian medical sources.
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World News Syrian forces assault Idlib amid peace talks
03-11-2012
http://www.aljazeera.com
The Syrian president has told Kofi Annan, the UN and Arab League envoy, that no political solution is possible in Syria while "terrorist" groups are destabilising the country.
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Afghanistan US soldier opens fire on Afghan civilians
03-11-2012
http://www.aljazeera.com
A US soldier has killed more than a dozen civilians in a shooting spree in southern Afghanistan before being detained, officials say.
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Gun Rights Open Carry Meet and Eat - Ridley Township, PA
03-10-2012
The International Libertarian
At a dinner organized by the Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association Mark Fiorino was interviewed by the Daily News columnist Stu Bykofsky . Mark became the target of the Philadelphia Police Department last year when he was arrested for legally open
Darren Wolfe
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Secret Government Projects Holder to Americans: We Can Kill You Without Trial
3-11-2012
Free Patriot Press
Attorney General Eric Holder recently gave a speech in which he said the U.S. military can execute American citizens without trial, because '[d]ue process' and 'judicial process' are not one and the same, particularly when it comes to national s
Darryl W. Perry
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Politics: Republican Campaigns The Ron Paul Vote
03-10-2012
Posted by Bruce Ramsey seattletimes.nwsource
As of March 10, Rep. Ron Paul has not won any state contests for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Afghanistan Guantanamo Taliban inmates 'agree to Qatar transfer'
03-10-2012
bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia
Five senior Taliban fighters held at Guantanamo Bay have agreed to be moved to custody in Qatar as part of a peace plan, Afghan government officials say.
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World News Protest leaders weigh new tactics as anti-Putin rallies shrink
03-10-2012
ByFred Weir, Correspondent csmonitor.com
Thousands of Moscow residents rallied Saturday against Vladimir Putin. But crowds were smaller, and protest leaders say they need fresh ideas to counter disillusionment and divisions.
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Politics: Republican Campaigns Caucuses in Kansas, Wyoming next for GOP hopefuls
03-10-2012
By DAVID ESPO, AP google.com/hostednews
Rick Santorum jumped ahead in early Kansas caucus returns on Saturday and Mitt Romney showed strength in Wyoming, the latest contests in the grinding GOP White House campaign to oppose President Barack Obama in the fall.
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Israel - Palestine Toll from Israel Gaza strikes now 14 militants
03-10-2012
By IBRAHIM BARZAK, Associated Press
The worst violence between Israel and the Gaza Strip in nearly a year entered its second day on Saturday, as Israeli aircraft killed 14 militants, according to Palestinian health officials.
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Military Industrial Complex The Bloody Road to Damascus: The Triple Alliances War on a Sovereign State
03-10-2012
http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Prof. James Petra
There is clear and overwhelming evidence that the uprising to overthrow President Assad of Syria is a violent, power grab led by foreign-supported fighters who have killed and wounded thousands of Syrian soldiers, police and civilians, partisans of t
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Entertainment: Movies 'Game Change': How accurate is the movie about Sarah Palin?
03-10-2012
ByGloria Goodale, Staff writer csmonitor.com
Words have been flying between supporters of Sarah Palin, who charge the Game Change filmmakers with a smear job, and the producers, who insist theyre committed to accuracy.
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Healthcare The Politics of Women's Health Care
03-10-2012
http://www.commondreams.org, by Renee Parsons
After months of Republican presidential candidates embarrassing themselves and the party of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt with religious zealotry dominating the primary season, the relentless assault on a woman's health care choices can be e
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Environment The Tale of J.R. Simplot's Two-Headed Trout
03-11-2012
http://www.commondreams.org, by Jim Hightower
The corporate propensity for rationalizing the irrational in the pursuit of profit appears to be boundless.
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MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM) Israel in the NYT Corrections Box
03-11-2012
http://www.commondreams.org, byPeter Hart
Anyone who doubts how the extent of pressure on media outlets when it comes to covering Israel should pick up the New York Times.
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Corruption Politicians Wont Return Ponzi Payoffs
03-11-2012
http://www.commondreams.org, by Michael Winship
On Tuesday, Texas financier Robert Allen Stanford was convicted in a Houston federal court on 13 out of 14 criminal counts of fraud. As The New York Times reported:
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Africa: On the Map Deadly grenade attack in Kenyan capital
03-11-2012
http://www.aljazeera.com
A series of explosions at a bus station in the Kenyan capital Nairobi have killed at least four people and wounded 40 others, the Kenyan Red Cross has said.
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World News Bomb blast targets Pakistan funeral
03-11-2012
http://www.aljazeera.com
At least 15 people have been killed after a bomb exploded at a funeral in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, local police officials say.
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Japan - Earthquake Tsunami Radiation Japan marks twin disaster anniversary
03-11-2012
http://www.aljazeera.com
Japan is marking the first anniversary of a magnitude-9.0 earthquake and tsunami in the northeastern part of the country, which triggered the world's worst nuclear disaster since the 1986 Chernobyl accident.
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Military Industrial Complex US: Turning war-fear into warfare
03-10-2012
RT
Ever since its creation, the US has had a role to play in combat operations worldwide. Today the countrys public opinion is dominated by warfare, making American society all-too-easily manipulated and turned against practically any country.
The
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Police State Nashville Police Steal a Bike
03/10/2012
www.lpmndc.org
On Saturday March 10, at 8:20 pm two Metro Nashville police officers and a Nashville MTA supervisor stole a bicycle chained to a post at Nashvilles Music City Central bus terminal.
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Healthcare Out of bed! Hospitals aim to keep elderly strong
03-10-2012
Associated Press stltoday.com
Bob Landorf walked miles during his hospital stay, dragging his IV pole along, too, on a mission to upend disturbing statistics for patients his age.
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Politics: Republican Campaigns Paul: Tapping youthful vein in Lawrence?
03-10-2012
By Tim Carpenter cjonline.com
Young, motivated Republicans have an opportunity Saturday to flex their political muscle in a university town that generously serves as safe harbor for Democrats in a very, very dark red state.
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Israel - Palestine Israel kills five more Gaza militants; rockets hit Israel
03-10-2012
By Nidal al-Mughrabi reuters.com
Israeli warplanes killed five militants in Gaza on Saturday, the second day of cross-border violence in which Palestinian fighters have fired dozens of rockets into Israel, both sides said.
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Whistleblowers NSA Whistle-Blower: Obama Worse than Bush
03-10-2012
http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Thomas Drake and
Thomas Drake, the whistle-blower whom the Obama administration tried and failed to prosecute for leaking information about waste, fraud and abuse at the National Security Agency
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Techno Gadgets New iPad 3: Apple fails to surprise
03-10-2012
blogs.computerworld.comBlogs by Richi Jennings
Here's the new iPad (not the 'iPad 3') from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Release date is March 16. Aside from the name, not much else was a surprise (except to those who backed the wrong rumors).
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Welfare: Social Welfare ReformFrom Bad to Worse
03-10-2012
http://www.commondreams.org, by Greg Kaufmann
A stunning report released by the University of Michigans National Poverty Center reveals that the number of US households living on less than $2 per person per day
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Politics: Republican Campaigns The Misinformation Machine
03-10-2012
http://www.commondreams.org, by Tim Karr
Dirty politics is a growth industry with few happy customers. In the run-up to Super Tuesday, television viewers nationwide had to endure an onslaught of negative and deceptive political ads