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Police: Conn. lawmaker with woman before she died A Connecticut
legislator was with a woman just hours before she was found dead of
hypothermia last week, Rocky Hill police said Tuesday. Snow brings budget woes to CT cities State lawmaker was was with woman before she died: police A Connecticut legislator was with a woman just hours before she was found dead of hypothermia in Rocky Hill last week Kids Will Be Adults Under Connecticut law 14- and 15-year-olds charged with murder are tried as adults. The mandatory minimum sentence is 25 years. Judges have no discretion Homeowners in the Ditch Connecticut's foreclosure crisis spreads far and wide Senator OK with 'bad bank' plan US Senate banking committee chairman Chris Dodd said Tuesday he was aware the Obama administration was discussing the idea of establishing a "bad bank" NewAlliance posts $9.6m profit New Haven-based NewAlliance Bancshares Inc. overcame the dismal economy that has flattened other banks' earnings, reporting net income of $9.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2008. |
Record number of Conn. businesses closed in 2008 Stem cell research breakthrough in CT There's a major breakthrough in stem cell research at the University of Connecticut, placing the state at the forefront of medical Connecticut cleans its water in spite of Connecticut’s budget woes, $135 million will likely be allocated by the state Bond Commission this Friday to improve the state’s clean water Lieberman, Courtney address Sec. Gates' remarks on defense spending At the Senate hearing, Lieberman questioned Gates about his attitudes toward new defense investments, which Connecticut politicians hope will spur economic John Negroponte appointed fellow at Yale Yale University has appointed former Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte as a research fellow and lecturer in international affairs Papers Illustrate Negroponte's Contra Role "Special project" was code for the secret arming of contra rebels from bases in Honduras -- a cause championed by Negroponte, then a rising diplomatic star John Negroponte's Career From the ...As ambassador, he played a key role in US aid to the Contra death squads in Nicaragua and shoring up the brutal military dictatorship of General Gustavo Alvarez Martínez in Honduras |
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American Indians could reap almost $3B in stimulus American Indians
stand to gain almost $3 billion as part of the economic stimulus moving
through Congress, money that could help some of the nation's poorest
communities rebuild roads, improve health care and boost employment that
has lagged behind the rest of the country for decades Court: Christian school can expel lesbian students A California appeals court has ruled that a Christian high school can expel students because of an alleged lesbian relationship. Missing Somali Teens May Be Terrorist Recruits Mississippi mayor indicted in Hurricane Katrina fraud scheme Schwarzenegger seeks end to prison medical plan Supreme Court reverses uranium anti-dumping decision The U.S. Supreme Court decided unanimously to overturn a lower court's ruling in an anti-dumping suit that said that low enriched uranium constitutes a "service" and not a "good." The reversal allows the Department of Commerce to enforce dumping sanctions against all LEU imports First of 8,000 antitobacco suits to go to trial in Florida Once part of a huge class action lawsuit, plaintiffs are now waging fights one at a time Army to provide retirement pay to unpaid militia The Secretary of the Army has authorized emergency funds to supplement a reduction in retirement pay for veterans of a largely Native militia formed to guard the territory of Alaska during World War II, Alaska's congressional delegation said Wednesday. Offshore fish farming faces opposition in US Gulf Fishermen criticized a plan on Wednesday that would open offshore fish farming in the Gulf of Mexico, saying it would cause pollution and drive them out of business. |
U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Whether Prisoners Have a Right to
Post-Conviction DNA Tests Subpoenas Issued in Merrill Lynch-Bank of America Merger New York wants to know: Who knew about $4 billion in bonuses? Union Membership Rises For Second Straight Year US roads, water and basic systems earn 'D' grade Idaho's poor get donated fish, but not warning An Idaho food bank last year gave away thousands of pounds of donated local fish without being aware of a state health department warning that eating too much of the mercury-contaminated fish could be dangerous for pregnant women and children. Dissidents at F.D.A. Complain of Inquiry Scientists at the F.D.A. who say they were forced to approve medical devices sent a letter to President Obama stating that agency officials may have made them targets of a criminal investigation. Angry at Obama win, white men burned black church: DoJ Peanut Company Knew Its Plant Was Contaminated With Salmonella
Smokes now tax-free for foreign diplomats in US
It won't thrill health advocates, but U.S.-based
foreign diplomats with a taste for tobacco can
rejoice: their smokes are now tax-free
Mass. factory owner sentenced in immigration case (AP) Postmaster General: Mail days may need to be cut Massive deficits could force the post office to cut out one day of mail delivery, the postmaster general told Congress on Wednesday, in asking lawmakers to lift the requirement that the agency deliver mail six days a week. SEC charges adviser with fraud linked to bailout Federal regulators on Wednesday charged an investment adviser with securities fraud, saying he bilked clients of at least $6.5 million in the first scheme using the government's $700 billion financial bailout program as a front to lure investments. Countrywide settles Pa. lawsuit for $150 million Countrywide Financial Corp has agreed to provide an estimated $150 million in mortgage relief and cash assistance for Pennsylvania homeowners to settle a state lawsuit over its lending practices, officials said on Wednesday. |
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Madoff victims offered settlement Spanish bank Santander says it
will compensate clients who suffered losses from the alleged $50bn fraud
by Bernard Madoff.
SEC: Prosecutors May Target Bernie Madoff For Perjury Fairfield Madoff victims testify |
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Cox to test new way to handle Internet congestion Cox
Communications, the third-largest U.S. cable company, stepped on to the
battleground of the "Net Neutrality" issue Tuesday, saying it will be
trying out a new way to keep its subscribers' Internet traffic from
jamming up. Will Padilla's case be heard? The Justice Department says a victory by the convicted terrorist would harm national security. Cuba Five" spies to appeal to US Supreme Court (AFP) Attorneys for five Cubans sentenced in 2001 on espionage charges will file an appeal with the US Supreme Court on Thursday, a source close to the case told AFP. Pentagon recalls body armor The U.S. Army will recall more than 16,000 sets of ceramic body armor plates that the Pentagon's Inspector General believes were not properly tested and could jeopardize the lives of U.S. service personnel, |
Should Silent Camera Phones Be Illegal? New law could require cell
phones to click when a photo is taken.
Military suicides continuing to rise Suicide rates among active-duty U.S. military personnel are continuing to rise even as the Defense Department dedicates more resources to identifying troubled service members and getting them the help they need, NBC News has learned. New software would unite Defense networks New software being tested by U.S. Central Command would enable military computers for the first time ever to be connected at the same time to both classified and unclassified networks - including the public Internet. Unconventional Warfare in the 21st century : US surrogates, terrorists and narcotrafficers |
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Sanders Votes No on Geithner: "[He's] More of a Part of the
Problem...Than the Solution"
Wealthy Freshmen Increase Congressional Net Worth New members of Congress are worth $1 million more than the average incumbent Sanders Votes No on Geithner: "[He's] More of a Part of the Problem...Than the Solution" We speak with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–VT) about his decision to vote against Tim Geithner as Treasury Secretary, Obama’s $825 billion economic stimulus plan, and why the $700 billion financial bailout amounts to “the greatest financial scandal in the history of this country.” Geithner Received $434,668 Severance Package From NY Federal Reserve Bank Senate panel backs $522 billion package for stimulus Treasury Moves to Restrict Lobbyists From Influencing Bailout Program Fed says ready to buy debt if would help markets (Reuters) Stimulus Includes Tax Cuts That Obama Economists Panned As Ineffective Sex is out of the stimulus bill Obama calls Waxman and asks him to strip funding for birth control out of the stimulus bill. Geithner names ex-lobbyist as Treasury chief of staff Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner picked a former Goldman Sachs lobbyist as a top aide Tuesday Ex-Goldman lobbyist now Geithner's right-hand man Holder assures GOP on interrogation prosecution President Obama's choice to run the Justice Department has assured senior Republican senators that he won't prosecute intelligence officers or political appointees who were involved in the Bush administration's policy of "enhanced interrogations." House passes economic stimulus... House Roll Call: How they voted on stimulus bill Read the stimulus here $850 Billion, 1588 pages, and counting... somebody needs to read it! Text Version here..... I am reading it now I am on page 18, its over 600 pages. Here is some interesting things I found so far. Illinois gets nothing until Gov. Blogo's impeachment trial is over...the people will get to see each project funded, the rational, as well as the ability to email the person in charge if anyone in the public has a question because it will will be accessible on the internet. Agency's have to submit all paper work and it will be posted on a webpage (recovery.org)....employees contracted for construction projects will have the ability to act as a whistleblower if their contractor is wasteful. That employee will have full protection from any reprisal for his actions. Senate is next! |
Congress OKs bill to help workers sue over pay The House of
Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would make suing for pay
discrimination easier by altering a time limit on such suits. Car Companies Take Bailout Money And Sue Government To Prevent Stricter Fuel-Efficiency Standards Late last year, when Congress was debating whether to bail out the American automakers, one question that came up was: should the car companies be able to use money they got from the taxpayers to turn around and fight the taxpayers? Did Blagojevich admit seeking political quid pro quo? Lynn's Raytheon cash ties run deep His financial connections to the company are more extensive than previously known. Defense doesn't need stimulus As the Obama administration and Congress move forward with a multifaceted economic-stimulus package with a price tag of hundreds of billions of dollars, yet another interest group has staked its claim to a share of those funds -- the nation's defense contractors House defeats bill to delay digital TV transition Gore: We Need to Put a Price on Carbon Net Neutrality Faces House Vote Good Gov't Groups: Are Corporations Using Bailout Money To Fund Political Campaigns? Reform groups are blasting letters to congressional committee chairs and the head of the Congressional Oversight Panel, urging an investigation into whether bailout recipients used taxpayer money to benefit political candidates or organizations. Lobbyist charged in Abramoff case Another lobbyist has been charged in the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal. Whistleblower Amendment Passes: Federal Workers Now Protected In House Stimulus Bill Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment to the stimulus bill to include whistleblower protection for federal employees. This amendment will strengthen efforts to detect and deter waste, fraud, and abuse. Blagojevich wants to speak at impeachment trial Conyers Reintroduces single-payer insurance bill Geithner: Banks won't be nationalized Public transportation receives slight increase in economic stimulus |
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Dennis Kucinich - Federal Reserve no more federal than Federal Express
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The Powers of
Congress. To borrow Money on the credit of the United States; To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States; To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures; To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States; Federal Reserve Act December 23, 1913 took away congressional powers |
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Marijuana Reform Is Part of the Progressive Agenda, So Why Are Obama's
Drug Cops Already Making Pot Raids? Pot-reform activists have
swarmed Obama's Change.gov, and huge majorities voted for pot reform in
election '08, but no change yet from Obama.
Loophole allows terrorist detentions President Obama's executive order closing CIA "black sites" contains a little-noticed exception that allows the spy agency to continue to operate temporary detention facilities abroad |
Obama lawyers set to defend Yoo Former Bush Justice official John
Yoo was the chief author of the so-called torture memos Interior secretary to clean up after oil-sex scandal The Obama administration will take action to clean up the Interior Department which was tarnished by sex, drug and gift-taking scandals between some employees and workers at energy companies they regulated, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said on Wednesday. |
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| Judge OKs holding Taliban cook at Guantanamo | Taliban say Guantanamo closure "positive step" |
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| Bush's Secret Counterterrorism Law Book—and the Demands to Release It....ACLU tests Obama with request for secret Bush-era memos | |
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GM, UAW reach cost-cutting deal GM to use imported engines in initial Volt run: UAW Boeing posts loss, announces 10,000 job cuts Venture Capitalists Move to Hijack Government Small Business Contracts The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and its members have launched a well-financed campaign of political contributions and lobbying in hopes of raiding federal small business contracting programs. audio-recording--secret-call-to-defeat-employee-free-choice-act-by-bank-of-america.mp3 Wikileaks has released a secret hour long telephone recording between US heads of industry discussing efforts to prevent the emancipation of unions under an Obama administration. Yesterday the Huffington Post ran a story by Sam Stein titled "Bailout Recipients Hosted Call To Defeat Key Labor Bill". The story inclded around five minutes of an hour long recording between federal bailout funds recipient. Wikileaks has released the full hour long recording. The call shows the firms to be involved in lobbying, effectively with public money. |
Toyota to recall over 135 million cars Yahoo loses $303m in 4th quarter GM to end controversial 'jobs bank' Monday General Motors Corp. said Wednesday that its "jobs bank" program will end Monday, following a similar move at Chrysler LLC that helps satisfy the conditions the government imposed when it lent the automakers $17.4 billion late last year. Boeing Announces 10,000 Job Cuts Customers Spied on Then Penalized Under a new policy, credit card customers could be judged by where they shop. GM got second part of $9.4b loan |
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Iraq troops vote in local polls Iraqi troops and prisoners vote in
provincial elections, three days before the rest of the country goes to
the polls. France Willing To Take In MKO Refugees Official Iraqi security forces said that France has announced to the U.S. and Iraqi governments that it is willing to immediately take in activists from the Iranian opposition Mojahedeen-e Khalq organization who are expelled from Iraq. KBR wins more Iraq work 35.4 million contract by the US Army Corps of Engineers for design and construction of a convoy support center at Camp Adder in Iraq Wednesday: 4 Iraqis Killed, 3 Wounded Iraq Will Increase the Oil Exports and Improve the Refining Capacity in 2009 Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani stated on Monday that Iraq's oil exports will increase to two million barrels per day this year and improve its refining capacity to achieve self-sufficiency in petroleum products to the end of the yea |
Military seeks to expand use of biometrics On the front lines in
Iraq, U.S. troops can scan someone’s eye or finger to try to determine
if he is a potential enemy or has been connected to a terror attack. Iraq: 3000 High-Risk Detainees Iraq Army now more self-reliant in planning ops Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Wednesday 28 Iraq to issue 1st post-Saddam bonds for $5 bln Iraq sends Syria first ambassador in decades Army questions aspects of injured soldier's story The Army on Wednesday challenged an injured military police officer's account that he received a severe shock while he was showering in Iraq. Iraq: 'Al-Qaeda video' recruits snipers to avenge GazaA new video purportedly from Al-Qaeda in Iraq urges Muslims to become snipers in order to avenge the Palestinian death |
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Israeli Planes Hit Gaza Smuggling Tunnels Gaza Sewage Plant Suffers Extensive Damage Two gangs arrested following attacks on Arabs in North Settlement growth up 69% in 2008 IDF censures officer for distributing incendiary religious pamphlets to troops The Israel Defense Forces says it has "severely reprimanded" an officer for distributing a religious booklet urging soldiers to show no mercy to their enemies Israel's chief rabbinate severs Vatican tiesRiots erupt after arrest of Bahraini Shiites Clashes erupted in a Bahrain village on Wednesday between local security forces and demonstrators protesting at the detention of Shiite opposition activists on terrorism charges, witnesses said Yemen and Saudi al-Qaeda arms merge Al-Qaeda groups in Yemen and Saudi Arabia have announced they are merging their operations, raising fears of new attacks in the region Iran Spokesman Calls Holocaust a 'Big Lie' Iran's government spokesman on Tuesday branded the Holocaust a "big lie" created to place the Islamic republic's arch-foe Israel in the Middle East, the state IRNA news agency reported. |
At a Border Crossing, Drivers and Truckloads of Aid for Gaza Go Nowhere
This commercial crossing between Egypt and Israel has been turned into a
parking lot of stalled humanitarian aid. Israel expels Venezuela envoys, cuts ties with Caracas Report: IDF probing racist graffiti left by soldiers in Gaza The Israel Defense Forces is investigating incidents of racist graffiti scrawled by its soldiers on Palestinian property the Gaza Strip, foreign media outlets say Report: Massive Hezbollah attack against Israeli target in Europe ... The attack, linked to the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, was foiled thanks to intelligence sharing between Israel and an undisclosed European country UN aid extends to 900,000 Gazans (AFP) Gaza rocket hits southern Israel Egyptians travel to US-Mexico border Delegation of engineers learn tunnel destruction techniques used by US military against smuggling. Israel bombs southern Gaza Attack comes hours after rocket is fired at Israel from the Palestinian territory |
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Roadside bomb kills 4 Afghan civilians in south
France to cut foreign deployments by 15 percent Doctor disciplined for writing about soldier’s death A British Columbia doctor has been fined and ordered to undertake ethics training for publishing a graphic account of the death |
NATO says killed 97 Afghan civilians in 2008 Slain Tillman remains an inspiration to Cardinals Tillman mailed Walz an extra set of the tags, then was deployed to Afghanistan, where, on April 22, 2004, while on patrol, he was killed by gunfire from a U.S. weapon. The government didn't admit this at first, engaging in a lengthy cover-up. But none of this touched the memory of Tillman's sacrifice. |
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LeT threat to security next to Al-Qaida: US Pakistan’s Crackdown on Militants Leaves Imams Preaching Jihad Taliban blow up school, homes in Pakistan tribal area: official Taliban militants blew up a boys' school and the houses of six pro-government tribal elders in troubled northwest Pakistan No deal allowing U.S. Predators into Pakistan Islamabad has not given the U.S. permission to strike suspected al Qaeda targets in Pakistan with unmanned aircraft |
World Bank links economic reforms to $500 mn loan to Pak Pakistan Kills 12 Suspected Taliban - Military Pakistani military said Wednesday its security forces killed 12 suspected Taliban militants during a major anti-insurgent operation in a tribal village bordering Afghanistan. |
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China detains 81 people in Tibet crackdown...2
arrested in Tibet over 'reactionary music' North Korea cash sent with leaflets illegal: Seoul South Korean civic groups that send anti-Pyongyang leaflets into North Korea are breaking the law and face prosecution if they enclose the communist state's money, a South Korean spokesman said on Wednesday. |
Mumbai attack planned outside Pakistan: report Lashkar commander killed in Kashmir battle - police India state in alcohol crackdown The chief minister of the Indian state of Rajasthan attacks the "liquor culture" after announcing the closure of 800 alcohol shops. |
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EU pipeline scheme gains momentum European leaders voice strong
backing for a major pipeline project that could reduce EU reliance on
Russia for gas. Six arrested in £420m fraud case Iceland to appoint first openly gay woman as PM Strike set to pose big test for French government France was bracing for major disruption of public transportation and government services Wednesday ahead of a nationwide strike by subway, bus and commuter rail employees, teachers and other state workers. Tensions Flare as Russian Soldier Seeks Asylum in Georgia A Russian soldier said he entered Georgia because he was fed up with his military service, but Russian officials say he was abducted and was being forced to discredit the army. EU calls on America to create transatlantic carbon trading scheme Double Murder In Moscow Three of the four men on trial for Politkovskaya’s murder are Chechens, and it is strongly believed Moscow’s recent homicidal outrage may also be connected Putin urges reserve currency move Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin tells the Davos forum it is dangerous for the world to over-rely on the dollar as its reserve currency. |
Eight held over Chechen killing Police in Austria arrest eight
Chechens over the murder of a ninth, who was a critic of Chechnya's
Moscow-backed leadership Russia 'halts' missile deployment Moscow calls decision a response to changed US policy on missile-defence shield in Europe. Northern Ireland conflict victims clash at report launch Relatives of people killed in Northern Ireland's decades-long conflict clashed on Wednesday at the launch of a report which recommended a "recognition payment" to families of paramilitary fighters. Who is Pulling the Trigger? The trial of four men accused of involvement in Politkovskaya's murder is ongoing, but is regarded by human rights activists as a farce Greek protests block borders and ground flights Russian 'cyber militia' knocks Kyrgyzstan offline UK financial regulator calls for world watchdog Britain's top financial regulator said Wednesday institutions such as the International Monetary Fund must tackle the economic crisis, but that global rules - and perhaps even a world regulatory body - will be needed eventually. |
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Tsvangirai says he agreed to join government Zimbabwean MDC
opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has said he agreed to form a unity
government, after his party rejected a deal reached at a regional
summit, a South African newspaper reported Wednesday. Report: CIA Chief in Algeria Probed Over Rape Allegations The CIA's station chief at its sensitive post in Algeria is under investigation by the US Justice Department for allegedly raping at least two Muslim women Where
the King Reigns Supreme Swaziland is one of the last absolute
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Deaths Climb as Madagascar Opposition Protests Tunisian court jails 22 on terrorism charges: lawyer Sudan Fired on Civilians Unlawfully, Report Says Sudan convicts man of spying for war crimes court (AP) A Sudanese man was convicted Wednesday of spying for the International Criminal Court ahead of its expected decision on whether to seek President Omar al-Bashir's arrest on charges of war crimes in Darfur. |
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