U.S. Government Exploits Our Facebook 'Narcissism' To Detect Fraud, Fake Marriages But the document also raises privacy concerns as it stresses the importance of social media for surveillance--while presuming the accuracy of the information we post about ourselves online--and highlights how agents can and should use social networks to sniff out fraud.
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Iran Said To Give Top Karzai Aide Bags Of Cash....Afghan president Karzai: Bush knew we were getting bags of cash from Iran Caught On Video: Ballot Stuffing In Afghanistan....Afghan Election Results Postponed As Officials Discuss Throwing Out Nearly A Million Ballots US contractors hired Taliban warlords, Iranian spies: report Amputations Increase With Surge In Afghanistan The Revenge of Ahmed Wali Karzaid..... does the Afghan president's brother have a letter from the DEA clearing him of drug-smuggling allegations? Australian Task Force Finds No Harm in WikiLeaks The unauthorized release by WikiLeaks three months ago of 90,000 classified documents about the U.S.-led Afghanistan campaign have not significantly harmed Australia's interests, a Defence Department task force said Tuesday. Iraq Secret files reveal how US turned blind eye to Iraq torture Massive leak of military logs exposes serial abuse of detainees, 15,000 previously unknown deaths and full toll of Iraq's five years of carnage Secret order that let US ignore abuse....Spiegel: WikiLeaks logs may reveal war crimes...UN CALLS FOR PROBE INTO US INACTION ON TORTURE....U.S. Troops Abused Prisoners Until At Least 2009....General: US tried to stop prisoner abuse General George Casey says US did not turn a blind eye on Iraqi prisoner abuse Hidden Bases, Secret Raids: WikiLeaks Reveals CIA’s Iraq Ops There’s one last bit of minor intrigue about Other Government Agencies in the Wikileaks documents: the question of why the person with “blonde hair [and] green eyes” spotted by an “OGA” in a market and heading south towards Haditha in “blue or black car” aroused the Agency’s interest. Iran brokers behind-the-scenes deal for pro-Tehran government in Iraq Halliburton wins Exxon contract in Iraq New videos reveal 'systematic' humiliation of detainees A former US soldier in Iraq has come forward with video of his fellow soldiers subjecting Iraqi detainees to what he describes as "mental, emotional, degrading" abuse. The Americas Terrified Mexican police force resigns An entire police force in a northern Mexico community resigned on Tuesday afternoon after its station came under heavy fire by suspected drug traffickers, local authorities confirmed. Saw killer gets 44-year term A former Colombian army officer was sentenced Monday to 44 years in prison for his role in the deaths of more than 245 civilians, many of whom were cut to pieces SOA Graduate Involved in Coup Attempt in Ecuador A School of the Americas graduate has been charged for last Thursday's unsuccessful coup attempt in Ecuador. Colonel Manuel E. Rivadeneira Tello, a graduate of the SOA's combat arms training course, is one of three police officials being investigated for negligence, rebellion and attempted assassination of the president. Police discussed killing Ecuador's president, radio transmissions show Africa Uganda newspaper publishes 'gay list,' calls for their hanging Blood Diamond Industry Still Grips Africa Channel 4: Secret filming by Unreported World shows the "blood diamond" industry |
Middle East At least 15 wounded in Istanbul explosion A suspected suicide bomber detonated a device in Istanbul's main square on Sunday, wounding 15 people, Istanbul's police chief said. Turkish reports said the explosion occurred close to a spot in Taksim square where riot police were stationed Iran: There is evidence that the U.S. is supplying Israel with nuclear material The chief negotiator on the Iranian nuclear program, Said Jalili, assured on Monday that his country will soon publish documents showing that the U.S. is supplying Israel with nuclear material. To Jalili, the main issue in the Arab world is how the Zionist regime can get those weapons. Iran to head up OPEC next year Soldiers 'killed' in Iran blast Several killed and wounded in explosion at military base in western province of Lorestan, reports say. Iran Rebels Say Kidnap Nuclear Expert...Iranian Sunni rebels said on Sunday they had kidnapped a nuclear scientist and would publish secrets he knows about Iran's nuclear program unless Iran acknowledges Western spies got inside its nuclear program Europe Hungary sludge reservoir at risk of collapse ....WHERE POLLUTERS ARE SENT TO PRISON ....Mining Company Director Arrested After Environmental Disaster In Hungary ....Toxic sludge heads towards Danube EU warns spill could pose 'serious problem' for 12 countries, as Hungarians told cleanup may take year Hungary's Toxic Flood An 'Ecological Disaster'.....Hungary moves to seize company connected to red sludge spill Iceland Set to Present Bill to Wipe Out Personal Debt to Relieve Turmoil European Polluters Funding American Senate Candidates Who Oppose Action On Global Warming Blacks face 26 times more searches Analysis of data shows shocking discrepancy in stop and search of black people compared with white people More black people jailed in England and Wales proportionally than in US Asia Chinese bosses shoot protesting Zambian miners: police "The workers were protesting against the poor working conditions when managers using shotguns started to shoot aimlessly, not in the air, thereby wounding 12 workers," police spokesman Ndandula Siamana told AFP. China Said to Halt U.S. Exports of Key Minerals Chinese Company Part-Owned By Buffett Has Factories Confiscated BYD Co., the Chinese carmaker part- owned by billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., was fined and ordered to surrender seven factories in central China after the government said it used land illegally. Pakistan CNN: Pakistani intel harboring Osama Bin Laden 'being sheltered by Pakistani intelligence;' 'Living comfortably. Both the Taliban and al Qaeda, in conversations that have been intercepted, are saying that the drone strikes on isolated houses are proving quite effective. It is clear that this is a worry for the grassroot jihadists and more so for the leadership who are less expendable. It is safer to be living in a more urban environment because the risk of collateral damage -- innocent lives -- is higher Pakistani Troops Linked to Abuses Will Lose U.S. Aid The cutoff of funds is an unusual rebuke and it illustrates the growing tensions with a country seen as a pivotal partner.
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Authorities Uncover Suspicious Packages In Multiple U.S. Airports... Al Qaeda Leader Dined at the Pentagon Just Months After 9/11 Backdoor Draft Winding Down -- For Now Don't call it an all-volunteer army. Over the nine years and counting that the United States has been at war, about 145,000 members of the military have had their service extended against their will. About 4,000 are still serving involuntarily, mostly in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Pentagon's "stop-loss" authority lets the armed services extend the enlistment of service members beyond their contractually agreed-to separation date during wartime Mass Surveillance and State Control: The Total Information Awareness Project US was warned twice about Mumbai attacker's terror ties NBC news reports that US officials were warned not once but twice about a US businessman who was planning to launch terrorist attacks against targets in Mumbai. But unlike the first warning, the second was never passed on to the FBI U.S. Had Prior Intel That Former DEA Informant Was Planning Mumbai Terrorist Attacks Researcher: Suicide terrorism linked to military occupation U.S. Says Genes Should Not Be Eligible for Patents Ashcroft may get 9/11 lawsuit thrown out The Supreme Court will consider an appeal by former Attorney General John Ashcroft to throw out a lawsuit seeking to hold him personally responsible for improperly arresting a Muslim U.S. citizen after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Activism of Thomas’s Wife Could Raise Judicial Issues Virginia Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, has accepted large contributions for her new political nonprofit group, raising questions for some who study judicial ethics. Supreme Court Justices Attended Koch Event, Sparking Ethics Debate Reports that two Supreme Court Justices have attended seminars sponsored by the energy giant and conservative bankroller Koch Industries has sparked a mild debate over judicial ethics. What Role Have Scalia And Thomas Played In The Koch Money Machine? Earlier today, ThinkProgress’ Lee Fang revealed several documents outlining the details of one of right-wing billionaire Charles Koch’s secret convenings of corporate political donors. As Koch revealed to the Wall Street Journal in 2006, the purpose of these meetings is to recruit “captains of industry” to fund the conservative infrastructure of front groups, political campaigns, think tanks and media outlets. Buried in this document, however, is a surprising revelation about the role two supposedly impartial jurists have played in these extended fundraising solicitations: “Past meetings have featured such notable leaders as Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas.” BANK OF AMERICA HALTS ALL U.S. FORECLOSURES Three major mortgage lenders — Bank of America, GMAC Mortgage and JPMorgan Chase — have said they are suspending foreclosures in the 23 states where they first need a judge’s approval. They are also waving off Fannie Mae from selling any of the foreclosed homes whose loans they sold to Fannie. The companies say they are reviewing their operations after disclosures that employees signed Hair stylists hired to vet foreclosure Banks 'hired people who would never question authority.' Who's who in the foreclosure scandal: A primer on the players....Witness: 'Foreclosure Mill' Employees Got Gifts For Altering Documents....Gates narrows who can OK discharges under 'don't ask, don't tell' Federal judge to U.S. military: Stop enforcing "don't ask, don't tell" policy barring gays, lesbians from serving openly....(Robert) Gates says courts should not set policy on gays ...Obama administration expected to appeal ruling on gays in military (as soon as tomorrow)...U.S. Air Force Stops Enforcement Of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'....Pentagon warns gay troops to stay silent for now....Court allows Pentagon to keep enforcing 'don't ask' -- for now..Judge Rejects Govt. DADT Stay Judge Skeptical of Govt. Arguments By Andrew Harmon U.S district judge Virginia A. Phillips issued a tentative ruling Monday rejecting the government’s request for a stay in the injunction against “don’t ask, don’t tell" In Defense of Teachers and Teachers' Unions Contrary to what you'd think watching the new documentary Waiting for Superman, teachers and teachers' unions are not the spawn of the devil. Best in class? US slips to 49th in global life expectancy How to brand a disease -- and sell a cure If you want to understand the way prescription drugs are marketed today, have a look at the 1928 book, "Propaganda," by Edward Bernays, the father of public relations in America. Google 'robs' gov't of $60B in taxes Google avoids taxes by moving profits through Ireland and Netherlands. Washington Post Ties 1 Gun Store To 2,500 crimes 89 Puerto Rico Cops Arrested for Corruption (Largest FBI Police Corruption Investigation Ever) US 19th in gender equality: report Queer and Loathing: Does the Foster Care System Bully Gay Kids?
Study: Booze is
worse than crack The Stock Market & War on Drugs The Socionomics Institute, a Georgia-based think tank, has released a report that finds a relationship between the War on Drugs and the health of the stock market. When the Dow Jones Industrial Average is rising, the federal government typically cracks down on drug use. When it's stagnant or falling, the government typically relaxes drug controls. Toxic coal sludge pollutes Ky. town 10 years later (Massey Energy) BUSH 'THOUGHT UNITED FLIGHT 93 SHOT DOWN ON 9/11' Federal Court Wrote 'Real' Classified Opinion On Gitmo Case, Released Different One To Public But there turns out to be nothing ordinary about the habeas case brought by Uthman Abdul Rahim Mohammed Uthman [2], a Yemeni held without charges for nearly eight years. Uthman, accused by two U.S. administrations of being an al-Qaida fighter and bodyguard for Osama bin Laden, is among 48 detainees [3] the Obama administration has deemed too dangerous to release but "not feasible for prosecution." A Tale of 2 Gitmo Opinions: Ruling Altered to Hide Evidence of Dead, Tortured Witnesses Judge to US: Yes, Really, Torture is Illegal.A major terrorism prosecution is derailed because "enhanced interrogation" taints evidence.
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Economy U.S. companies hoarding almost $1 trillion cash: Moody's U.S. companies are hoarding almost $1 trillion in cash but are unlikely to spend on expanding their business and hiring new employees due to continuing uncertainty about the strength of the economy, Moody's Investors Recession Was 'Just A Speedbump' For Rich: Report Twilight Of The Suburbs, Now Home To One-Third Of America's Poor New Analysis Shows U.S. Short 11.5 MILLION Jobs Does a Higher Minimum Wage Reduce Jobs? Dube: New study shows higher minimum wage has little effect on jobs and helps raise other wages Politics Companies That Received Bailout Money Giving Generously To Candidates Exclusive: Foreign-Funded ‘U.S.’ Chamber Of Commerce Running Partisan Attack Ads The largest attack campaign against Democrats this fall is being waged by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a trade association organized as a 501(c)(6) that can raise and spend unlimited funds without ever disclosing any of its donors. List Of Foreign Corporations Funding The Chamber Of Commerce....Middle Eastern govts. gave to Chamber’s election fund: report
Legislation Would Have Helped Banks Avoid Foreclosure Challenge
The Washington Post’s Greg Sargent
reports that the Chamber of Commerce has issued yet another
response to our story – at least the
fifth
different
statement
it has offered since
we first reported yesterday morning on their foreign sources
of funding. The Chamber’s latest effort is to engage in personal
name-calling, referring to ThinkProgress as “a George
Soros-funded, anti-business blog” that is “deceitful.” This
smoke-and-mirrors response serves to obfuscate the
basic facts which ThinkProgress revealed:
America is becoming a plutocracy More and more wealth in fewer and fewer hands, secret campaign donations: It's a perfect storm US approves world's biggest solar energy project The United States approved on Monday a permit for the largest solar energy project in the world -- four massive plants at the cost of one billion dollars each in southern California.
Total cost of US
intel: $80 billion 'space bomber'). top secret robotic space plane has blasted off from Cape Canaveral, and the involvement of a US military agency in the project has Iran - and maybe China - worried about the possibilities of what could be a prototype 'space bomber'. Treasury Gets 36% Return Buying Toxic Mortgages A U.S. government program aimed at reviving the mortgage-backed securities market returned more than triple what stocks or bonds gained in the past year.Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac bailouts could hit $363 billion, report says...Citigroup got secret bailout US failed to disclose why it holds $301 billion in Citigroup securities. Treasury Hid A.I.G. Loss, Report Says CBS, CNN capture video of Ohio attorney subpoena served on Karl Rove A federal subpoena, issued by Ohio attorney Cliff Arnebeck and sanctioned by the Office of Ohio Secretary of State, was served last Sunday in Washington to Karl Rove on his way to an appearance on the CBS NPR maps 'web of GOP influence' Interactive feature allows users to stroll through GOP links to activists, cash. Watch: City Councilman to black rep.: 'You should be' in cotton field Tea Party-Backed Candidate Says Black Men Prefer Drug Dealing To Education Voter Intimidation At McDonald's Franchise...Employees Told That Unless Republicans Win, They Won't Get Raises Or Benefits Watch This Voting Machine Change Someone's Vote!?! Suppression of Black Vote Emerges as Tactic....Caught: Fake voting flyers handed out to blacks in Texas Vets’ group: 92 percent of ‘D’ or ‘F’ grades on supporting troops go to Republicans GENERAL: CLINTON AIDE SUGGESTED LETTING U.S. PLANE BE SHOT DOWN TO PROVOKE WAR WITH IRAQ Of course, as Jonathan Schwarz points out, this would hardly be the first or only time this sort of plan was discussed. Here's a New York Times article from 2006 on the build up to the 2003 Bush-led invasion of Iraq. During a private two-hour meeting in the Oval Office on Jan. 31, 2003, [Bush] made clear to Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain that he was determined to invade Iraq "The U.S. was thinking of flying U2 reconnaissance aircraft with fighter cover over Iraq, painted in U.N. colours," the memo says, Anti-porn NY gov candidate emailed 'awesome' lesbian video ‘Nonsensical’ terror alerts are political cover story: diplomats Obama Continues Most of Bush's Wiretap Policies..Shayana Kadidal: Government refuses to disclose possible wiretapping of civil rights lawyers What if members of Congress were seated not by party but according to their major business sponsors? We gave it a try.Who Owns Congress? A Campaign Cash Seating Chart 72 Congress staffers traded in companies their bosses regulate Science Is cancer 'man-made'? US-UK study suggests cancer a rarity before industrial era. Deaf people 'rewire brains' to see better Study finds deaf people's brains rewire to provide better peripheral vision. |
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possibly carrying explosives, a town official said. Branford 2nd suspect in shooting arraigned According to records on file in Central District Court, Mr. Pridgen and Alexander Rivera, 29, of 3 Glenwood Road, North Branford, 12 teens, parent cited at North Branford beer party Conn. rejects voting complaint against Ann Coulter Conn. candidates spending millions on TV ads, mostly with out-of-state firms New Haven cop suspended over DUI arrest Daughter of Malik Jones awarded $900,000 from East Haven CT Drug War Daylight shooting turns homicide case Police are investigating another fatal shooting in New Haven. The most recent victim is 27-year-old William Baines of West Division Street. ‘So what. I don’t care': Cold-hearted New Haven killer ignored desperate plea from victim's friend as mom watched (video) NEW HAVEN — A city mother watched as her only son was shot to death outside his Newhallville home in front of his young daughter and girlfriend Saturday afternoon, as a friend pleaded with the gunman. Woman, 19, charged in shooting death of New Haven girl, 16 (document) 17-year-old dead in afternoon shootout in quiet neighborhood |
Man fatally shot on West Division Street in New Haven; hours later
another shot in Westville Brpt. cop suspended for racist remark A Bridgeport police officer was suspended for 20 days without pay for reportedly saying a racial slur about a group of young black men on his police radio. Ann Coulter to Face Vote on Voter Fraud Charges in CT by State Elections Enforcement Commission NStar, Northeast Utilities to merge Boston utility NStar yesterday agreed to combine with Connecticut-based Northeast Utilities , creating a $17.5 billion energy behemoth that executives say will be better positioned to bargain for cheaper sources of electricity and natural gas and invest in renewable sources such as wind power. Vince McMahon Sues Over WWE Garb at Conn. Polls World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Vince McMahon has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to stop Connecticut election workers from asking WWE fans to cover up their wrestling garb at the polls. Wrestler’s father slams McMahon in Conn. race The father of Chris Benoit, the pro wrestler who killed himself, his wife and their 7-year-old son in 2007, is accusing former wrestling executive Linda McMahon of running for U.S. Senate to head off attempts to regulate the industry. WWE planning a giveaway at the polls on Tuesday World Wrestling Entertainment will hand out merchandise at select polling places throughout the state on Tuesday -- "to celebrate the victory of restoring voters' right to wear WWE clothing at the polls. Protesters decry proposal to dump toxins in New Haven harbor A total of 250,000 cubic yards of the material is toxic, laced with PCBs and heavy metals, all of it coming from a long-delayed dredging of Bridgeport Harbor. |
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Security Issues No U.S. Sanctions on Four Countries With Child Soldiers DARPA: Scan emails to predict crimes? The Pentagon wants computers to see into the future -- and stop crimes before they happen. As the U.S Army considers whether Col. Nidal Hasan, the suspect in last year's Fort Hood massacre, should face a court-martial, it also is looking at whether the military missed signals that might have indicated what was about to happen. Now a Pentagon research arm is asking scientists to create a way to scan billions of e-mails to identify suspects in advance so that crimes can be stopped before they are committed. That's the goal of the latest $35 million project announced by DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which is credited with breakthroughs like the internet, GPS and stealth technology. But this latest idea is already is drawing fire from privacy and security experts. Abortion Docs Decry "Wanted" Posters as Bait They look like wanted posters from the Wild West. But they're not photos of criminals, CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller reports -- they depict doctors in North Carolina who perform abortions. Google admits vast private data gathering 'Hitmen' sent to kill US drug thieves Drug-smuggling gangs in Mexico have sent well-armed assassins, or "sicarios," into Arizona to locate and kill bandits who are ambushing and stealing loads of cocaine, marijuana and heroin headed to buyers in the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security has warned Arizona law enforcement authorities. CHINA, IRAN hacked e-vote server? According to testimony given to a D.C. City Council committee last Friday by J. Alex Halderman, asst. professor of electrical engineering and computer science at University of Michigan, hackers from Iran and China were also attempting to access the very same network infrastructure, even as his own team of students had successfully done so, taking over the entirety of the Internet Voting system which had been opened for a first-of-its-kind live test. Soldier says he was ordered to delete Fort Hood video Gates: WikiLeaks didn't reveal key intel As Pentagon braces for new leak, memo shows previous one did little harm.
'Virtual' border
fence a failure Declassified docs show U.S. officials urged Clinton, Bush to strike al-Qaida Courts Alan Keyes Ordered to Pay President Obama's Court Costs Keyes is a member of the so-called "birthers" movement. In his complaint, he claimed there is persuasive evidence Obama was born in what is now Kenya, which was then (1961) the British East African Protectorate of Zanzibar. He further claimed that President Obama would have automatically been a British citizen, based on his father's citizenship, and ineligible for office. usa101910.pdf Army Response to Bradley Manning FOIA Request ACLU sues school over piercing North Carolina school suspended student for 'religious' nose piercin Chevron Hit With $19 Million Judgment After Jury Rejects John Connor’s Testimony John Connor, Chevron’s lead American expert in its multi-billion dollar Ecuador environmental trial, suffered a major blow to his credibility when a U.S. jury rejected his testimony and delivered a $19 million judgment against the oil giant for causing mental retardation to several Mississippi residents exposed to its leaking gas tanks, according to court papers provided this week by lawyers on the case. Mississippi judge jails attorney for not reciting pledge A Mississippi judge ordered an attorney to spend several hours in jail Wednesday after the attorney chose not to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in court. First State Lawsuit Filed Over Alleged Foreclosure Fraud 4 men are convicted in synagogue-bombing plot How 2 civilian sleuths brought foreclosure problems to light Michael Redman was an online automobile consultant. Lisa Epstein was a cancer nurse. Together, they discovered what mortgage service companies didn't want known — that often the paperwork didn't exist to prove who owned the loans on foreclosed homes. The result: a freeze on tens of thousands of foreclosures. » read more Man cleared by DNA gets $18.5 million Alan Newton, 49, who spent nearly 22 years in prison for rape and assault, was awarded $18.5 million this week by a federal jury after DNA evidence proved his innocence. FULL STORY Ex-Fox worker sues over racist comments Man says he was fired after complaining of constant racist, sexist remarks. Judge blocks ads damning bottle water Judge bars NC company's ads claiming plastic water bottles contain chemicals harmful to humans County decriminalizes coke, heroin, meth and shoplifting Caught with small amounts of heroin, cocaine or methamphetamine? It's a ticket. So's a hit-and-run accident. Small-time shoplifting? You'll still get arrested, but it's still just a violation Still, police have been directed to continue operating as normal, making arrests as they see fit, and it'll be up to the county's attorneys to decide what gets prosecuted. In spite of the budgetary rue, Multnomah County is one of only a few in the nation that is piloting a program that affixes GPS tracking bracelets to youths convicted of gang-related crimes: a practice widely criticized by civil rights groups.
U.S. to settle lawsuit with Native American farmers The
government will provide $680 million under a proposed
agreement to settle a class-action lawsuit by Native
American farmers who, like the Keepseagles, say they were
unfairly denied access to federal funds.
5 years after indictments, DeLay's trial begins Lesbian prom flap: School district must pay-Judge awards legal fees to Constance McMillen A federal judge has ordered a Mississippi school district to pay about $81,000 in legal fees and expenses in a lawsuit filed by a lesbian student whose prom was canceled because she wanted to bring her girlfriend. Righthaven gets legal win in copyright lawsuit campaign Conrad Black's obstruction and 1 fraud convictions upheld, 2 others overturned Feds appeal Mass. rulings against US marriage law The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday defended the federal law defining marriage as between a man and a woman by appealing two rulings in Massachusetts by a judge who called the law unconstitutional for denying federal benefits to gay Education
Lauded Harlem Schools Hit Bumps
The Harlem Children’s Zone’s costly efforts are
breathtaking in scope, but its overall impact is unclear.
FL vouchers send 30,000 students to over 1,000 private Florida schools..80 percent are religious. Tata Gives Harvard $50 Million Harvard Business School said it received a gift of $50 million from Tata Group of India, the largest gift the school received from an international donor in its 102-year history. Why Did Columbia University Decide Author's Ideas About American History Were Too Dangerous? Judge to decide whether New York can release teacher ratings A New York Supreme Court judge will decide whether the public has a right to see individual teacher ratings based on student test scores in the nation's largest school district, an indication that the days when 99 percent of teachers were rated "satisfactory" are over. » read more Arne supports having flawed NYC test scores published with teachers' names and ratings...... Consultants who designed NYC's teacher rating system warned against using to judge performance. School Board Member Wants Gays To Commit Suicide Who controls school curriculum..school boards, mayors, or private management companies? Environment San Andreas fault capable of magnitude 8.1 earthquake over 340-miles of California, researchers say Possible Cause of Bee Die-Off Is Found A fungus and a virus apparently caused the honeybee “colony collapse.” Report Shows EPA's Clean Air Act Significantly Benefits Economy U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar signs first offshore wind farm lease Google invests in wind power plants Firms give $1.8B for network of deepwater transmission lines. Interpol Takes On Emissions Fraud...As carbon trading booms, fraudsters—and cops—are getting into the game.Mercury leaked into Columbia River by smelter EPA faulted for not disclosing coal ash's recycling risks |
'Black man' hung by
noose in grotesque Halloween display Pain relievers, anti-anxiety drugs, sleep aids top prescribed list `Toyota Technicians' Confirmed Sudden Acceleration, Lawyers Say in Filings Greed
Teachers spent $9m
on cosmetic surgery Homeowners Get The Boot For Bad Paperwork While Banks Get Millions For Same Media cia102510.pdf CIA Response to Wikileaks FOIA Request ABC Newsroom Upset Over Decision To Tap Andrew Breitbart For Election Night Analysis At Least 250,000 Attend Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity Wikileaks Hacked By “Very Skilled” Attackers
The Inherent Conservatism of Hip-Hop When he criticizes the
genre, the author is accused of catering to the right. But, he
argues, most rappers are so conservative, they could easily
belong to the Republican Party.
Google could face fines under privacy laws (after admitting downloading private emails & passwords) Fired NPR analyst was disciplined for sexual remarks about female staffers Reuters Writer Resigns Amid Major Stock Conflict Of Interest Dick Morris Pushed GOP Group On Fox News Without Saying They Paid Him Is Gallup polling way off? Calls for Gallup to stop polling after 'wacky results' show Latinos back GOP. Bekkk's New Scam, Apocalypse Food Insurance 'Voluntary' web censorship?Obama White House pressures registrars to block 'infringing' web sites.While there's been increasing attention paid to the "Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act" (COICA), the proposed law that would allow the government to require ISPs and registrars to block access to websites deemed to be "dedicated to infringing activities," it looks like the White House (which we had thought was against censoring the internet) appears to be working on a backup plan in case COICA doesn't pass. WikiLeaks Says Funding Has Been Blocked After Government Blacklisting...WikiLeaks denies Iraq leak reports...Pentagon cautions news media on WikiLeaks documents WATCH: In 5 Minutes This Morning, Fox Turned A Shutdown Of The Brooklyn Bridge ... Into An Int'l Terrorist Threat ... Before Dismissing The Whole Thing Like It Never Happened Facebook works to remove anti-gay hate speech Spurred by an advocacy group and recent suicides, the social networking site vies to reduce bullyingSearch censorship is big business Business spends millions every year to bury search results they don't like. Fox News Reports Completely False Story About Chicago Absentee Ballots
Police/Prison
Man waterboards
girlfriend;
'Cheating'
FBI: Same Gun
Shot at
Pentagon,
Marines' Museum
11 women gone and nobody notices N.Y. chief denies student was left to die The New York police chief overseeing the investigation into the fatal shooting by police Sunday morning of a popular college football player from Easton said that it took medical crews three minutes to come to his aid.
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BY WHILE The Bank CEO Who Washed Up In A Michigan Lake Was Shot 'Execution Style' Cops: 3 Teens Viciously Beat 14-Year-Old On Bus (Thought he was gay) POLICE BRUTALITY - Cop Shoots And Kills Unarmed Man & The Family Dog Sheriff: Cartels Pushed Report Of 'Lake Pirates' Shooting Suspects Highway Shooter' Speaks From Prison: Glenn Beck 'Like A Schoolteacher' NYPD: 7 Gang Members Brutally Tortured Gay Recruit Caught Spying On Student, FBI Demands GPS Tracker Back A California student got a visit from the FBI this week after he found a secret GPS tracking device on his car, and a friend posted photos of it online. The post prompted wide speculation about whether the device was real, whether the young Arab-American was being targeted in a terrorism investigation and what the authorities would do. It took just 48 hours to find out: The device was real, Police find C4 explosives in lower Manhattan cemetery Informant testifies about his role in perjury-tainted drug bust case · The confidential informant in the perjury-tainted cocaine case that led to criminal charges against the prosecutor, judge and police officers hopes to get $100,000 or more for setting up the 2005 drug bust. Two held as man is badly beaten in restroom at bar that launched gay-rights movement Antiwar activists will refuse to testify (FBI raids)
Green light for
TX execution
probe Nearly $1B spent to settle NYPD suits Phoenix police officer tased and then shot victim Civil Rights Family Research Council President: Gay Teens Resort To Suicide Because They Know They're 'Abnormal' Survey: Access To Justice In U.S. At Third-World Levels Federal law allows health benefits for pets but not gay partners Colorado Senate Candidate Says Being Gay Is A Choice, Compares It To Alcoholism Military recruiters told to accept gay applicants
23 states expand
felons' voting
rights 14 states trying to deny citizenship to immigrants' kids Florida Immigration Bill Allows Police to Skip Over Canadians, Europeans Florida ends ban on gay, lesbian adoptions Drug War Holder to announce US will enforce marijuana laws despite how Californians may vote... Ex-Surgeon General: Legalize pot Cops Under Pressure To Deny They Support Legalizing Marijuana Opposing pot legalization betrays conservative values: scholar The right-wing Heritage Foundation, for instance, strongly advocates for small government but has concluded that government must play a large and continued role in the drug war. |
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Report: FBI informant might have
fired first at Kent State Book: Bill Clinton 'lost nuclear codes' Clinton lost card containing nuke launch codes while in office, book claims. Muslims who saved Jews from Nazis
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New York gubernatorial candidate slams gays New York
GOP gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino criticized
gays, saying he didn't want children thinking
"homosexuality is an equally valid or successful
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RNC mails 200,000 absentee ballot request forms to wrong county, has to do robocall to inform voters Labor attacks 'racist' GOP pledge Analysis: Photos mostly of white people, proposals would hurt minorities most SEC: NY Sen. Candidate Tied to Firm Sued for Fraud U.S. Senate candidate Joe DioGuardi had financial ties to a California business accused in federal court of defrauding investors by misappropriating millions of dollars, according to federal regulators. Rand Paul would replace income tax with sales tax Calls federal tax code "a disaster," proposes getting rid of Internal Revenue Service Despite Anti-Gay Rant, Paladino Rented To Gay Clubs, Son Ran One Polls That Exclude Cell-Phone-Only Homes Have Growing GOP Bias Boehner's PAC Gave Big Cash To GOPer With Nazi Interest Women's Group President: Whitman 'Could Be Described As A Political Whore' New Black Panther Case Served As Cash Cow For GOP LawyersMitt Romney made groups buy his book in bulk The 2012 GOP hopeful's foreign policy tome shot to the top of the bestseller list, with a little help Tea Party candidate arrives at interview in $138,000 Mercedes Congressman's Office On Lockdown After Toxic, Swastika-Covered Package Arrives O'Donnell admits using campaign cash to pay rent Report: Rape accusation against Whitman's son 'hushed up' GOP congressional candidate Stephen Broden says violent overthrow of government is 'on the table' Dick Armey: Many Dems Are Voting Early To Commit Voter Fraud Franchises Leave Gold's Gym Over CEO's Donations To Conservatives Rand Paul Supporter Admits Stomping On Woman's Head....Victim SPEAKS, Says Attack Was 'Premeditated' .. WATCH The Attack....Another Person Claims He Was Attacked By Rand Paul Supporter....Fox News Paints Lauren Valle as the Aggressor! Unbelieveable... - VelvetRevolution.us Abused & arrested for being Democrat at Eric Cantor event Tea Party backing candidate who allegedly killed two unarmed Iraqis and 'shot them 60 times' Wash. Compiles List of Chemicals Toxic to Children Johnson & Johnson, Mattel Inc. and other manufacturers of children’s products would be required to report whether toys, cosmetics, jewelry, apparel and other items contain certain harmful chemicals, under new rules proposed by Washington state. John Boehner To Campaign For Candidate Who Dressed Up As Nazi TEA PARTY SITE TOOK NEARLY $500K IN DONATIONS, SPENT NONE ON CAMPAIGNS: REPORT Budget and Taxes Harry Jackson: Christians Need Tax Cuts So They Can Give More To Their Church |
Health Insurance U.S. to Let Insurers Raise Fees for Sick Children Docs on Pharma payroll have blemished records, limited credentials Judge dismisses health care suit Federal judge dismisses challenge filed by the Thomas More Law Center. Poll: US split on health care repeal AP poll: 36% want even more health reform, 37% want repeal. Defense Spending Military Recruitment 2009 Approximately one quarter of all military spending goes towards the recruitment, retention, wages and benefits for military personnel. Each year, National Priorities Project (NPP) reports on military recruitment in an effort to better understand these expenditures by focusing on active-duty Army recruits. "War on terror" psychologist gets giant no-bid contract Stimulus 89,000 stimulus checks sent to inmates or dead people US to allocate 800 million for high speed rail project
Lobbying
Veterans Group Files FEC Complaint Against The Chamber: Foreign Funds Pose 'Clear And Present Danger....Inconvenient Facts That The Chamber Hasn’t Refuted PACs linked to foreign companies legally donate millions to U.S. campaigns Business Lobby Spends Big On Elections At Home While Courting Money Abroad Treasury/Federal Reserve/Bailouts/SEC/IRS fincen102610.pdf Transfer-Reorg of Bank Secrecy Act Regulations Bailout Oversight Panel Slams Obama Administration's Response To Foreclosure Crisis SEC Sets Aside HUGE Fund For Whistleblowers Confessions Of A Foreclosure Robo-Signer: 'I Had No Idea What I Was Signing'
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Barack Obama's favorite columnists are awful The president reads Thomas Friedman, David Brooks, and other out-of-touch old white guys Obama: More Aggressive Anti-Foreclosure Efforts Would Help Undeserving People Rove accuses Obama of 'enemies list'....Flashback: Rove admitted to keeping 'a file' on Bush critics As time goes by, more and more deranged people are acting out in violent episodes with a target pointed directly at President Obama's back as they try to murder innocent people. The latest episode happened in Calrsbad, California when a man opened fire on young children and was reportedly yelling “Death to Obama" when he went off. |
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More than 30,000 New Pages Added to Torture Archive Torture Victim sues U.S. over 'Kafkaesque nightmare' In a first for a former Guantánamo captive freed by a federal judge, a Syrian man now living in Europe is suing the U.S. government for damages from what he calls a ``Kafkaesque nightmare.'' The 44-page lawsuit by Abdul Razak al Janko, 32, described a decade-long odyssey of detention -- first in Taliban-era Afghanistan, where he was tortured as an alleged pro-American Israeli spy, and later in U.S. military prisons that ignored or misdiagnosed his history as a torture victim. » read more
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trial CIA paid Liverpool buyout tycoon millions...to use his jet for 'torture' flights Khadr plea deal reveals a 'get out of Guantanamo' strategy On Monday, Omar Khadr, now 24, pleaded guilty to five separate war crimes in exchange for an eight-year prison sentence, only one of them to be served in Guantánamo. His plea bargain is the second that reveals an emerging strategy for getting out of Guantánamo. » read more |
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The Right to Food: Corporate, Foreign Gov’t Land Grab Causing
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THE IRAQ WAR -- PART I: The U.S. Prepares for Conflict, 2001 Gen. Shelton (III): Iraq went so wrong because of Bush administration 'lies'....General: Bush Officials Pushed For Iraq War 'Almost To The Point Of Insubordination' US Hikers Were Seized in Iraq: WikiLeaks Document Corroborates Nation Report A military report released by WikiLeaks confirms: Iranian forces crossed the border to arrest the American hikers.Suicide bomber kills 21 in Iraq town Whistleblower GI beaten, silenced Justin Stoner blew the whistle on his platoon, and the resulting probe uncovered civilian killings. Fellow GIs beat him, and now the Army apparently wants to silence him. Drew Griffin reports for "The Situation Room." FULL STORY Blackwater contractor won't be indicted for 2006 killing Iraqi refugees regret going home, UNHCR survey finds Top UN official survives bomb blast after meeting Iraq's Sistani |
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Blackwater cases 'falling apart' NYT: Government secrets, chaos of war blocking prosecutions. Nouri al-Maliki's 'detention squad' Reports show US worried that Iraqi prime minister uses his political power to crack down on rivals. Iraqi PM personally ran secret army squadIraq court sentences Hussein deputy Tariq Aziz to death Suicide blast kills 25 at Iraq coffee shop One million cubic tons of garbage dumped in Tigris River How Iraqi politicians get paid $1,000 a minute, don't make laws and live it up for free at Baghdad's GUNMEN SEIZE Baghdad church...37 die, 57 wounded during Iraqi rescue |
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Iran arrests 'foreign journalists' Two "German nationals"
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Iranian Officials Warn of Unrest Tied to Subsidy Cuts IRAN loads fuel into nuclear reactor.
Iranian Guards shielded from sanctions cyberattack at Iran's nuclear program,On 16 July 2009, Iranian news agencies reported, the head of Iran's atomic energy organization Gholam Reza Aghazadeh had abruptly resigned for unknown reasons after 12 years in office.[133] Shortly after WikiLeaks released at report disclosing a "serious nuclear accident" at the Iranian Natanz nuclear facility in 2009.[134][135] The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) released statistics according to which the number of enriched centrifuges operational in Iran mysteriously declined from about 4,700 to about 3,900 beginning around the time the nuclear incident WikiLeaks mentioned would have occurred.[136][137] US acts against alleged front companies for Iran
Nigeria: Shipper Confirms Weapons Came From Iran Turkey Turkey tries Kurds for rebel links More than 150 people, including mayors, go on trial in Diyarbakir for alleged ties to Kurdistan Workers' Party. Other
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Israel offers partial settlement freeze Palestinians must recognize Israel as 'the Jewish state', prime minister says.Lieberman: Palestinians may try to form autonomous Arab regions within Israel Foreign minister says there is a possibility the Palestinians may try to delegitimize Israel as a Jewish state. PLO chief: We will recognize Israel in return for 1967 borders Fatah: Two-state solution is over Palestinian authority says Israel's policies designed to undermine talksJewish settlers 'building 600 homes' Viva Palestina convoy reaches Gaza Pro-Palestinian activists enter Gaza through Rafah crossing with $5m of aid for residents of Israeli-blockaded strip.Netanyahu backed by foreign donors Lebanon EgyptEgypt Must End Police Killing of African Migrants, Human Rights Watch Says Egypt shuts down more TV stations Egypt's President Mubarak plans to run for 6th term A senior official with Egypt's ruling party said Thursday that President Hosni Mubarak would seek another term in office next year, the clearest indication yet that the ailing strongman plans to extend his 29-year grip on the Arab world's most populous nation. » read more Yemen |
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Bombs kill three Afghan civilians, NATO soldier NATO allowed Taliban official to Kabul: Petraeus Kabul backs off private contractor ban Taliban Join High-Level Afghan Peace Talks CIA Was Warned About Bombing That Killed Most Agents Since 1983, Inquiry Finds U.S.-led Afghan reconstruction projects to end because of security dispute Another Afghan security problem: Badly built police stations Taliban killed Benazir Bhutto: Probe Alleged Bin Laden tape warns France...Bin Laden tape is real, French say At least 80 killed in Afghan clash Karzai condemns Russian raid Afghan leader says Moscow's involvement in joint anti-drugs operation "violated sovereignty" |
Afghans allege prison abuse Report claims Afghan detainees abused at secret US detention center. U.S. soldier held in probe of Taliban detainee's death The U.S. military detained an American soldier and launched a criminal investigation Tuesday after Afghan President Hamid Karzai publicly accused U.S. forces of shooting and killing a Taliban leader in his southern Afghanistan jail cell. Suicide Bombers Attack UN Compound In Afghanistan Anti-Taliban Campaign In Afghanistan Has Had Little Effect: Report Afghan Wedding Roof Collapse Kills Dozens (65 Dead, Mostly Women & Children) Taliban Hold Secret Talks With Afghan President...Afghan officials confirm Taliban talks |
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25 NATO fuel tankers attacked in Pakistan....6th Strike In Recent Days, Dozens Of Fuel Tankers Destroyed 18 dead in wave of violence in Karachi Pakistan Monitoring 6,000 People Over Terror Links Pakistan frees Taliban commander Deadly violence rocks Pakistan city At least 32 killed in multiple attacks in Karachi where recent unrest is raising fears of instability. |
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Deadly blast hits Philippines bus At least 10 people killed after bomb exploded on a passenger bus on the southern island of Mindanao.
Acclaimed Indian Author Arundhati Roy Faces Arrest for Questioning India’s Claim on Kashmir The award-winning Indian author Arundhati Roy is facing possible arrest in India on sedition charges after publicly advocating for Kashmir independence and challenging India’s claim that Kashmir is an "integral part of India." If charged and convicted of sedition, Roy could face up to life in prison. India: Pakistan Spy Agency Behind Mumbai Attack Nobel Peace Prize winner's wife has 'disappeared,' lawyer says The world's newest Nobel Peace Prize winner remained unreachable in a Chinese prison Saturday, while his wife's mobile phone was cut off and the authoritarian government continued to censor reports |
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Chávez Targets U.S. Glass Maker Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez on Monday ordered the expropriation of U.S.-based glass maker Owens-Illinois Inc.'s unit in the South American country 'Fatal sickness' outbreak in Haiti Health officials say 135 dead and nearly 1,500 hospitalised due to outbreak outside of capital, Port-au-Prince. |
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Strike cuts fuel to Paris airports Refinery workers cut off
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Serbia riots leave scores injured Security forces deployed to protect gay-rights marchers clash with protesters, triggering violence in Belgrade. Rioters Throw Molotov Cocktails At Gay Pride Parade In Belgrade Hillary Clinton 'worried' by UK defence cuts Merkel says German multicultural society has failed Gunmen, suicide bomber attack Chechen parliament and ministry building Five killed in Caucasus violence A bombing and a shootout caused deaths and injuries on Saturday in Russia's tense Caucasus region, Russian media reported, citing local authorities. Two militants were killed and two police officers were wounded in a shootout in the republic of Dagestan, according to Ria Novosti and Itar-Tass. Dagestani TV Journalist Fears for Life The Memorial rights group appealed to authorities Tuesday about the plight of a Dagestani journalist who has received anonymous death threats and been harassed by law enforcement agencies after a report about police torture. |
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School installs £9,000 facial recognition cameras to stop students turning up late Tanker leaks jet fuel into North Sea Drug Rehab Workers Jailed as 'Revenge' Three workers with a private anti-drug foundation were jailed by a Sverdlovsk region court Tuesday on kidnapping charges that the organization's head called revenge by corrupt local authorities. Security Services Now 'Uncontrollable' Russia's security services have changed a lot since the late Soviet days. They are much worse racist guman stalks Swedish city EU teams to patrol Greek border The EU is for the first time sending border guards to help Greece stem an influx of migrants entering across the land border with Turkey. |
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AUSTIN, Texas — A Mexican police commander investigating the disappearance of an American tourist on a border lake plagued by pirates was killed, U.S. and Mexican officials said Tuesday. Falcon Lake investigator beheaded The lead Mexican investigator in the Falcon Lake case, Rolando Armando Flores Villegas, has been killed, his severed head delivered Tuesday in a suitcase to the Mexican military, officials told CNN. Koch Industries awaits Venezuela takeover Koch Industries awaits Venezuela takeover October 18, 2010 CARACAS: Koch Industries said it had received no word that Venezuela nationalised Fertinitro, a large fertilizer maker in which the US-based group has a substantial stake. Obama backs Venezuela's right to nuclear energy Threaten historic police after marijuana seizure The Municipal Public Security Secretary said that no change in the operations of the corporation Blazed: Mexico Burns 134 Tons Of Confiscated Marijuana
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Mexican president wants to do away with local police Down with cocaine, long live coca leaves! The government of Bolivia refused to pass the new law which could cut the production of cocaine in the country. The law lowered the limit of coca leaves which local farmers could sell. Bolivia is the world's third largest producer of coca. The drug business brings billions of profit only because this business is banned G20 protester barred from speaking to press as condition of bail Ex-governor admits ties to paramilitary drug lord (Colombia, US' 3rd largest foreign aid recipient) US to give $30M for Colombia land restitution . Two U.S. air marshals flee Brazil after being charged with assault Drug cartel gunmen in Juarez massacre 12 at party
Protest Closes Cholera Treatment Center in Haiti
Residents feared the center would put children at risk of
infection, and the government ordered the clinic shut.
Brazil elects first female president
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