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'Hamas Against Zionist Ideology, Not Judaism' A founding member
of Hamas says he hates all weapons and insists that his organisation
is not anti-Jewish
U.S. Senate candidate refers to Senator Schumer as 'that Jew' A
Republican candidate for Senate from Arkansas reportedly referred to
Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer as "that Jew" during a recent
appearance before a Republican group
Did Doctors Deny Iraq Shooter's Stress? A soldier in accused
shooter Army Sgt. John Russell's unit says Russell was angry because
he thought he was suffering from combat stress. But he told his
fellow troopers that the doctors at the clinic he allegedly attacked
did not believe him.
Lawyers for GITMO detainees say Obama is business as usual Some
human rights advocates are saying the Obama Administration isn’t
acting quickly enough to correct some of the abuses committed under
President Bush. The prison at Guantanamo remains open well past
Obama’s first one hundred days; as Tanya Snyder reports, attorneys
for the detainees say it’s business as usual.
Rep. Kucinich Today: 'Trillions for War, for Wall Street... Less
Money for Soc. Sec., Rep. Dennis Kucinich on supplemental
appropriation for Iraq and Afghanistan - "Democrats were elected on
a promise to end the war In Iraq. We're continuing. Democrats were
elected to get us out of Afghanistan. The war is escalating. And to
top it all off, members of Congress, we have a rule, it's in the
rule, that keeps Guantanamo open, keeps the prisoners there despite
many may have had their rights violated. It's time for America to
come home."
Admiral: U.S. must aid soldiers' mental health The
highest-ranking U.S. military officer says the United States has to
do a better job of taking care of soldiers' mental health.
Fire the Boss: Naomi Klein & Avi Lewis on "The Worker Control
Solution from Buenos Aires to Chicago" Shock Doctrine
author Naomi Klein and Al Jazeera host Avi Lewis discuss the workers
who are taking over their factories and plants rather than lose
their jobs, some to owners who owe money to bailed-out banks. They
also address the latest news in the nation’s global economic
collapse amidst the White House and Democratic-led Congress’s
rejection of single-payer healthcare.
New evidence suggests US has napalm-like weapon
Courts divided on police use of GPS tracking Two recent,
divergent court rulings on warrantless tracking suggest new
technologies are straining old privacy standards. |
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A Shocking Development: 43 Kids Hit With Stun Guns
I can't imagine what these officers were thinking," state official
says.
Bombs Detonated in West Haven Several pipe bombs were discovered
in a car after a police pursuit into West Haven. |
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Boy Scouts Being Trained To Fight Terrorists
Tea Party Leader Accused Of Major Tax Fraud
New evidence suggests US has napalm-like weapon
Mother of U.S. Marine Waterboarded by Our Military
Hits Latest Torture Excuse -- and Cheney
US sets free test case detainee
Algerian detainee Lakhdar Boumediene has left the
US-run Guantanamo Bay prison camp for France, officials say.
Researcher seeks probe of Bush era 'homicides by torture'
FEMA unveils its new disaster trailer A fleet of newly designed
mobile homes was rolled out here yesterday by federal officials to
replace the much-criticized travel trailers used after Hurricane
Katrina in 2005.
Fund Sues Halliburton, KBR over Lack of Oversight Halliburton Co
(HAL.N), KBR Inc (KBR.N) and many of their directors are being sued
by a pension fund accusing them of a lack of oversight after a bout
of scandals the fund says destroyed value, a court document showed
Fire the Boss: Naomi Klein & Avi Lewis on "The Worker Control
Solution from Buenos Aires to Chicago" Shock Doctrine
author Naomi Klein and Al Jazeera host Avi Lewis discuss the workers
who are taking over their factories and plants rather than lose
their jobs, some to owners who owe money to bailed-out banks. They
also address the latest news in the nation’s global economic
collapse amidst the White House and Democratic-led Congress’s
rejection of single-payer healthcare.
Woman in Rendition Case Sues for Immunity A former American
official charged with kidnapping in the 2003 seizure of a radical
Muslim cleric is seeking diplomatic immunity to halt the
prosecution.
Companies Object to Google Policy on Trademarks Google accepts
competitive uses of trademarks, prompting some companies to seek
legal action.
Are There More Foreclosures Than Necessary?
New figures out this week show that
foreclosure filings are up 32 percent from a
year ago. Our Planet Money team found that
some people in the mortgage industry are
saying something remarkable: As many as half
of these foreclosures don't need to happen.
Teen Inspires "Shake It Off" Law Sandra Hughes reports on a new
law in Washington state aimed at stopping school coaches from
telling injured students to "shake it off."
2 in US guilty of bribes for Haiti phone contracts |
Detainee who provided 'intel' for Iraq invasion dead in Libya
The chief of staff
to former Secretary of State Colin Powell says that the Bush
Administration authorized torture of detainees before even rendering
a legal opinion on the practice — and that they sought to torture
detainees in an effort to produce intelligence tying Iraq to al
Qaeda.
4 US citizens found strangled in Tijuana The bodies of four U.S.
citizens were found strangled, beaten and stabbed in a van in this
border city
Swine Flu Not an Accident From a Lab, W.H.O. Says
Lab didn't tell police 22 vials stolen (Re: former researcher
accused of smuggling Ebola into US)
Judge rules family can't refuse chemo for boy A Minnesota judge
has ruled that a 13-year-old boy with a highly treatable form of
cancer must seek conventional medical
Right-Wing Radio Host Calls Maddow A "Little Boy", Perez Hilton A
"Vile Sodomite" (AUDIO)
US to block assets of Al Qaeda funder
Courts divided on police use of GPS tracking Two recent,
divergent court rulings on warrantless tracking suggest new
technologies are straining old privacy standards.
Terror surveillance requests declined in
2008 The Justice Department said Friday
that the number of applications approved for
eavesdropping on terrorism suspects declined
in 2008, the first annual drop since the
terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
Admiral: U.S. must aid soldiers' mental health The
highest-ranking U.S. military officer says the United States has to
do a better job of taking care of soldiers' mental health.
Deaths of 9 Haitian migrants mourned
GE dredging of PCBs from upper Hudson River begins A dredging
barge began scooping PCB-contaminated mud from a narrow stretch of
the Hudson River on Friday, cheered on by environmentalists who
waged a sometimes contentious cleanup fight that dragged on for
decades.
Schwarzenegger's budget would cut school year, services and jobs
Google problem took out 5% of Net
For Urban Gardeners, Lead Is a Concern Experts worry that the
increasing popularity of gardening, particularly in cities, will put
more people at risk for lead poisoning.
In Utah, 'Zion Curtain' Comes Down Until recently, Utah
bartenders could not serve alcoholic drinks to patrons over the bar
counter. Instead, bartenders and patrons were separated by a
partition called the "Zion Curtain," a reference to the Mormon
Church. But under a new law that took effect this week, restaurants
can rip out that barrier. Catherine Lauderback, assistant manager at
Salt Lake City's Faustina restaurant, offers her insight
Iranian-American sentenced in Iran smuggling plot A U.S. judge
has sentenced an aviation company owner to 17 months in prison for
conspiring to ship parts for fighter jets and other military
aircraft to Iran in violation of the U.S. embargo, according to
court papers.
CDC seeing more regular flu cases now U.S. health officials are
seeing a surprisingly high number of cases of ordinary, seasonal flu
at a time when the flu season typically peters out.
Judge throws out border fence case A federal judge has thrown
out a lawsuit to stop construction of the U.S.-Mexico border fence
ordered by the Bush administration. |
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ESA en route to the origins of the Universe
Study Halves Prediction of Rising Seas |
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Rep. Kucinich Today: 'Trillions for War, for Wall Street... Less
Money for Soc. Sec., Rep. Dennis Kucinich on supplemental
appropriation for Iraq and Afghanistan - "Democrats were elected on
a promise to end the war In Iraq. We're continuing. Democrats were
elected to get us out of Afghanistan. The war is escalating. And to
top it all off, members of Congress, we have a rule, it's in the
rule, that keeps Guantanamo open, keeps the prisoners there despite
many may have had their rights violated. It's time for America to
come home."
Ethics Group CREW Calls For Murtha To Resign Chairmanship Over
Scandals Yesterday on TV I saw some Republican mouthpiece, some
ex-Cheney aide, who has never worn a uniform and has NO idea what
the hell he is talking about, say that we never tortured anyone
because we did it to our own troops and they volunteered to serve;
therefore it isn't torture. His statement was allowed to stand
unchallenged. My son did NOT volunteer to be tortured. He was NOT
told what would be done to him at SERE. He was told he would be
taught to survive. Instead he was tortured, humiliated, degraded,
shamed, and told to keep quiet
9/11
MASTERMIND QUESTIONED ABOUT IRAQ-
AL QAEDA LINK DURING WATERBOARDINGS
Waterboarded
183 Times In One Month...
Powell's Top
Aide: "The Administration Authorized Harsh Interrogation… Well
Before The Justice Department Had Rendered Any Legal Opinion"
Two Insurers Join the TARP, More to Come
Senator to introduce shareholder bill of rights A U.S. bill
giving shareholders more say on executive pay and an easier way to
nominate corporate directors will be introduced in the Senate as
early as Tuesday, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
CIA Director: Records Show Agency Didn't Lie
Panetta Last Week: Suggested Briefing Records Are
Based On Memories... |
Insurance Companies Approved For Bailout
Pelosi says CIA misled her
New Audio) Schumer on torture 2004: 'Do what you have to do'
GOP, DEM LEADER EXPOSE ISRAELI LOBBYISTS BEHIND LETTER 'THEY WROTE'
TO OBAMA...
Conservative Health Care Group Caught Fabricating Ad Controversy
Rove To Be Interviewed In Criminal Probe Of US Attorney Firings
WATCH: Dead People Get Millions In Stimulus Checks
Bill Clinton Says Don't Tax Soda
Guantanamo's Immediate Reaction Force still terrorizing detainees
Republican
Insiders: Cheney Is Hurting The Party
House Dems weigh major health care changes A plan under
consideration includes federal aid to help families earning up to
$88,000 pay for insurance and a requirement that all must carry
coverage.
FDIC holds off on longer guarantee for some bonds Facing
objections from the Obama administration, the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corp. has delayed a plan to stretch the term of the
government guarantee for bonds issued by banks that are backed by
mortgages and other collateral
Russia, U.S. to begin START talks in Moscow next week Russia and
U.S. will hold the first round of full-format talks on a new
strategic arms reduction treaty on May 19-21 in Moscow |
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Cheney Will Appeal “Obama Admin’s” Decision To Deny Him Torture
Intel
Lawyers for GITMO detainees say Obama is business as usual Some
human rights advocates are saying the Obama Administration isn’t
acting quickly enough to correct some of the abuses committed under
President Bush. The prison at Guantanamo remains open well past
Obama’s first one hundred days; as Tanya Snyder reports, attorneys
for the detainees say it’s business as usual.
Obama Names GOP Governor Jon Huntsman Ambassador To China |
Graphic: Abuse photos leaked in 2006 maybe among those Obama keeping
under wraps
Obama administration to expand housing plan The Obama
administration expanded its $50 billion mortgage aid program on
Thursday, announcing new measures that would help homeowners avoid
foreclosure.
Just Three Senators Quiz Census Nominee Despite earlier
controversy surrounding the oversight of the 2010 Census, President
Barack Obama's pick to lead next year's national head count coasted
through an uneventful confirmation hearing on Friday.
Holder Appears to Endorse President’s Power to Hold U.S. Citizens
Indefinitely in careful, direct questioning by Rep. Jerrold
Nadler (D-N.Y.) whether Attorney General Eric Holder believes the
government has the right to hold a detainee indefinitely without
charge or trial on U.S. soil — as Ali al-Marri was, before the
administration charged him in federal court and thereby avoiding
Supreme Court review — Holder characteristically skirted the
question. |
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Economy
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Chrysler closing 789 dealerships |
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Iraq
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Map of Iraq |
Even in custody, Abu Omar al Baghdadi proves
elusive Iraqi officials say they have
caught the most wanted terrorist. Anbar
police say they have the wrong guy, or maybe
a militant with the same name, but not the
one. The U.S. isn't sure he exists.
Did Doctors Deny Iraq Shooter's Stress?
A soldier in accused shooter Army Sgt. John
Russell's unit says Russell was angry
because he thought he was suffering from
combat stress. But he told his fellow
troopers that the doctors at the clinic he
allegedly attacked did not believe him.
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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Falters Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood
is on the defensive after a government crackdown, undermining the
group's ability to impose its Islamic agenda.
'Hamas Against Zionist Ideology, Not Judaism' A founding member
of Hamas says he hates all weapons and insists that his organisation
is not anti-Jewish
Iran sends two warships to confront Somali pirates Iran has sent
two warships to the Gulf of Aden to protect oil tankers and other
vessels from the world's fifth-largest crude exporter against
attacks by pirates off the coast of Somalia
PLO fails to quash $116M
ruling in terror case
The Palestine Liberation Organization and
its governmental entity cannot overturn a
court judgment forcing them to pay more than
$116 million for a Hamas terror attack, a
federal judge rules.
MI5 linked to arrest of Britons Maryam Kallis and Yasser Ahmed in
Syria Spy agency investigated woman accused by Damascus of
sending UK money to al-Qaida offshoot, says Labour peer
Schwarzenegger's budget would cut school year, services and jobs |
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Afghanistan
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Map of Afghanistan |
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Veterans boost McGovern bill calling for Afghanistan exit strategy
U.S. Denies Incendiary Weapon Use in Afghanistan
U.S. probes Afghan shooting by contractors The U.S. military in
Afghanistan is investigating a group of military contractors who
shot and wounded two Afghan civilians in Kabul earlier this month,
according to the military.
US predicts 50 percent spike in Afghan IEDs Strategically buried
in the middle of dirt roads, packed in culverts and attached to trip
wires, a heightened hidden danger awaits the thousands of U.S.
troops pouring into Afghanistan to fight a tenacious Taliban.
Afghan-Pakistan border bomb blast |
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Map of Pakistan |
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AP source: US wants faster training in
Pakistan The Pentagon is looking at
plans to significantly accelerate and expand
the training of Pakistan's military in a key
move to improve their ability to confront
insurgents along the Afghanistan border, The
Associated Press has learned.
'US attacks thwarting peace efforts in Pak'
Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani and
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on
Wednesday expressed their resolve to root
out terrorism from the region, even as the
Afghan leader agreed that US drone attacks
is hampering Islamabad's efforts to isolate
Taliban in its tribal region.
Pak forces kill 55 Taliban in Swat
Pakistani military has killed at least 55
militants in the latest fighting in Swat and
nearby areas as tanks rolled onto the door
steps of Mingora and a curfew was lifted to
allow civilians to flee to safety.
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63 gov'ts approve UN convention on ship
recycling (AP) Sixty-three governments
approved a U.N. convention Friday that aims
to make the business of scrapping the
world's freighters, luxury liners and oil
tankers safer and greener by requiring
higher standards at recycling yards mostly
located in South Asia.
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Russia signs gas pipeline deals
Russia signs agreements with a number of Balkan and southern
European countries on the construction of a gas pipeline, South
Stream.
Thousands march in labor demonstration in Madrid Up to 50,000
people demonstrated Thursday in Madrid to demand greater job
protection, in the first of three consecutive? days of protests in
European cities organized by labor unions
Are the people who 'really run the world' meeting this weekend?
The Bilderberg group, the topic of many conspiracy theories, is now
meeting behind closed doors in Greece.
Moscow police violently break up gay pride rally
Russia, U.S. to begin START talks in Moscow next week Russia and
U.S. will hold the first round of full-format talks on a new
strategic arms reduction treaty on May 19-21 in Moscow |
High Country? Cocaine Is in The Air in Spain
Spanish study shows traces of cocaine in the
air in Madrid, Barcelona.
Chechen suicide blast kills three A
suicide bomber has blown himself up in the
Chechen capital, killing two policemen and a
fellow attacker, officials say.
Russia's undersea pipeline goes forward
Russia's natural-gas monopoly Gazprom and
companies from four European nations signed
agreements Friday advancing the South Stream
pipeline and pushing forward with a project
that has stirred concerns about increasing
European dependence on Russian supplies. The
Russia-lobbied project could hamper European
Union plans for a separate pipeline that
would carry gas from the Caspian Sea
westward and reduce EU energy dependence on
Moscow. South Stream is to pipe gas west
from Russia across the Black Sea on a route
that bypasses Ukraine, whose bitter price
battles with Moscow have prompted Russian
cutoffs that have decreased supplies to
European
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In breakaway Somaliland, a bid to be stable regional
citizen The unrecognized territory hosts tens
of thousands of Somali refugees and is trying and
imprisoning pirates.
Scared Somalis run out of food as battles rage
Hundreds of foreigners fighting alongside Somali
Islamic insurgents have driven this week's fierce
battles against government forces the U.N. envoy to
Somalia said Friday.
Hollywood beckons for pirate
negotiator "He said to
me: 'We are not the pirates
– you seafarers and the
foreign ship owners working
illegally in our waters are
the real pirates'." The man
sent Mwangura photographs
and lists of names of ships
that were plundering Somali
fish stocks, sometimes
within five nautical miles
of shore, and damaging the
local fishing boats and
equipment. Other ships were
dumping industrial and other
hazardous waste.
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