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Breaking News: Monsanto is condemning the industry studies – including its own studies – as flawed

Industry and regulators covered up Roundup/birth defect link for decades

The pesticide industry knew from its own studies (including one by Monsanto) as long ago as the 1980s—and EU regulators knew since the 1990s—that the best-selling…

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Congress Wants Automatic Wage Deductions To Pay Down the Debt

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Secret AIG Document Shows.....

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Google Street View accused of Congress 'snooping'

bbc

Google's popular Street View project may have collected personal information of members of Congress, including some involved in national security issues.

The claim was made by leading advocacy group, Consumer Watchdog which wants Congress to hold hearings into what data Google's Street View possesses.

Google admitted it mistakenly collected information, transmitted over unsecured wireless networks, as its cars filmed locations for mapping… Continue

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UN approves 7,000 peacekeepers for South Sudan

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a new peacekeeping force for South Sudan on Friday, assuring the world's newest nation on the eve of its independence of military and police support to help maintain peace and security.

The council authorized the deployment of up to 7,000 military personnel and 900 international police, plus an unspecified number of U.N. civilian staff including human rights experts.

The council acted ahead of… Continue

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Worst drought in 60 years: 12 million Africans face ‘fight for survival’

July 8, 2011 – WAJIR, Kenya – At first glance, the massive drought which has swept across Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia appears to be a crisis caused entirely by nature. As we traveled north through Kenya into one of the worst-hit areas, the lush green of the…

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Daily Job Cuts,,,, layoffs,,, bankruptcy and closins

http://www.dailyjobcuts.com/layoffs-june.htm

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'There's a gunman on the loose! But still come to class...': University's online alert sparks hysteria on campus

By Paul Bentley

Last updated at 7:05 PM on 7th July 2011…

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After today, Illinois will be only state with concealed-carry ban

Associated Press

6:13 a.m. CDT, July 8, 2011

Wisconsin is about…

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Seattle officer charged with assault for stomping handcuffed man's head

A Seattle police officer has been charged with fourth-degree assault arising from an off-duty incident in which he was captured on video stomping on the head of a man who was handcuffed and lying on the ground.

By Steve Miletich

Seattle Times staff reporter

A Seattle police officer has been charged with fourth-degree assault…

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Secure Communities: Backdoor Big Brother Biometric Surveillance Operation Underway

Secure Communities: Backdoor Big Brother Biometric Surveillance Operation Underway…

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Added by Citizen X74 on July 8, 2011 at 9:34am — 1 Comment