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Government Web Site Says Stimulus Created Jobs in Nonexistent Districts

The government Web site charged with reporting waste, fraud and abuse is its very own worst offender. I know we have been asking this administration to show us the jobs, but this isn't what we had in mind. —Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina

November 18, 2009

By Larry Bivins

Gannett Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON — The federal Web site that tracks spending from the… Continue

Added by Swtnlovabl on November 18, 2009 at 9:43pm — No Comments

Mashable Review : Free Music Monday

Antiqcool : Girl in a Room — Wistful, sad and beautifully spare track with acoustic guitar, vocals and synth.

Free Music Monday

Added by Pete Smith on November 18, 2009 at 7:59pm — No Comments

Making music is a labour of love, making money is a by-product.

In a perfect world we would give all our music away for free and survive on touring revenue, merchandising and licensing income. Alas this is not always possible. In order to eat we have to sell a few CD’s. The good news is that much of our catalog has been released under this creative commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 We have made many Antiqcool songs free to download for a reason, we want you to… Continue

Added by Pete Smith on November 18, 2009 at 7:58pm — No Comments

Google’s YouTube is making another pitch to media organizations, this time with a tool that makes it easy for news sites to solicit videos from their visitors. YouTube Direct lets visitors to a news …

Google’s YouTube is making another pitch to media organizations, this time with a tool that makes it easy for news sites to solicit videos from their visitors. YouTube Direct lets visitors to a news site upload YouTube videos right from that site; news orgs can then vet the clips, which appear both on their site and on YouTube. So far, Google says ABC News, the Huff Post, NPR, Politico,… Continue

Added by Anti Oligarch on November 18, 2009 at 7:40pm — No Comments

Critical Vote on Audit the Fed This Thursday

November 18, 2009

Dear C4L Member,

A few weeks ago, we sent out an alert that Representative Mel Watt was attempting to water down H.R. 1207 in the House Financial Services Committee.

The latest reports we have received have informed us that a vote on the Watt amendment could come tomorrow!

There’s still time for us to stop this attack on Audit the Fed!…

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Added by truth on November 18, 2009 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment

End The FED Cleveland - SPEAKER JAMES TRAFICANT - November 22nd 2009

1455 E 6th St Cleveland, OH 44114

(216) 579-2000

END THE FED CLEVELAND 2009

NOVEMBER 22nd 2009 at 12:00 pm

WILLARD PARK at the corner of EAST 9th & LAKESIDE AVENUE

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SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER - FORMER CONGRESSMAN JAMES TRAFICANT

Forget the Audit: Just Go Ahead & Abolish the Federal Reserve

American Free Press Artical by Jim Traficant ~… Continue

Added by truth on November 18, 2009 at 7:26pm — 1 Comment

Robbed Blind by A Lipstick Wearing Pig

Each and everyday I'm amazed by the sad amount of truth held within this statement.

I've totally shunned TV, I have no cable, no dish, I've deleted every mainstream news source from my iGoogle RSS reader and I am now weeding out what I once considered to be the best 25 economic blogs.

Let’s visit the many ways that we are… Continue

Added by Swtnlovabl on November 18, 2009 at 7:19pm — 1 Comment

My Emails With IBM Regarding The Flu Pandemic

In response to the article HERE I was compelled to write an email to IBM in order to solicit a response. The document in question, which in fact is real, is at the bottom of this post.

It should be noted that although I am the founder and ex-publisher of Senior Magazine I neglected to include the ex in my emails with Doug. The emails appear in reverse with the most recent first and the first one… Continue

Added by Jeff on November 18, 2009 at 6:18pm — 1 Comment

Dispatches: Inside Britain's Israel Lobby

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Added by truth on November 18, 2009 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

Tiny chip could diagnose disease

bbc.co.uk

Researchers have demonstrated a tiny chip based on silicon that could be used to diagnose dozens of diseases.

A tiny drop of blood is drawn through the chip, where disease markers are caught and show up under light.

The device uses the tendency of a fluid to travel through small channels under its own force, instead of using pumps.

The design is simpler, requires less blood be taken, and works more quickly than…

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Added by truth on November 18, 2009 at 5:35pm — No Comments

BEST DRESSED????

Obama won some best dressed award I heard for GQ magazine or something. Another ploy to expand his IMAGE.

Added by Dossier Caveat on November 18, 2009 at 4:21pm — 2 Comments

Obama Admits Spending Binge Risks Plunge into Second Recession

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 8:26 AM

BEIJING -- President Barack Obama gave his sternest warning yet about the need to contain rising U.S. deficits, saying on Wednesday that if government debt were to pile up too much, it could lead to a double-dip recession.

With the U.S. unemployment rate at 10.2 percent, Obama told Fox News his administration… Continue

Added by Swtnlovabl on November 18, 2009 at 2:50pm — 2 Comments

Father of Matthew Bolick, who died in East Grand Rapids police custody, says 911 call was for aid, not arrest-shot with taser 3-4 times

By The Grand Rapids Press staff

November 18, 2009, 4:12AM

EAST GRAND RAPIDS — As Stephen Bolick replayed the scene of his son’s death, he said the details did not add up.

Why, Bolick asked, did it take police three or four Taser stun gun shots to subdue 30-year-old Matthew Bolick, who, at 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighed just 135 pounds?

Matthew Bolick

Bolick, described by his family as a loving brother and caring son who loved jazz and camping with… Continue

Added by Tara on November 18, 2009 at 12:04pm — 1 Comment

Could We Have More Jobs Than We Ever Hoped For?

The Jobs Summit

The Progress Report

by Fred E. Foldvary, Senior Editor, 16 November 2009

President Barack Obama will be hosting a White House forum on jobs in December 2009. Unemployment continued to rise during 2009, and the president seeks to stoke the economy to create more jobs, jobs, jobs.

The summit will gather together… Continue

Added by Marklar on November 18, 2009 at 12:01pm — No Comments

Obama admits Guantanamo won't close by Jan. deadline

By Anne E. Kornblut

Washington Post Staff Writer

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 8:52 AM

BEIJING -- President Obama directly acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that the prison facility at Guantanamo Bay will not close by the January deadline he set, but he said he hoped to still achieve that goal sometime next year.

Obama refused, however, to set a new deadline.

In an interview in the Chinese capital with Major Garrett of Fox News,… Continue

Added by Tara on November 18, 2009 at 11:41am — No Comments

Welcome Home Soldier, Now Shut Up

Challenging Our Thinking About Military Service And War

By Paul Rockwell

November 17, 2009 - "BlackCommentator" -- There are two kinds of courage in war - physical courage and moral courage. Physical courage is very common on the battlefield. Men and women on both sides risk their lives, place… Continue

Added by Marklar on November 18, 2009 at 11:21am — No Comments

California be advised....

I'm sitting here at work...didn't think much about these planes spraying us with...? I didn't want to....

I work in Sunnyvale...that's the EIGHTH cargo plane that just went over our heads-- and they're flying low AWAY from Moffett Field....

THAT's NINE! In ten or fifteen minutes.... Even if they're not spraying anything....maybe they're just following a flight pattern (so they're not risking a crash on US Hwy 101). But NINE? Hmmmm....

Thank God I'm not leaving… Continue

Added by youhavetoforgiveme on November 17, 2009 at 6:30pm — 2 Comments

EU Dissidents Faced With Sedition, Possible Execution

By Michael James in Germany

11-16-9

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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before… Continue

Added by Swtnlovabl on November 17, 2009 at 5:10pm — No Comments

I’ve got a mandate for the bastards

We’re quick to point out political corruption around the world. Afghanistan is corrupt. Iran rigs elections. Putin has his oligarchs. It’s all true, but rarely do we take a long hard look at the corruption endemic in our own politics. My esteemed colleague, Dr. Denny, recently penned an important post detailing Congressional corruption. Like so much of our nefarious behavior, it looks relatively civilized because we dress it up nicely. But we all know that our representatives are as crooked as… Continue

Added by Tara on November 17, 2009 at 2:34pm — 2 Comments

Israel approves 900 settler homes - Settlements on occupied territory are considered illegal under international law

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Israel approves 900 settler homes

The Israeli interior ministry has approved planning applications for 900 new housing units at a Jewish settlement in East… Continue

Added by truth on November 17, 2009 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment