Some see states suffering, others see economic benefit
By Diana Marrero of the Journal Sentinel
Posted: Jun. 21, 2009
Washington - As members of Congress debate a measure aimed at slowing the effects of global warming, Midwestern lawmakers, manufacturers and farmers are warning that the legislation could be costly to the heartland at a time when families and businesses are already struggling financially.
States in the Midwest, including Wisconsin, get much… Continue
Added by Tara on June 22, 2009 at 10:09am —
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TEHRAN — Locked in a continuing bitter contest Monday with Iranians who say the presidential elections were rigged, the authorities here acknowledged that the number of votes cast in 50 cities exceeded the actual number of voters, state television reported following assertions by the country’s supreme leader that the ballot was… Continue
We all know that the CIA has been involved in several coup d’etats ever since President Harry S. Truman spawned this creature. Hell, they’ve even done it once before in Iran, in 1953. And I think we also know that Iran has been in the crosshair’s of the neocons, neoliberals and other policy makers for quite a while. Even the RAND… Continue
Is This the Culmination of Two Years of Destabilization?
by Paul Craig Roberts
A number of commentators have expressed their idealistic belief in the purity of Mousavi, Montazeri, and the westernized youth of Terhan. The CIA destabilization plan, announced two years ago (see below) has somehow not contaminated unfolding events.
The claim is made that Ahmadinejad stole the election, because the outcome was declared too soon after the polls closed for all the… Continue
It's always a bit nerve wracking directing people to a web site that one feels is questionable. I feel that way right now. I'm going to direct you there anyway because even though I typically don't trust much from this web site, this video below makes me feel that perhaps on this particular subject they've got it right.
The link is below the video and there is a great deal of information about Iran and the CIA there. Please watch the video and watch the dates flashed on the screen.… Continue
Staff at Goldman Sachs staff can look forward to the biggest bonus payouts in the firm's 140-year history after a spectacular first half of the year, sparking concern that the big investment banks which survived the credit crunch will derail financial regulation reforms.
A lack of competition and a surge in revenues from…
It really makes me mad that people even on this site are so thick headed that I now have to make my own blog to report. I was using the other so that more would see it because of the previous hits.
Will use the comments here to report, all are welcome to report here as I know how to share and WANT your help!!
Obama is hiring ACORN to do the census, how nice, they can reform people that have been indicted for fraud! They can even get a job on our government payrole (50,000 hired in the last few months even though the American people are at an all time high in unemployment). They will be coming to your door asking about your race, income and lots of other personal questions.
Our Constitution, if we still have a shred of it) says we are only bound to answer one question....how many people are… Continue
Is there any intelligence on our nation's campuses? The White House hopes so—according to the Washington Post, the Obama administration is looking to recruit spies in colleges and universities around the country by creating a training program for future intelligence officers. The program, a sort of ROTC for spies, seeks first and second-generation Americans with valuable language skills and will provide participants with tuition assistance and paid summer internships at intelligence agencies.… Continue
Added by Tara on June 20, 2009 at 12:57pm —
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Charges filed with the 1st part translated into English
Overview
CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST BAXTER AG, BAXTER INTERNATIONAL AND AVIR GREEN HILL BIOTECHNOLOGY AG, FOR DEVELOPING, MANUFACTURING, DISSEMINATING, AND RELEASING A BIOLOGICAL WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION
ON AUSTRIAN SOIL BETWEEN DECEMBER 2008 AND FEBRUARY 2009
WITH THE INTENTION OF CAUSING A GLOBAL BIRD FLU PANDEMIC VIRUS AND OF INTENDING TO PROFIT FROM THAT SAME PANDEMIC
Several states and the District of Columbia are tracking down smokers who buy cheaper cigarettes out of their jurisdictions and have even begun tax-collection procedures that can end in liens put against the offender's property.
Ohio and Pennsylvania have been particularly aggressive in trying to collect money from smokers who dodge local tobacco taxes by purchasing cigarettes online,… Continue
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