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Pledge

October 2011 is the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan and the beginning of the 2012 federal austerity budget. It is time to light the spark that sets off a true democratic, nonviolent transition to a world in which people are freed to create just and sustainable solutions. Read more.

"I pledge that if any… Continue

Added by Anti Oligarch on August 6, 2011 at 5:21pm — No Comments

China tells US "good old days" of borrowing are over

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/06/crisis-idUSLDE77504R20110806

* China renews call for another global reserve currency

* G7 major powers to confer on markets crisis - source

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Added by TheLasersShadow on August 6, 2011 at 3:36pm — No Comments

Gun shop owners sue over new rules on rifle sales

August 05, 2011 2:06 PM

AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — Gun store owners in states on the U.S.-Mexico border are suing the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. At issue is a new requirement that owners alert federal authorities if someone buys multiple high-powered rifles over five days.

The new requirement is only for gun stores in the four states that border Mexico: California, Arizona, New Mexico and… Continue

Added by zmurdnunoc on August 6, 2011 at 4:24pm — No Comments

Google hires FTC patent expert

August 2, 2011 | 6:45 pm

Google may not have paid a lot of attention to patents for years. But the Internet search giant is certainly paying attention now.

Google has hired one of the Federal Trade Commission's top patent lawyers, the…

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Added by Burbia on August 3, 2011 at 4:31am — No Comments

Man accused of terror ties accidentally handed classified CSIS documents

By Ian MacLeod, Postmedia News August 2, 2011

OTTAWA — Federal officials have won a court order to repossess classified national security documents they accidentally gave to a man accused of terrorist ties.

Chanthirakumar Sellathurai was inadvertently given three classified letters from the federal spy agency last August as part of the government's required disclosure…

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Added by Burbia on August 3, 2011 at 5:00am — No Comments

I.M.F. Chief to Face French Investigation

By LIZ ALDERMAN

Published: August 4, 2011

PARIS — A French court ordered an investigation Thursday into charges that the…

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Added by Burbia on August 4, 2011 at 11:13am — No Comments

Donald Rumsfeld Torture Lawsuit Can Proceed, Judge Says

By NEDRA PICKLER 08/ 4/11 06:33 AM ET

WASHINGTON -- A judge is allowing an Army veteran who says he was imprisoned unjustly and tortured by the U.S. military in Iraq to sue former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld personally for damages.

The veteran's…

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Added by Burbia on August 4, 2011 at 11:21am — 1 Comment

Swedish man arrested after trying to split atoms in his kitchen; says it was only a hobby

By Associated Press, Published: August 3

STOCKHOLM — A Swedish man who was arrested after trying to split atoms in his kitchen said Wednesday he was only doing it as a hobby.

Richard Handl told The Associated Press that he had the radioactive elements radium, americium and uranium in his apartment in southern Sweden when police showed up and arrested him on charges of unauthorized possession of nuclear…

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Added by Burbia on August 4, 2011 at 12:01pm — No Comments

The National Debt……..ever wonder how this happened?

August 5, 2011

Chris Woodard

How Did We Get a National Debt of $14.4 Trillion?

Congress gave us a debt of $14.4 trillion which increases at the rate of $4 billion a day.…

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Added by Sweettina2 on August 5, 2011 at 10:02pm — No Comments

Member of Parliament: Health Canada “negligent” on Fukushima radiation threats

Health Canada “negligent” on Fukushima nuclear-radiation threats, Liberal MP Joyce Murray claims

Last year, Joyce Murray dyed her hair red to honour cystic fibrosis fighter Eva Markvoort; now, her hair is on fire over the government's response to potential radiation threats to…

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Added by truth on August 5, 2011 at 12:01pm — 2 Comments

TSA Confiscates Pregnant Woman's Insulin, Ice Packs

Security Tells Woman Isulin Vial Was An Explosives Risk

Written by Marc Stewart, 7News Reporter

DENVER -- Aaron Nieman is frustrated, after his pregnant wife's insulin and ice packs were confiscated by TSA… Continue

Added by guest_blog on August 5, 2011 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

Court rules organic farmers can sue conventional, GMO farmers whose pesticides 'trespass' and contaminate their fields

Wednesday, August 03, 2011 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer

(NaturalNews) Purveyors of conventional and genetically-modified (GM) crops -- and the pesticides and herbicides that accompany them -- are finally getting a taste of their own legal medicine. Minnesota's Star Tribune has reported that the Minnesota Court of… Continue

Added by Sweettina2 on August 5, 2011 at 9:11pm — 2 Comments

Smart Meter Slavery

By Cassandra Anderson

August 5, 2011

Smart meters are radio frequency microwave meters that communicate with the Smart Grid. The Smart Grid is a transmission system that delivers…

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Added by Sweettina2 on August 5, 2011 at 9:35pm — No Comments

9/11 Poster Contest for 10th Anniversary

Thinking about how to mark this most solemn 10th anniversary of 9/11, here you will find 2 posters - one with words and one left blank. Perhaps you can think of something to say about 9/11, I’m loathe to voice the ugly truth about the Israeli angle, however obtuse this fact remains to me, being virtually unknown to the general public. Nevertheless, my own entry is called:

10 Years Without Justice…

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Added by casazaza on August 5, 2011 at 12:52pm — No Comments

Nugent's Mind Rocks Fedzillacrats On Their "Titanic Fiscal Mistake"

Staying the borrow-and-spend course will sink U.S. economy

By Ted Nugent, The Washington Times, August 3, 2011

When the captain of the Titanic was warned repeatedly of icebergs ahead, he nonetheless made the decision not to slow down or stop the ship for the night. He was, after all, the…

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Added by Ann Marie Whaley on August 4, 2011 at 6:08pm — 3 Comments

Now Resistance is Necessary.....

Key phrase here: "At the stroke of a pen."

I got my monthly bank statement today. I was never consulted, they just sent it in the mail. Near the top of the page they wrote:

"We are making changes to the 'Longer Delays May Apply' section of our Funds Availability Policy for personal accounts.

Effective July 17th, 2001, at least the first $200 of your deposits will be available on the first business day after the day of your deposit. All other…

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Added by youhavetoforgiveme on August 3, 2011 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments

Irish Disease Returns to Economy as Job Scarcity Spurs Exodus From Country

Unemployment and emigration, the twin diseases that blighted Ireland in the 1980s before its economic boom, are returning to ail the country after the bust.

The jobless rate will probably remain above 14 percent through the next year, according to economists at Allied Irish Banks Plc and Ulster Bank in Dublin. That’s double the level of three years ago. The unemployment…

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Added by Anti Oligarch on August 3, 2011 at 4:56pm — No Comments

Biological weapons expert Tucker, 56, was known for fluency in politics

By T. Rees Shapiro, Published: August 3

Jonathan B. Tucker, 56, one of the country’s foremost experts on biological and chemical weapons and an influential nonproliferation advocate, was found dead July 31 at his home in the District.

A spokeswoman in the District’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said determination of the cause of death was pending further investigation.…

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Added by Burbia on August 4, 2011 at 11:31am — No Comments

Dow falls 512 in steepest decline since '08 crisis

Worst day for Wall Street since 2008 crisis: Dow falls 512 and investors flee for safety

David K. Randall, AP Business Writer, On Thursday August 4, 2011, 5:07 pm

NEW YORK (AP) -- Gripped by fear of another recession, the financial markets suffered their…

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Added by Cryptocurrency on August 4, 2011 at 5:34pm — No Comments

Food Fight!

"Although companies that produce genetically modified organisms say they’re safe to eat, when given a choice, many animals avoid them. Rats turn their noses up at genetically modified foods, but Americans eat them every day. And even though genetically modified crops, foods, and food ingredients are banned by food companies in Europe and elsewhere, the FDA does not require the labeling of GMOs in food ingredient lists in America. The Institute for Responsible Technology is fighting against…

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Added by ghostmaster on August 5, 2011 at 2:02am — No Comments