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The Obama administration has said it intends to try several of the prisoners now detained at Guantanamo Bay in civilian courts in this country. This would include Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and other detainees allegedly involved. The Justice Department claims that our courts are well suited to the task.
Based on my experience trying such cases, and what I saw as attorney general, they aren't. That is not to say that…
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Via: New York Times:
As soon as the job opening was posted on the afternoon of Friday, July 10, the deluge began.
C.R. England, a nationwide trucking company, needed an administrative assistant for its bustling driver training school here. Responsibilities included data entry, assembling paperwork and making copies.
It was a bona-fide opening at a decent wage, making it the rarest of commodities here in northwest Indiana, where steel industry layoffs have helped…
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In a crowded ballroom next to a bankrupt casino, what remains of the Detroit property market was being picked over by speculators and mostly discarded.
After five hours of calling out a drumbeat of…
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23 Oct 2009
Bank closings for the year have surpassed 100 as regulators shut down small banks in Florida and Georgia. Financial institutions nationwide have collapsed under the weight of soured real estate loans and the Great Recession Bush Depression. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over Partners Bank in Naples, Fla., with $68.7 million in assets and $63.4 million in deposits. American United Bank in Lawrenceville, Ga., with $111 million in assets and $101 million in…
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UK army 'providing' Taliban with air transport
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The British army has been relocating Taliban insurgents from southern Afghanistan to the north by providing transportation means, diplomats say.
The diplomats, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said insurgents are being airlifted from the southern province of Helmand to the north amid increasing violence in the northern parts of the country.
The aircraft used for the transfer have been…
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Added by truth on October 19, 2009 at 5:29pm —
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Karzai 'stripped of outright win'
A panel probing fraud claims in the Afghan election has found Hamid Karzai did not gain enough valid votes for an outright win, the BBC understands.
Preliminary results from August's first round had placed Mr Karzai comfortably over the 50% plus one vote threshold needed to avoid a runoff.
But one poll monitoring group estimates that almost one million of Mr Karzai's votes have now been deemed…
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By Roxana Tiron - 10/15/09 08:34 PM ET
The Pentagon pays an average of $400 to put a gallon of fuel into a combat vehicle or aircraft in Afghanistan.
The statistic is likely to play into the escalating debate in Congress over the cost of a war that entered its ninth year last week.
Pentagon officials have told the House…
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Added by truth on October 18, 2009 at 1:08pm —
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UN backs Gaza 'war crimes' report
The UN Human Rights Council has backed a report into the Israeli offensive in Gaza that accuses both Israel and Palestinian militants of war crimes.
The report by Richard Goldstone calls for credible investigations by Israel and Hamas, and suggests international war crimes prosecutions if they do not.
Twenty-five countries voted for the resolution, while six were against.
Both Israel and the US opposed…
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Majority of Nobel jury 'objected to Obama prize'
(AFP) – 1 hour ago
OSLO — Three of the five members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee had objections to the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to US President Barack Obama, the Norwegian tabloid Verdens Gang (VG) reported Thursday.
"VG has spoken to a number of sources who confirmed the impression that a majority of the Nobel committee, at first, had not decided to give the peace prize to Barack Obama," the newspaper…
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October 14, 2009
Dear Friend of Liberty,
For far too long, the Republican Party has been controlled by the “neoconservatives,” those who readily abandon the free market at the drop of a hat if it means expanding government power and who think the United…
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Pictured: The Independence Day-shaped cloud hovering in the skies over Moscow
By Daily Mail Reporter
In what could have been a scene from the film Independence Day, a luminous ring-shaped cloud could be seen hovering over the city of Moscow last week.
The pale gold 'halo' could be seen above the Russian capital city's Western District on Wednesday, and was captured on film by stunned Muscovites.
Meteorologists rejected any theories of the supernatural…
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Spot gold and futures hit record highs on Wednesday as the dollar extended losses to a 14-month low against a basket of currencies on growing optimism about the global economy.
Spot gold hit a peak of $1,069.45 per ounce, taking
gains since the start of September alone to 13 percent, while the
most-active December gold futures rose to a high of $1,071.10.
The dollar is pressured by expectations of continued low U.S. interest rates,…
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Pressuring Iran and threatening further sanctions over its nuclear programme would be counter-productive, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says.
Speaking after talks in Moscow with US counterpart Hillary Clinton, Mr Lavrov said every effort should be made to continue negotiations.
His comments appeared to fall short of the tougher commitment…
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Homeland Security May Use Wii Balance Boards to Test if You're Nervous
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US lawmakers extend PATRIOT Act provisions
08 Oct 2009
Key US lawmakers passed legislation Thursday extending three key provisions of the PATRIOT Act, the sweeping intelligence bill enacted after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Backing a White House request, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the measure 11 votes to 8 to extend until 2013 three clauses that would have…
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Commander Prefers 40,000 for Afghanistan, but His Report Gives Obama 3 Options
WASHINGTON -- The request for troops sent to President Barack Obama by the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan includes three different options, with the largest alternative including a request for more than 60,000 troops, according to a U.S. official familiar with the document.
Although the top option is more than the 40,000 soldiers previously understood to be the…
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Added by truth on October 8, 2009 at 11:00pm —
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House passes pandemic preparation bill
By Gintautas Dumcius and Michael Norton
Published: October 8, 2009
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STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 8, 2009……By a 113-36 vote, the House on Thursday passed a pandemic and disaster preparedness bill that establishes a “chain of command” for public health emergencies. Reacting to concerns, bill supporters said the legislation does not force vaccinations or warrantless searches upon individuals.
Rep. Jeffrey…
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