Archives for General News
December 2011
Saturday, December 31:
Verizon backs off plan to charge $2 convenience fee amid consumer backlash
Global Markets Lost $6.3 Trillion in 2011
Obama Signs Defense Authorization Bill
Indiana National Anthem Bill: Vaneta Becker Aims To Set 'Performance Standards,' Impose Fines
Indiana State Sen. Proposes Bill To Penalize People Who Sing National Anthem Incorrectly
US seals deal on $3.48 billion sale of missiles, technology to UAE, a close ally in Mideast
Top 10 Most Corrupt Politicians in Washington DC (5 comments)
Iran test-fires long range missiles in Gulf (5 comments)
U.S. finalizes $30 billion weapons deal with Saudi Arabia
Virginia GOP Will Require Voters To Sign "Loyalty Oath" (3 comments)
Friday, December 30:
Dan Froomkin: How Many U.S. Soldiers Were Wounded in Iraq? Guess Again (2 comments)
Amy Goodman, Rocky Anderson: On AlJazeera (3 comments)
Obama administration delays request for debt limit increase after Congress objects
2 doctors accused of performing late-term abortions in Md. arrested, charged with murder (3 comments)
Civilian contractors playing key roles in U.S. drone operations
Muslim Haters Tie Iran to 9/11
Video: US aircraft carrier filmed in Strait of Hormuz standoff
A Toast to Clark Griswold, Our Man of the Year (3 comments)
Murdoch's 100m plan to settle hacking cases before they get to court
The Murdoch Primary, Let's Call It
Bill Maher's New Rules for the New Year (1 comments)
In Book, Ron Paul Opposed Workplace Harassment Protections (2 comments)
Has America's stolen election process finally hit prime time? (52 comments)
Thursday, December 29:
Call for US intervention into Iraqi crisis
New Dominionists: Meet the Christian Couple Behind the Right's Most Viral Videos (1 comments)
Couple Uses Music Video To Embarrass Bank Of America Into Closing On Their Loan
Thwarting Occupy DC: Control of the Mall's Union Square changes hands to Capitol Architect and Capitol Police (3 comments)
Behind the GOP's Sudden Civil Rights Crusade
Corrupt Rep. Issa, Chamber of Commerce Using Police Union to Squash Occupy DC?
POLL: 'Progressive' Is The Most Positively Viewed Political Label in America (1 comments)
Krugman: The Burden of Debt, Again Again (1 comments)
US Army unveils 1.8 gigapixel camera helicopter drone
Spin Wars: As Saleh Prepares a U.S. Visit, Officials Say He 'Played' Them
2011: The year of the abortion restrictions
Tolerate our Intolerance or Else: Catholic Charities losing state contracts
Sherwood Ross: America's Welfare "Reform" Laws Are Perpetuating Poverty (2 comments)
Romney Leads in Iowa; Other GOP Idiots Promise To Burn Constitution Because Of Vaginas
Senators Franken and Whitehouse Team Up for a Must-See Colloquy on Climate Change (3 comments)
MSM News, 6 Months Late: "Obama Secretly Preparing for Syria Intervention"
Newt Gingrich Committed Massive Voter Fraud! (According to GOP/Fox 'News' ACORN Standards)
Lori Spencer: This Land is Your Land...Or is It?: Occupy Oklahoma City Sues in Federal Court to Fight to Keep the Commons (6 comments)
Iran rejects US warning over Strait of Hormuz (1 comments)
ALEC-Linked Group Revealed As Major Secret Donor In Referendum On Maine Voting Rights (1 comments)
Iowa Occupiers Bring a Mic-Check to Ron Paul | Mother Jones
Rush Limbaugh: Climate Change Misinformer of the Year
Fracking Cracks the Public Consciousness in 2011
Toxic Gingrich Raked In Millions In Oil Money After Flip-Flopping On Cap And Trade (2 comments)
Fox News' Peter Johnson, Jr. Likens Occupy Wall Street To "Hobos, Tramps And Bums' (2 comments)
Occupy protesters target GOP in Iowa (1 comments)
Wednesday, December 28:
Settlers run rampage in West Bank
Israeli navy attacks international observers, injures Palestinian, on monitoring boat in Gaza waters
Kathy Malloy: Iowa Radio Ad Encourages Voters To "Go Rogue' And Caucus For Sarah Palin
Market Forces to Buffet Potash
Kucinich to challenge fellow Ohio Dem
Under Obama, an emerging global apparatus for drone killing
Misinformer of the Year: Rupert Murdoch and News Corp. (1 comments)
Iran Threatens to Block Oil in Reply to Sanctions
GOP Candidates Reveal How They Would Enact Pro-Life 'Personhood' Laws
Rick Perry sues Virginia to get on primary ballot
U.S., Israel Discuss Triggers for Bombing Iran's Nuclear Infrastructure
Newt Gingrich Is A Matrimonial Saint Compared to Campus Crest CEO Ted Rollins (1 comments)
Whistleblower documents illuminate case against BNY Mellon
Tuesday, December 27:
YouTube Censors the Waterboarding Scene from The Last War Crime movie (3 comments)
OpEdNews mentioned: Ron Paul Under Fire for Praising Accused Traitor (2 comments)
Israeli launches multiple airstrikes in Gaza
Defamation Case Against Montana Blogger Hits Close to Home (4 comments)
Sen. Ben Nelson won't seek reelection (1 comments)
Doctor: Airport scanner ups cancer risk
Navy preparing to launch kamikaze drone from submarine
Economic woes spur calls for public banking
Man Sued By Former Employer For $340,000... For Taking Twitter Followers (1 comments)
Keeping College Students From the Polls
Fatal Flaws In The Lawsuit Against Fannie Mae Execs, Part 2 (5 comments)
The GOP's 10 Most Extreme Attacks On A Woman's Right To Choose An Abortion (11 comments)
Not Hiring Until Obama Is Gone Is A Symptom Of Broader GOP Ignorance
Tea Party Group Urges Small Businesses ‘Not To Hire A Single Person’ To Hurt Obama (6 comments)
Sex, Drugs and Videotape: James O'Keefe Implicated in Barn Rape Plot?
Monday, December 26:
Sherwood Ross: *Advocates of Hot War With Iran Take Some Media Hits (1 comments)
Gingrich, N.C. author cause a stir with doomsday theory
Gunman in Santa suit killed six, self in Texas
That Expensive Fur? Get Ready for Disgust From Holiday Crowds
Manning prosecution lays basis for terror charge against WikiLeaks founder Assange
Sunday, December 25:
'Israel needs US say-so to attack Iran' (2 comments)
For GOP, "repeal and replace' has been nothing but a mantra on health-care law (1 comments)
As GOP candidates vie for Bush backing, Jeb hangs back
Albany Police Pepper Spray Defiant Occupy "Tent" Keepers
Only Romney and Ron Paul Qualify for the VA Ballot (Gingrich and Perry excluded)
In the West Bank, a horror story
Saturday, December 24:
Republican Security Advisers Tied to $40 Billion in Contracts
Times Wants Info on 'Killing as a Policy Tool'
Sherwood Ross: Act Fast To Ban Gas Fracking Until Further Studies Are Made (2 comments)
CIA has suspended drone attacks in Pakistan, U.S. officials say (1 comments)
Occupy Christmas? Movement Expands Religious Appeal
Pentagon gets the go-ahead for offensive cyberwars
Occupy Interfaith Celebration In Liberty Square
Growth of large private water companies brings higher water rates, little recourse for consumers (6 comments)
Unions Weigh California's Taxing Situation | Labor Notes
Florida Bar Appoints Robo-Signer to Position of Power
Friday, December 23:
Justice Dept. rejects South Carolina voter ID law, calling it discriminatory
Punishing the whistleblower? (VIDEO)
'Birthers' lawsuit against Obama thrown out by federal appeals court
Kevin Drum: President Obama's Christmas Present to America (3 comments)
Lawsuit: Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act is Unconstitutional
FBI Says Activists Who Investigate Factory Farms Can Be Prosecuted as Terrorists (8 comments)
Congo Community Faces Christmas Assassinations and Issues Plea for Help
Indiana's GOP SOS Ordered Removed From Ofice (1 comments)
Fire at Home Ends Texas Campaign of Gen. Ricardo Sanchez
Thursday, December 22:
Special Report: The watchdogs that didn't bark
Bradley Manning hearing ends with no clear sign of harm done to U.S. (5 comments)
U.S.: Poor coordination, mapping data led to Pakistani deaths in cross-border raid (1 comments)
Old "Wide-Stance" Rides Again!! Larry Craig Lobbies for Killer Coal Mine
McConnell: House should pass short-term extension of payroll tax cut
Time To Blink: McConnell Calls On House To Pass Two-Month Extension Of Payroll Tax Holiday
Vander Plaats Asked Santorum For Money 'To Promote The FAMILY Leader Endorsement'
Bankers Join Billionaires to Debunk "Imbecile' Attack on Top 1% (1 comments)
OccupyEducated.org Takes Occupy Wall Street's Library Online
Republicans file 5 lawsuits to remove Pres. Obama from 2012 Georgia ballot (1 comments)
Judge's Ruling on Montana Blogger's Case Has Been Widely Misinterpreted (1 comments)
Congress Deletes Two Words in the National Security Act of 1947 (5 comments)
Rebecca Solnit: Occupy Your Heart
The War in Iraq Is Over--Not (1 comments)
Wednesday, December 21:
US asks scientific journals to censor bird flu studies
Ex-Ron Paul Aide Disputes Paul on Newsletters (3 comments)
Thousands of women march in Cairo against military junta
With Impasse in Congress, 3 Million Could Lose Jobless Benefits
Abramoff Bolts From Radio Interview When Confronted By Tribal Leader
*Bullying Epidemic-Facebook Launches Suicide Prevention Tool (1 comments)
Occupy DC among last camps standing | Washington Examiner
Independent Turkey Sets a New Tone for a Troubled World
Lynn Buske: Enforcement Hammer Falls on Giant Arizona Organic Factory Farm Dairy
Tuesday, December 20:
Another Plan To End Medicare As We Know It
Outbreak: Man-made super-flu formula to be published?
Council urges civility, threatens priest with police removal
Twitter stake bought by Saudi billionaire
Gingrich's sale of mailing list unlawful, watchdog group charges
Secrecy defines Obama's drone war
Why Iceland Should Be in the News, But Is Not
Is Someone Trying to Set Me Up for an Arrest on Bogus Criminal Charges? (1 comments)
Nick Turse: The Life and Death of American Drones
Monday, December 19:
Sherwood Ross: Open Letter of Apology To President Barack Obama (5 comments)
Israel plans for more than 1,000 new housing units on disputed land
Hundreds Rally in Support of Accused WikiLeaks Source (1 comments)
The Missing Link: 2010 Video Fills In The Fuzzy Period In Mitt Romney's Health Care Past
Sherwood Ross: U.S. Held Losing Battle Against IEDs in Afghanistan (2 comments)
House GOP Lays Out Its True Beliefs For All To See (1 comments)
Due Process Guarantee Act 2011 due on Senate floor in January (6 comments)
Is Republican Greed Driving a Political "Marriage" Made In Hell?
Gardasil: Questioning the Ability of For-Profit Corporations to Dictate Legislation (1 comments)
Fatal Flaws In The Case Against Fannie Mae Execs, Part 1
Ron Paul takes lead In Iowa, Newt Gingrich falls off cliff (49 comments)
North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il Dead at 69 (1 comments)
Franklin P. Lamb: Anatomy of a NATO War Crime (1 comments)
Gingrich: 'Activist Judges' Should Be Arrested
Tom Engelhardt: The Four Occupations of Planet Earth
Sunday, December 18:
General: 'We're not leaving' Afghanistan
Twelve biggest US lies of 2011
Israel, US: We will stop Iran (1 comments)
North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic leader Kim Jong Il has died
Newt Gingrich's assault on "activist judges' draws criticism, even from right - The Washington Post
Eric Holder Tells NY Times He's Taking Hits For Obama Because "We're Both African American" (1 comments)
House GOP leaders want new payroll tax cut bill
Václav Havel obituary | World news | The Guardian
French Credit Downgrade Could Come 'Within Days' - Guardian
Egypt clashes kill 10, undermine Army narrative of democratic transition - Chick
*Why does the New York Post hate LEDs? (1 comments)
We Can't Eat Money (2 comments)
What it is to be British in 2011 (2 comments)
Sherwood Ross: Pentagon Pressure May Have Delayed Obama Apology (2 comments)
Eastern Regional Occupy Meeting; Exploring Occupy 2.0 (6 comments)
Saturday, December 17:
Church That Aided Wall St. Protesters Is Now Their Target (3 comments)
Feds: 'Excessive force' by Seattle cops must stop (1 comments)
Pigs, cows, and chickens are the 99 percent, says animal rights activist (7 comments)
Election 2012: SPUSA Candidate Alexander Calls for a Basic Income Guaranteed (BIG)
Banks Told to Prepare for the Worst - Shapiro & Cornell (1 comments)
Crippling the Right to Organize (2 comments)
Perry Double Dips State Salary And Pension
Obama defends policy toward Israel in speech to Jewish group
Saving American Democracy (5 comments)
Willie Nelson: Occupy the Food System
Mitt Romney in Worcester 2002 "My views are progressive" - YouTube
Top 10 Ways Mobile Carriers Tried to Screw Us in 2011
ICC prosecutor: Concerns over Gaddafi's death
Friday, December 16:
Alexander/Mendoza Campaign Calls for Lifting Sanctions on Iran (1 comments)
Dan Froomkin: Financial Transaction Tax Sparks Hopes That Obama Will Play Robin Hood In 2012
Immigration Crackdown Also Snares Americans - Preston
Indefinite Military Detention Measure Passes On Bill Of Rights Day
Bottom Line - Bank loans to small business fall to 12-year low
Help NAACP End Voter Suppression
"Small Business Owner" in Walker Ad Actually a Billionaire That Helped Outsource Thousands of Jobs to China (1 comments)
Federal Government Offers States Greater Flexibility In Designing Essential Benefits (1 comments)
Occupy Wall Street Prepares For Occupation 2.0
Bradley Manning's lawyer demands judge step down over Assange link
Murdoch's News of the World asked me to join NUJ, says 'Silent Shadow' private eye
Taliban's office in Doha - Pakistan Observer (1 comments)
U.S. Has Been Providing Turkey with $1 Million a Day to Fight Kurdish Minority
WikiLeaks defendant Manning to make court appearance
The scandal of the Alabama poor cut off from water
SEC Sues Former Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Executives For Fraud
FBI considered a sting aimed at Newt Gingrich in 1997
Amy Goodman Interviews Rocky Anderson; Alternative to Obama
Thursday, December 15:
Syrian National Council, Syria's rebel government, opens offices in Turkey - Tuysuz (1 comments)
US Census Shows Half of All Americans Now Poor or Low-Income (4 comments)
Congressional Leaders Reach Spending Deal to Avoid Government Shutdown
Congress sends defense bill to Obama after reworking detainee provisions - The Washington Post
XL Keystone - The Pig in the Pipeline - The GOP is pushing a pipeline that could blow you to pieces (1 comments)
The Return Of Debtor's Prisons: Thousands Of Americans Jailed For Not Paying Their Bills (2 comments)
Are US Troops Deploying on the Jordan-Syrian Border?
Exit Iraq, Enter Syria!! ME, We're Back! US/NATO Troops Amass In Turkey
Three-Quarters Of Americans - Indy, Dem, & GOP - Think The 1 % Has Too Much Power
Pay For American CEOs Rose 27 To 40 Percent Last Year
Census data: Half of U.S. poor or low income - CBS News
Recall Walker Signatures Pass 500,000 Mark
Pew Research Poll: Anti-Incumbent Fever Could Hurt Republicans - 67% Of Voters Want Change
'Dismal' prospects: 1 in 2 Americans are now poor or low income
Wyden-Ryan Medicare Proposal Has White House 'Concerned'
U.S. House passes $662 billion defense bill
Iraq war draws to a quiet close
Barbara & John Ehrenreich: The Making of the American 99%
Inside Wukan: the Chinese village that fought back - Telegraph
Libya's Rising Strongman: Gen. Khalifa Abulgasim Hifter Survives Attack
Exclusive photographs: Drone strikes in Pakistan
Animated Video About Migration
Rocky Anderson: Rachel Maddow Interview (2 comments)
Alabama town outraged, not surprised, by Mayor's alleged Katrina theft
Wednesday, December 14:
Soldier charged with rape, placed in South Korean custody
The Protester - TIME Person of the Year 2011
2.5 million young adults have added health coverage, U.S. says
Senate rejects quick vote on House payroll tax bill
Ryan to announce plan to keep federally funded Medicare
U.S.: Federal Court Grants Legal Victory to Transgender People
Trial Set for Spanish Judge Over War Crimes Probe - Woolls (2 comments)
Amy Fried, Ph.D.: Vermont Fraternity Survey Asks Who Members Would Rape
Homeless kids at 'absurdly high number' in USA
Payroll tax fight heads to Senate
Tunisia's red-green renaissance
'Canada Should Be Shunned for Kyoto Ignorance'
Time magazine's Person of the Year: The Protester! (1 comments)
"Don't Get in My Face, I Have a Gun:" It's Police vs. Press As NYC Cops Aggressively Scoop Up Tweeters, Videographers (3 comments)
US steps into a virtual Iranian world
Tuesday, December 13:
Webcast: "Considering the Role of Judges Under the Constitution of the United Statesâ€
NY Times: 100 Million Americans Either in Poverty or "in the Fretful Zone Just Above It."
Another GOP Tax Plan For The 1 Percent
House passes GOP payroll tax package amid White House veto threat
Fitch Downgrades The Entire World - 24/7
The slick shtick of Americans Elect
Netanyahu's Vengeance Sends a Message to Israeli Journalists
48 Members of Congress Move Towards Prosecution of Wall Street, But Need You (2 comments)
Fed Takes No Action, Citing Signs of Moderate Growth
In Shocking "Pharmalateralism," FDA Strips Critic of Voting Rights
Canada first nation to pull out of Kyoto protocol
Video: Football Coach Denies DUI Arrest On His Record
Journal Inquirer > Archives > Chris Powell > Suspend habeas corpus and enact martial law?
Nick Turse: Did the Pentagon Help Strangle the Arab Spring?
Monday, December 12:
Protesters Halt Operations at Some Western Ports - Collins
Police Use Predator Drone To Nab North Dakota Suspects
Beyond Guantánamo, a Web of Prisons for Terrorism Inmates
Police to test laser that 'blinds rioters' (1 comments)
Extractionism vs. Capitalism: How Banks Extract from the Economy
Breaking-BFP Video Report: US Troops Deploying on Jordan-Syrian Border - bfp (1 comments)
Congress edges toward a compromise on spending
Why Is Football Coach Evasive About His Criminal Record?
The Next Generation of Progressive Leaders
The Time Has Come: Justice Party USA (4 comments)
"I bring to Trinidad & Tobago the eternal gratitude of our people"
Sunday, December 11:
Occupy to Shut Down West Coast Ports Monday (3 comments)
The lobby blinks! Democratic insiders throw Josh Block under the bus
What Jon Huntsman did instead of debate (1 comments)
Heating Help Cut for Poor in Northeast
Sibel Edmonds: Developing Story: Hundreds of US-NATO Soldiers Arrive & Begin Operations on the Jordan-Syria Border (5 comments)
'Iran will take legal action against US'
US response muted as American jailed in Thailand
Israel calls for 'paralyzing' sanctions against Iran
Global climate change treaty in sight after Durban breakthrough (1 comments)
World News - US meets deadline to vacate Pakistan air base
Pakistan says U.S. drones in its air space will be shot down
Police employ Predator drone spy planes on home front (5 comments)
Transcript: "Free and Equal in Dignity and Rights" - Clinton's LGBT Speech in Geneva
Probe finds $834 million in earmarks hidden in Defense Authorization Bill
Ecovillages: Towards True Independence? (1 comments)
Saturday, December 10:
Inside Newt's Stunning Comeback
Gingrich calls Palestinians 'invented' people
Sherwood Ross: Human Activity Driving Weather Extremes (2 comments)
Opednews Writer Stephen Lendman Receives Journalists Club of Mexico International Journalism Award (10 comments)
Retired PPD Captain (And Occupy Wall Street Protester) Ray Lewis Won't Take Off His Uniform (2 comments)
It's Official! OH's GOP Voter Suppression Law Now On Hold, Will Face Referendum on 2012 Ballot (1 comments)
Global currency war escalates over Euro
British media in 'Iran war' hype game
Mitt Romney Bear Hugs Disastrous Plan To End Medicare (1 comments)
Army slashing 8,700 jobs as budget cuts begin (3 comments)
Friday, December 9:
To Fix Health Care, Help the Poor
German Vision Prevails as Leaders Agree on Fiscal Pact
Feds Order YouTube To Remove "Government Criticism" - rt (1 comments)
Downed US drone: How Iran caught the 'beast'
EPA: 'Fracking' likely polluted town's water - msnbc
U.S.'s Afghan Headache: $400-a-Gallon Gasoline - Hodge
Fix was in: Bloomberg mag seconds a scoop
Senate refuses abortion rights for rape victims in the military (1 comments)
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Pulls Ad That Blames Women For Getting Date-Raped (2 comments)
Anti-Abortion Activists Plan To Harass Women With 'Empty Manger' Christmas Caroling
Conservative Women's Group Applauds Senate Decision To Deny Military Rape Victims Abortion Coverage
Donald Trump looks into canceling GOP debate he's set to host (1 comments)
Islamic Parties Win 75 Percent of Seats in Egyptian Elections
U.S. District Court Judge Pretends He Can Define What a Journalist Is (2 comments)
Iran airs footage of downed US drone
Are the Politics of Global Warming Costing Climatologists Their Jobs In Some States? (1 comments)
To Fix Health, Help the Poor By ELIZABETH H. BRADLEY and LAUREN TAYLOR
Seven Diseases Big Pharma Hopes You Get in 2012
Bull Moose or Bull Sh*t? Is There a New Obama? (3 comments)
Bill In Congress Would Convert Churches Into Partisan Political Machines
Huge Eurobank, rated 'Britain's worst,' now accused of gouging US consumers
Justin Kendall: No Healing: Ann Kristin Neuhaus Faces Her Past Every Day as Kansas Chases the Ghost of George Tiller
Sanders Files "Saving American Democracy Amendment' (3 comments)
Thursday, December 8:
Fox Still Pushing Discredited Keystone XL Pipeline Jobs Claims
Helen Thomas Denounces DC Greed, Fear, War-Mongers (5 comments)
Obama denounces Senate vote to block Cordray at consumer watchdog agency
When Gingrich held power, his GOP lieutenants tried to topple him
Dozens arrested in Occupy D.C. protests
Incredibly, Gaza Rebuilds Despite Israeli Land and Sea Blockade and Threats to Water, Electricity and Tax Revenues (1 comments)
Occupiers Crash US Chamber Of Commerce Holiday Party With Human Red Carpet
Occupy Wall Street Has a Drone: The Occucopter
Goldman Sucks Cashed In On Energy Department Loan Program (UPDATE)
Seed shortage a potential problem - Bertsch (7 comments)
Why Are Cops Losing Their Jobs for Questioning the Drug War? - Khalek
After Being Denied Food Stamps, Despairing Mother Shoots Her Two Children and Self In Texas Welfare Office (4 comments)
US Army Preparing To Crush #OccupyWallStreet - Higgins
Did Corruption In Divorce Court Drive One Mother to Plan a Murder?
The Occupy Wall Street Movement Plots a Comeback By STEPHEN GANDEL
Italian Coalition Stop That Train: Rho City Council (Milan) approves resolution condemning Pizzarotti (1 comments)
William Astore, The Remoteness of 1% Wars (2 comments)
OWS' Goals, Strategies and Tactics -- in the Movement's Own Words (4 comments)
Wednesday, December 7:
Execution Case Dropped Against Abu-Jamal - Williams (1 comments)
Coming Soon to the Southwest: The Age of Thirst - deBuys
Sherwood Ross: *National Defense Authorization Act Will Destroy Bill of Rights (3 comments)
Gingrich fighting massive debt racked up in campaign's extravagant early days
Air Force dumped ashes of more troops' remains in Va. landfill than acknowledged
Bobby Hull and friends on the Ed Shulz Show - wamm
Corporate America Is Sitting On The Solution To The Jobs Crisis: Report
Furious at Latest U.S. Attack, Pakistan Shuts Down Resupply Routes to Afghanistan "Permanently" - Daly (2 comments)
America's Shadow State in Pakistan - Lake
How The Prosecutor Who Charged Chris Matthews' Brother Abused Her Power
Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years in prison (2 comments)
What You Don't Know About Your Neighbor Can Hurt You (1 comments)
S.F. police raid Occupy camp, arrest 70
US: Bloggers cannot enjoy journalists' legal privileges, says Oregon judge in $1.6 million lawsuit (7 comments)
Interview Transcript: Thom Hartmann on Corporate Personhood and How the Supreme Court Justices Have Become Kings (4 comments)
Blackwater/Xe Conducts False Flag Terrorist Attacks in Pakistan - Madsen
Tuesday, December 6:
about COP17 in Durban, S. Africa
BC First Nations Unite To Ban Export Of Tar Sands Oil
Hard Times at Occupy Boston | The Nation
Obama attacks Republican economic theory: "It's never worked' (5 comments)
FAA chief resigns after drunken driving arrest
Queen shares the economic pain with pay freeze to 2015
Bank Of America Sends Internal Email Exposing Where The "Occupy" Movement Is Hurting It Most
Mitt Romney to skip Trump debate
BP says Halliburton destroyed Gulf spill evidence (1 comments)
On Facebook, N.Y.C. Police Officers Maligned Paradegoers
Pearl Harbour memo shows US warned of Japanese attack (3 comments)
Heartbreak Awaits Republicans Who Love Gingrich
Did Newt Gingrich Break Georgia's Lobbying Law In 2004?
#OWS Applauds as Massachussetts Attorney General Stands Up To Banks
Hulk Hogan Helps Prove Corruption in Divorce Courts (8 comments)
The Bomb Buried In Obamacare Explodes Today--Hallelujah! (1 comments)
ProPublica review of pardons in past decade shows process heavily favored whites
Nadler Calls for Full DOJ Investigation into NYPD Conduct with Occupy Wall Street and Media (4 comments)
Michael Klare, A New Cold War in Asia?
TPC is proud to present the First Annual "Turdy" Award for politics! (Video)
Portland Occupies Shemanski Park. Police Wage War of Attrition. 19 Arrests. March Goes On. (1 comments)
Monday, December 5:
Bullies, Liars and Impostors: How Facebook and Go Daddy Shield Scott Walker's Online Guerillas
Exclusive: Inside Occupy Wall St.'s office - CNNMoney
Massive strike shuts down UK -- Winter of Discontent? - Wamm
Iran says oil would go over $250 if exports banned - Mustafavi & Pomeroy
Ex-Countrywide Exec Blows The Lid Off The Systemic Fraud At The Company - LaRoche
Julian Assange extradition fight to continue in supreme court
Trump offers his impressions of GOP candidates
Ginger White says multiple men helped her financially
Finally! Five Major Banks Sued For Foreclosure Fraud
WikiLeaks Suspect Wants Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton as Witnesses
Police Arrest Protesters in Washington, Portland
A Disappointing Landslide: Poor Election Showing Weakens Putin
Amy Fried, Ph.D.: Daily Mail: George Bush Cancels Switzerland Trip Over Potential Torture Arrest
Forget Hope. Obama Has A New Strategy For 2012
University Makes a Habit of Hiring Football Coaches With DUIs
Franklin P. Lamb: A Tireless Advocate of Justice for Palestinians
CSIS head urged government to fight ban on information obtained through torture
Center of Penn State Scandal, Sandusky Tells His Own Story, by Jo Becker
Leaders of the CELAC Countries | From UNASUR to CELAC | Translated by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery
William deBuys: The Age of Thirst in the American West
ISDA's Lawyers Make Up "Facts" And "Law" To Overturn Limits On Speculators
The Tears Of A Bullied Boy Go Viral: But Are They Enough To Move The Bully-Enablers? (4 comments)
Who Is Winning The Political War On Wall Street? (2 comments)
31 Arrested at Occupy D.C. Building in McPherson Square
Sunday, December 4:
Protesters in Israel and West Bank face increasing restrictions
The new cyber-industrial complex spying on us
No War on Iran! (3 comments)
US targets WikiLeaks like no other organisation
china syndrome in progress at fukushima (2 comments)
Iran says it downed unmanned U.S. spy plane
Occupy DC demonstrators arrested
Saturday, December 3:
Here's The Huntsman Campaign's Awesome RSVP To The Trump Debate
Israel's tin ear PR provokes backlash
George McGovern taken to South Dakota hospital after fall
"Rich people don't create jobs" -- Seattle rich guy
No more "Mr. Nice Guy"; Dingbats as Usual (1 comments)
World Aids Day Protesters Arrested Near NY City Hall
Bloomberg's Girlfriend Diana Taylor Threatens to Resign From Sotheby's Board If Teamsters' Demands Are Met (2 comments)
Cop Block Founder Charged With Wiretapping
World Grain Production Down in 2010, But Recovering (1 comments)
Greens Support Phila. Same-sex Bill
Kucinich bill seeks to end the Federal Reserve (7 comments)
A Review of Bill Maher's Book "The NEW new Rules" (10 comments)
Friday, December 2:
Top GOP Strategist Admits He's 'Scared' Of Occupy Wall Street Because It's 'Having An Impact'
The GOP Sides With Millionaires (Again)
Unemployed and liberal groups to hold protests in D.C.
Donald Trump to moderate GOP presidential debate
Pelosi Puts The Kibosh On GOP Payroll Tax Cut Strategy - Republicans Cornered
Republican Jewish Coalition Bars Ron Paul From Presidential Debate, Saying He's Too "Misguided and Extreme" (1 comments)
Amnesty Urges African Nations to Arrest George Bush
U.N. Envoy: U.S. Isn't Protecting Occupy Protesters' Rights
S 1867: Killing The Bill of Rights and Declaring War on Americans (22 comments)
The Spy Files: WikiLeaks releases surveillance docs -- Using IPhone, Gmail...You're Screwed! (3 comments)
"Pentagon Will Not Target Firms' Profits: Official"
Sheila Dean: 'Fast and Furious' Whistleblowers Struggle Six Months After Testifying Against ATF Program
Georgia Refuses To Reunite Children With Their Family Because Parents Are Undocumented
Mortage Lender GMAC Closes Doors In Massachusetts After Lawsuit
Religious Groups Already Offer Contraception Coverage In 28 States
Occupy Y'All Street: Occupy Atlanta Fights Foreclosure, Fannie Mae Demands Protesters' Emails
K Street, Wall Street line up behind Sen. Scott Brown in his race against Elizabeth Warren
Taking Your Money Out of Wells Fargo?
Rachel Maddow, Frank Rich Dissect Fox News, 'Murdoch Primary' (VIDEO)
What a Joke!!! Campaign Launches 'Women For Herman Cain'
Syria: UN Rights Chief Urges ICC Referral Of Assad Regime For Crimes Against Humanity
Romney's Billionaire Threatens BBC Investigative Reporter "We have a File on Palast" (3 comments)
Study says religious people distrust atheists as much as rapists
Lori Spencer: 13 Hours in the Hole: Occupying an Oklahoma Jail Cell
US senate passes new Iran sanctions
Thursday, December 1:
For Pakistan, No Formal Remorse Yet From Obama (1 comments)
SPILL: Chevron's South American Headaches Continue; Brazil Shuts Down Oil Well
Indefinite Military Detention of U.S. Citizens Not Blocked (1 comments)
Now in GOP crosshairs: Commodities
Occupy Congress: Norman Solomon sees a role for progressive legislators (1 comments)
Occupy's next frontier: Foreclosed homes focus on Dec. 6th
A Former Chase Banker Speaks, With Regret Over Mortgage Fraud And Resulting Crisis
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