Archives for General News

December 2011

Saturday, December 31:

Verizon backs off plan to charge $2 convenience fee amid consumer backlash

Iowa: The People's Caucus

Global Markets Lost $6.3 Trillion in 2011

Obama Signs Defense Authorization Bill

With Over 500K Signatures Already Collected, Recall of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Appears Inevitable

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:

Ali Abdullah Saleh Travel Request: U.S. Weighs Whether To Let Yemeni President Into Country For Medical Treatment

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

Mitt Romney's secret money

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

In Kansas, Gov. Sam Brownback puts tea party tenets into action with sharp cuts - The Washington Post

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

Obama Administration: Group Seeking To Curb Workplace Discrimination Launches "Responsible Management Official" Page

French Credit Downgrade Could Come 'Within Days' - Guardian

*No Labels In House Caucus

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

Christopher Hitchens dies; Vanity Fair writer was a religious skeptic, master of the contrarian essay

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 States”

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:

Time To Rebuild This Country

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

No Execution for Mumia: 30 Years after a Police Shooting, Abu-Jamal Backers Vow to Free Him from Life in Prison

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)

Newt's Erroneous Ethics Alibi

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)

Abu-Jamal Should be Leaving Death Row Hell: Philly DA Announces No Attempt to Seek New Death Penalty for Mumia

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)

Exclusive Timeline: Bush Administration Advanced Solyndra Loan Guarantee for Two Years, Media Blow the Story | ThinkProg

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

Oil Surge Begins - Durden

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)

How Newt Gingrich Saved Porn

Study says religious people distrust atheists as much as rapists

Fukushima May Well be Forever

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

One Percenter: Tax The Rich Because People Like Me Don't Create Jobs, The Middle Class Does

Republican Strategists "Frightened To Death' By #OWS Movement (1 comments)

The Camp Pendleton Cross: The Facts vs. What the "Persecuted" Christians Are Saying (5 comments)

Nests of Snakes Revealed: A Story of Fear, Intimidation and Threat in Walker's Wisconsin (15 comments)

Trade in Surveillance Technology Raises Worries

General Strike Rocks Nation: Workers Across Britain Confront Conservative Austerity Demands

The $7 trillion secret loan program between the Federal Reserve, big banks, and the govt. (1 comments)

Former Salt Lake City mayor plans effort to launch new political party, presidential bid (2 comments)

Claire McCaskill: Spend Money On U.S. Infrastructure, Not Troubled Afghanistan Programs

Lessons From the Dead in a No-Learning-Curve World, by Tom Engelhardt

Anonymous and Team Poison start Op Robin Hood - Neal (1 comments)

 

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