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Silver poised to skyrocket and yet it is falling or rising right now..???
It's up, it's down, it's up, it's down......what to do? Updates and information on the world market. (Do you EVER wonder WHO is manipulating silver, gold and the markets?......You better wonder!)

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WHY ARE  WE BANKRUPT? 

The Costs of Illegal Immigration total is a whopping $ 338.3 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR AND IF YOU'RE LIKE ME HAVING TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY; IT IS $338,300,000,000.00 WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY FOR THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY. 

The Mystery of the Forgotten U.S. Flag Revealed.

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February 2010 - March 2010 Headlines
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Haiti Earthquake Relief: How You Can Help

Haiti news and updates here

Did you know the new tower replacing the twin towers in NYC is suppose to be a reflection of American pride and resolve. Thats what our government wants us to believe in. So why did they award the glass panels covering the exterior to Beijing Glass of China. One of the largest wind farms every built is going up in west Texas. Being sponsored with tax payer Stimulus money. All the wind turbins were awared to a Chinese company. Score- 2500 jobs in China, 300 in the good old USA. All sponsored by our money. This is our own government allowing this to happen. Our own government, with their life long pensions and health care that they voted for themselves...........do you still think our government is 'of the people, by the people and for the people bippy?

 

3/18/10

New FBI Files Alleging AIPAC Theft of Government Property and Israeli Espionage Released WASHINGTON, March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Declassified files detailing an FBI investigation targeting the American Israel Public Affairs Committee are now available on the Internet. AIPAC was investigated after it acquired and circulated classified government information provided in strict confidence by US industry and worker groups opposed to AIPAC sponsored economic legislation. The 50 pages now available as portable document files (PDF) at the link.

Credit scores can drop after getting loan help WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some homeowners who sign up for the government's mortgage assistance program are getting a nasty surprise: Lower credit scores. For borrowers who are making their payments on time but are on the verge of default, the Obama administration's loan modification program can reduce their credit score as much as 100 points. That makes it harder to get a loan and can present a problem when applying for a new job.Housing counselors say it's unfair, especially because the news often comes as a surprise to homeowners."Why should people's credit be hurt even worse when they're trying to do the right thing?" said Eileen Anderson, senior vice president at Community Development Corp. of Long Island, a housing counseling group in New York.

Market watch: Hard times for California asparagus The state once produced 62% of the asparagus consumed in the U.S. Now the share is close to 10%. Cheaper imports from Mexico and Peru dominate the market. The problem for California farmers is that labor for harvest, sorting and packing accounts for three-quarters of their cost of raising asparagus, and Mexico and Peru, which have much lower labor expenses, are able to sell far more cheaply. These two countries thus have come to dominate the United States market for most of the year.

Government Schools Are Bad For Your Kids by James Ostrowski

Idaho first to sign law aimed at health care plan

3/17/10

UK:Newborn baby shaken to death by father, 17, on hospital ward in temper over feeding A 17-year-old boy who shook his baby daughter to death while visiting her in hospital has been found guilty of manslaughter.Joshua Bacon shook seven-week-old Caitlyn Smith so violently that she broke both her legs, 13 ribs and had injuries similar to those suffered by car crash victims, a court heard.A judge today ordered that the teenage boy be named and shamed after he was convicted of manslaughter following a three-week trial.

PJTV: The Power & Danger of Iconography

Limbaugh prompts healthcare calls, ties up House phone lines

Besides whiskey, Ireland exporting its pubs Drinking establishments are being designed and built on the auld sod before being disassembled and shipped to the U.S. Australia, Dubai, India and other countries. Although traditional Irish pubs are in decline at home, their numbers are soaring around the world. In dozens of countries, travelers can seek out the real McCoy — or Mooney's — designed and built on the auld sod of Ireland before being disassembled and shipped to Australia, Dubai, India and other far-flung lands

Murdered girl's hands cut off...Hilda Fourie, Beeld, South Africa. Pretoria - A father arrived home from work on Wednesday to discover the body of his teenage daughter, naked and with her hands hacked off. That morning, Johan Smit had said goodbye to his only child, 17-year-old Anika, before he left their home in the north of Pretoria for work. When he got home she was dead and had presumably been raped. Her hands were cut off between the elbow and wrist and were missing.

Why aren't these guys in handcuffs yet? .....Lehman brothers....slight of hand....

3/16/10

Strong, moderate quakes rock Chile

German Priests' Sex Abuse Scandalizes Church

Too Many Women Dying in U.S. While Having Babies

Environmentalists aghast at Chetco mining proposal

The Yike Bike.....another new wave of the future????...very cool! video...

Policeman Caught Stalking Ex-Girlfriend (FLORIDA) A Bunnell police officer who was fired is facing charges of using his work-issued computer to stalk his ex-girlfriend. The complaints about officer Russell Nasby began in October, according to an Internal Affairs report released by the Bunnell Police Department. The report says an ex-girlfriend told a Flagler County deputy that Nasby was stalking her though e-mails, phone calls and Facebook.

Scottish government cover-up of Hollie Greig, part 2: notification of crime & reaction

South L.A. foster mother, boyfriend are under investigation in child's death A foster mother and her boyfriend are under investigation in the death of a 2-year-old child in their care who was beaten with a hammer, according to authorities and coroner's records. Viola Vanclief's death March 4 is the latest in a series of troubles linked to United Care Inc , a nonprofit foster care agency that contracts with Los Angeles County to provide shelter for abused and neglected children. Records show that United Care, which oversees 88 homes with 216 foster children, has been repeatedly cited in recent years after caregivers choked, hit and whipped their charges with a belt. In 2007, a foster child drowned while swimming unsupervised in a pool.

After the quake in Pico Rivera, everything's OK at OK Donuts
4.4 earthquake awakens Southern California; no major damage or injuries reported Southern Californians were awakened early Tuesday to a 4.4-magnitude earthquake centered in Pico Rivera that caused no major damage or injuries but put first-responders on alert and rattled nerves. Residents living near the epicenter near Pico Rivera said some items fell off shelves and tables, but authorities said they have no reports of structural damage to homes. However, the quake may have caused damage to Interstate 5 in Lakewood, where two southbound lanes buckled and were closed temporarily.

Scientists Find Signs of "Snowball Earth" Geologists have found evidence that sea ice extended to the equator 716.5 million years ago, bringing new precision to a "snowball Earth" event long suspected to have taken place around that time.The new findings--based on an analysis of ancient tropical rocks that are now found in remote northwestern Canada--bolster the theory that our planet has, at times in the past, been ice-covered at all latitudes.

Erin Andrews is upset about sentence given man who secretly videotaped her Erin Andrews isn't happy about the 30-month prison sentence given a Chicago-area businessman who pleaded guilty to charges he secretly shot video of the ESPN reporter and posted it on the Internet. Andrews, speaking to reporters after the sentence was handed down by an L.A. federal judge on Monday, said she felt Michael David Barrett deserved a harsher sentence and that she continues to be victimized because the videos remain on the Internet.

Ron Paul Defends Oath Keepers

3/15/10

Ron Paul Defends Oath Keepers OathKeepersOK — March 12, 2010 — Ron Paul Defends Oath Keepers March 8, 2010 Newport Music Hall near Ohio State University. Oath Keepers is a non-partisan association of currently serving military, reserves, National Guard, veterans, Peace Officers, and Fire Fighters who will fulfill the Oath we swore, with the support of like minded citizens who take an Oath to stand with us, to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, so help us God. 
Our Oath is to the Constitution.
Nullification:
Doctrine upholding the right of a U.S. state to declare null and void any federal law that they deem unconstitutional.

US Supreme Court: Interposition 
Implied that the states have a right to interpose their authority to protect their citizens from the unconstitutional measures of the federal government.

Hillary Rodham Clinton's harsh words stun Israel

Nine-Year-Old's Abortion Outrages Brazil's Catholic Church

HR 645 / U.S. PREPARING FOR CIVIL UNREST  In their quest for the truth ~ over 60,000 infuriated Greek citizens take to the streets in central Athens because the cash strapped government faces a financial reckoning. The Obama administration has prepared itself for eventually the same demands for the truth with HR 645 which is, in essence, militarized FEMA internment camps: Allen L Roland

Soldier acquitted in 3 deaths faces military trial WILMINGTON, N.C. – A soldier acquitted of killing a mother and two of her young daughters in North Carolina about 25 years ago is now going on trial in military court after prosecutors say new DNA tests link him to the crimes.Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis, 51, is charged with premeditated murder in the May 1985 stabbing deaths of Kathryn Eastburn and two of her daughters — 5-year-old Kara Sue and 3-year-old Erin Nicole. Opening statements in the court-martial are set for Wednesday and the death penalty trial could last up to two months, featuring 100 or more witnesses.

What Happens If Greece Really Defaults?

Health Care 101: A consumer primer on Obama's bill

3/13/10

Deepak Sarkar, winner of the International Poets Academy awarded the 2010 “Excellence in World Poetry Award”. The Actual text is in the link: www.kolki.com/poems/WorldWideSelling.htm

LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU SEE FIRE - the flaming inferno is mind control recorded evidence...
Listen to the final moments of the daring rescue efforts of the New York City Fire Department operating in the South Tower of the World Trade Center moments before it suddenly exploded into oblivion. This is the biggest conflict of evidence of all: Either there were emergency teams operating in the building or there was a tremendous raging inferno. The two are mutually exclusive possibilities.

Democrats to use reconciliation, so what is it?

Why Rush Limbaugh would go to Costa Rica if Obama's healthcare plan passes

3/12/10

2 months after Haiti quake, housing still elusive

Report Shows How, Collapsing, Lehman Hid Woes

Two Job Markets, Worlds Apart

Senators question $1 million pay for charity's CEO

(GOVERNMENT/CORRUPT) Court rules again against vaccine-autism claims WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal cannot cause autism on their own, a special U.S. court ruled on Friday, dealing one more blow to parents seeking to blame vaccines for their children's illness.The special U.S. Court of Federal Claims ruled that vaccines could not have caused the autism of an Oregon boy, William Mead, ending his family's quest for reimbursement.More than 5,300 cases were filed by parents who believed vaccines may have caused autism in their children. The no-fault payout system is meant to protect vaccine makers from costly lawsuits that drove many out of the vaccine-making business.Autism is a mysterious condition that affects as many as one in 110 U.S. children. The so-called spectrum ranges from mild Asperger's Syndrome to severe mental retardation and social disability, and there is no cure or good treatment.(not true!)

(The Beck Deception If you are a die-hard Glenn Beck fan (like I was), please keep a very open mind as you read this.  Our freedom depends on it. I know too many “ex-Glenn Beck fans” who are using the wrong approach in attempting to show you why Glenn is more of a threat to the American people than he is a truth-teller or savior.  I don’t entirely fault them because I understand their frustration as well as their “sense of urgency”.  The simple fact of the matter is that if  “We The People” do not begin to think for ourselves, and stop the conformity, we will continue to be misled, and we will get nowhere in our fight to regain our freedom and liberties.....the rest of the story at the link

Boston, Biological Weapons and the New Arms Race Part Two /video

CONTAGIOUS LOVE EXPERIMENT / VETS TURN TO LOVE  As veterans we were programed to kill but as children we were wired to love. The dilemma of PTSD is that fear and hate short circuit our original wiring and we no longer can accept or give love and trust virtually no one. By taking responsibility for love we can, in essence, restore our original wiring and become fully functioning and loving human beings again: Allen L Roland  Which leads me to the Contagious Love Experiment where two Iraq Vets also found out that love conquers fear and hate ~ they then began to spread it by journeying across the country with their message of love and peace. 

3/11/10

Congressional Black Caucus: President Obama's not listening Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are headed to the White House for a meeting on jobs Thursday, and they’ll have a few words to say about how President Barack Obama is doing his. The 43-member caucus is fighting through one of the most difficult periods in its 39-year history, and some members and aides said they’re getting far too little support from the nation’s first black president — a man they once believed would be their strongest champion. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) told POLITICO that White House officials are “not listening” to black lawmakers.

Kucinich Accomplishes Goal, Key Rep. Obey Votes Against War

Half of all food sent to Somalia is stolen, says UN report Up to half the food aid meant to feed hundreds of thousands of hungry people in Somalia is being stolen, according to a leaked UN security council report.The report, seen by the New York Times, says the food is being diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamic militants and local UN workers. It advises the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, to open an independent investigation into the organisation's world food programme operations in Somalia.The losses are blamed on improper food distribution and the country's war-ravaged infrastructure.

In India, deadly backlash against freedom of information activists

More quakes hit Chile as new president takes over

Meg Whitman Campaign Ejects Reporters For Asking Questions

Tom DeLay: Unemployment Benefits Keep People From Looking For Jobs

House to vote on pullout from Afghanistan

Kill Bill: Death to Obamacare!

System failed family of ‘the British Fritzl’

Obama Accepts Paul Ryan's Premise

Consider a Few Things about Dr. Wakefield, the GMC and the Autism-Vaccine Link

F1 Key Virus warning! If you are prompted by a window to press F!....DON'T DO IT!....the full warning at the link from snopes.

Massive school closures in KC to be done by fall

IRS to Track Online Sellers' Payment Transactions Beginning Next Year

In India, deadly backlash against freedom of information activists

1 killed, many homes damaged in Arkansas tornadoes LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Authorities say one person was killed in the tornadoes that struck parts of Arkansas.Cleburne County Sheriff Marty Moss said Thursday that one person died, but he declined to identify the victim or provide more details.Officials have said that four people were injured in the tornadoes Wednesday night and three of them had major injuries. Moss would not say whether it was one of those four who later died.

Greece hit by strikes, riots over austerity plan ATHENS, Greece – Serious street clashes erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens Thursday as some 30,000 people demonstrated during a nationwide strike against the cash-strapped government's austerity measures.Hundreds of masked and hooded youths punched and kicked motorcycle police, knocking several off their bikes, as riot police responded with volleys of tear gas and stun grenades.....and much more.....the story at the link.....is this where our country is heading as well as many others in the world folks?

3/10/10

Unemployment rises in 30 states in January

and now to make you REALLY MAD.....Tom DeLay: Unemployment Benefits Keep People From Looking For Jobs

Defaulted Loans May Haunt Seniors

Exclusive: "Secret" Giotto uncovered in Florence chapel

House to vote on pullout from Afghanistan

Boyfriend: 'Jihad Jane' suspect wasn't religious PHILADELPHIA – The self-dubbed "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond, all-American profile would help mask her plan to kill a Swedish cartoonist is a rare case of a U.S. woman inciting foreign terrorism and shows the latest evolution of the global threat, authorities say.The suburban Philadelphia woman, Colleen R. LaRose, was accused in Tuesday's indictment of trying to recruit jihadist fighters, and pledging to murder the artist, marry a terrorism suspect so he could move to Europe and martyr herself if necessary.

Obama pushing on health care end game

Founder of Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods transfers business to employees MILWAUKIE – Scores of employees gathered to help Bob Moore celebrate his 81st birthday this week at the company that bears his name, Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods.
Moore, whose mutual loves of healthy eating and old-world technologies spawned an internationally distributed line of products, responded with a gift of his own -- the whole company. The Employee Stock Ownership Plan Moore unveiled means that his 209 employees now own the place and its 400 offerings of stone-ground flours, cereals and bread mixes. 

3/8/10

India tribes fight mining firm in real-life Avatar

Harassed by the U.S. Census: A Friend Tells Her Frightening Story; Plus Important Video

A dog's life set to get easier with once-a-day pet Prozac to treat depression

Dallas Shooting Leaves 3 Injured Dallas (CBS) A shooting at a 15-story office building in North Dallas, monday morning, left three people injured, CBS station KTVT-TV reports.. At a news conference, officials with the Dallas Police Department explained that authorities received a silent 911 call from inside the building and started driving there to investigate. Another 911 call reported shots being fired.

Pennsylvania helps jobless residents pay their mortgages The program, which has distributed $450 million on behalf of 43,000 homeowners since its inception, has an 80% success rate in helping borrowers avoid foreclosure. And the recent housing crisis has prompted thousands to seek assistance. A record 14,000 homeowners applied for help in 2009, up from 10,000 in most years."If you allow people some time to find a job, they can keep their home, which saves their family, their neighborhood and their communities," said Brian Hudson, the agency's executive director.

DEER ISLE, MAINE SPEAKS / STOP FUNDING WARS Change happens slowly but it always needs an impetus or impulse to trigger a reaction that leads to other like actions. Deer Isle, Maine has done just that by voting in their town meeting to instruct their congressman to not fund the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan: Allen L Roland  The state motto of Maine is Dirigo ( I lead ) and perhaps Maine is doing just that by taking a stand on an issue that the majority of Americans would enthusiastically endorse. ...the rest of the story at the link

Deadly 6.0 Quake Rattles Turkey

Hitler Youth Reached Out to Brit Boy Scouts

Pilot Shot in Head Still Lands With Afghan Injured

Prosperity Can Return, And The Fix is Simple Income tax to the Federal Government is not for income to the government—not one penny. What is it for then? It is for social control. This is a fiat money syndrome. Fiat paper money causes more direct government control over citizens. In filing Federal Income Tax forms people reveal a complete profile of their public as well as their private lives. The system requires that the people must believe that Federal income taxes are for income flow to the Federal Government. Nonsense, nonsense. No fiat (money) goes to Washington as taxes! Where does it go? It returns to ether, from whence it came. Where does the Federal Government get its money? Modern government money is electronic. It is not your taxes.

Oregon state treasurer Westlund dies at 60 PORTLAND — Oregon state treasurer Ben Westlund, a longtime fixture in Oregon politics and a champion of health care reform, died Sunday after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 60.Westlund served 12 years in the Oregon Legislature, first as a Republican and then as an Independent and as a Democrat. He took office as treasurer in early 2009.

3/7/10

Nigeria: More than 200 dead in religious violence JOS, Nigeria – Rioters armed with machetes slaughtered more than 200 people overnight Sunday as religious violence flared anew between Christians and Muslims in central Nigeria, witnesses said. Hundreds of people fled their homes, fearing reprisal attacks.The bodies of the dead — including many women and children — lined dusty streets in three mostly Christian villages south of the regional capital of Jos, local journalists and a civil rights group said. They said at least 200 bodies had been counted by Sunday afternoon.Torched homes smoldered after the 3 a.m. attacks that a region-wide curfew enforced by the country's police and military should have stopped

743 pounds of marijuana found in septic tank truck, Arizona police say (CNN) -- In a messy drug bust this week, investigators uncovered more than 700 pounds of marijuana stuffed in a septic tank truck full of human waste, Arizona police said Friday.And the search of the truck was as awful as it sounds."Yeah, that really does suck," Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves told CNN. "It's a long way to go to make a bust."

Officer kills gunman outside Walmart in east Texas COMMERCE, Texas – Authorities say a gunman has been killed and an off-duty officer injured in a shootout outside a Walmart store in the east Texas city of Commerce.Commerce spokeswoman Marty Cunningham says police received a call Sunday about shots being fired from a car in nearby Greenville, about 50 miles northeast of Dallas.Cunningham says the suspect exchanged gunfire with Commerce police just outside the city limits before driving to the Walmart.

Obama Pleads With Dems to Pass His Health Bill

Chris Hedges: Zero Point of Systemic Collapse

US troops withdrawing en masse from Haiti

Arizona boy who admitted killing father sentenced to treatment (CNN) -- A 10-year-old Arizona boy who admitted to shooting and killing his father and another man in 2008 was sentenced Thursday to "in-patient treatment" that could go on for several years, according to the prosecutor.The boy pleaded guilty in February to one count of negligent homicide in exchange for a plea deal that dropped the two counts of murder he was charged with initially.

Chile mourns quake dead

Illinois Inmate Tried to Have 2 Kids Killed, Sheriff Says

Torture memos resemble Clarence Thomas' way of thinking The Supreme Court justice has a history of dismissing prisoner brutality. And it's his former law clerk who was investigated for authorizing harsh interrogation tactics as a Justice Department lawyer. Reporting from Washington - According to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, a prisoner who was slammed to a concrete floor and punched and kicked by a guard after asking for a grievance form -- but suffered neither serious nor permanent harm -- has no claim that his constitutional rights were violated. Thomas objected when the high court, in a little-noted recent opinion, said this unprovoked and malicious assault by a North Carolina prison guard amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.

Neurosurgeon Dies in Plane Crash Off Florida Coast (AP) MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. —  A neurosurgeon has died after the plane he was flying crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida Panhandle. His passenger also was killed in the incident.WKRG-TV says Dr. Evan Zeiger was flying a World War II era plane in formation with several other aircraft when the crash occurred Saturday. The report says Zeiger came from Birmingham, Ala.It says Coast Guard rescue crews found Zeiger, his passenger and the wreckage in water 50 feet deep. It does not identify the passenger.

Bus crash rescue workers hail boy as a hero BTW the bus was here illegally from Mexico.

Fox News has some GOP thumping in its past One of the overlooked details of the forever-fight over the widely debated conservative leanings of the Fox News Channel (besides that a third of its viewers are Democrats) is that it was Fox that broke the then-shocking story in 2000 of candidate George W. Bush's 24-year-old DUI charges. Why, you wonder, would an old Maine story matter, regardless of the source? The breaking story of Bush's unrevealed 1976 DUI charges in Maine came just four days before the 2000 election. The Bush-Cheney ticket was tied then in national polls with the Democrats' Gore-Lieberman ticket and was, in fact, ahead in Maine. Bush ended up losing Maine to the Democrats, and several other states by narrow margins. Had the Republicans won those electoral votes, there never would have been a Florida recount, hanging-chad controversy or Supreme Court case. Florida's electoral votes wouldn't have changed anything.

Democrats pull tax cheat bill Legislation that would force government and Hill staffers to pay back taxes or lose their jobs was pulled from House committee markup today after Democrats hit the brakes.

Army Pfc. Scott G. Barnett, 24, Concord; soldier dies in Iraq Pfc. Scott G. Barnett of Concord, Calif., intended to move his wife to Germany, where he was stationed in the Bavarian town of Katterbach. When his tour of duty was over, the 24-year-old hoped to parlay the mechanical training he was receiving with the 412th Aviation Support Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade into a possible future career back home as a civilian mechanic. .....but this 'illegal' and horrific 'war' has ended yet one more young life, a life with promise and hopes.....Rest in Peace Scott, and condolances to the family and friends!

In Baghdad, mortar rounds mark Iraq election day

3/6/10

Strong aftershock hits Chile

Chile quake-area still shaking, death toll unclear

Chile sacks official over tsunami alert

Lost Jewish tribe 'found in Zimbabwe' In many ways, the Lemba tribe of Zimbabwe and South Africa are just like their neighbours. But in other ways their customs are remarkably similar to Jewish ones. They do not eat pork, they practise male circumcision, they ritually slaughter their animals, some of their men wear skull caps and they put the Star of David on their gravestones. Their oral traditions claim that their ancestors were Jews who fled the Holy Land about 2,500 years ago. ...the rest of the story at the link

To hear more about the Lemba people, listen to the BBC World Service African Perspective programme on Saturday 6 March at 0830 GMT.

Hailstorm brings chaos to Melbourne video...A hailstorm has struck the Australian city of Melbourne, causing widespread damage and traffic disruption. Emergency crews are mopping up after the downpour but forecasters have warned of more rain to come.

3/5/10

Calif. Mom Busted After Newborn Is Found in Trash (Newser) – A 24-year-old California woman has been arrested for allegedly dumping her newborn baby in the trash after giving birth at a party. Police found the infant dead in an overstuffed curbside garbage bin, just blocks from a fire station where unwanted babies can be surrendered. The woman, Jessie Canfield, was reportedly attending a surprise birthday party when she ducked into a bedroom for a couple of hours. Party-goers say she did not mention giving birth to a 6-pound baby girl, but did look "distraught."

This is how we stop Blackwater for good. There's finally a bill to stop private, for-profit companies like Blackwater from waging war in our name with little regard for anything beyond their bottom line.More than 22,000 mercenaries are operating in Iraq and Afghanistan, and these unaccountable hired guns have shot civilians and participated in torture at Abu Ghraib and other detention facilities.The Stop Outsourcing Security Act, just introduced by Rep. Jan Schakowsky, would prohibit hiring private mercenaries like Blackwater to perform tasks traditionally done by the military.Sign our petition to urge your representative to co-sponsor the Stop Outsourcing Our Security Act.

Human Rights Organizations Uncover Evidence Of Congressional Deception In CIA Secret Detention Affair According to top international human rights groups there is evidence that key congressional members knew about the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) interrogation and detention programs, and that the United States government covered up the details of its cooperation with Polish authorities in the so-called rendition flights.

The groups—led by Amnesty International USA (AI USA)—received the documents in response to their Freedom of Information Act litigation. Among other things, they reportedly show that in one of his first acts as chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) discontinued efforts by previous chair to implement greater oversight of CIA detention and interrogation programs, failing to fulfill the role of Congress in overseeing the agency.

California man gets eight years for stealing cheese A California man has been sentenced to up to eight years in prison for stealing a $3.99 (£2.60) bag of shredded cheese in a case critics say shows the need for reform of the state's criminal justice system and the overcrowded state of its prisons.

New York police chief quits amid widening scandal Superintendent Harry Corbitt, who had retired once before and returned to service two years ago at Paterson's request, said that intense media scrutiny over the scandal was a factor in his departure.In February he acknowledged a state police official had contact with a woman who had accused a top aide to Gov Paterson of assaulting her on Halloween in New York City's Bronx borough.

Hindu holy man Paramhamsa Nityananda in hiding after 'sex film'

Baby Starves While Parents Tend to Virtual Child: Cops

'Extra Small' Condoms for 12-Year-Old Boys Go on Sale

Woman arrested in Monrovia for abducting daughter 14 years ago [Updated] [Update 12;15 p.m.: A woman who is suspected of abducting her 8-year-old daughter 14 years ago from the child's home in Northern California has been arrested in Monrovia.The daughter, who is now 22, was contacted and authorities said she was unharmed. They did not reveal where she is now living.The mother, Wendy Hill, was arrested after being spotted at a local Claim Jumper Restaurant in Monrovia, officials said.

Woman charged with killing husband is lobbyist A 45-year-old woman, charged with ending a domestic dispute by killing her 26-year-old husband of five days, is a registered lobbyist for a group fighting domestic violence. Arelisha Bridges was ordered held without bond in the Fulton County Jail. She is scheduled for a preliminary hearing later this month on charges of felony murder, murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

Parents of Pentagon gunman sought a mental-health hold for their son, sheriff in California says The parents of the man shot to death after pulling a gun on Pentagon police guards Thursday had reported him missing in January and asked local authorities to hold him, concerned about his mental health. The parents of John Patrick Bedell, 36, of Hollister filed a missing-person report on Jan. 4, said San Benito County Sheriff Curtis Hill

Pentagon shooter apparently doubted 9/11 facts in Web posting Washington - The gunman in the Pentagon shootings may have harbored resentment for the military and had doubts about the facts behind the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Vatican hit by gay sex scandal The Vatican was today rocked by a sex scandal reaching into Pope Benedict's household after a chorister was sacked for allegedly procuring male prostitutes for a papal gentleman-in-waiting.Angelo Balducci, a Gentleman of His Holiness, was caught by police on a wiretap allegedly negotiating with Thomas Chinedu Ehiem, a 29-year-old Vatican chorister, over the specific physical details of men he wanted brought to him. Transcripts in the possession of the Guardian suggest that numerous men may have been procured for Balducci, at least one of whom was studying for the priesthood.

North Korean worker executed for passing on news

Republicans embarrassed by 'evil empire' Obama smear Republican officials are forced to apologise over caricature of Barack Obama as the Joker in leaked party document

Antidepressants During Pregnancy Cause Premature Birth

Gunman opens fire at Pentagon entrance, is killed Reporting from Washington - A California man who attempted to enter the Pentagon by force and was shot by police has died from his wounds, police said Friday morning. The shooter, whom official identified as John Patrick Bedell, 36, walked up to the Pentagon drew at least one gun and started firing, wounding two officers. Police said Bedell acted alone.

US facing surge in rightwing extremists and militias The US is facing a surge in anti-government extremist groups and armed militias, driven by deepening hostility on the right to Barack Obama, anger over the economy, and the increasing propagation of conspiracy theories by parts of the mass media such as Fox News.

The SPLC notes that the rise comes as part of a deepening disillusionment with government in which just one quarter of Americans think government can be trusted. It said that a recent poll found that the anti-tax Tea Party movement is viewed in more positive terms than the Democratic or Republican parties.

3/4/10

Suicide bombings kill 31 as Iraq elections near In an apparent attempt to disrupt Sunday's vote, bombers in Baqubah target two police stations, then a hospital where emergency personnel are helping the wounded.

Senate rejects $250 checks for elderly

Suspect, Police Hurt in Pentagon Shootout Two police officers were injured by a suspect who opened fire outside the Pentagon tonight after the officers asked him for an access pass, police said. The encounter left the suspect, who did not speak before opening fire around 6:40 p.m., in "pretty critical" condition, Pentagon Police Chief Richard S. Keevill told reporters. The suspect was identified as John Patrick Bedell, sources told ABC News and The Associated Press, which added that he was 36 years old. Keevill would only say the suspect was "an American citizen, as far as I know

Swine Flu is Officially Over: UK National Pandemic Flu Service to be Closed

Haitian family survives 2 big quakes in 2 months

Cold Case Files - Paxil Birth Defects

63 die, dozens injured in Indian temple stampede (AP) KUNDA, India – A stampede among thousands of poor villagers scrambling for free food and clothes at a commemorative event killed 63 people Thursday at a Hindu temple in northern India and injured dozens of others.Nearly all the victims were women and children. The stampede was so intense it knocked down a gate at the compound surrounding the temple in the small town of Kunda, on the northern plains of Uttar Pradesh state.

Passenger on cruise ship: Wave ordeal terrifying

Sex allegations against rabbi roil Israel's Orthodox community

Poll Shows Americans Consider Government To Be Broken

3/3/10

THE VISION OF AMERICA  The vision of America must eventually be in line with the driving force of evolution ~ where mutual cooperation, altruism and service replace manipulation, greed and selfishness and we are once again in sync with our true divine destiny: Allen L Roland  .. During my monthly national radio show TRUTHTALK on Monday morning March 1st ( www.conscioustalk.net ) with Rob Spears and Brenda Michaels ~ we had an intense conversation on what is really needed to right our badly listing ship of state where virtually no one has confidence in our inexperienced Captain Obama, his staff of burned out Cinton and Bush leftovers and a crew of Congressional leaders who are selling favors to the highest corporate bidders.

Anti-Washington message propels Perry in Texas

Justices signal they're ready to make gun ownership a national right

Spain smashes infected global computer network MADRID (AFP) – Spanish police said Wednesday they had arrested three men suspected of building the world's biggest network of virus-infected computers which hijacked more than 13 million PCs.The "botnet" of infected computers affected machines in almost every country in the world in homes, universities, banks, government agencies and companies, including more than half of the largest US companies on the Fortune 1,000 list.It was designed to steal credit card data, online banking passwords, account information for social networking sites and other sensitive information.

Uncertainty raised over Justice Department's handling of detainees

Charles Rangel temporarily steps down as Ways and Means chairman

Senate ends impasse, approves jobless aid extension

3/2/10

Congress Attacks Natural Supplements!

Seoul Transforms a Freeway Into A River and Public Park

Immigration Reform Advocates Allege Jobs Bill Will Allow Employers To Hire Illegal Aliens

Kangaroos Poisoned By Fluoride

Architectural Buckypaper Paves Way for Buildings of the Future

Rare Buddhist flower found under nun's washing machine The Udumbara flower was found in the home of a Chinese nun in Lushan Mountain, Jiangxi province, China. The rare Youtan Poluo or Udumbara flower, which, according to Buddhist legend, only blooms every 3,000 years, measures just 1mm in diametre.

Jerry Brown announces bid for governor, citing his 'knowledge' of state government

Harrisburg, PA - Cat Has A Special Friend

Ralph Nader Was Right About Barack Obama

Goldman Lists New 'Risk': Bad Press

Jerry Brown announces bid for governor, citing his 'knowledge' of state government

Solar-Powered Hat and Gloves Offer Promise of “Endless Warm”

Spying on Americans has become big business Cryptome: They're watching

Gender Bending Frogs, Killer Snakes, and Fat Mammoths

Kids Dream Up ‘Animal Table,’ Designer Quentin de Coster Brings it to Life

Historic Earthquakes Two great earthquakes occurred in Arica, Peru (now Chile) that generated catastrophic Tsunamis that affected locations all through the Pacific Basin in 1898.

Dominican Authorities Approve Container Cities For Haiti Housing Relief

New ghost towns: Industrial communities teeter on the edge

Uniqlo’s HeatTech Clothing Creates Heat From Your Sweat

Priceless watches stolen from Israeli museum 27 years ago land L.A. woman in court

Chile Earthquake May Have Shortened Days on Earth

Goldman Lists New 'Risk': Bad Press

New ghost towns: Industrial communities teeter on the edge

3/1/10

The moment 30ft wall of water swamps thrill-seeking 'wave dodgers' on harbour wall

Images of Chile's devestating earthquake at the link.

Tsunami sweeps away entire towns on Chilean coast

John Perez sworn in as Assembly speaker

Scientists examine causes for lull in warming

Let These Women Pray! In an uprising reminiscent of the lunch-counter protests of the 1960s, women at one of Washington D.C.'s most popular mosques are copying the tactics of the civil-rights movement, and refusing to follow rules that ban them from praying with the men. Asra Q. Nomani on the arrest threats and outrage that followed.

Chile earthquake: 'Looters run wild'? Not quite

Frustrated Homeowner Bulldozes Home Before Bank Could Seize it in Foreclosure

2/28/10

WE'VE BEEN HAD, FOLKS / ARE YOU READY TO FIGHT BACK ? The American people have been had by the Oligarchy or Economic Elite and Clinton, Bush and Obama as well as their appointees are all co-conspirators. They all answer to the Business roundtable whereas mainstream America's needs are seemingly irrelevant ~ from unwanted wars to true healthcare reform. It's time for real change and it begins with ourselves: Allen L Roland ..Millions of Americans, including myself, voted for true change in 2008 and what we got was not only Bush lite but the distinct feeling that we were not only being used but laughed at by the Economic Elite. Here's the big picture ~

Apple admits child labour used at its assembly plants Technology multinational Apple has admitted that child labour was used at the factories that build its computers, iPods and mobile phones. At least 11 15-year-old children were discovered to be working last year in three factories which supply Apple. Apple said the child workers are now no longer being used, or are no longer under-age. "In each of the three facilities, we required a review of all employment records for the year as well as a complete analysis of the hiring process to clarify how under-age people had been able to gain employment," Apple said, in an annual report on its suppliers.

Man, daughter fall 13 floors in Chile quake

It's raining fish ... no really

2/27/10

Tsunami from Chile quake reaches Japan

Thousands still lack power after Northeast storm (AP)CONCORD, N.H. – Frustration turned to resignation Saturday for hundreds of thousands of people in the Northeast struggling to survive another day waiting for utility crews to restore electricity after powerful storms socked the region with heavy snow, rain and hurricane-force winds.The region was left to deal with the fallout of gusting winds that created near-blizzard conditions this week in what was the third strong storm this month for some areas. Parts of New York got more than 2 feet of snow while some areas of coastal New England were drenched with flooding rains.

Republican senator holds up jobless benefits bill

Canada to build Haiti government base, PM Harper says

Resurrecting razed Haiti from the dust

Nothing 'suspicious' in death of Iraq veteran charged with killing girlfriend, authorities say

Marie Osmond's son dies in Los Angeles In an apparent jump from a Los Angels building, it looks like Marie Osmonds 18 year old son, Michael Blosil , who has battled a life long depression, has ended his battle in a devestating way. Our condolances go out to the family.

A chance encounter revived memories of molestation decades ago

Democrats push forward on healthcare

'I gave birth in a tree'

Santa Barbara driver admits killing marathon runner Four convictions on drunk driving was enough to stop Gregory Doan, 58, who was drunk and high on heroin when his van swerved onto a shoulder, scattering a group of 20 runners who were training as part of a Lymphoma and Leukemia Society team.

Flash-flood warning issued for Azusa, Glendora area A flash-flood warning has been issued for the northern San Gabriel Valley after radar showed heavy rainfall approaching the Morris fire burn area, which is north of Azusa and Glendora. Forecasters said the storm was expected to move directly above the area with rainfall rates greater than an inch an hour."Rainfall at these intensities will likely cause flash flooding and debris flow in and around the Morris burn area," the weather service said. A flash-flood warning means that flooding and mud flow is imminent or is occurring. The warning was issued about 3 p.m. and is expected to last until 6 p.m.

Tsunami warning page for Hawii etc.... link Live coverage

On a quiet Fallbrook cul-de-sac, a family vanishes Friends and relatives call the McStays a loving couple with two children and no enemies. Their abandoned SUV was found near the Mexican border Feb. 10, four days after they disappeared.  no one has seen or heard from a San Diego County family of four whose 1996 Isuzu Trooper was found in a strip mall parking lot here Feb. 10 -- four days after Joseph McStay, his wife, Summer, and their two children, Gianni, 4, and Joseph, 3, disappeared.  Nearly three weeks after they vanished, no one has an explanation. Family and friends describe Joseph McStay, a 40-year-old businessman, and his 43-year-old wife as devoted parents excited by their recent move from San Clemente to a home they bought on a cul-de-sac in Fallbrook. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children spotlighted the McStay case on its website and a volunteer missing persons support group, Texas EquuSearch, plans to search the surrounding area using a drone aircraft. Meanwhile, the McStays have posted photos and videos of the missing family on YouTube, Facebook and are posting news updates at www.mcstayfamily.com.

Tsunami spreads through Pacific after Chile quake

8.8 hits Chile, big destruction, one after the other is hitting and hard!

Massive quake, aftershocks hit Chile; at least 147 dead

Chile earthquake: Hawaii blasts sirens, warning of possible tsunami

A chance encounter revived memories of molestation decades ago

2/26/10

Powerful earthquake strikes off Japan island of Okinawa A powerful earthquake has struck in the Pacific Ocean, about 80km (50 miles) off the southern Japanese island of Okinawa. A tsunami warning was initially issued, but later lifted. There are no reports of major damage or casualties. The Japan Meteorological Agency gave the strength as 6.9 while the US Geological Survey put it at 7.3.

'I gave birth in a tree'

Storm lashes Spain, Portugal and France Powerful winds have hit parts of Spain, Portugal and France, potentially causing serious damage, officials said. As winds of up to 140km/h (87mph) lashed parts of Spain, the interior minister warned people to stay inside, avoid driving and postpone walks. However the country's meteorological agency said the storm would be brief. Portugal's Madeira island, which is reeling from downpours which killed dozens of people last week, was also hit by the fresh storm. All of Portugal was placed on orange alert - the second highest - by civil protection authorities.

2/25/10

WATCH: The moments that mattered in today's health care summit

EPIC wants TSA to halt implementation of body scanners at airports

Report: Contamination from coal ash waste is worse than EPA says

Woman Sells Children For $175 And A Cockatoo

Police escort student out of class after refusal to recite Pledge of Allegiance A middle school teacher in Montgomery County, Maryland, will have to apologize to a 13-year-old student after yelling at her and having her escorted out of class by school police when the student refused to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.The right to sit silently during the Pledge of Allegiance has been held up by the US Supreme Court, and is enshrined in Maryland state law and Mongtomery County Public Schools' own policies, reports the Washington Post...the rest of the story at the link

Glenn Beck Supporters, Not 9/11 Truthers, Are Advocating Violence While Fox News host Glenn Beck propagandizes almost on a daily basis about how 9/11 truthers represent a dangerous extremist fringe who are planning on killing the President, it turns out that the only violence being espoused is coming from Beck’s own viewers.On his October 22 2007 broadcast, Beck suggested that people who associate themselves with the 9/11 truth movement include “the kind of group that Timothy McVeigh would come from,” making reference to the man convicted of blowing up the Alfred P. Murrah building in April 1995, an attack that killed 168 people and injured hundreds more.During his June 10th 2009 broadcast, Beck again smeared people who question the official 9/11 story by comparing them with the Holocaust Museum murderer James von Brunn..........(so just 'whose' side is Beck on we have to ask?....sometimes he seems to actually make sense and has the 'right information'.....and other times....one has to wonder)

Medford housing complex for homeless families to open this summer MEDFORD, Ore. - A new housing complex for the homeless is set to open in a matter of months. On Tuesday, the Salvation Army broke ground on the future site of the Hope House at Crews Road in Medford.
The facility will provide 12 apartment homes for homeless families. Each unit will feature a kitchen, bathroom, living room and multiple bedrooms.

Code Pink protester: Blackwater official threatened to kill me

Mom Convicted of Killing Daughters, Keeping Bodies in Freezer

9 Year old piano prodigy Takes on Musics Best

Mississippi Delta earthquake: America's Haiti waiting to happen?

Rodney Alcala 'Guilty' in Samsoe Murder, 4 Others

WATCH: The moments that mattered in today's health care summit

Police say body could be 'Growing Pains' actor VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Vancouver police say a body has been discovered and that it could be that of missing "Growing Pains" actor Andrew Koenig. Police said in a release Thursday that they would release more details at a news conference later, and say Koenig's family will be present.

Scouts Train to Fight Terrorists, and More

Grant Co. residents protest white supremacists Grant County residents are rallying against the possibility that a white supremacist group may establish its base in John Day.Paul R. Mullet, who described himself as the national director of the Aryan Nations, visited John Day in Eastern Oregon last week, telling people he was looking at property in the city for a possible national headquarters, Mayor Bob Quinton said.On Monday, 60 to 70 people protested the supremacist group in a downtown rally, carrying signs with slogans such as "One Race: Human," "No to Aryan Nations!" and "Say No to Hate and Violence!"

Calif deputy dead, officer critical after shooting SANGER, Calif. – A California homicide detective died Thursday and a police officer was in critical condition after they were shot during an investigation in a rural area of Central California, authorities said.The suspected shooter, who has not been identified, then barricaded himself inside his mobile home and kept firing on law enforcement officials in an ongoing standoff, authorities said."We lost a good deputy sheriff today," Fresno Sheriff Margaret Mims said.Mims said the shooter was also suspected of arson and another shooting. He opened fire when deputies and a state fire official arrived at his mobile home to serve warrants in those cases, she said.

Mexico puts its drug suspects on parade Alleged drug cartel members Jose Manuel Garcia Simental, center left, and Raydel "Crutches" Lopez Uriarte, center right, together with two unidentified men, are guarded by federal police as they are presented to the media in Mexico City. (Alexandre Meneghini / Associated Press / February 9, 2010) Critics of the media events say human rights are also on the line, along with the country's efforts to establish the rule of law. But Mexico wants to show victories in its drug war.

Haiti's rubble will fill 1,000 trucks a day, for over 1,000 days

Trees make way for new passing lane on Hwy. 199

Teenage Girls Cut Unborn Baby from Colombian Mother's Womb

Foreign aid expert says Haiti recovery hampered by lack of government

UN aid convoy attacked in northern Haiti

2/24/10

BIG LIE UNRAVELING / THE 9/11 COVER UP

New US embassy is cool, remote and far from subtle and $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!!!

Oil spill threatens 'ecological disaster' in Italy

Whale kills Fla. SeaWorld trainer as guests watch (AP) ORLANDO, Fla. – A killer whale killed a SeaWorld Orlando trainer who slipped or fell in its tank Wednesday, drowning her in front of a horrified audience.Dan Brown, president of the Orlando park, said the trainer was one of the park's most experienced.He would not answer questions about whether it happened during a performance, but an audience member said a show was just starting.

Obama's task: One tune, five crowds

Bernanke to outline exit path to skeptical Congress

One more baby girl saved! India: Save the Babies Refuge has taken in one more prescious little girl that was being left to starve to death by her family who blame the death of the father a few days before on the baby. The heros at The Baby Refuge take in the unwanted, discarded little ones in a country that still (illegally) kills their girl babies for one reason or another. They nourish them mind, body and soul, giving them love and the care all babies should have. If you have a moment, please check out their website and give whatever you can to help them. This is one 'positive' that gives us hope for humanity...blessings.

Ron Paul: "Take out the CIA" video

Supreme Court weighs anti-terrorism law, free-speech rights

46 likely dead in Indonesian landslide: official Rescuers used heavy digging equipment Wednesday to move tons of dislodged clay strewn with splintered remnants of upended houses after a mudslide on Indonesia's main island of Java buried dozens, leaving at least 46 dead or missing, officials said.Officials had earlier said 72 had probably died but later revised the figure down. At least 17 bodies have been pulled from the rubble, but many more are believed trapped.

Guilty plea in New York terrorism case

Teacher tackles gunman supected in school shooting

John Yoo and Jay Bybee's disgrace Arespected career Justice Department official has concluded that two George W. Bush administration lawyers who wrote memos authorizing the physical and psychological abuse of suspected terrorists didn't commit misconduct that would justify disbarring or disciplining them. But Associate Deputy Atty. Gen. David Margolis' report is far from a vindication for John C. Yoo and Jay S. Bybee's shamefully narrow interpretations of laws against torture and extravagant views about presidential power.

Theft sparks fury in military town A fallen airman, Senior Airman Bradley Smith's belongings -- dog tags, photos, a watch -- were stolen after his family arrived in Colorado Springs for a memorial service. The family is devestated as these are the last remnants of him and memories of him. They are asking if anyone sees a black bag that could contain two computers, please contact someone so they can at least have that back.

WHAT IF A JOE STACK HAD MURDERED JOE BANISTER? Who is Joe Banister?.......Read about his story here

2/23/10

Israel relies on a deadly specialty Confronting a hostile region, Israel sees targeted killings as an essential tool in decapitating militant groups or putting them on the defensive, experts say.

L.A. police seek leads on 'dressed for success' robber Los Angeles police are seeking the public's help in identifying a "dressed for success" robber who brandished a handgun and took off with money from a Harvard Heights liquor store. The suspect is described as African American, 6 feet tall, 200 pounds and wearing a gray jacket, red shirt, black tie and black pants. Police said the suspect was well-groomed, with short hair and a trimmed mustache.

Animal Liberation Forum

ABC News prepares major restructuring; as many as 300 jobs could be cut

Man brought to L.A. to face charges in Cambodian sex case

Two storms heading to Southern California Get ready for more rain. Two storms are expected to blow into Southern California this week, according to forecasters at the National Weather Service.

2/22/10

VERMONT'S UNDERGROUND RADIOACTIVE LAKE 

Authorities: Tour bus rollover in Fla. kills 2 A bus carrying senior citizens on a cultural tour was struck by a car and rolled over Monday on a rural Florida highway, killing two people and critically injuring three others, authorities said.The bus with 32 people aboard had just visited murals in Lake Placid and was headed back to a nearby hotel when the accident happened. A car turning onto the highway failed to yield and struck the side of the bus, a Florida Highway Patrol crash report said. The bus ran off the road and rolled over at least twice, ejecting several passengers.

Vatican official dismisses calls for resignation

PTSD, THE HURT LOCKER AND THE MOON IS DOWN PTSD can be accelerated when you feel constantly hated and unwanted as we are in Iraq and Afghanistan ~ and as brilliantly depicted in the film The Hurt Locker. But Steinbeck's novel The Moon Is Down fully captures the inner agony and guilt of occupation: Allen L Roland  You are badly mistaken if you don't realize that the inner agony and guilt of occupying a country or countries, which despise and hate us, can result in inner torture, guilt and agony and certainly lead to PTSD. 

Democratic jobs bill advances past GOP filibuster

Former VP Cheney hospitalized, resting comfortably An aide to Dick Cheney says the former vice president is in George Washington Hospital after experiencing chest pains. Cheney's assistant, Peter Long, said in a statement late Monday that the 69-year-old Cheney was resting comfortably and his doctors were evaluating the situation.Cheney has a history of heart problems and has a pacemaker.(don't see how that is possible....since he has no heart!)

History in the Remaking

Homeless Haitians: aid halted to force them out

NATO airstrike kills 27 Afghan civilians

WILL THE REAL JOHN McCAIN PLEASE STAND DOWN (excerpt LarryFlynt.com)DON’T BE FOOLED: THIS ADMIRAL’S SON BELIEVES WARS AND GOVERNMENTS ARE BETTER WHEN BIGGER.There are two John McCains. One is the rebellious moderate who claims to oppose torture and wasteful military spending, who argues we should shut down the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The other—the dominant and really, really dangerous one—thinks it would be fine if we spent “100 years in Iraq,” as long as we have enough “boots on the ground.”

A death in Egyptian police custody An Egyptian family is left looking for answers, and accountability, after a young waiter dies in prison, his body bearing the marks of beatings and torture. The odds are against them.

Anthem Blue Cross broke law more than 700 times, official says California's largest for-profit health insurer violated state law more than 700 times over a three-year period by failing to pay medical claims on time and misrepresenting policies to customers, the state's insurance commissioner said Monday.
Anthem Blue Cross could face fines of up to $7 million stemming from the alleged violations from 2006 to 2009. Commissioner Steve Poizner said that the insurer repeatedly failed to respond to state regulators in a "reasonable time" as they investigated complaints over the last year.

The End of Switzerland The economic crisis and rising xenophobia are breaking down the great Swiss myths and undoing this once unique model nation.

2/21/10

GOOD NEWS: Shipwrecked students feared remote death at sea A five-month academic dream cruise for 64 young students from Canada eneded in a mad scramble for life rafts as their SV Concordia was quickly sucked beneath waves....... The gust that knocked the ship on its side came so suddenly there was no time to radio for help before all communications equipment was submerged and ruined. So hope rested on a distress beacon that launched automatically when the vessel capsized. After 30 hours in life rafts 300 miles (480 kilometers) off Brazil, hope arrived as "a light in the sky" — a Brazilian air force jet flying high overhead sent to search the area after the beacon was finally detected.......saved, hungry, tired and scared.....a good ending to a possibly tragic story. We love to hear those!

Dozens Killed in Morocco Minaret Collapse (Newser) – At least 38 people were killed when the minaret of a 400-year-old mosque in Morocco collapsed during Friday prayers yesterday. Officials say heavy rain weakened the structure in the historic city of Meknes. Over 70 people were injured in the collapse and the rescue operation has been slowed by the narrow streets in the old quarter where the mosque is located.

FRONTLINE Presents BEHIND TALIBAN LINES Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at 9 P.M. ET on PBS

A very profitable war Privatized warfare Video.. Why does the war in Iraq go on and on? One reason is that it is immensely profitable for the Bush family and its friends. These four minutes from the documentary "Iraq for Sale" were specifically banned by from being shown during a Congressional hearing by concerted action from Republican politicians

VERMONT'S UNDERGROUND RADIOACTIVE LAKE

Marines Seize Marjah Taliban HQ

Landslides Claim 40 on Atlantic Resort Isle (AP) – The death toll from mudslides and flash flooding on the Portuguese island of Madeira rose to 38 people today as the government rushed emergency aid to the resort haven. More than 100 others were injured and an unknown number were missing, authorities said. A government rep told state news agency Lusa not everyone was accounted for after heavy rain yesterday lashed the island, which lies 550 miles southwest of Lisbon. It turned some streets in capital of Funchal into raging torrents of mud, water, and debris.

2/19/10

Revelations show King Tut was sickly and weak

TOXIC: Garbage Island

EXHIBITION OF “INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY MASTERS” TO PREMIER IN LAS VEGAS

China summons US ambassador to protest Barack Obama's meeting with Dalai Lama

Chile's Chaiten volcano under red alert

Britain releases new UFO files

The Known Universe Scientifically Rendered For All to See

The Tide Has Changed London is 'angry' over the use of stolen identities by the Dubai assassins and points its finger at the Jewish state and its notorious Mossad espionage agency. The Israeli ambassador to Britain, Ron Prosor, was summoned yesterday by the foreign minister to "share information". In practice Britain has stopped short of accusing Israel of involvement in the scandalous assassination, however to signal its displeasure the Foreign Office ignored an Israeli plea to keep the summons secret. "Relations were in the freezer before this. They are in the deep freeze now," a British official told the Guardian.

Hazelwood man dies after 10 calls to 911 over two days

Americans Flee to Mexico for Affordable Health Care

Villaraigosa says all L.A. employees -- even police and firefighters -- should take pay cuts to help cut deficit Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Friday called on all city employees to take pay cuts, including police officers and firefighters, saying it would be the only substantive way to alleviate the need to slash 4,000 city jobs. Villaraigosa also moved forward with plans to eliminate the departments of Environmental Services and Human Services, transferring their essential duties to other agencies and reaping $3.2 million in savings.

Victims of electrosensitivity syndrome say EMFs cause symptoms

Taking Antidepressants During Pregnancy Doubles Heart Defect Risk of Newborn

Holocaust denier slated to be freed in Germany Ernst Zundel, the far-right activist deported from Canada in 2005, will soon be released from prison after serving his five-year sentence for denying the Holocaust, a German prosecutor said Wednesday.

2/18/10

Britain releases new UFO files

Ex-NYC police boss gets 4 years in prison Former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, who was hailed as a hero after the Sept. 11 terror attacks and nearly became chief of Homeland Security, was sentenced Thursday to four years in federal prison. District Judge Stephen Robinson went well beyond federal sentencing guidelines, which suggested 27 to 33 months. He said the guidelines do not take into account "the almost operatic proportions of this case."

BBC TV presenter arrested over mercy killing of lover A veteran BBC broadcaster was arrested on suspicion of murder Wednesday after admitting he smothered an ex-lover who had AIDS, highlighting intense debate over assisted suicide.Ray Gosling, 70, made the confession in a television programme this week about assisted suicide, ahead of the publication of new government guidelines on the issue next week.He said he killed the unnamed man as he lay seriously ill in hospital "in the early period of AIDS" -- likely to be during the 1980s.

School Gives Kids Laptops, Spies on Them Via Webcam

Plane crash pilot left anti-IRS Web note A software engineer furious with the Internal Revenue Service plowed his small plane into an office building housing nearly 200 federal tax employees on Thursday, officials said, setting off a raging fire that sent workers fleeing as thick plumes of black smoke poured into the air.A U.S. law official identified the pilot as Joseph Stack and said investigators were looking at an anti-government message on the Web linked to him. The Web site outlines problems with the IRS and says violence "is the only answer."

Internet note posted by man linked to plane crash Editor’s note the Statesman.com: We found this note on a Web site being pointed at by social media users. A search showed the domain that the note was posted on is registered to Joe Stack of San Marcos. A man by the same name, who has addresses in both Austin and San Marcos has been linked to today’s airplane crash....note at the link

2/17/10

Tesla: 3 employees killed in Calif. plane crash The three people killed on board a small plane that went down in a Northern California neighborhood were all employees of Tesla Motors Inc.The twin-engine Cessna 310 crashed in a residential area of East Palo Alto on Wednesday morning after hitting some power lines. It had just taken off from Palo Alto Airport in heavy fog.

Report on Marines' water omitted cancer chemical An environmental contractor dramatically underreported the level of a cancer-causing chemical found in tap water at Camp Lejeune, then omitted it altogether as the Marine base prepared for a federal health review, an Associated Press review has found.

2/15/10

Israeli ‘harem’ leader Goel Ratzon charged with rape and incest An man dubbed Israel’s Josef Fritzl was indicted yesterday on charges including enslavement, rape and incest over a cult-like harem in which he fathered dozens of children with 32 women. The indictment against Goel Ratzon, 60, says that he positioned himself as a “godlike” figure to the women, whom he enticed into a worship of him that included following a “rulebook” that dictated their lives. He sired at least 49 children with his “wives”, who tattooed themselves with his face and name, and is also accused of raping underage girls.

A Street Food Fest attracts thousands Alerted by Facebook, Twitter and plain old word of salivating mouth, foodies by the thousands descended Saturday on downtown Los Angeles for the "first annual" LA Street Food Fest. By midday, the line of eager epicures extended for blocks along South Beaudry Avenue, outside the grounds of Los Angeles Center Studios, and the wait to buy a $5 entry ticket was two hours. Once inside, the hordes queued up again to grab tidbits for a dollar or two or three from about 30 of the city's most popular food trucks, among them Flying Pig, Fishlips Sushi, Komodo, Frysmith and Coolhaus.

The Monopolization of America

Bill Bowen's documentary Innocence Destroyed about kids murdered while in custody of CPS is powerful

Democrat Evan Bayh of Ind. to retire from Senate

Relatives wonder how Ala. prof in slaying hired

More important than the Super Bowl The future of science, the future of America. There are things more important than the Super Bowl...
Yes, I know. It's sacrilege.  But the Question of the Age - for New Orleans at least - is this:  Is the perpetuation of the inept and corrupt criminal enterprise known as the US Army Corps of Engineers more important than the physical survival of New Orleans? The issue really is that stark. 
I've never been prouder to stand by someone: Dr. Ivor Van Heerden.  Van Heerden continues, at great personal expense, to insist that the Corps (and their enablers at LSU) tell the truth about why New Orleans flooded in 2005. Professor in Louisiana Braves Another Kind of Storm..the rest of the story at the link

IN PICTURES / Palestinian protesters dress as Avatar's Na'vi Protesters against Israel's policies in the West Bank have added a colorful twist to demonstrations, painting themselves blue and posing as characters from the movie Avatar Pro-Palestinian participants in weekly demonstrators against the route of the separation fence in the village of Bil'in, and the takeover of Arab homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, have also donned long hair and loincloths to resemble the 10-foot blue-skinned Na'vi of Avatar.  . ..the rest of the story at the link

At least 18 killed in Belgian train collision A rush-hour commuter train sped through a red signal and slammed into an oncoming train as it left a suburban Brussels station Monday, killing at least 18 people and disrupting rail traffic in northern Europe.Investigations into one the worst accidents on the Belgian rails were likely to focus on whether human error was responsible or if it could have been influenced by the persistently freezing temperatures that have iced up the European capital...the rest of the story at the link

2/14/10

String of snow days deprives many students of food wiuth all the back to back storms back east....one concerned company has done something to help as they can> Caplon is a food services supervisor for Montgomery County Public Schools, where about 43,000 children are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches. Some also get breakfast, dinner and bags of staple foods to take home for the weekend. The snow days meant children would get none of that until Tuesday, because schools are closed Monday for Presidents Day."We've been bothered by this all week," Caplon said.So Caplon arranged for Manna Food Center, a local food bank whose board she chairs, to bring boxes of food Friday to two still-closed elementary schools. Officials used the school district's automated phone system to notify parents of the distribution....not all could be reached nor get there because of the storms....more lessons on stocking up for survival purposes, one never knows when it will hit 'home'...the rest of the story at the link

NATO rockets miss target, kill 12 Afghan civilians

2/13/10

US-China relations could get worse China is urging the US government to cancel plans for President Barack Obama to meet next week with Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. Chinese-US relations have already deteriorated over Taiwan, electronic security, and now with the potential economic threat by China. This meeting means relations between the two countries are going to get even worse. The White House yesterday confirmed that President Obama will meet the Dalai Lama on February 18, despite China's objections..the rest of the story at the link

Toyota recalls 8,000 Tacoma trucks Toyota announced a voluntary safety recall of about 8,000 four-wheel-drive Tacoma trucks in North America, citing potential production defects in the front drive shaft of certain 2010 models.The automaker said Friday that the front shaft in a small production run of pickups may include a component that developed cracks during the manufacturing process.As the vehicles are used, the cracks could lead to "the separation of the drive shaft at the joint portion."..the rest of the story at the link

February 13th, 65 years ago .. The WWII Dresden Holocaust -  'A Single Column Of Flame' On the evening of February 13, 1945, an orgy of genocide and barbarism began against a defenseless German city, one of the greatest cultural centers of northern Europe. Within less than 14 hours not only was it reduced to flaming ruins, but an estimated one-third of its inhabitants, possibly as many as a half a million, had perished in what was the worst single event massacre of all time. ..the rest of the story at the link

Accused Alabama prof shot, killed brother in 1986

Hundreds protest violence in Mexican border city Hundreds of people marched Saturday against the drug gang violence besieging Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, gathering at a bridge where they simulated the massacre of a group of teenagers last month.Police, meanwhile, found the bullet-ridden bodies of five men in a town in the southwestern corner of Chihuahua state. And a decapitated body was found dumped beside the highway leading into the Pacific resort city of Acapulco.The protesters marched to a border bridge in Ciudad Juarez, where they dropped to the ground as masked people dressed in black arrived at the scene, pretending to be the gunmen who killed 15 people in a working-class neighborhood on Jan. 30...the rest of the story at the link

Lawyer misconduct rises with foreclosure record Unwittingly Warren Jacobs became one of the many thousands of homeowners authorities allege have been taken in by unscrupulous or incompetent loan modification attorneys who rushed into a burgeoning legal niche: helping financially struggling homeowners re-negotiate their mortgages.Ripoffs of homeowners have become so commonplace that state bar associations from Florida to Arizona are warning their members of the many ethical pitfalls awaiting those who exploit the mortgage crisis. The California State Bar launched a task force a year ago to examine thousands of homeowner complaints about foreclosure lawyers.Currently, the California Bar is investigating more than 400 attorneys who are suspected of ripping off thousands of homeowners across the country...the rest of the story at the link

Skier's husband banned from mountain, USOC won't help During one of the most important races of her life, freestyle skier Michelle Roark won't have her husband to cheer her on. He was banned from Cypress Mountain because he didn't have proper credentialing, though Roark claims that she filed paperwork two weeks ago. ..the rest of the story at the link

15 Hurt By Rogue Waves At Calif. Surf Contest HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) ―  Two huge waves swept away spectators watching a Northern California surfing contest Saturday morning, causing broken bones and other injuries to people standing on a seawall.  Fifteen people had significant injuries, including broken legs and hands, authorities said. At least three of them were transported to area hospitals. Others were treated at the beach for injuries such as scrapes and bruises.  ..the rest of the story at the link

Oklahoma cop pulls ambulance over; puts EMT in chokehold while patient lingers

Man sodomized with Taser will receive six-figure settlement The City of Boise wants to make it clear that they are not admitting guilt in the case of a man sodomized by Boise police with a Taser gun.But they are also dishing out an estimated $150,000 to Gerald Amidon to prevent this matter from going to court.In some circles, this is called “hush money.”..the rest of the story at the link

Calif. co. expands meat recall due to E. coli fear

Aurochs Project Aims to Breed Extinct Ancient Cattle

Dan Quayle's Son Running for Congress

Americans Raise Half Billion Dollars for Haiti

Two more from Lynn University's Haiti trip identified

1,000 Kids a Year Forced Into Sex Slavery—in Ohio

Mumps outbreak spreads among people who got vaccinated against mumps

Drug industry lobbyist Billy Tauzin to resign.

Controversial approach to treating MS

Health & Sports: Former NBA Star John Salley Endorses STEMTech Stem Cell Nutrition Products

Bombs slow US advance in Afghan town

Husky Dog Talking - " I love you"

Bombs slow US advance in Afghan town

If you were arrested on Saturday, April 15, 2000 in Washington, D.C. in connection with IMF / World Bank related demonstrations, you could receive up to $18,000 from a class action settlement A settlement has been proposed in a class action lawsuit about the illegality of the arrests of approximately 700 protesters and other persons on Saturday, April 15, 2000 in Washington, D.C. Many of those arrested were detained between police lines on the street, moved onto busses for extended periods of time, were in custody at least overnight, and were restrained wrist-to-ankle with plastic "flexcuffs". 

The class is "all persons who were detained and arrested on April 15, 2000 near the area of 20th Street, NW and I and K Streets, Washington D.C., in connection with the protest against the Prison Industrial Complex during the IMF/World Bank demonstrations." 

The proposed settlement will provide up to $18,000 per class member in compensation. Attorneys fees will be paid separately and will not be deducted from this amount. In addition, the arrest of class members will be expunged; each arrestee who participates in the settlement will receive a court order declaring his or her arrest to be legally null and void. In addition to the substantial restrictions imposed upon the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department pursuant to the First Amendment Rights and Police Standards Act of 2004, in this class action settlement agreement the MPD has agreed to mandatory training of officers and other measures to prevent recurrence.  Please check at link for deadlines to file. PDF file here

ZIONISM UNMASKED: Chutzpah, thy name is Zionism

EPA's decision to regulate greenhouse gas emissions is challenged

2/12/20

Nearly 50 arrested in Venice Beach sweep For the first time, the LAPD beach curfew task force works with teams of social workers, counselors and religious representatives in an outreach effort to help the many homeless. ..the rest of the story at the link

Prof. in custody in fatal shooting on Ala. campus

Feds: Erin Andrews Stalker Targeted 46 Other Women Federal prosecutors say the man who stalked ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and shot nude videos of her through a hotel room peephole videotaped 16 other women and ran background checks on 30 others, including female sports reporters and TV personalities. According to a sentencing memo filed yesterday, Internet background checks Michael Barrett conducted can produce birthdays and home addresses, but it's unclear what information he obtained and how he may have used it. Barrett has pleaded guilty to interstate stalking and agreed to a 27-month prison sentence. A judge is scheduled to sentence him March 8. The filing notes that Andrews wants the 48-year-old insurance executive to pay her more than $300,000 in restitution...the rest of the story at the link

Sister of Pa. woman who was tortured, killed says handicap, kindness made her vulnerable

Three killed in University of Alabama-Huntsville shooting Three people were killed, at least three were wounded and a suspect was in custody Friday after a shooting on the campus of the University of Alabama-Huntsville, officials told the Associated Press and a local television station. "We have three confirmed people who are dead, one injured. The police have secured the building. The shooter is in custody," UA-Huntsville spokesman Ray Gardner said. According to the Huntsville Times, the shooting took place around 4 p.m. EST Friday at the university's Shelby Center ..the rest of the story at the link

SkyVision in Albama.....click on the dots on the map and see the snow there now....

OBAMA STILL CAMPAIGNING VERSUS LEADING  The true test of a persons character is not how they handle adversity but how do they handle power. In that respect President Obama has failed ~ for the articulate candidate of action and change, that many of us voted for, has become the consummate Washington political insider who is still in campaign mode and has lost both his base and credibility in the process: Allen L Roland ......It's almost every day that I see President Obama on TV whether I'm in my health club or passing through a restaurant and I always internally ask the same question ~ why is he still campaigning and why isn't he leading? ..the rest of the story at the link

In China, shift to privatized healthcare brings long lines and frustration At a time when the United States is grappling to overhaul its healthcare system to provide more Americans with coverage, China is struggling with the fallout of abandoning its socialist model in favor of Western-style privatized medicine. Government efforts to modernize China's healthcare system and reduce Beijing's role have led to deep funding cuts for public hospitals. Rural clinics have been hit especially hard. The results are familiar to many Americans: Patients with good health insurance or ample savings can get first-class treatment at the best medical facilities, while millions of the uninsured and poor live in dread of a serious illness that could bankrupt their families. Hospitals are focusing ruthlessly on the bottom line to stay afloat. Costs are soaring, in part because of perverse incentives that encourage doctors to prescribe pricey drugs and needless test..the rest of the story at the link

Army discharging single mom who refused deployment A single-mom soldier who says she refused to deploy to Afghanistan because she had no family able to care for her young son will be discharged from the military instead of facing a court-martial, the Army said Thursday. ..the rest of the story at the link

Guards linked to the former Blackwater must leave, Iraq says Reporting from Baghdad - Iraq has given hundreds of guards linked to the private security company formerly known as Blackwater a week to leave the country or face arrest, Interior Ministry officials said Wednesday.
The order follows the dismissal in December by a U.S. federal judge of murder charges against five Blackwater guards accused of killing Iraqi civilians in a 2007 shooting incident on Baghdad's Nisoor Square...the rest of the story at the link

Rare snowflakes start falling from Miss. to Fla. It took back-to-back blizzards to paralyze the nation's capital, but in the Deep South it only takes a couple inches of snow.Flakes were falling — or threatened — Friday from Texas to the Florida Panhandle and then up along the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina, bringing a rare white landscape to spots that haven't seen snow in a decade or longer. The storm crawled out of Texas, where it left the Dallas area with more than a foot of snow, nearly 200 traffic accidents, thousands without power and hundreds of canceled flights.Children in cities better known for stifling humidity took to throwing snowballs and building snowmen, while snow dusted the kudzu vines so prevalent in warm Southern climates...the rest of the story at the link

2/11/10

Large partial dome collapse at Soufrière Hills

In Haiti, quake is sure to be followed by torrential rain  

GOP Rep. Paul Ryan tackles Obama's path to deficit disaster

Sparks fly in Sakura-jima eruption

Gucci Group: Alexander McQueen Has Died

Israelis critically injure another American, no repercussions as usual

Ancient Greenland gene map has a surprise

MCCAIN’S DIETARY SUPPLEMENT SAFETY ACT THREATENS TO DRAMATICALLY CHANGE THE DIETARY SUPPLEMENT INDUSTRY

Florists fret storm will wilt Valentine's sales Snow-clogged streets and closed office buildings are posing twin logistical challenges for Mid-Atlantic florists as Valentine's Day approaches, and some worry it won't be a rosy holiday unless sales bloom when the shoveling ends.Shops are marshaling SUVs and four-wheel-drive vehicles to make deliveries in storm-battered cities like Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, which virtually shut down when a pair of blizzards dumped record-breaking snow...the rest of the story at the link

Ten Year Treasuries Nose Dive At Auction

Daniel Alter Nominated For Federal Bench; Would Be First Openly Gay Male Judge

Meghan McCain Rips Palin's 'Retarded' Double Standard Meghan McCain had some harsh words for Sarah Palin, Tom Tancredo, and the whole Tea Party movement on The View yesterday. McCain, who says she avoided the Tea Party convention because of "ideological differences," said Palin's double standard about the use of the word "retarded" is "exactly what is wrong with politics today," the Huffington Post reports. Palin demanded Rahm Emanuel be fired for calling trouble-making Democrats "retarded," but when Rush Limbaugh used the same word apparently to refer to the same group, Palin said it was merely "satire." We "can't say Democrats can say one thing and Republicans another," said McCain. "This is what's wrong with this country now." She also slammed Tancredo's call for voters to pass literacy tests, saying such "innate racism" is what turns young people off to the Tea Party movement. ..the rest of the story at the link

UN Wants Individuals To Be Licensed To Use The Internet The world needs a treaty to prevent cyber attacks becoming an all-out war, the head of the main UN communications and technology agency warned Saturday.International Telcommunications Union secretary general Hamadoun Toure gave his warning at a World Economic Forum debate where experts said nations must now consider when a cyber attack becomes a declaration of war.With attacks on Google from China a major talking point in Davos, Toure said the risk of a cyber conflict between two nations grows every year.He proposed a treaty in which countries would engage not to make the first cyber strike against another nation.“A cyber war would be worse than a tsunami — a catastrophe,” the UN official said, highlighting examples such as attacks on Estonia last year.He proposed an international accord, adding: “The framework would look like a peace treaty before a war.”Countries should guarantee to protect their citizens and their right to access to information, promise not to harbour cyber terrorists and “should commit themselves not to attack another.”..the rest of the story at the link

Bill Clinton hospitalized in NYC with chest pains, two stents implanted in coronary arteries Ex-President Bill Clinton, who is 63, was hospitalized in New York City today for chest pains.Clinton was rushed to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan where he had bypass surgery in 2004. Clinton's wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, was seen this afternoon leaving the Oval Office and did not seem "too concerned" or "in a rush." The secretary is scheduled to begin a five-day trip to Qatar and Saudi Arabia this weekend and there was immediate indication those plans have been changed, although the secretary did fly to New York City this weekend...the rest of the story at the link

Power struggle could portend a cold, dark winter in Gaza Strip The Gaza Strip's beleaguered residents face worsening power outages, even as winter temperatures drop, because of a financial dispute between the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority and Gaza's electricity distributor.
The authority says it pays about $30 million a month to provide electricity to Gaza's 1.5 million people. But officials say the Gaza Electricity Distribution Co., which collects payments from Gaza customers, is sending back only about one-tenth of that amount from bill collections. ..the rest of the story at the link

Iraqi journalist freed after 17 months The U.S. military on Wednesday released a freelance Iraqi journalist who had been held without charge for 17 months after telling him more than a year ago that his detention had been "a mistake," the journalist said. Ibrahim Jassam, a freelance cameraman and photographer for the London-based Reuters news agency, said in a telephone interview that his U.S. interrogators had initially accused him of disseminating material relating to insurgent attacks. He had been seized in a nighttime raid on his home south of Baghdad in September 2008. Jassam denied the charge and, after a couple of months, the U.S. military told him that he "was captured by mistake," he said. An Iraqi court ordered him released for lack of evidence in November 2008...the rest of the story at the link

Clashes reported in Iran on anniversary of Islamic Revolution Reporting from Tehran and Beirut - Tens of thousands of government supporters streamed into Tehran's Azadi Square on Thursday to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, state television showed, as plainclothes and uniformed security forces faced off against smaller groups of anti-government protesters nearby.

Opposition news websites alleged that security forces opened fire on anti-government demonstrators north of the square, killing at least one 27-year-old woman, but the reports could not be independently confirmed. The websites also reported that pro-government militiamen attacked opposition figures at the rally, including Zahra Rahnavard, the wife of former presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi. ..the rest of the story at the link

2/10/10

4 Year Old Girl Is Rescued By Jesus Himself !

Avoid ALL VACCINATIONS

Chevron hires twelve public relations firms to discredit indigenous Indians in Ecuador

2/9/10
Health crisis in Haiti enters a deadly new phase

Bank executives get multimillion-dollar bonuses

Scientists May Have Uncovered Why Antidepressants Cause Suicidal Behavior

Arrested Tijuana cops were hailed as models Just a few weeks ago, the two officers were lauded as part of a new breed of honest cop, elevated to become key players in a drive to overhaul one of Mexico's most notorious police forces.Now Francisco Ortega and Juan Carlos Espinoza are among five Tijuana police officers under arrest in a crackdown on a drug gang that has beheaded rivals then hung their mutilated corpses from freeway bridges or dissolved them in vats of caustic soda.

How to Prevent and Eliminate Fibroids Naturally

PROMISES, PROMISES: War widows' futile fight The widows' tax is a law that won't allow surviving spouses to receive the retirement pay due them when their spouse died from a cause related to military service, and at the same time collect the full annuity — essentially an insurance policy most of their spouses opted to buy. They paid an average of 6.5 percent of their retirement pay in premiums, often $100 or more a month.Because one benefit is subtracted from the other, affected surviving spouses lose about $1,000 a month on average. There are about 54,000 survivors who are affected by the policy, whose spouses served in conflicts from World War II to Afghanistan, and that number could grow.The widows say politicians have promised time and time again to help them, but they don't.

Cannabis Beneficial for Multiple Sclerosis Patients, Study Finds

2/9/10

Chinese police admit enormous number of spies A Chinese police chief has said he uses more than 12,000 spies to inform on a remote county of just 400,000 people, an admission that lays bare the enormous scale of China's surveillance network. (oooooo.....Big Brother in China is really BIG BROTHER!)

Former Boeing engineer sentenced to 15 years for spying A former Boeing engineer who was convicted last year of passing space shuttle secrets to the Chinese government in America's first economic espionage trial has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Dongfan "Greg" Chung, a naturalised US citizen, was found guilty of economic espionage in July after a 10-day trial in Santa Ana, California.

Second cold snap set to sweep across Britain with more snow and ice Snow and ice is set to sweep Britain this week, with temperatures plummeting below freezing as the coldest winter for more 30 years tightens its grip. Snow and ice is set to sweep Britain this week, with temperatures plummeting below freezing as the coldest winter for more 30 years tightens its grip.

'Avatar' a reality for Indian tribe fighting mining company Campaigners fighting for the rights of indigenous peoples have appealed to the makers of the movie "Avatar" to help an Indian tribe protect its home from a real-life threat. London-based Survival International has drawn a parallel between the Na'vi of "Avatar" and the Dongria Kondh tribe in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, who it says are struggling to defend their sacred mountain from being mined by British firm, Vedanta Resources.

Middle class protestors march over World Expo threat to Shanghai homes The unprecedented protest by mostly middle-class demonstrators comes at an incredibly sensitive time for Shanghai. The city is hoping that the World Expo, which has cost a staggering £35 billion, will catapult it on to the world stage. Travelling in small groups, the protestors converged on the Chinese capital at the end of last month. But police managed to prevent 200 people from reaching Beijing, either intercepting them at the main station in Shanghai or detaining them on the way.

China jails earthquake activist for five years China jails earthquake activist for five years. A Chinese activist who sought to document shoddy construction that contributed to deaths in China's devastating 2008 earthquake has been sentenced to five years in prison for subversion, his lawyer said. Tan Zuoren was formally accused of inciting subversion of state power in emailed comments about the bloody crackdown on June 4, 1989, on pro-democracy demonstrators around Tiananmen Square.But Tan's supporters and Amnesty International say he was detained because he planned to issue an independent report on the collapse of school buildings during the Sichuan earthquake, in which more than 80,000 people died.

Veteran congressman's death adds to Barack Obama's woes The Democratic party faces another election test after the death yesterday of John Murtha, a congressman dubbed by his colleagues the "king of pork".Murtha, aged 77, had been in the House of Representatives since being elected to his Pennsylvania district in 1974.The fear in the party is that Republicans will notch up another victory when a special election is held, probably May.

Iraq militant group says it's holding American hostage Reporting from Baghdad - An Iraqi Shiite group with close ties to Iran claimed in a video posted Saturday that it was holding an American hostage who is believed to be an El Cajon man reported missing in Baghdad by the Pentagon. A brief Defense Department statement Friday said that Issa T. Salomi, 60, who works as a civilian contractor, had been unaccounted for since Jan. 23.

Officials: Afghan avalanche kills 15, strands 100s Avalanches in a mountain pass north of Kabul have killed at least 15 people, injured more than 50 and left hundreds stranded on blocked roads, Afghan officials said Tuesday.The avalanches took place Monday following heavy snows in the Salang Pass that links the Afghan capital with the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif and rescuers worked through the night to save more than 200 people, said Gen. Abdul Rahman Sayedkhail, Parwan provincial police chief. He said 54 people were injured.

Millionaire gives away fortune which made him miserable Austrian millionaire Karl Rabeder is giving away every penny of his £3 million fortune after realising his riches were making him unhappy."More and more I heard the words: 'Stop what you are doing now – all this luxury and consumerism – and start your real life'," he said. "I had the feeling I was working as a slave for things that I did not wish for or need. Since selling his belongings, Mr Rabeder said he felt "free, the opposite of heavy". But he said he did not judge those who chose to keep their wealth. "I do not have the right to give any other person advice. I was just listening to the voice of my heart and soul."

Fires strike 2 more east Texas churches A sheriff's dispatcher says fires have struck two more rural east Texas churches, just hours after investigators announced that a blaze last week marked the eighth arson against a house of worship in the state this year.

Man rescued after 3 days in snow-covered SUV in CO A 31-year-old Indiana man says he had not food but kept himself hydrated with Mountain Dew and snow while he was stuck in his snow-covered SUV in southwestern Colorado for three days.Jason Pede was rescued Sunday morning after his vehicle ran out of gas and he walked seven miles to a road, signaling for help with a flashlight.

Marines wait in the cold for Afghan offensive

Congressman: Murtha's intestine damaged in surgery A Pennsylvania congressman and longtime friend of the late Rep. John Murtha says the congressman's large intestine was damaged during gallbladder surgery and the complications led him to be hospitalized.Murtha died Monday at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., where he was admitted on Jan. 31.The gallbladder surgery was performed days earlier at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.

Another major storm headed to snowy Mid-Atlantic A second major storm in less than a week was blowing Tuesday toward the Mid-Atlantic region, where plows still hadn't touched some roads, utility workers were struggling to restore power and shovels were in short supply.Forecasters predicted the snow would start Tuesday afternoon and continue into Wednesday, along with wicked winds. A foot or more was forecast for Washington and as many as 18 inches for the Northeast travel hub of Philadelphia — which could cause travel problems as far north as Boston. Some areas are already under nearly 3 feet of snow.

2/8/10

BRITAIN, YOU BETTER WAKE UP BY GILAD ATZMON The more I read about the Chilcot inquiry the more disturbed I am. The fallacy imbued in the heart of British ‘democracy’ is staggering.

Haiti: 360° Views from CNN cameras .....up close and personal, ride up and down the streets and see what the people are living with

Ripples of Dubai killing spread across region hadowy figure murdered in his Dubai hotel room by a hit squad that the police say operated with European passports. It sounds like the plot of a John Le Carré spy novel, but this is reality and the hunt is on for the killers of top Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. At al-Mabhouh's funeral in Damascus, Syria, where he spent the last years of his life, few doubted Israel was behind the assassination. At his family home in Gaza there is the same conviction that Israel's intelligence unit, Mossad, was responsible. Dubai police have said Mossad could be behind this killing on their territory and has warned Hamas and Mossad to stay away. But the evidence is not compelling yet to lay official blame.

Seats at a premium on planes, trains out of DC A $20 cab ride to the airport skyrocketed to the "snow rate" of $100 in the nation's capital, and those travelers who could get to the airport or train station still had to haggle or wait in long lines to escape the snowbound Mid-Atlantic.The most pressing matter: get out before another foot or more of snow comes Tuesday.The region had nearly 3 feet of snow in some areas. One scientist said if all the snow that fell on the East Coast were melted, it would fill 12 million Olympic swimming pools or 30,000 Empire State buildings. Philadelphia and Washington each need just a little more than nine inches to give the cities their snowiest winters since 1884, the first year records were kept.

Gun confiscation in New Orleans video

China finds 170 more tons of tainted milk powder

Failed job seekers add to homeless problem in ND North Dakota has the lowest unemployment in the nation and a booming oil industry. But with its good fortune has come an unexpected problem: homelessness, as desperate job seekers flow into the state looking for work.Officials say shelters are full statewide. Some homeless newcomers are living in cars, while others are bunking with acquaintances to avoid freezing.

Obama, The War President by Helen Thomas / President Barack Obama does have a foreign policy. It's called war. The President has not defined any real difference between his hawkish approach to international issues and that of his predecessor, former President George W. Bush. Where's the change we can believe in? Bush left a legacy of two wars, neither of which was ever fully explained or justified. Obama has merely picked up the sword that Bush left behind in Iraq and Afghanista

Dow closes below 10,000 for first time in 3 months

Sen. Schumer calls out Napolitano over elimination of anti-terrorist Coast Guard unit Say it ain't so, Janet!Sen. Chuck Schumer called out Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Sunday, protesting an Obama Administration plan to eliminate an anti-terrorist Coast Guard unit that keeps watch over the city's harbor."They are our eyes and ears," Schumer said of the elite, 90-member Coast Guard unit established after 9/11. The unit provides terror-related surveillance and security for waterfront events like the Fourth of July fireworks.

Body found in landing gear of NY-to-Tokyo flight A body was found inside a wheel well of a Delta Air Lines plane after it landed in Tokyo from New York, and Japanese authorities Monday were trying to identify the man.The body of the apparent stowaway was clad only in a long-sleeved, plaid shirt and jeans, police at Narita International Airport said.A mechanic found the body lying inside the landing gear compartment of the Boeing 777-200 during maintenance after Delta Flight 59 landed Sunday night, police official Zenjiro Watanabe said.

Canada: Stop selling unlicensed natural health remedies: pharmacy regulators

Facebook 'cash scam' grows Social-networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are being used by fraudsters to harvest users' personal financial details, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) warned this week. "The public should be aware of the predatory nature of fraudsters and be careful about revealing personal information on social-networking sites, as this has become a primary method of harvesting information and targeting victims," they said.

Meet the real Sarah Palin! Sarah Palin urges Israel settlement expansion, attacks Barack Obama Sarah Palin calls for an expansion of Israel settlements – challenging 40 years of US policy – in an interview with Barbara Walters. Palin also criticizes Barack Obama for urging an Israeli halt.

La Cañada Flintridge digs out as a new storm nears One day after a river of mud brought havoc to a La Cañada Flintridge neighborhood, residents faced a massive cleanup Sunday, with chest-high mounds of muck lining the streets, damaged homes rendered uninhabitable and nearby catch basins filled to capacity with debris. Authorities lifted evacuation orders that at one point Saturday had affected 500 homes in the fire-ravaged foothill communities of La Crescenta and La Cañada Flintridge. Forty-three homes in the communities were damaged, and nine were red-tagged, preventing residents from entering until the structures could be stabilized.

Michael Jackson's doctor charged with involuntary manslaughter in pop star's death Prosecutors on Monday charged Michael Jackson’s personal physician with involuntary manslaughter in connection with administering a combination of surgical anesthetic and sedatives blamed in the music legend’s death last summer.

Nero Once Fiddled, Now Obama is Manning the Printing Presses For President Obama it has been a dismal year. He cannot claim victory on even a single one of his big four agendas: healthcare, the economy, the war or the environment. It seems for every step forward the Obama administration has taken two steps back. Before you agree to wholeheartedly embrace this rumbling disaster, take note that Obama’s failures, even if they extend just another three years, are the nation’s failures and there will be consequences thrust upon us all. The economy is so weak that one adult in eight and one child in four needs food stamps. Wall Street has so far ignored the three-legged table that is our economy, but perhaps not much longer

Iran lawyer haunted by young man's execution Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh is filled with rage over the treatment of her client, 20-year-old Arash Rahmanipour, who was not defended in court and then was quietly put to death. Reporting from Tehran and Beirut - The defendant met with his lawyer once for 15 minutes before he was sentenced to death and hanged. When the lawyer complained to authorities, they ignored her. When she tried to enter the courtroom where he was being tried, they threatened her with arrest. And when she spoke out publicly at what she described as a gross miscarriage of justice, they shut off her cellphone. Iranian authorities executed Rahmanipour and Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani, 37, both alleged to be members of an outlawed monarchist group called the Kingdom Assembly, and sentenced nine others to death in late January in what many interpreted as a warning to protesters ahead of Thursday's commemorations of the Islamic Revolution.(the rest of the story at the link........this gives you an idea of what it is like to 'not have the rights and freedoms' we have had in America. This can come to this country and indeed, stories keep being uncovered that let us see travesty of justice in our own country. This is a reminder that we all need due diligence to pay attention, speak up, take action when we see it in our own country, for together we are powerful and can make a difference. Apathy breeds loss of freedom for all)

After Liberals, Sarah Palin Calls For Sanctioning Rahm Emanuel

No joke: South Carolina now requires ’subversives’ to register

1 dead, 4 wounded in SF night club shooting  Police are investigating whether there is a second suspect in a shooting that left one man dead and four others injured by a night club near San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf Sunday morning, a sergeant said.Lawon Hall, a 19-year-old Richmond man, was fatally shot after someone opened fire on a crowd at about 1:40 a.m. near Suede night club, located at 383 Bay St. Hall was pronounced dead at the night club.Four other people were injured in the shootings. At least three of the injured people are males, San Francisco police Sgt. Wilfred Williams said.

What Was Your First Laugh...At Yourself?

Historic' snow strands countless in Mid-Atlantic Planes were grounded, trains stood still and Greyhound buses weren't rolling in the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday, leaving stranded travelers wondering when they'll be able to escape the icy, gray mess created by a major snowstorm. Hundreds of thousands of homes were without power with temperatures below freezing all day, with utilities warning it could be days before it's all restored. Plows had scraped down to bare pavement on some main thoroughfares while not touching streets in many areas buried by 2 feet or more. In the nation's capital, meanwhile, Monday will be another day for residents to get back to normal. The federal government made the decision to close agencies Monday, and many school districts across the region were giving students a snow day. For those stranded, however, the thought of another day of weekend wasn't much to smile about.

Giant ET UFOs near Sun now visible with close-up image technology, exposing possible NASA cover-up

ABC News segment about indigo children

  What really happened in New Orleans?

2/7/10

THE SLEEPING GIANT STIRS..The sleeping  Giant of the American public stirs but conveniently forgets who originally dropped the debt bomb on them and, in the process, become members of the Republican hijacked Tea Party movement: Allen L Roland 

Tea and no sympathy for the 'devil' Obama The Opryland Hotel in Nashville has a river all its own, one that runs, so the plaque says, with water blended from sources all across theUnited  States. And the Tea Party movement that has come together at the hotel this weekend is like that: the roughly 600 politically excited folk who signed up for this event (and, controversially, paid $549 for the privilege) come from every corner of the country, including Alaska and Hawaii. Like the hotel's river, the movement is running swift and smooth – but if you open your nostrils wide and sniff, there is a bit of a bad smell.

Subverted Tea Party Movement Told to Embrace Republican Platform The Tea Party movement is now almost completely unrecognizable from what it was a few short years ago. It came to prominence in 2008 when the Libertarian Party of Illinois planned to hold an April 15, 2009 anti-tax “Boston Tea Party” in Chicago. In February 2009, the idea grew after CNBC personality Rick Santelli, speaking from the floor of the Chicago stock exchange, criticized the Obama administration’s tax and economic policies and urged Americans become Tea Party activists.

Connecticut gas plant explodes, 2 reported dead At least two people died and dozens were feared injured on Sunday when a massive explosion erupted in a gas power plant under construction in Connecticut, police said.The local CBS station WFSB reported on its website that up to 250 people were feared hurt but this could not be confirmed by other sources. Scores of ambulances and several helicopters rushed to the scene of the Kleen Energy plant on the banks of the Connecticut River.Medical rescue personnel said two people were dead and at least 100 were injured, four critically, according to the Hartford Courant newspaper website.

House fire in Warwick, RI, kills 5, including baby A house fire that officials said might have simmered undetected for hours Saturday killed five people, including a mother and her 7-month-old baby, in one of Rhode Island's deadliest blazes since a 2003 fire at a crowded nightclub killed 100 people.Firefighters found the victims unconscious and severely burned on the second floor of a single-family house in a residential neighborhood, Warwick Fire Chief Kevin Sullivan said. They were called to the house just after noon by a friend of the victims who was sleeping on the first floor after a late-night party at the home, he said.

Flying Cheap..... FRONTLINE INVESTIGATES SAFETY PROBLEMS OF MAJOR AIRLINES OUTSOURCING FLIGHTS TO SMALLER REGIONAL CARRIERS Frontline special Feb 9,2010 9PM The crash of Continental 3407 outside Buffalo last year, killing all on board, was big news, as any commercial crash is. But like many who were fortunate enough not to be touched personally by the tragedy, what most caught my attention was the news that followed. The co-pilot had been making less than $16,000.

While I knew the airline industry had been struggling through tough times since 9/11, I sure didn’t know that some of the folks that fly me around are working second jobs and overnighting on lounge room La-Z-Boys. And I didn’t know that regional airlines, once thought of as puddle-jumpers, had grown so fast that they now account for more than half the nation’s daily departures. We are on our way to becoming a regional airline nation.

The US Government has Lost its Reason for Being

Strong earthquake hits off southern Japan coast

Judge seals video in racially-charged Taser ‘homicide

Haitian women become crime targets after quake

Rescued animals need new homes, deputies say

Children shifted to violent families - Bath report

Girl buried alive in Turkish honour killing

EMERGING SUNSPOTS:

NASA Spots Mysterious Space Debris (PHOTO)

2/6/10

Big Pharma executive murders 8-year-old son with Xanax and Ambien(NaturalNews) I've always said that Big Pharma executives were guilty of crimes against humanity. Now one of their wealthiest and most successful executives has been caught trying to pull off a murder-suicide in an upscale NY hotel. Gigi Jordan, who ran pharmaceutical companies selling pills to treat cancer, murdered her 8-year-old son by force-feeding him ground-up pharmaceuticals which included Xanax and Ambien.

Caught on tape: Pastry thief and a bad dog walker When three former Palm executives started public testing of their security monitoring software late last year, the goal was to prove to the world that the product--Vitamin D--was really better than other technologies at distinguishing humans from other moving objects. But several months of testing also led to some rather interesting things being caught on tape. Owners of a San Leandro, Calif., coffee shop, for example, were able to determine who was stealing pastries once a month, forcing a $300 pastry order to be scrapped each time."This is exactly what we wanted to do by getting out the free beta," Vitamin D co-founder Greg Shirai said in a telephone interview. "Our theory was that people were going to just going to try it and come up with their own uses."

Snowball fight in Washington, DC biggest snowball fight ever!.....:-)

Evacuations continue as officials scramble to clear debris basins Rivers of mud and debris damaged or destroyed dozens of homes as they cascaded down the hillsides of La Cañada Flintridge. Crews are racing to make room in catch basins before more rains arrive. A flash flood warning in the San Gabriel Mountain foothills damaged by the Station fire has been lifted and a second band of rain cells passed through the burn area without triggering more of the mudslides that damaged or destroyed 43 homes in La Cañada Flintridge, closed several roads in the Santa Monica Mountains and washed out portions of Angeles Crest Highway and Ortega Highway near Idyllwild.

Obama, The New NeoCon -  Military Confrontation Rising

Thunderous mudslides sweep away cars, assault homes in foothills north of Los Angeles Thunderous mudslides damaged dozens of homes, swept away cars and pushed furniture into the streets of the foothills north of Los Angeles on Saturday as intense winter rain poured down mountains denuded by a summer wildfire. No injuries were reported but residents and emergency responders were caught off guard by the unpredicted ferocity of the storm, which damaged more than 40 homes and dozens of vehicles.

3 dead in Boulder mid-air collision Authorities say an airplane towing a glider has collided with another aircraft in Boulder County, sending the two planes crashing into the ground and killing at least three people. FAA spokeswoman Laura Brown said one of the aircraft clipped the towline of a plane that had been pulling a glider. Sheriff's spokesman Rick Brough said the glider disconnected from the plane just before the second craft hit the tow rope.

U.S. Counterterrorism Officials Insisted that Crotch Bomber Be Let Into Country Undersecretary for management at the State Department, Patrick F. Kennedy, told Congress that the State Department wanted to keep crotch bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab out of the U.S., but that intelligence agencies insisted that Abdulmutallab be let into the country. Specifically, on January 27th, Kennedy told the House Committee on Homeland Security that intelligence agencies blocked revocation of Abdulmutallab's visa because it would have foiled a "larger investigation" into Al Qaeda.

Cynthia McKinney Receives Munich Peace Prize "Clearly, the MAPC gave more thought to the significance of those whose struggle for peace is based on principle . . . than did the Nobel Peace Committee that rewarded our President for war."

Former Congresswoman and 2008 Green Party Presidential Nominee will participate in an International Peace Conference scheduled to take place in Munich, Germany on February 6 - 7, 2010 while the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) meets in the same city to plan war.  McKinney, a long-time proponent of abolishing NATO, is scheduled to speak on February 6 at a rally to protest the NATO "security" conference.  After the rally, McKinney will participate in the International Peace Conference whose schedule and call to demonstrate against NATO war policies are included below. The MAPC Peace Prize is normally awarded by the previous year's winner.  In McKinney's case the honors will be done by André Shepherd, a U.S. Army deserter from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars and asylum seeker in Germany.  Said McKinney of her selection for the award, "I am humbled to be so recognized.  Clearly, the MAPC gave more thought to the significance of those whose struggle for peace is based on principle and an unshakeable commitment, despite the personal sacrificies required, than did the Nobel Peace Committee that rewarded our President for war."  McKinney continued, "In this way of thinking, peace is now war, lies are now truth, and ignorance is strength."

McKinney calls on Americans across Germany to converge on Munich and protest U.S. and NATO war policies.  McKinney will meet with American ex-patriots in multiple meetings while in Munich.

Boiling Tea in America The attitude toward the Tea Party movement is an emerging division in the American electorate. 
Those who support and those who oppose the Tea Party agenda are often as different as conservatives and progressives. The Tea Party attitude is more predictive of President Barack Obama's approval than are education, race, religious and party affiliation. In addition, a very large portion of the likely electorate sides with or against Tea Partiers, leaving few moderate voices in between.  Tea Partiers are not a fringe phenomenon. The political views of those who identify with Tea Partiers from a distance and those who are actively engaged in the movement are very similar. From the perspective of Tea Party detractors, the sympathizers are for the most part as extreme as are actual Tea Party organizers and participants. 

Tancredo says Obama won because we lack a ‘literacy test before people can vote in this country.’ ......well how about tests for our candidates kiddo!???? ..fair enough???!!!

andatory evacuations ordered for 500 homes in La Canada Flintridge, La Crescenta and Acton as rain bears down

Critical debris basins along the San Gabriel Mountains are near capacity or overflowing as another band of rain and thunderstorms bears down on the charred foothills this afternoon, prompting officials to order more evacuations as they brace for the possibility of more damaging mudslides.Evacuation orders are in place for about 500 homes in parts of La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta and Acton. At least 41 houses have been damaged or destroyed in a hillside neighborhood in La Cañada Flintridge. The city of Sierra Madre, where saturated foothills are threatening to break loose, has also issued evacuation orders.

Police want backdoor to Web users' private data Anyone with an e-mail account likely knows that police can peek inside it if they have a paper search warrant. But cybercrime investigators are frustrated by the speed of traditional methods of faxing, mailing, or e-mailing companies these documents. They're pushing for the creation of a national Web interface linking police computers with those of Internet and e-mail providers so requests can be sent and received electronically.

‘HUNTING – THE “SPORT” OF COWARDS’

India forms new climate change body

$99 hardware chainsaw used on Rockefeller HERMAN Rockefeller died after a fight broke out when he turned up at a swinger's house without his wife.It also can be revealed his body was dismembered with a $99 chainsaw bought from a Bunnings store. It is believed the millionaire's sexual advances were rejected when he arrived alone at a Melbourne home posing as Andy Kingston. Rockefeller was the director of 45 companies with interests mainly in Queensland, NSW, Victoria and Tasmania. Revelations about his sex life came after his wife, Victoria, told the media there was no conflict in their marriage.

Taxpayers, Meet Your New Tenants

EMERGING SUNSPOTS: New sunspots are popping up faster than NOAA can number them. Today's image from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) shows a pair of no-name sunspot groups rapidly growing in the sun's northern hemisphere: This raises to three the number of sunspot groups currently visible from Earth. The last time we could see three sunspots at the same time was in May of 2008. Since then, the sun fell into--and is now bouncing out of--a century-level solar minimum. Readers with solar telescopes should train their optics on the circled areas to witness sunspot genesis in action.

U.S. missionary freed by N. Korea is on his way home Looking pale and drawn, an American missionary was on his way home Saturday after being freed by North Korea, which detained him for illegally crossing its border from China on Christmas Day.Robert Park, his eyes almost closed, made no comment as U.S. consular officials guided him to a transit area after his arrival in Beijing's airport from North Korea.U.S. Embassy spokeswoman Susan Stevenson said Park would leave later in the day for the United States.

Mid-Atlantic shuts down ahead of huge snow warning Life in the nation's capital ground to a halt Friday as steady snow fell, the beginning of a storm that forecasters said could be the biggest for the city in modern history.A record 2 1/2 feet or more was predicted for Washington. More than 8 inches had already fallen in some D.C. areas by midnight and 10 inches was reported in Pittsburgh as the blizzard blew into the Mid-Atlantic region, reducing visibility. Big amounts of snow were expected throughout the region.Authorities blamed the storm for hundreds of accidents and the deaths of father-son Samaritans in Virginia.

Activity increasing at Tungurahua in Ecuador

Gov't buys $2.5M in Super Bowl ads to boost census

Submarine eruption near Japan

2/5/10

E-mails detail Todd Palin's role in Alaska decision-making During the 2 1/2 years that his wife, Sarah, was governor of Alaska and then a vice presidential candidate, Todd Palin inserted himself into a host of state decisions, including judicial nominations and gas pipeline bids, according to e-mails released Friday.Before Sarah Palin resigned her office in July, the "First Dude," as Todd Palin became known, weighed in on appointments to state boards, labor disputes and the use of government aircraft, according to the documents, which were obtained by MSNBC.com under Alaska's public records law.

MEET JIM TRAFICANT

Tea Partiers Meet to Rally for the Future

NASA Spots Mysterious Space Debris (PHOTO) NASA scientists have spotted a mysterious X-shaped debris pattern with trailing streamers of dust that is unlike any image astronomers have seen before. The behavior is not typical of comets, UCLA investigator David Jewitt explains, and researchers believe something unprecedented has been spotted:

Spending America Into Oblivion

Snowstorm or 'Snowpocalypse'? D.C. Abuzz as Weather Hits The flakes hadn't even begun flying before fear of the impending "snowpocalypse" began sweeping the nation's capital this week. Now, as the city hunkers down for what meteorologists predict will be a "historic" storm, District of Columbia residents are abuzz with a collective mania many say they've never seen before. The federal government, which employs nearly 300,000 people from the greater D.C. area, and many local businesses planned to close hours early today. Dozens of school districts decided Thursday to give students the day off; all before any snow had fallen. Forecasters expect the region to receive between 16 and 26 inches of snow by Saturday night, rivaling the top two snowstorms in history. Washington, D.C., received 20.5 inches in a February 1899 storm and 28 inches in a January 1922 storm.

Camp Keating Officers Disciplined for Attack That Killed 8 U.S. Troops

UPDATE 1-Powerful snowstorm hits U.S. East Coast A powerful storm slammed the U.S. mid-Atlantic on Friday, threatening record snowfall in a region heavily dependent on home heating oil and natural gas supplies. Forecasts calling for 20 to 30 inches (50 to 76 cm) of snow and near-blizzard conditions from Virginia to southern New Jersey prompted U.S. government offices in the Washington area to close their doors four hours early. President Barack Obama, who previously has made fun of the reaction in Washington to small amounts of snow, was not taking this storm lightly. "I think even a transplanted Hawaiian to Chicago has sufficient respect for a forecast of nearly two feet (61 cm) of snow," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said.

Texas Nationalists Say ‘Sovereignty or Secession’ The Texas Nationalist Movement, whose motto is “Independence, in Our Lifetime,” was going to hold its first-ever Texas Independence Conference in mid-March at the Municipal Auditorium in downtown San Antonio. But that event is being slated for later in the year due to scheduling conflicts. Meanwhile, however, the movement’s leaders have been conducting “road shows” in Beaumont, Austin, San Antonio and elsewhere to inform interested people in these communities about making Texas independent again.

2/4/10

Campaign finance ruling impacts tribes

Obama aunt fights deportation before US court

Stocks tumble on worries about jobs, European debt

House agrees to $1.9 trillion more debt

Italy Seizes Bank of America, Dexia Assets Amid Probe

Green Tea Extract May Help Treat Uterine Fibroids

Attorney: 10 US Baptists charged with child kidnap

Psoriasis medication causes deadly complications

Lifeguard describes rescue of shark attack victim A lifeguard who rescued the victim of a shark attack off Florida's Atlantic coast said Thursday he could see several sharks breaking the surface and blood in the water as he approached in rough surf.he 38-year-old victim, Stephen Howard Schafer, died in a hospital soon after being pulled to shore, marking the first fatal shark attack in Florida in five years.Lifeguard Daniel Lund, 47, said he first spotted Schafer from his tower on the beach Wednesday afternoon and he could tell the kiteboarder was in trouble. He said Schafer was lying on the large sail he was using to pull himself across the water.

Card company results show waning credit card use

An Iraqi woman's taste of freedom turns sour

2/2/10

McConnell: Obama, Federal Government Trying To Do Too Much

Yemen: USA are fighting against democracy, not against Al-Qaeda A pair of trousers catches fire in an aeroplane close to Detroit and missiles rain down on Yemen.  Is this is what is called the butterfly effect?  For Mohammed Hassan, the terrorist threat is only an excuse.  In this latest chapter in our series "Understanding the Muslim world", our specialist explains what is really at stake in Yemen: i.e. undermining democracy in the Gulf in order to keep control over its oil.  Since the failed attack on the Amsterdam-Detroit flight, Yemen has hit the headlines.  It's there that the young Nigerian terrorist is supposed to have trained.  How could this country, an ally of the US, become of refuge for al-Qaeda?

HOWARD ZINN'S LEGACY / CHANGE IS  INEVITABLE    ..Howard Zinn's legacy is that he clearly defined the power that Governments cannot suppress as the people ~ that they are already on the march and that change is inevitable : Allen L Roland

The late Howard Zinn asks and answers the question, in his recent book A POWER GOVERNMENTS CANNOT SUPPRESS , that many progressives and Independents are asking today. The question is " In this world of war and injustice, how does a person manage to stay socially engaged, committed to the struggle, and remain healthy without burning out or becoming resigned or cynical? "

Rescued animals need new homes, deputies say

Do not adjust your sets: solar storms could cause blackouts at Olympics With terrorist threats, dire transport links and overspent budgets you'd be forgiven for thinking that the 2012 London Olympics had enough problems to worry about. But another nightmare scenario has just been added to the Olympic dream – a communications blackout caused by solar storms. After a period of unprecedented calm within the massive nuclear  furnace that powers the Sun, scientists have detected the signs of a fresh cycle of sunspots that could peak in 2012, just in time for the arrival of the Olympic torch in London.

U.S. Pentagon Cyberwar Strategy: Secret Cyberweapons The China-U.S. diplomatic spat over cyberattacks on Google has highlighted the growing significance of the Internet as a theater of combat. Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn recently warned of its appeal to foes who are unable to match the U.S.'s conventional military might. An enemy country could deploy hackers to take down U.S. financial systems, communications and infrastructure, he suggested, at a cost far below that of building a trillion-dollar fleet of fifth-generation jet fighters.

Palin goes after Emanuel on 'retarded' slur On Facebook, Sarah Palin launched today an unusual, personal attack on the chief of staff in response to a report that he'd dismissed progressives' attempts to pressure Senate centrists as "retarded." Her heading: "Are You Capable of Decency, Rahm Emanuel?"

Christian Father Faces Jail for Taking Daughter to Church

Eustace Mullins Passes On

Scientist convicted of trying to kill Americans A U.S.-trained Pakistani scientist was convicted Wednesday of charges that she tried to kill Americans while detained in Afghanistan in 2008, shouting with raised arm as jurors left the courtroom: "This is a verdict coming from Israel, not America."

The Coming Grab at Your Wealth and Retirement

Iraq to sue US, Britain over depleted uranium bombs Iraq's Ministry for Human Rights will file a lawsuit against Britain and the US over their use of depleted uranium bombs in Iraq, an Iraqi minister says.  Iraq's Minister of Human Rights, Wijdan Mikhail Salim, told Assabah newspaper that the lawsuit will be launched based on reports from the Iraqi ministries of science and the environment. 

Early draft of the Constitution found in Phila

Could museum's gold be from ancient Troy?

Obama's budget includes $100-billion jobs plan

Nostradamus Predicted World War III for 2010

Lawmakers upset over Obama's 2nd anti-Vegas remark

Egypt set to unveil Tutankhamun DNA results

New "Destroyer" Dinosaur Found, Was T. Rex Relative

Japanese Scientists Create Elastic Water

Federal Reserve Under Lock Down Conditions!

WHY SO MUCH ABOUT SCIENCE IS WRONG

Alien-like Squid With "Elbows" Filmed at Drilling Site

Police: Foreigners among 6 dead in Pakistan blast

Israeli Women Soldiers Break the Silence What's it like to be a woman serving in the Israeli occupation force in the West Bank? Is a woman's experience as an occupier any different than a man's? Yes indeed, say some women who have just broken their silence and offered a glimpse into the grim reality of the occupation."A female combat soldier needs to prove more," one explains. "A female soldier who beats up others is a serious fighter...When I arrived there was another female [who] was there before me...Everyone spoke of how impressive she is because she humiliates Arabs without any problem. That was the indicator. You have to see her, the way she humiliates, the way she slaps them, wow, she really slapped that guy."

United Nations Report Validates Whistleblower's Claims of Human Rights Abuses at Guantanamo Bay  A joint study on secret detention facilities to combat terrorism worldwide released by the United Nations appears to validate revelations made public last month in an expose published in Harper's magazine: that three detainees were removed from their cells on the night of their deaths and did not take their own lives by hanging in their cells as reported by the military. As part of a sweeping report from the Human Rights Council, the Council partially validates claims from whistleblower Sgt. Joseph Hickman who told the magazine about the existence of a secret detention facility at Guantanamo Bay called "Camp No."

Two daughters with cancer: Is the U.S. to blame? (more effects of the US and the military consciousness/spending/testing.....for other countries)

Haiti food convoy attacked; UN warns of volatility

The enemy is at home video: I can't imagine stating it any more clearly.  We need our soldiers home - and surrounding Washington.  Draft dodgers:  George Bush, Bill Clinton, Dick Cheney. Veterans: Ron Paul, Daniel Elsberg, Howard Zinn 

CIA Whistleblower talks about Heart Attack gun video.. CIA whistleblower talks about a gun that shoots a frozen dart of poison that mimicks a heart attack in the unfortunate victim. Go find out for yourself how many witnesses died of heart attacks in cases involving the US government. Start off with the JFK assassination.

A way to eat that heals Simple and reliable.. Every now and then a ray of truth breaks through the corporate information black hole.  The fact is factory-produced meat and dairy (the only source of these things for most people) is highly toxic.  Watch the progress with Rocko.

2/1/10

Why they killed King Nothing could be more relevant today. Yet you won't see this speech on US television, nor will you hear it even referred to...even on Martin Luther King Day, a national holiday in the United States. More information about the political assassinations of the 1960s:

How Many Climategates Are Needed?

Hundreds of Quakes Are Rattling Yellowstone

Body found near San Diego may be missing toddler Volunteers have found the body of a young girl near Border Field State Park in the San Diego area, and authorities are investigating whether she was one of two children swept away 11 days ago by a rain-swollen Tijuana creek.

Somali Pirates Will Donate Booty to Haiti

Daddy Warbucks Vs. The Banksters

The Battle of the Titans: JP Morgan Versus Goldman Sachs

The Hubble Ultra Deep Field in 3D

Sen. Blanche Lincoln: Endangered in the political kingdom

Man Catches Fire After Tasering Police in Perth have launched an internal investigation after a man caught alight after being shot with a Taser.Police say the 44-year-old man locked himself inside a house on Helidor Place in suburban Forrestfield last night and was threatening to burn it down. He spread fuel throughout the house and when he told officers he was going to get some matches, they forced their way inside. While they were attempting to arrest him, a Taser was fired, igniting the fuel and causing burns to the man's arms and upper body.

Escaped Criminals Raping, 'Running Wild' in Haiti

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Amber Alert: 7-year-old boy missing BOISE, Idaho – An Amber Alert has been issued on a possible parental kidnapping in Boise. A male suspect knocked on the apartment door and asked to see Luca Principali because his mother wanted to see him. The victim's sister heard a scream and when she looked out the victim was gone. Suspects were possibly driving a silver 2009 Chrysler Town and Country minivan with the California plate 6GQC981 when the abduction occurred. A person of interest in this case is Ekatrina Principali, also known as Moryakova. Anyone with information is asked to call 911 immediately. You can also call the Boise Police Department at 208-570-6457 or visit http://www.idahoamberalert.com.Luca Principali is a 7-year-old boy, about 4-feet tall and weighing about 60-pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a black Star Wars t-shirt with a picture of Darth Vader and the Emperor on it, camouflage knee-length shorts, and barefoot. Luca’s nickname is Goober.

 

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KILLING THE FAMILY OF JESUS U.S. shipped 989 munitions containers to Israel week before Gaza invasion Modern genetics testing has demonstrated that modern-day Palestinians have a direct genetic trail back to the biblical Israelites.

Israel is killing them.

And YOU are paying for it, which means you share the guilt. YOU are paying for the weapons used to kill the modern day family of Jesus. The moment you sign that 1040 form, you sign a confession, admitting before all the world that you are an accessory in the murder.

(7th FIRE EDITORS NOTE: Violence is never the answer or solution to any problem, question or frustration. This type of 'shooting is becoming all to common, all over America and the world, in homes, in schools, as well as other places, and by all kinds of people. Violence only begets more violence when understanding, love and compassion is so badly needed in the world today.)

 

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