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The Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex Pt.2

Published on 4 Nov, 2009 at 9:22 in Politics | Viewed 148 views times | No Comments

Wilkerson: From US debt to the geopolitics of oil, the US empire will come to an end

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The Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex Pt1

Published on 4 Nov, 2009 at 9:19 in Featured, Politics | Viewed 145 views times | No Comments

Larry Wilkerson: The beginning of the American “Imperial Rome” and Eisenhower’s warning

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Terrorists could use Internet to launch Nuclear Attack

Published on 4 Nov, 2009 at 9:01 in Featured, Politics | Viewed 144 views times | No Comments

According to research, terrorists groups could soon use the internet to help set off a devastating nuclear attack. This may be an easier alternative for terrorist groups than building or acquiring a nuclear weapon or dirty bomb themselves. Under the right circumstances, terrorists could break into computer systems and launch an attack on a nuclear

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Medical marijuana raids won’t stop, a federal prosecutor says

Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 22:35 in Politics | Viewed 137 views times | No Comments

California’s medical marijuana dispensary operators are finding that, contrary to recent news headlines, federal raids of medical marijuana clubs aren’t going to stop – an assertion the US attorney for northern California is explicitly making. In February of this year, numerous news sources reported that the Obama administration was planning to put an end to

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Republican healthcare reform bill coming

Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 22:34 in Politics | Viewed 164 views times | No Comments

House Republican Leader John Boehner (Ohio) announced on November 1 that his party is preparing a healthcare reform bill to compete with the Democratic alternative. Boehner said the Republican version would cover millions of presently uninsured Americans, but it would not be as ambitious as the House Democratic proposal brought out last week. The Democratic

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More US jobs losses ahead, Obama warns

Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 22:32 in Politics | Viewed 111 views times | No Comments

President Barack Obama said Monday that the US economy will continue to lose jobs in coming months despite exiting a recession, striking a cautious tone on unemployment. “We anticipate that we’re going to continue to see some job losses in the weeks and months to come,” Obama said ahead of the release of unemployment figures

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US paying Taliban who claim to switch sides

Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 22:31 in Politics | Viewed 90 views times | No Comments

The U.S. Government will soon begin paying Taliban members claiming to have switched sides in the insurgent war in Afghanistan, according to a recent report by the BBC. The BBC report noted that the Obama administration is trying to emulate the “success” in Iraq, where the U.S. government has paid off insurgents who switch sides

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Mexican drug gang leader gets 21 years in US jail

Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 22:30 in Politics | Viewed 78 views times | No Comments

Aaron Quintero-Soto, the leader of a Mexican drug trafficking ring, was sentenced Monday to 21 years in a U.S. prison, according to the Justice Department. Quintero-Soto, a 41-year-old native of Mexico’s Sinaloa state, pleaded guilty in June of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine in the United States, a Department statement states. His organization brought

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Bullet sales on the rise in U.S.

Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 22:29 in Business, Politics | Viewed 98 views times | No Comments

In a time of increased financial uncertainty – stemming from a dismal job market, a crumbling economy and government skepticism – Americans are spending record amounts of money on guns and ammunition, creating shortages in some places over the past year. Bullets are in such high demand that, at some points during the past year,

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Secret process benefits pet projects

Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 21:55 in Politics | Viewed 71 views times | No Comments

WASHINGTON – A sleepy Montana checkpoint along the Canadian border that sees about three travelers a day will get $15 million under President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan. A government priority list ranked the project as marginal, but two powerful Democratic senators persuaded the administration to make it happen. Despite Obama’s promises that the stimulus

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