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Outrageous HSBC Settlement Proves the Drug War is a Joke
POSTED: December 13, 3:25 PM ET If you’ve ever been arrested on a drug charge, if you’ve ever spent even a day in jail for having a stem of marijuana in your pocket or “drug paraphernalia” in your gym bag, Assistant Attorney General and longtime Bill Clinton pal Lanny Breuer …
Read More »NSA Whistleblower: Everyone in US under virtual surveillance, all info stored, no matter the post
NSA Whistleblower: Everyone in US under virtual surveillance, all info stored, no matter the post RT talks to William Binney, whistleblower and former NSA crypto-mathematician who served in the agency for decades. Virtual privacy in US, Petraeus affair and whistleblowers’ odds in fight against the authorities are among key topics …
Read More »Cops to Congress: We need logs of Americans’ text messages
State and local law enforcement groups want wireless providers to store detailed information about your SMS messages for at least two years — in case they’re needed for future criminal investigations. Declan McCullagh by Declan McCullagh December 3, 2012 9:00 AM PST AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and other wireless providers …
Read More »Leno: ‘Very Dangerous to White House If Journalists Suddenly Start Asking Real Questions’
Jay Leno continued pressuring Barack Obama Thursday night. During his opening monologue on NBC’s Tonight Show, the host said, “This is very dangerous to the White House if journalists should suddenly start asking real questions” (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary): “This week, CBS News became the first news …
Read More »Don’t be a Petraeus: A Tutorial on Anonymous Email Accounts
Tomorrow, as the Senate Judiciary Committee considers reforming the decades-old federal email privacy law, the personal Inboxes and love lives of senior military and intelligence figures may be on that august body’s mind. When the FBI poured through the personal lives of CIA Director David Petraeus, Paula Broadwell, Jill Kelly …
Read More »US government files lawsuit accusing contractors of inflating troop trailer prices in Iraq
By Associated Press 11:20 a.m. CST, November 20, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. government has filed a civil lawsuit that accuses a Houston-based global construction company and its Kuwaiti subcontractor of allegedly submitting inflated claims to install trailers for Iraq War troops. The complaint filed this week says KBR …
Read More »Judge Grants Reprieve To Student Expelled For Refusing To Wear Tracking Device Badge
By Craig Bannister Andrea Hernandez won’t have to leave her high school for refusing to wear a badge designed to track her every move there – yet – her attorneys announced today. A district court judge for Bexar County, Texas, has granted a temporary restraining order to prevent Northside Independent …
Read More »Petitioners escorted out of city hall by police during water meeting
November 15, 2012 at 10:00 am By Sara Graper During the Nov. 6 Flagstaff City Council meeting, two residents were escorted out by police after the council denied putting their petition against reclaimed water usage on a future agenda. After more than two hours of grant considerations, the council came …
Read More »Finding the Best Prices for Residential Locksmith Services
There are a couple of common reasons as to why a home owner would call a local locksmith company for their services. Most commonly, a home owner or resident of the home accidentally locks his or her keys inside the house and has no way of getting in. In this …
Read More »Support for Kill List and NDAA make Obama and Romney unfit for office
TAMPA, November 2, 2012 – It wasn’t so long ago that the following statement could only appear in a dystopian novel or movie script: The U.S. President has killed an American citizen without due process, without even charging him with a crime. His decision to do this has been challenged …
Read More »Lawsuit Funding
Lawsuit Funding: We Buy Annuity Payments & Settlements 4 Cash http://www.sellingyourstructuredsettlement.com/annuity Facilitating the Sale & Transfer of Structured Settlement Payment Rights “Selling Your Structured Settlement Missouri” more commonly referred to as ‘SYSS’ recently made several additions to their web site that included. 1. A forum. 2. A social network. 3. …
Read More »Walking in a fecal wonderland
The Arizona Snowbowl resort has found a way to turn human sewage into snow, giving new meaning to “slippery slope” By Lynn Parramore This article originally appeared on AlterNet. AlterNet Winter brings wonderland dreams of pristine, snow-covered landscapes. At the Arizona Snowbowl resort, you can ski on it. You can …
Read More »Stop Over-Spending on Tobacco
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Read More »American prison labor means longer unemployment lines
By FOX News Two southeast companies that make U.S. military uniforms are shedding hundreds of jobs, as the government looks to federal inmates for the fatigues. American Power Source makes military clothing in Fayette, Ala., but its government contract expires in October. Federal Prison Industries – which also operates under …
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