(subject to all the terms and conditions to be expressly stated by dr. Savage, including gingrich dropping out within 72 hours of today) The republican presidential field has come down to two candidates who have a real chance of getting the nomination: newt gingrich and mitt romney. While it’s true …
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The Origins of the Fed
Mises Daily: Friday, December 02, 2011 by Ron Paul The Federal Reserve cartelizes the banking industry, allowing individual banks to inflate together, earning them and the government enormous profits, while making sure that they are never held accountable for their fraudulent practices. The Federal Reserve Cartelizes the Banking Industry
Read More »Jon Corzine to tell House panel he doesn’t know where customers’ money went
By David S. Hilzenrath, Thursday, December 8, 5:51 AM Jon S. Corzine, the former U.S. senator and New Jersey governor who presided over the collapse of the commodities brokerage MF Global, says he cannot explain what happened to “many hundreds of millions of dollars” that the firm was holding for …
Read More »Game on in Iowa as GOP attacks target Gingrich
Also on Wednesday, in hopes of reviving a flagging rival campaign, Texas Gov. Rick Perry launched an ambitious effort to compete against Gingrich for the support of Christian evangelicals by emphasizing his Christianity in a flood of new commercials in the leadoff caucus state of Iowa. Separately, Texas Rep. Ron …
Read More »Sun-Times Media online sites to begin metered pay plan
The Chicago Sun-Times and its sister publications in the suburbs will start charging for online access, joining the ranks of newspapers looking for revenue from digital sources. Access to web sites controlled by Sun-Times Media LLC will be governed by a “metered” pay plan starting Thursday. Web site users will …
Read More »Insider: $56 Billion Later, Airport Security Is Junk
The Department of Homeland Security has spent billions since 9/11 trying to keep dangerous people and dangerous explosives off airplanes, and treating us all air travelers like potential terrorists in the process. But according to a former security adviser to a leading airline, the terrorists have changed the game — …
Read More »Ron Paul’s army rises up as Palin gives Santorum thumbs up
Then on the other side, we have Texas Rep. Ron Paul who says, “Why don’t we mind our own business,” in reference to taking on other country’s battles and therefore spending more money on endless, careless wars. Palin also said about Santorum, “He’s been consistent in wanting to protect the …
Read More »Facebook and Twitter Aren’t Pro-Revolution, Professor Says
He asks why Narus, a California-based company owned by Boeing that creates real-time surveillance equipment, hasn’t been exposed for the way its technology allowed the Mubarak regime to target activists and interrupt their communications strategies. Or, he wonders, why the media didn’t show the same kind of interest when UK-based …
Read More »Report: Police went undercover to watch Occupy LA
By Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police used nearly a dozen undercover detectives to infiltrate the Occupy LA encampment before this week’s raid to gather information on protesters’ intentions, according to media reports Friday. None of the officers slept at the camp, but tried to blend in …
Read More »Obama offers Pakistan president his condolences over Nato air strike
US president offered his condolences and said deaths of 24 Pakistani troops were ‘regrettable’ but accidental Barack Obama said good US relations with Pakistan were critical to both nations. Photograph: Benjamin J Myers/Corbis Barack Obama has called Pakistan’s president to offer condolences over the Nato air strike that killed 24 …
Read More »Karen Claus Helping Keep Homeowners Safe
Oswego woman started radon testing service 11 years ago after a life commuting downtown. Only about five calls each month are from homeowners who are concerned for the health of their families, said Claus, who hopes these numbers increase as more people realize the potential danger of radon in their …
Read More »Occupy Oakland: Iraq war veteran Kayvan Sabehgi beaten by police – video
Protester and three-tour American veteran Kayvan Sabehgi was beaten by Oakland police during the Occupy protest’s general strike on 2 November. Sabehgi, who was ‘completely peaceful’, according to witnesses, was left with a lacerated spleen Link
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No Robots on My Phone
If a new bill gets through Congress, marketing robots will invade your cellphone. The bill, called the “Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011” (H.R. 3035), would amend the Communications Act of 1934 to allow marketers and bill collectors to make endless calls to your mobile phone — just like they …
Read More »EU bans ‘naked’ airport security scanners after cancer fears
X-ray body scanners at airports have been banned by Brussels amid fears they could cause cancer. Airport scanners banned by EU The scanners, introduced in 2009, are also said by critics to be too invasive The devices, widely criticised because they make passengers who go through them appear naked, emit …
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