The US Government's Single Largest Asset Is STUDENT LOANS
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Doug ShortThe largest asset on Uncle Sam's balance sheet is not U.S. Official Reserve Assets, nor Total Mortgages, nor Taxes Receivable.
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One Texas Highway May Soon Become America's Autobahn
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Callie BostEverything is bigger in Texas. Even the speed limits.
These New Drones Are Like Nothing The World Has Ever Seen
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Walter HickeyEven with drones already dominating the skies, neutralizing adversaries and covertly collecting data, new research is still underway on the generation of pilotless planes to come.
Jamaican Drug Lord Coke Gets 23 Years In Prison
• ABC News (video)He was extradited to the U.S. two years ago after a massive manhunt that left 70 people dead when his supporters clashed with police. There is concern among some that there could be violence in Tivoli Gardens following the sentencing but Coke's fa
Drone attacks create terrorist safe havens, warns former CIA official
• The GuardianA former top terrorism official at the CIA has warned that President Barack Obama's controversial drone programme is far too indiscriminate in hitting targets and could lead to such political instability that it creates terrorist safe havens.
US proposes expanding aid for sick 9/11 responders, NYC residents to include 50 cancer types
• Washington PostPeople who were stricken with cancer after being exposed to the toxic ash that exploded over Manhattan when the World Trade Center collapsed would qualify for free treatment of the disease and potentially hefty compensation payments under a rule prop
Mayor Brown pleads guilty to felony bank fraud charge, separate misdemeanor
• Washington PostFormer D.C. Council chairman Kwame R. Brown pleaded guilty Friday to lying on bank-loan applications and violating a city campaign law, branding a once-promising star in local politics as a convicted felon.
Europe races to make big fixes in the euro
• Washington PostEuropean leaders are racing to hash out a grand bargain to save the euro and prevent the region’s 21 / 2-year debt crisis from going critical. To grasp the equally grand flaws of the currency union they are trying to fix, look no further than the pli
Attorney General Eric Holder names attorneys to investigate leaks
• Washington PostAttorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has appointed the two U.S. attorneys from the District and Maryland to lead investigations into the possible leak of classified information by the White House to reporters, even as President Obama defended his admi
Your vote goes where¿
• ChisInMaryville.netFunny, now presumptively we as a people should go out and decide which is the lessor of two evils and vote for accordingly. Personally, I see two choices. Writing in is one and standing down is the other. BTW, standing down is not my style and hig
Students Under Fire for Ignoring Burning School to Celebrate Graduation
• gawker.comOfficials at Dalian University of Technology in northern China are reportedly fuming after photos of students celebrating their graduation against the backdrop of their burning school went viral on Chinese social networking sites. The school'
'Brenda' responds to Washington Post Article
• Washington Post Comment Section(WP) "Yet the biggest question mark about Dr. Paul and his son was whether they would fall into line when push came to shove. They did. Without sacrificing their principles."
Chicago PD Sued for Deleting Footage, Strip Searching Citizens Over Cop Car Crash
• Photography Is Not a CrimeThey continued shooting photos and videos of the aftermath, documenting the police SUV in the wrong lane. By the time a multitude of cops showed up they began arresting the citizens with cameras and deleting their footage.
Holder Claims Emails Using Words ‘Fast and Furious’ Don’t Refer to Operation Fast and Furious
• CNS NewsAttorney General Holder claimed during congressional testimony that internal Justice Dept emails that use the phrase “Fast and Furious” do not refer to the controversial gun-walking operation Fast and Furious.
NAPOLITANO: Big Brother’s all-seeing eye
• Washington TimesHence my outrage at the coming use of drones - some as small as golf balls - to watch us, listen to us and record us. Did you consent to the government having that power? Did you consent to the military spying on Americans in America?
Green Police: Miami Beach To Make Recycling Compulsory
• InfoWars“People, who live in the city of Miami Beach, must soon recycle or possibly face fines,” reports Local10.com. “Once the ordinance goes in effect in July 2013, people who don’t recycle would be fined $350 for their first violation, $500 for their s
Al-Qaeda eyes children for jihad
• Middle East Online"I advise you to raise your children in the cult of jihad and martyrdom and to instil in them a love for religion and death," the wife of al-Quaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri recently said.
Global warming skeptics as knowledgeable about science as climate change believers, study says
• Fox NewsA study published Sunday in the journal "Nature" finds that people who are not that worried about the effects of global warming tend to have a slightly higher level of scientific knowledge than those who are worried.
Burrunjor Revisit
• arcleinKnown as "Burrunjor", the mere mention of its name is often guaranteed to send a shiver down the spine of any Aboriginal. Yet it is not only Aborigines who claim to have seen these monsters, but also many Europeans, stockmen, residents of remote ca
Pre Crime Surveilance Technology
• arclein“Manufacturers BRS Labs said it has installed the cameras at tourist attractions, government buildings and military bases in the U.S. In its latest project BRS Labs is to install its devices on the transport system in San Francisco, which includes bu
Bazhenov-Neocomian Oil Formation
• arcleinThe 2000 estimate of 140 to 210 billion barrels of recoverable oil could be 15 to 100 times too low. The increase would be because of the improved horizontal drilling technology enabling a higher recover rate.
Suspicion Mapped in Brain
• arcleinScientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have found that suspicion resides in two distinct regions of the brain: the amygdala, which plays a central role in processing fear and emotional memories, and the parahippocampal gyrus, whi
The ‘Horribly Mutated’ Seafood in The Gulf of Mexico
• Al JazeeraDeformed fish continue to be found in the Gulf of Mexico despite assurances that seafood is safe to eat. Mutagenic chemicals have decimated sea life population and are causing fish to be born without eyes, crabs with chemical burns and underdeveloped
EU States to Restore Border Checks to Keep Illegal Migrants Out
• http://blogs.voanews.comEuropean Union nations have agreed to allow countries to temporarily restore border checks in the visa-free area if needed to curb illegal immigration.
TEXT-S&P raises Ecuador to 'B/B' from 'B-/C'
• http://in.reuters.comWe upgraded the Republic of Ecuador to 'B/B' from 'B-/C' on sustained higher levels of investment that indicate improved growth prospects and higher levels of government revenues.
Will Ron Paul's battle transform the party?
• http://communities.washingtontimes.com, Luke MontgThe Fort Worth convention center welcomed delegates to the Texas Republican State Convention on Thursday morning June 7th with a few rousing bagpipe tunes.
Virginia 13-year-old suspended after he ‘touched the flag’
• http://www.rawstory.com, By David EdwardsThe parents of a 13-year-old boy in Virginia Beach who was suspended for touching the American flag say that their son was unfairly treated because he is black.
Hemp legalization added to Senate farm bill
• http://www.rawstory.com, By Stephen C. WebsterIn a last minute addition to the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) has submitted an amendment that would legalize the production of industrial hemp, a potential new bumper crop for U.S. farmers.
Six Bodily Tissues That Can Be Regenerated Through Nutrition
• http://wakeup-world.com, By Sayer JiIt may come as a surprise to some, especially those with conventional medical training, but the default state of the body is one of ceaseless regeneration.
Earth Facing Imminent Environmental 'Tipping Point': Report
• http://www.commondreams.org, Common Dreams staffBiosphere reaching an environmental 'state shift', says scientists
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