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Immigration Supreme Court seeks White House views on hiring illegals
11-03-2009
McClatchy News
"This case involves a question of exceptional national importance: whether state legislatures and municipal governments may override Congress' judgment concerning United States immigration policy," attorney Carter Phillips wrote in a legal brief.
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Vaccines and Vaccinations New group helps US monitor swine flu shot safety
11-03-2009
AP
Independent health advisers begin monitoring safety of the swine flu vaccine; an extra step the government promised to watch for possible side effects. Although the group will deliberate in private meetings, its charge is to raise a red flag i
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WAR: About that War U.S. drafts Afghan 'Compact' it hopes will bolster new Karzai government
11-03-2009
McClatchy News
The Obama administration has been quietly working with U.S. allies and Afghan officials on a package of reforms and anti-corruption measures that it hopes will boost popular support for President Hamid Karzai and erase the doubts about his legitimacy
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Economy - Economics USA Warren Buffett to buy Burlington Northern in his biggest deal ever
11-03-2009
Reuters
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc will pay $26 billion to buy out railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp in what the billionaire investor called a bet on the U.S. economy.
The deal, Buffett's biggest-ever acquisition, marks new interest
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Torture Holder, Gates oppose restrictions on Gitmo trials
11-03-2009
AP
A measure sponsored by Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham and John McCain and Independent Joe Lieberman would block the Justice Department from spending any funds to prosecute detainees from the Cuban island jail.
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Economy - Economics USA Could America go broke?
11-02-2009
Washington Post
The idea that the government of a major advanced country would default on its debt -- that is, tell lenders that it won't repay them all they're owed -- was, until recently, a preposterous proposition. Governments of rich countries are borrowing so m
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Campaign for Liberty Ron Paul: Important News on Audit the Fed
10/31/09
Youtube
In this Audit the Fed update, Dr. Paul explains what is happening with HR 1207 in the Monetary Policy Subcommittee, describes his plan to protect 1207 in the full Financial Services Committee, and provides ideas on actions we can take to keep Audit t
Anonymous Watchman
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Economy - Economics USA Goldman makes offer for Fannie Mae assets
11-02-2009
Washington Post
Goldman Sachs is proposing to buy millions of dollars in assets from struggling mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae, an offer a recent Treasury Department analysis found would not be advantageous for taxpayers, people familiar with the matter said.
Opinion Global Edition Philosophy: Political Food For Thought
Choosing Federalism, Choosing Freedom
11-03-2009 Chuck Baldwin
After the release of my last column "Freedom's Destruction by Constitutional De-Construction," I received so many responses to my statement, "The people of the states [must] once again reject this national form of government and assert...
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Obama Administration In Iowa, Second Thoughts on Obama
11-03-2009
NYTimes.com via Rense.com
Until I see some progress and he lives up to his promises in Iowa, we will not give one penny.
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Gun Rights Bullets are speeding faster out of gun shops in U.S.
11-03-2009
The Washington Post
A SHORTAGE OF AMMUNITION Demand is up despite drop in crime rate - In a year of job losses, foreclosures and bag lunches, Americans have spent record-breaking amounts of money on guns and ammunition. The most obvious sign of their demand: empty ammun
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Justin Tyme
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Revolution LP Activist Shot in the Back by Police; Local LP Throws Him Under the Bus
11-03-2009
LewRockwell Blog
On October 30, Jim Duensing, former chairman of the Nevada Libertarian Party and currently the LP candidate for US Senate against Harry Reid, was shot in the back by a Las Vegas policeman after the police had stopped Duensing for making an illegal tu
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Big Brother UK Nanny State: Parents May No Longer Watch Own Children at Playground
11-03-2009
pat
Some UK government types decide that its no longer acceptable for parents to watch their own children at the playground. Parents might be pedophiles. It's Bedlam in Britain.
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Science, Medicine and Technology Humpback Whale Hunting
11-03-2009
arclein
SAN FRANCISCO The National Marine Fisheries Service announced today that it will review the endangered status of humpback whales to determine if the classification is accurate. Humpbacks were listed as endangered in 1970; the upcoming review could r
Robert Klein
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Energy EROI Efficiency
11-03-2009
arclein
Dr. Cutler Cleveland at Boston University has observed that the net energy of oil and gas extraction in the U.S. has decreased from 100:1 in the 1930s; to 30:1 in the 1970s; to roughly 11:1 as of 2000.
Simply put: As the quality of the remaining
Robert Klein
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Arizona's Top News Former Vice President Al Gore to Keynote Greenbuild Phoenix
11-02-2009
http://www.kleanindustries.com/
Greenbuild and Al Gore is heading to Phoenix Arizona, Nov 11 2009 a region with unique environmental and social challenges and opportunities, and the imperative is clear: This will be a great opportunity to do some Activism! See meetup below.
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Law Enforcers or Peace Officers Court Slams LAPD For Illegally Seizing Medical Marijuana Profits
11-03-2009
OC Weekly
the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit blasted the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) for committing "highly objectionable," "tainted," "reckless," "misleading" and "illegal" conduct in a 2005 attempt to seize more than $186,400 f
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Arizona's Top News 6th Annual Southwest Witness Against Torture, November 14-15, 2009, Tucson and Sierra Vista, AZ
11/03/2009
Southwest Witness
HUNDREDS WILL JOIN TOGETHER IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA
on November 14 & 15, 2009 to SAY NO TO TORTURE. Ft. Huachuca is the home of USAICS, the U.S. Army Intelligence Center and School, and has a long history of complicity in U.S. crimes of torture. The tor
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Vaccines and Vaccinations Kids will need two doses of H1N1 flu vaccine
11-02-2009
Reuters
Up to 30 million doses of vaccine against the pandemic H1N1 flu have been delivered to the U.S. government and production is now picking up, officials said on Monday.
But they said more studies confirm that children under the age of 9 will need tw
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Archeology Ancient Civilization Cut Path to Demise
11-02-2009
LiveScience
The ancient South American Nasca civilization may have caused its own demise by clear-cutting huge swaths of forest. The civilization disappeared mysteriously around 1,500 years ago, after apparently prospering during the first half of the first mill
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Philosophy: Anarchism PCWC announces the Inglourious Basterds Bloc against the National Socialist Movement anti-immigrant
11-02-09
Fires Never Extinguished
The Phoenix Class War Council is pleased to announce the formation of the Inglourious Basterds Bloc, a temporary anti-racist, anti-authoritarian convergence for the purpose of confronting the National Socialist Movement at the November 7th anti-immig
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Welfare: Social Half of US kids will get food stamps
11-03-2009
AP
Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current recession could push those numbers even higher, researchers say.
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Economy - Economics USA Goldman left foreign investors holding the subprime bag
11-03-2009
McClatchy News
The Cayman offering one of perhaps dozens made through the British territory occurred as Goldman began to ditch the subprime mortgage business before the U.S. housing market collapsed under an avalanche of homeowner defaults.
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Legislative Mischief Executive pensions rose in '08 even as stocks fell: report
11-03-2009
Reuters
Pensions for top U.S. executive rose by an average of 19% last year, and more than 200 officers saw their retirement savings surge by as much as 50%, even as their companies stock prices fell. Pensions rose as a result of generous formulas and some l
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Economy - International British break up several bailed-out banks
11-03-2009
Washington Post
"But there are lessons here for the United States. The supposed economies of scale of massive financial institutions are outweighed by the difficulties in controlling risk inside them."
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Space Travel and Exploration Welcome to the Spaceport America Website!
11-03-2009
www.spaceportamerica.com
As the worlds first purpose-built commercial spaceport, Spaceport America is designed with the needs of the commercial space business in mind. Unique geographic benefits, striking iconic design, and the tradition of New Mexico space leadership are c
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Space Travel and Exploration Space hotel says it's on schedule to open in 2012
11-02-2009
Reuters
A company behind plans to open the first hotel in space says it is on target to accept its first paying guests in 2012 despite critics questioning the investment and time frame for the multi-billion dollar project.
The Barcelona-based architects o
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Transportation Ford Posts an Unexpected Profit of $997 Million
11-02-2009
NY Times
[The guys who didn't get a taxpayer bailout!] While its crosstown rivals stumbled through bankruptcy this summer, the Ford Motor Company pressed its advantage, and delivered surprising news that its cost-cutting efforts and improving sales helped it
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Gun Rights USA Buys an Estimated $1.14 Billion Dollars Worth of Firearms in Last 3 Months
11-03-2009
AmmoLand Shooting Sports News
According to the most recent Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Collection Report, released by the Department of the Treasury, firearm and ammunition manufacturers report excise tax obligations to be more than $122 million in the second calendar quar
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Iran UN wants swift response from Iran on fuel proposal
11-03-2009
Reuters
U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei urged Iran to respond quickly to his nuclear fuel proposal while warning the world against using force.
"I therefore urge Iran to be as forthcoming as possible in responding soon to my recent pr
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Law Enforcers or Peace Officers TRAFFIC STOP: Shooting accounts conflict
11-03-2009
Las Vegas Review journal
The attorney who was shot multiple times by a Las Vegas police officer during a traffic stop last week denies that he pulled a gun from his pocket, as police said he did.
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Activism Remember, Remember The 5th of November
11/03/2009
CameraFRAUD
And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isnt there?
Cruelty and injustice intolerance and oppression.
And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and sys
Camera FRAUD
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Science, Medicine and Technology Beringia
11-03-2009
arclein
According to the authors of the new study, "Beringia represents the largest contiguous Arctic expanse to remain unglaciated during the Pliocene (5.3 million to 2.5 million years ago) and Pleistocene (2.5 million to 12,000 years ago), and preserves an
Robert Klein
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Pandemic Critics blast Kellogg's claim that cereals can boost immunity
11/03/2009
USA Today
Kellogg, the nation's largest cereal maker, is being called to task by critics who object to the swine flu-conscious claim now bannered in bold lettering on the front of Cocoa Krispies cereal boxes: "Now helps support your child's IMMUNITY." Of all c
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Pandemic WHO on the Ukraine: "The situation is quickly changing"
11/03/2009
Crof's H5N1 Blog
On 28 October 2009, the Ministry of Health of the Ukraine informed WHO, through its Country Office in Ukraine, about an unusually high level of activity of acute respiratory illness in the western part of the country, associated with an increased num
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Marriage Plastic Surgeon Sculpts Dream Wife: Eight Surgeries and 1600 Grams of Silicone
11-03-2009
Ginn
He said when he met her, she was a "little plain". German plastic surgeon Dr Reza Vossough built himself the perfect wife--with 1600 grams of silicone. Before/after pix: Was it worth it?
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Environment Giant Crack in Africa Will Create a New Ocean
11-02-2009
LiveScience
A 35-mile rift in the desert of Ethiopia will likely become a new ocean eventually, researchers now confirm.
The crack, 20 feet wide in spots, opened in 2005 and some geologists believed then that it would spawn a new ocean. But that view was cont
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Anthropology Human Evolution: Where We Came From
11-02-2009
LiveScience
The dawn of humanity remains a fascinating mystery. What started our distant ancestors on the evolutionary path that led to us? Spectacular fossils and a host of other data uncovered in the last decade are revealing key details to solving this riddle
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Entertainment: Movies COLLAPSE - the movie trailer
11-02-2009
www.hulu.com
Former police officer Michael Ruppert predicts the collapse of civilization as we know it.
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Voting - Election Integrity More than 3 Million Registered Voters are Dead? 12 Million More Ineligible, Analysis Finds.
11-02-2009
www.cnsnews.com
A new study shows that more 3.3 million voters on current registration rolls across the country are dead. Another 12.9 million remain on voter registration lists in an area where they no longer live.
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Precious Metals India's reserve bank buys half of IMF gold for sale
11-02-2009
GATA
Today's announcement by the International Monetary Fund, reported in the Bloomberg story and IMF press release appended here, that the IMF has sold to the Reserve Bank of India about half of the 400 tonnes of gold the IMF long has been planning to se