News Link • More about
European Union
Italy's banks shaken as economic slump deepens
05-16-2012
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www.telegraph.co.uk
As Greece erupts, Italy is moving into the eye of the storm. Its economy is contracting at speeds not seen since the depths of the slump in 2009 as draconian austerity bites, greatly increasing the risk of social revolt and a banking crisis.
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NATO
NATO in Chicago - Fencing Goes Up Near McCormick Place
05-16-2012
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www.nbc.chicago.com
Four days before the NATO Summit in Chicago, fencing was erected around the site of the weekend meetings.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • More about
TERRORISM
U.S. has 55 daily encounters with "suspected terrorists"
05-16-2012
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www.ca.news.yahoo.com
Law enforcement and homeland security personnel face an average of 55 daily encounters with "known or suspected terrorists" named on government watchlists, officials told Reuters.
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News Link • More about
Police State
FAA To Ease Rules For Police Agencies To Fly Unmanned Drones
05-16-2012
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www.losangeles.cbslocal.com
Surveillance aircraft used by the U.S. military overseas could soon be coming to the skies above Los Angeles County.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • More about
Events: Arizona
AZ State Convention - Karen Johnson Speech
05-16-2012
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www.ustream.com
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • More about
Military
Israeli Company Has FAA Permission to Fly Drones in U.S. Airspace!
05-16-2012
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www.veteranstoday.com
The Israeli company Stark Aerospace of Mississippi is not so much from Mississippi as it is from Israel. Stark Aerospace of Mississippi is a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries! And the Federal Aviation Administration has given them permission
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News Link • More about
Activism
Occupiers Take to the Farm
05-16-2012
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http://www.motherjones.com, By Azeen Ghorayshi
Activists in Albany, California have staged an occupation of a different kind of public space"a farm.
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News Link • More about
Foreign Policy
Why is there so little accountability in foreign policymaking?
05-16-2012
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walt.foreignpolicy.com, Posted By Stephen M. Walt
I gave a lecture last night at the Cape Ann Forum, on the topic of America's changing position in the world and what it might (should) mean for U.S. grand strategy.
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News Link • More about
Science, Medicine and Technology
DNA Goes Digital With New Biometric Tracking App
05-16-2012
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http://govtslaves.info, Brandon Turbeville
If you needed one more example of how DNA will soon cease to exist as a private piece of information, you need look no further than the latest product launch byApplied DNA Sciences.
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News Link • More about
Food
What You Don’t Know About Organic Milk
05-16-2012
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http://govtslaves.info, (John McKiernan
Most people fork over the extra money for organic foods with the idea that they are doing something good for their health.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • More about
Economy - International
The Global Economic Crisis: Impoverishing Europe
05-16-2012
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http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Thomas Sablowski
The crisis is not relinquishing its grip on Europe. From autumn 2008 to early 2009 the world market experienced the deepest slump in economic output since the Second World War.
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News Link • More about
Obama Administration
The Obama campaign and “vampire” capitalists
05-16-2012
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http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Patrick Martin
With a display of cynicism that is hard to top, the Obama reelection campaign on Monday launched a public attack on Republican Mitt Romney’s role as a job-destroying asset stripper at Bain Capital, the same day that Obama raised more than $2 million
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News Link • More about
Economy - International
Chávez's Economics Lesson for Europe
05-16-2012
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http://www.commondreams.org, by Richard Gott
Hugo Chávez's rejection of the neoliberal policies dragging Europe down sets a hopeful example to Greece and beyond
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Robert Lee
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News Link • More about
Energy
Nuclear Catastrophe Imminent at San Onofre if Guidelines Continue to be Ignored
05-16-2012
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http://www.commondreams.org, Common Dreams staff
Negligence led to release of radiation from defective equipment at San Onofre in January
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Robert Lee
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News Link • More about
Surveillance
Expert says surveillance cams are vulnerable to hackers
05-16-2012
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http://rt.com
It’s not news that surveillance cameras are practically everywhere in America, but do you know who exactly is monitoring your every move?
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Robert Lee
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News Link • More about
Anonymous
Anonymous: 'We have access to every classified database in the US'
05-16-2012
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http://rt.com
A hacker tied to Anonymous says the loose-knit collective may be the most powerful organization on Earth.
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News Link • More about
Healthcare
America faces organ transplant deficit as donors become too fat to qualify
05-16-2012
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http://rt.com
Last year the number of American organ donors hit a milestone when the 100 millionth person added their name to the list. But before you boast about signing up, you might want to step onto a scale.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • More about
Transportation: Air Travel
Henry Kissinger gets groped by TSA agents in New York
05-16-2012
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http://rt.com
Winning a Nobel Prize might earn you a few perks and even a handshake from a world leader or two, but former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger learned the hard way this week that, no matter who you are, you're never excused from a TSA pat-down.
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News Link • More about
Activism
Are cops drugging Occupy Wall Street protesters in Minnesota?
05-16-2012
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http://rt.com
After footage surfaced of Occupy Wall Street protesters in Minnesota making claims that they’ve been drugged by police officers, authorities in the state have opened up a criminal investigation.
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News Link • More about
World News
Hollande to unveil cabinet after gender-equal pledge
05-16-2012
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk,
France's new prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault began work today as President Francois Hollande was set to unveil his entire government and keep his promise of dividing cabinet posts equally between men and women.
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World News
Mladic taunts survivors at start of genocide trial
05-16-2012
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reuters.com, By Anthony Deutsch and Ivana Sekulara
Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic taunted Srebrenica survivors on Wednesday at the start of his trial for genocide, running his hand across his throat in a gesture of defiance to relatives of the worst massacre in Europe since World War Two.
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Opinion • More about Israel - Palestine
The Nakba: Before and After
May 17, 2012
Stephen Lendman
Israel grievously harmed Palestinian heritage and culture
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Feature Article • More about Israel - Palestine
Hunger Strike Aftermath
Stephen Lendman
Israel notoriously violates deals
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News Link • More about
Death Penalty
Did Texas Execute Another Innocent Man?
05-15-2012
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The Agitator
The book sets out in precise and shocking detail how an innocent man was sent to his death on 8 December 1989, courtesy of the state of Texas. Los Tocayos Carlos: An Anatomy of a Wrongful Execution, is based on six years of intensive detective work b
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Military
Former Commander of U.S. Nuclear Forces Calls for Large Cut in Warheads
05-15-2012
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New York Times
Gen. James E. Cartwright, the retired vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a former commander of the US’ nuclear forces, is adding his voice to those who are calling for a drastic reduction in nuclear warheads
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News Link • More about
New World Order
Export-Import Bank reauthorized by Senate
05-15-2012
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Washington Post
On a broad bipartisan vote of 78 to 20, the Senate voted Tuesday to extend the life of the U.S. Export-Import Bank and expand its authority to make loans to U.S. exporters.
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News Link • More about
Criminal Justice System
Court records: Zimmerman had 2 black eyes, nose fracture after Trayvon Martin’s fatal shooting
05-15-2012
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AP
Court records show George Zimmerman had a pair of black eyes, a nose fracture and two cuts to the back of his head after the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
The medical records were part of evidence released Tuesday that prosecutors
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WAR: About that War
Syrian rebels get influx of arms with gulf neighbors’ money, U.S. coordination
05-15-2012
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Washington Post
Syrian rebels battling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad have begun receiving significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, an effort paid for by Persian Gulf nations and coordinated by the United States, according to opposition activi
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News Link • More about
Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Police in Minnesota Experiment on Citizens With Drugs Then Drop Them off at Occupy Minnesota
05-15-2012
Police in Minnesota are picking people up and giving them drugs as part of a DRE program. After getting them high, the cops drop them off near Occupy Minnesota. This is raw footage of various exchanges between officers and participants in the experim
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Bob Ross
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Politics: Republican Campaigns
Ron Paul Biographer: Campaign Shift is "Utter Idiocy"
05-15-2012
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www.slate.com
"I'm angry beyond belief," said Brian Doherty.
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