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Secret Law At The Supreme Court: Gilmore v. Gonzales
• PapersPlease.orgDoes the government have the right to keep secret a law that is applied to millions of Americans every day? That's the question John Gilmore has asked the Supreme Court to decide in his petition to the Court, filed on the 4th of August 2006.
I.R.S. Sells Personal Information to Private Collectors
• New York TimesWithin two weeks, the I.R.S. will turn over personal information on 12,500 taxpayers to three collection agencies. After the shake down is complete, the agencies are expected to pocket over $330,000,000 from their hapless victims.
30,000 fill the streets around the White House
• ANSWER (kudos RBN)More then 30,000 demonstrators filled the streets around the White House today chanting, “Stop the US-Israeli war against Lebanon and Palestine.” The New York Times reported today that the demonstration's “diverse crowd included many
Officer Called Haditha Slaughter Routine
• Washington PostThe Marine officer who commanded the battalion involved in the Haditha killings last November did not consider the deaths of 24 Iraqis, many of them women and children, unusual and did not initiate an inquiry, according to a sworn statement he gave t
War inflicted $3.6 billion damage on Lebanon
• ReutersA month of Israeli bombardment has inflicted a "disastrous" $3.6 billion worth of physical damage on Lebanon from which it could take years to recover, the country's reconstruction chief said on Friday.
Boeing Co. Announces C-17 Shutdown
• APWorkers at Boeing Co.'s sprawling Long Beach aircraft plant are expecting bad news about the fate of the C-17 cargo plane and their jobs. The company is expected to tell subcontractors to stop producing parts and supplies for the massive cargo pl
Pakistan’s Leader Faces Increasing Political Challenges
• NY TimesNearly 5 years after Sept. 11 turned Pakistan’s president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, into one of Washington’s most indispensable allies, he finds himself squeezed from many directions, leading to one of the most serious political binds of his nearly 7-y
Report from a CIA agent: A Shaken Landscape
• Kevin SitesWith a cease-fire in place between Israel and Hezbollah, it's in neither party's interest to resume the fight. The reasons why amount to a dangerous new reality for Israel.
Bush Blasts Court Ruling on Surveillance
• APPresident Bush criticized a federal court ruling that said his warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional, declaring that opponents "do not understand the nature of the world in which we live. I strongly disagree with that decision, str
Is the Fed out of the picture?
• BusinessWeekReports on consumer prices show inflation rising, while housing is sliding. For now, the market is betting that policymakers will stay on hold.
No questions allowed at FADC meeting
• Jerusalem PostHalutz has been accused of "insider trading" for liquidating his investment portfolio two hours after Hizbullah gunmen kidnapped two soldiers along the northern border.
Ford Announces Deep Production Cuts
• APFord Motor Co. said it would temporarily halt production at 10 assembly plants between now and the end of the year, blaming high gas prices for pushing many consumers away from its pickups and SUVs and toward higher-mileage models.
Oil falls below $70 a barrel
• APOil prices briefly dipped below $70 a barrel during trading for the first time in almost 2 months after a wave of good news in the Middle East and from an Alaskan oil field.
Texas Governor gets a little, gives a little
• Dallas Morning NewsDonors who pledge to give at least $100,000 get invitations to private luncheons with the governor. And many are beneficiaries of government business, plum appointments and other state largesse.
Bush Must Negotiate to Make America Safer, Say Former Generals
• OneWorld.netOf particular concern for the generals was increased saber rattling between Washington and Tehran over the development of an Iranian nuclear program, arguing the Bush Administration's invasion of Iraq is partially responsible for Iran's drive
Ky. court will consider if police can lie
• TheAgitator.comCourts have long held that police may try to trick suspects during interrogations. The thinking is that the suspect is already in custody and has been read his rights. But constitutional law experts say the use of trickery to get permission for a sea
McCain violates own campaign finance law
• Raw StoryA private fundraiser set to feature an appearance by Senator John McCain (R-AZ) may yet violate certain provisions of McCain's own Campaign Finance Reform Act.
Astronomers Look for Near-Earth Objects
• APThey're out there, hidden among a haze of stars killer asteroids. Now the world's astronomers are keeping a wary eye to the skies for giant objects on a collison course with Earth.
$170 Million Bought FBI an Unusable Computer System
• Washington PostWithin a few days he warned FBI Director Robert Mueller that the $170 million system was in serious trouble. A year later, it was dead. The nation's premier law enforcement and counterterrorism agency, burdened with one of the government's mo
Mexico left gives up on vote court, protests go on
• ReutersMexico's leftist opposition party has given up hope of the electoral court handing it a victory in a disputed presidential vote and plans to step up protests to make life tough for the country's next leader.
U.S. blocked missiles to Hezbollah
• USA Today (see links too)The United States blocked an Iranian cargo plane's flight to Syria last month after intelligence analysts concluded it was carrying sophisticated missiles and launchers to resupply Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, two U.S. intelligence officials sa
Slain Dundalk mother part of troubling SWAT team trend
• TheAgitator.comThe SWAT team shooting death of Dundalk mother Cheryl Noel is part of a national increase in overly aggressive home invasion tactics by police officers, according to a recent study by the Cato Institute.
Colbert mocks lack of GOP support for Lieberman opponent
• Raw Story (video link)Stephen Colbert picked up on a lack of party support for the Republican Connecticut Senate Candidate, Alan Schlesinger. GOP leaders such as President Bush and RNC Chairmen, Ken Mehlman, have refused to express backing for Schlesinger who is current p
Web activist threatened over online arrest video
• bluemassgroup.comThe question has to be, why is Attorney General Tom Reilly's office going to such lengths in trying to squash Ms. Jean's First Amendment rights as an Internet activist?
More clues to human individuality are found
• CNETIn simpler terms, they've shown 400,000 different naturally occuring variations in genetic code, or so-called polymorphisms, which can help explain idiosyncrasies in humans. "That's where all this genetic research is headed
AFP Reporter arrested in his front yard
• RBNRepublic Broadcasting Network talk show host and American Free Press reporter Christopher Bollyn was arrested in Chicago in his front yard. Chris wrote many articles on depleted uranium based on interviews with Marion Fulk, Doug Rokke, Leuren Moret
One word to summarize Bush - Crap!!
• IndependentJohn Prescott has given vent to his private feelings about the Bush presidency, summing up George Bush's adminstration in a single word: CRAP. The Deputy Prime Minister's condemnation of President Bush and his approach to the Middle East
Iraqi militant uses Moore's film
• ReutersAn Iraqi militant group has produced en elaborate video of what it said were attacks on US troops, in the latest example of the increasingly sophisticated propaganda war being waged by Iraqi insurgents. "The Code of Silence", was posted
China opens Oil Bourse
• China DailyShanghai Petroleum Exchange, China's first bourse for the spot transaction of oil products, formally opened on Friday. The exchange, located in the Pudong New District, began trading in gasoline and will trade bitumen, methanol and glycol in the
