Iran's proposal on nuclear program 'falls short,' U.S. says
• CNNThe United States said Iran's proposal to the United Nations about its nuclear program "falls short of the conditions set by the Security Council."
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Six Questions for Michael Scheuer on National Security
• HarpersMichael Scheuer served in the CIA for 22 years before resigning in 2004; he served as the chief of the bin Laden unit at the Counterterrorist Center from 1996 to 1999. He is the author of Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror and
Means as important as ends to promoting Peace
Howard BlitzThe libertarian notion of volunteerism, raising funds from voluntary payments, and free enterprise that the United States of America was founded upon has become an anachronism. Individual car washes, private solicitations by youth and private found
Coming Through! The NAFTA Super Highway
• by Kelly TaylorThe NAFTA Super Highway is a venture unlike any previous highway construction project. It is actually a daisy chain of dozens of corridors and coordinated projects that are expected to stretch out for several decades
Still Voting?
Ernest HancockErnest Hancock vs. the Secretary of State and Maricopa County Elections on Channel 8's 'Horizon' tonight at 7pm
CBP Looking to Defy Congress with Illegal Checkpoints?
• Associated PressThe U.S. Border Patrol has reactivated checkpoints on highways 80 and 90 in Cochise County that were dismantled in April after years of intermittent operation. A Kolbe spokeswoman said Friday he would withhold comment until the checkpoints' durat
Free Lunch Project
• Free Lunch ProjectAre you frustrated at the loss of a free ride and sense of entitlement in America, while the growth of government involvement and distribution of wealth stalls. Do you want to live in communities where your right to 3 meals a day
Showdown at Jackson Hole over Fed Policy
• MarketwatchOne camp - the bigger one - asserts that the Federal Reserve Board is finished hiking interest rates after a 2 year campaign and it will be only a few months before US central banks begins cutting them to spur economic growth. The other argues
Driving with Money is now a Crime
• The NewspaperA federal appeals court ruled yesterday that if a motorist is carrying large sums of money, it is automatically subject to confiscation. In the case entitled, "USA v. $124,700 in US Currency," the US Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
Operation Wolf Watch
• Rational ReviewAs we all should know by now the state survives and grows by getting information through informants. It was estimated that East Germany had at least half the population informing on the other half. Turnabout is fair play. Let us creat a hotline
Pardons are Forever
• Harvey Silverglate for The PhoenixPrediction: Before leaving office, President Bush will issue a shockingly large number of presidential pardons to operatives who, with the administration’s blessing, ventured far outside the law to wage Bush’s “war on terror.”
Montana's Burns Joked About Latinos
• Washington PostIn a moment of unusual candor for a veteran senator fighting for his political life, Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) offered this blunt self-assessment a few months ago: "I can self-destruct in one sentence," he told supporters. "Sometimes in o
Nanny government gets ready to force more highway restrictions
• APTraffic deaths in the US reached their highest levels since 1990. "We have no tolerance for any numbers higher than zero," said Acting Transportation Secretary Maria Cino. "Motorcyclists need to wear their helmets, drivers need to buck
Alaskan GOP governor defeated in primary
• APRepublican Gov. Frank Murkowski conceded defeat in his bid for a second term, with the unpopular incumbent trailing in the three-way GOP primary election.
Alternatives To the Collapsed WTO Doha Round Talks
Stephen LendmanAlternatives serving people needs emerging to challenge the corrupted and failed WTO world trade model.
US sues Maine officials for probe on Verizon, NSA
• ReutersThe U.S. government sued Maine officials to block their demand that Verizon disclose whether it gave the government's spying program access to its customer data. "The defendant state officers' attempts to obtain such information are inva
Recession isn't my greatest fear
• BusinessWeekThe recession and financial meltdown are coming, according to Roubini and other pessimists, for a well-known set of reasons. They paint a negative picture that includes higher interest rates leading to a housing slowdown or crash, high oil prices cau
Psycho Killer Raccoons Terrorize Washington
• APA fierce group of raccoons has killed 10 cats, attacked a small dog and bitten at least one pet owner who had to get rabies shots, residents of Olympia say. Some have taken to carrying pepper spray to ward off the masked marauders and the woman who w
Enriched uranium lost in New Jersey
• Raw StoryA small quantity of highly enriched uranium has been lost in New Jersey, and likely disposed of in New York or Pennsylvania.
Drought, water worries cloud skies for US farmers
• ReutersAs the United States bakes in one of the hottest summers since the Dust Bowl years of the 1930s, drought from the Dakotas to Arizona through Alabama has sharpened the focus of farmers on their lifeline: water.
Bush Gets Terror Boost, But...
• NY Times/CBS pollWhile the president received a modest boost for his handling of terrorism (55% approve) in the wake of the plot, concerns about Iraq, the economy and the Mideast neutralized that advantage. As a result, Mr. Bush's approval rating remained at 36%.
GOP better against terrorism, Dems better on Iraq
• CNN pollAmericans believe Democrats would do a better job of dealing with the situation in Iraq and handling the economy, but Republicans would do a better job against terrorism, according to a poll.
Conservatives ask FBI to investigate hotel porn
• CNNPornographic movies now seem nearly as pervasive in America's hotel rooms as tiny shampoo bottles, and the lodging industry shows little concern as conservative activists rev up a protest campaign aimed at triggering a federal crackdown.
Plame considering suing Armitage
• APFormer CIA officer Valerie Plame is considering suing the recent No. 2 State Department official in a case accusing members of the Bush administration of conspiring to leak her identity to the media, Plame's attorney said.
Online Gambling Hedges Its U.S. Bets
• BusinessWeekUnder attack in the States, some online gambling sites are merging and looking for growth elsewhere. Despite the odds, others are staying.
Iran Sanctions Could Fracture Coalition
• NY TimesIt was always going to be tough for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to hold together her fragile coalition of world powers trying to rein in Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The Israel-Hezbollah war in Lebanon has made that job harder.
Lebanese children victims of unexploded cluster bombs
• Raw Story (video)CNN International's Jim Clancy, reporting from southern Lebanon, finds that unexploded munitions are taking a toll on Lebanese children. A nurse describes the child casualties she sees as "the new phase of the war." Clancy reports that
US Ambassador tells UN its time to address Iran, Syria over Hezbollah
• Raw StoryUS ambassador to the UN John Bolton told a monthly meeting of the UN today that alleged involvement of Iran and Syria in arming Hezbollah must be addressed.
AT&T says eavesdropping on customers all in a days work
• CNETAT&T's senior executive vice president for external and legislative affairs, said there is a "very specific federal statute" that was followed in cooperating with the NSA that provides "black and white authorization. We complied wi
U.S. Army Intelligence Analyst Targeted For Suggesting New Independent 9/11 Investigation
• Lonestar IconoclastAccording to unnamed military sources, SFC Buswell "used his Government issued email account to send messages disloyal to the United States …" Because of these statements, SFC Buswell could soon find himself dishonorably discharged, court m
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