NASA to try and beat Private Sector to Moon :)
• By Marc Kaufman - Washington PostNASA unveiled plans yesterday to set up a small and ultimately self-sustaining settlement of astronauts at the south pole of the moon sometime around 2020
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Why the Buck Is on the Edge
• NewsWeekThe dollar's mysterious movements pose the thorniest economic question of our time: can the world economy thrive without the massive stimulus of ever-increasing US trade deficits? The US provides a global currency. But the system is shaky.
Why the early field for 2008's election is the biggest yet
• Linda Feldmann - The Christian Science MonitorTwenty-three months before the 2008 presidential election, the jockeying among hopefuls is already fierce. No fewer than two dozen men - and a woman - are running or thinking of running for POTUS
U.S. Withdraws From ABM Treaty; Global Response Muted
• Arms Control TodayThe US withdrew from the landmark 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty on June 13. Little pageantry or protest marked the US move abrogating the treaty and its prohibition against nationwide missile defenses, despite often fierce debate on the accord w
CIA Veteran: How Robert Gates Cooked the Intelligence
• By Daniel Schulman - Mother JonesHe's unlikely to face the level of scrutiny he did in 1991 — when 31 Democratic Senators voted against him — or, for that matter, in 1987, when lingering questions about his role in Iran-Contra forced him to withdraw from the confirmation process
Pediatricians blast inappropriate ads
• APInappropriate advertising contributes to many kids' ills, from obesity to anorexia, to drinking booze and having sex too soon, and Congress should crack down on it, the American Academy of Pediatrics says. [I guess the Dems have been elected.]
Ross Ice Shelf could 'collapse quickly'
• Daily Telegraph"We know from the Larsen Ice Shelf (which collapsed on the Antarctic Peninsula in 2002) that they go extremely quickly," he said.
Scientists Puzzled by Extreme Penguin Dives
• LiveScience.comEmperor penguins dive below the Antarctic sea ice in search of food, they can descend 5 times as deep as a human and can swim on a single breath for up to 20 minutes. How they manage these incredible feats could potentially help improve surgical proc
Bush meets with Iraqi Shiite leader
• Raw StoryThe meeting took place after weekend reports of a memo penned by outgoing Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that called for major adjustments to the approach in Iraq.
Mayor picks director for New Orleans recovery office
• AP[We knew things moved slow, but!] More than 15 months after Hurricane Katrina, Mayor Ray Nagin tapped a leading regional planner and disaster recovery expert to head a new city recovery office.
Video: FBI releases footage of 9/11 crash at Pentagon
• Raw Story(Lame Lame Lame) - The footage was shot from the roof of Arlington, Virginia's Doubletree Hotel.
Republicans must be more like Ike
• By John Hulsman and Anatol LievenThe American people rightly, and overwhelmingly, punished the Republican Party in the midterm elections, chiefly because of the Iraq war and the neoconservative ideology that helped bring it about.
Bush doubts Iraq in civil war
• UPIBush told interviewer Brit Hume. "...some would argue that the fact that 90 percent of the country -- let me just say this -- most of the country outside of the Baghdad area, is relatively peaceful."
Back to the Supreme Court: racial balance in schools
• Christian Science MonitorThe US Supreme Court takes up 2 cases: Those who believe race-conscious programs are necessary to fight the effects of inequality. The other, those who believe the Constitution mandates a colorblind approach to race relations.
Atlanta no-knock warrants common, unaccountable, frequently turn up nothing
• theagitator.comOne of my recommendations to reign in these abuses is to track each warrant, from the time it's applied for, to the time it's executed. Every detail ought to be documented and saved, preferably in a searchable database. I also think we need t
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Congressman: American Concentration Camps "On The Books"
• Steve Watson - Infowars.netRe-elected Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul joined Alex Jones on air last week to discuss the fallout of the midterm elections and what he sees transpiring over the next two years.
CONNECTING THE DOTS
REPERCUSSIONS OF S.B.2611
Frosty Wooldridge
$10M CDC deal raises questions
• The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionIt began when a prominent Atlanta business leader introduced Dr. Julie Gerberding to a man who wanted to be her free management adviser, to help her transform operations at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Bush accepts UN Ambassador Bolton's resignation
• AP (kudos Raw Story)President Bush has accepted the resignation of United Nations Ambassador John Bolton when his recess appointment expires on January 6.
The End of the Bush Dynasty
Stephen LendmanThe end of a family political dynasty because of the criminal and failed presidency of George W. Bush
Amid Hints Bush Will Change Policy, Clues He Won’t
• NY TimesIs President Bush ready to abandon his declaration that American forces cannot begin to leave Iraq until the Iraqis demonstrate that they are capable of defending themselves?
Video Is a Window Into a Terror Suspect’s Isolation
• NY TimesOne spring day during his three and a half years as an enemy combatant, Jose Padilla experienced a break from the monotony of his solitary confinement in a bare cell in the brig at the Naval Weapons Station in Charleston, S.C.
A giant leap for Florida
• LA TimesA month of upsets culminates with one more as Gators jump from No. 4 to No. 2 in BCS standings, passing Michigan, and will play Ohio State for national title.
Taser use again in hot seat
• LA TimesFred Weary, a pro football player for the Houston Texans, was driving his maroon Chevy Impala SS last month when he was pulled over by police after failing to signal that he was changing lanes. What happened next is in dispute. Police say Weary wa
Iran calls for new cut in OPEC oil output
• APIran's OPEC envoy Hossein Kazempour Ardebili called on the oil cartel to agree a new oil output cut at its next meeting to counter an oversupply of crude, official news agency IRNA reported.
U.S. retail gas prices continue to rise
• APGas prices continued to rise during the holiday shopping season. Gas prices rose about 4 cents per gallon nationwide compared to two weeks ago, industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday.
Morales nationalizes Bolivia natural gas
• APPresident Evo Morales signed contracts giving the government control over foreign energy companies' operations, completing a process begun May 1 with the nationalization of Bolivia's petroleum industry.
A most dangerous time: Congress wraps up unproductive year
• ReutersRidiculed as the "do-nothing" 109th US Congress, the Senate and US House of Representatives begin a brief session to wrap up whatever work they can, install a new defense secretary and approve money to prevent a shutdown of government servi
NYPD shooting witnesses talk to DAs
• APThe witnesses said they never heard undercover police identify themselves as officers and didn't see them display badges, according to King. They heard a "barrage of shots" followed by a pause of 2 to 5 seconds and then "another ba
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