Police won't face charges despite vandalizing fire department
• Union LeaderThe two officers admitted they did the damage while they were on duty. They have been suspended, Scofield said. They will not be charged with a crime, he added.
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St. Hillary caught in a tax scheme
• News.AuDemocrat senator Hillary Clinton failed to disclose a family charity she operates with former president Bill Clinton that has enabled the couple to write off more than $US 5 million ($6.3 million) in taxable income since 2001.
How long can US count on foreign funding?
• Business WeekIn a speech in 2004, then Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said: "It is difficult to imagine that we can continue indefinitely to borrow savings from abroad at a rate equivalent to 5% of US GDP." Well, but the third quarter of 2006
Low-income borrowers to feel the pinch in US
• business.timesonline.co.ukFreddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored secondary mortgage companies, are poised to tighten the lending criteria that they require on the home loans they buy, after several years of unprecedented lending by banks to so-called sub-prime b
China Rejects Criticism of Military
• CBS NewsChina rejected criticism by Dick Cheney about its military ambitions, saying that it is a force for stability in the world. Cheney, while in Asia last week, said some of Beijing's actions were at odds with its words about its military expansion b
The Misesian Movement - by Lew Rockwell
• Lew Rockwell(After all of the economic bubbles have burst, the Misesian Movement will be rediscovered,... and here's why..)
Texas Governor Perry took Merck money before mandating cervical vaccine
• Raw StoryTexas Gov. Rick Perry (R) says that it's just a coincidence that he and eight other lawmakers received donations of $5,000 each from Merck lobbyists just a few days before mandating the drug giant's HPV cervical cancer vaccine for all females
ALL EYES ON BIG DICK
• Raw StoryChief Libby trial blogger says she believes prosecutor 'wants Cheney,' 'won't rest on laurels'
Wall Street has worst day since 9/11 attacks
• Detroit Free PressAt one point Tuesday afternoon, the Dow traded down nearly 550 points. The Dow index then regained some footing before the market closed at 4 p.m. (WHAT WILL TOMORROW BRING?)
World Stocks Plummet
• chosun.comThe three major U.S. stock indexes - the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the broader S&P 500 Index, and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index - fell between three and four percent, wiping out all of the gains each index made so far this year.
Drop in Orders for Durable Goods Disappoints Wall St. - New York Times
Ernest HancockAmerican manufacturers reported a sharp drop in demand last month for expensive, heavy-duty items, renewing concerns about softness in the economy.
Argentina stocks plummet on Greenspan, U.S. economy
• reuters.com/news(Reuters) - Argentine stocks slumped more than 4 percent on Tuesday on investor concerns over comments by former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan suggesting the U.S. economy could slip into a recession this year.
Dow drops after China stock meltdown
• ABCDow Finishes Down 416 at 12,216, Nasdaq Finishes Down 97 at 2,408 on Global Market Plunge
Congressional Oversight of Iraq Policy Increases
• Voice of AmericaDemocrats in the U.S. Congress have taken steps opposing President Bush's policies in Iraq, but have stopped short of binding legislation that would cut funding for the war. (Of course,... the D's are just as guilty)
Discovery Channel Accused of Attacking Christianity
• By Nathan Burchfiel - CNSNews.com Staff WriterAs archeologists question filmmaker James Cameron's claim that he has discovered the tomb of Jesus Christ and his family, Christian groups are criticizing the Discovery Channel for what they call another attack on Christianity.
Taliban 'targets Cheney' in Afghan suicide blast
• www.telegraph.co.ukThe former Afghan rulers said their bomber knew Mr Cheney was visiting the base and that he was the target of the attack.
Details of Security and Prosperity Partnership’s “Environmental Agenda”
Judicial WatchDocuments concern the SPP partnership’s agenda on environmental issues. “Judicial Watch is committed to making the inner workings of the Security and Prosperity Partnership as transparent as possible,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “Whet
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USDA Documents on Food Safety, Emergency Preparedness & Regulations from “Security and Prosperity Pa
Judicial WatchDocuments from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) concerning the Foreign Agricultural Service’s involvement with the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP).
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Building a North American Community
Council on Foreign RelationsNorth America faces terrorist and criminal security threats, increased economic competition from abroad, and uneven economic development at home. In response a Task Force developed a roadmap to promote North American security and advance the well-bei
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Pentagon Records from “North American Forum” Meetings
Judicial WatchNORTHCOM Commander, Admiral Timothy Keating, NORTHCOM Political Advisor Deborah Bolton, and Plans, Policy & Strategy Director Major General Mark Volcheff in a meeting of the “North American Forum” at the Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Canada on Septem
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Sanitizing the Learning Process
Dave HodgesArizona owes a great deal of gratitude to Arizona State Senator, Thayer Verschoor. Verschoor is doing his best to protect Arizona’s students from being challenged to develop new perspectives and to be able to debate these perspectives
Ron Paul Last Night on CNN's Lou Dobbs
• CNNImmigration and the War are the topics
The Most Dangerous Idea on Earth?
• Raiders News NetworkIt is easy to see how you could be tempted. It might start with genetically screening your children for a lower risk of a hereditary cancer. Or perhaps with a pill that promised to keep your memory fresh and clear into old age. But what if
Israel to ask U.S. for more military aid
• HareetzIsrael will ask the U.S. government to significantly increase its military assistance to the country as part of a new multi-year aid agreement. A high-level Israeli economic delegation led by Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer and Finance Min
Former U.N. weapons chief says U.S., Europe and Security Council are "humiliating" Iran
• APFormer chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix said the US, Europe and the U.N. Security Council are "humiliating" Iran by demanding that it suspend uranium enrichment before any negotiations and then dictating its rewards.
A Diplomatic Solution to Iran's Nuclear Program
• by Muhammad Sahimi (AntiWar)The U.S. and its allies must offer Iran a deal that respects its dignity as an old nation with many contributions to human civilization, addresses its need for energy sources other than oil and gas, and guarantees its national security and territoria
Bush warns US Congress against touching his war budget
• AFP[The only meaningful act Congress can do, and Bush can't veto.] Speaking to a gathering of US state governors at the White House, Bush said he expected a "healthy debate" on the war but said he was concerned about any move by Congress t
Long Term Government Debt Forecast (2007)
Government Accounting Office (GAO)Since 1992, GAO has published long-term fiscal simulations of what might happen to federal deficits and debt levels under varying policy assumptions. GAO developed its long-term model in response to a bipartisan request from Congress
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TSA confiscated airline carry-on items become big sellers on eBay
• AFPWhat happens to those scissors, lighters and the occasional machete confiscated at US airports? They are auctioned on eBay. "The program started in June 2004, and the idea was to generate new revenues for the state," he said.
Evidence against Muslim charity appears fabricated
• LA TimesWhen the Bush administration shut down the nation's largest Muslim charity, officials of the Dallas-based foundation denied allegations it was linked to terrorists and insisted that a number of accusations were fabricated by the government. No
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