The Certain Success of the Ron Paul Revolution
Ernest HancockWhy the ‘Big Bad Guys’ must keep Ron Paul out of any of the debates.
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Ukrainian leader disbands Parliament
• NY TimesA fragile power-sharing deal in Ukraine collapsed Monday when President Viktor A. Yushchenko ordered the dissoluation of Parliament, the base of support for his rival, Prime Minister Viktor F. Yanukovich, whom the president accused of usurping power.
MySpace Will Hold Presidential Primary
• www.techcrunch.comThe MySpace primary will be held on January 1 & 2, 2008, before any of the official state primaries. Every user will be asked to vote for their favorite candidate. (I feel legislation coming on,... and the bastards will be in for a shock)
Iran's first nuclear plant 92% complete
• Press TVIran said Tuesday that the construction of the Bushehr nuclear power plant is now 92 percent complete. Gholamreza Aqazadeh, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, told reporters in the southern city of Bushehr that the project will gradually
Need an odd job??
• MSN MoneyI earned $35 for watching a porn film. I sell my blood, a couple of teaspoons at a time, to medical researchers. I get a monthly rent credit for being the go-to gal in my apartment building. An acquaintance gave me $120 to watch her dog
The first million dollar laptop
• Giz MagUK-based bespoke luxury good creator Livaglio has created the first million dollar laptop. That's what the first of their luxury laptops will sell for. Full details of the laptop have not been released at this point, but it is know that incorpo
French train hits new world speed record
• AFPFrance's TGV fast train smashed the world speed record on rails. The experimental train, equipped with 2 souped-up locomotives and extra-large wheels, hit a top speed of 357.2 MPH as it hurtled along a specially prepared stretch of track e
Feds toss 3 stem cell patents
• The ScientistFederal regulators have tossed out three key patents to human embryonic stem cells, a move that could ease concerns over commercial control of the nascent work. The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation,
Those were the days
• Baltimore SunThe one bright spot was the American push to preserve Iran's sovereignty. "They strongly opposed the Soviets and the British, who did not want to leave the country and were trying to divide or dominate it." "The US image in Iran
The Bear will get you
• Free Liberal (Fred Foldvary)Here's a easy explanation of how the Fed operates and how it will lead to the further depreciation of the dollar. Buy Gold!!!!!!!
France and Israel are on collision course
• First PostFrance and Israel are on a collision course in south Lebanon following incidents involving Israeli warplanes over-flying the positions of the French military contingent serving with the UN peacekeeping force there. In the most serious confrontation,
(Flashback) CIA admits culpability in WTC bombing
• Cooperative ResearchThe Boston Herald reports that an internal CIA report has concluded that the agency is "partially culpable" for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing because it helped train and support some of the bombers. (Believe this is what's called
CIA kept data from FBI on Bojinka Plotters
• Cooperative ResearchNewsday reports, "Some crucial computer evidence against notorious terrorist suspect Ramzi Yousef has been destroyed, and the FBI has begun an investigation into whether the CIA is responsible..." Another timeline here.
Blogger leads China to free-thinking revolution
• AFP (Raw Story)It was spring 2002 when Isaac Mao, a Shanghai-based software engineer for US chipmaker Intel, first came across Internet blogs. He was immediately struck by the freedom of expression the online journals offered ordinary citizens, and with a fellow
Seattle to pay WTO protesters $1 million
• Seattle TimesThe city of Seattle will pay $1 million to WTO protesters who were arrested in Westlake Park seven years ago and will clear their records, in a settlement announced today. The money will cover the plaintiffs' legal fees, with the rest divided amo
Rosie pledges allegiance to seeking 'truth' about 9/11 despite mocking attacks
• Raw StoryDespite an avalanche of criticism from the right, talk show host Rosie O'Donnell is pressing on with her calls for continued investigation of the events surrounding September 11.
Rightist Indignation
• Washington Post"For all the Rove-built facade of his being a 'strong' chief executive, George W. Bush has been, by comparison to even hapless Jimmy Carter, the weakest, most out of touch president in modern times. Think Dan Quayle in cowboy boots.
Early U.S. Daylight Savings a bust in power savings
• ReutersOther than forcing millions of drowsy American workers and school children into the dark, wintry weather 3 weeks early, the move [to an earlier daylight savings time] had little impact on power usage. "We haven't seen any measurable impact,*
Engineers Bring 'Invisibility' One Step Closer to Reality
• Purdue Univ.The Purdue University engineers, following mathematical guidelines devised in 2006 by physicists in the United Kingdom, have created a theoretical design that uses an array of tiny needles radiating outward from a central spoke. The design, which res
Europe tops US in stock market value
• Financial TimesEurope has eclipsed the US in stock market value for the first time since the first world war in another sign of the slipping of the global dominance of American capital markets.
I'm gagged too, says Terry Hicks
• The AustralianTHE father of admitted terrorist David Hicks claimed he had been gagged from revealing facts about his son's five-year incarceration in the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade had written to him outli
How Bogus Letter Became a Case for War
• Washington postBurba felt uneasy because more than 3 months earlier, she had turned over to the US Embassy in Rome documents about an alleged uranium sale by the central African nation of Niger. She knew now that the documents were fraudulent and the 16 words wrong
Snipers back at Baghdad market after McCain visit
• ReutersThe crack of shots fired by unseen snipers echoed on Monday through Baghdad's wholesale Shorja market, a day after U.S. Senator John McCain held up his visit there as one sign of improving security in Baghdad.
Washington hurting British bid to free crew
• Globe & MailThe Iranian prisoner crisis revealed a widening schism between Britain and the US as US leaders called for tough action and British officials confirmed that they are trying to free their 15 imprisoned sailors by quietly reaching a compromise with Teh
Kudos to Pelosi for Visiting Syria
• by Ivan Eland (Independent Inst.)President Bush has scolded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for visiting Syria. In the president's opinion the US government should speak with just one voice overseas. That view flies in the face of both the text and spirit of the Constitution.
A botched US raid that led to the hostage crisis
• The IndependentA failed American attempt to abduct two senior Iranian security officers on an official visit to northern Iraq was the starting pistol for a crisis that 10 weeks later led to Iranians seizing 15 British sailors and Marines. [well, duh]
Free-market organ trafficking threatening government monopoly
• ReutersIllegal trafficking of human organs from poor to rich countries threatens to undermine donation programs in industrialized states and worsen a growing shortage, transplant experts said. [the same experts that can't get you an organ]
Who's guarding your data in the cybervault?
• USA TodayThere's rising concern among privacy experts and legislators about the frenetic business of assembling and distributing personal data. Everyone, it seems, wants Social Security numbers, birth dates, maiden names, criminal records, civil judgments
Topix.com homes in on citizen journalists
• USA TodayPeople who want to know more about what's happening in their neighborhoods will have a new way to stay abreast of local news. Seizing on growing interest in Internet-based "citizen journalism" — stories and images posted by the public
New Century files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
• ReutersNew Century Financial Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection, hit by rising homeowner defaults and cut off by its creditors, in the biggest collapse of a mortgage lender as the U.S. housing market slumps.
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