Created to Fall: The Common Trait of All Empires
• Officer.comHow soon before The USA slips?
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House of Cards
• E.J. DionThe Post wrote that at "the time he sent the first letter, McCain had flown on Paxson's corporate jet four times to appear at campaign events and had received $20,000 in campaign donations from Paxson and its law firm.
Foreclosure Aid Rising Locally, as is Dissent
• New York TimesAs the Bush administration and Congress consider proposals to ease the home foreclosure crisis, local governments across the country have been lending money to imperiled homeowners and confronting some opposition.
Study: Anti-depressants Don't Work
• MondorebA new study says that "Have a nice day" might be as good as a Prozac.
US to Give USS Kitty Hawk to India
• MondorebCould India be getting a soon-to-be decommissioned US aircraft carrier? What new rhetoric can we then be expected to hear from Russia?
Sacramento Home Prices Tumble 28 Percent in One Year
• BizJournals.com/SacramentoSacramento's year-to-year 28.3 percent decline was the third-largest in the state, behind Santa Barbara County at 46.5 percent and North Santa Barbara County at 29.7 percent.
U.S. Home Prices Plunge at Record Rate in 2007
• NewYorkTimes.comThe quarterly drop in prices of existing single-family homes quickened to 5.4 percent in the final three months of last year from 1.8 percent drop in the third quarter, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller National Index....
Psych Drug Shocker: Antidepressant Drugs Work No Better than Placebo
• NaturalNewsThe following is a groundbreaking report from the independent, honest medical journal PLoS Medicine (which accepts no advertising money from Big Pharma). The full study linked in the article
The Onion: Diebold accidently leaks results of 2008 elections
• The OnionA shocking and disappointing revelation in this video news alert from The Onion's "War for the White House" newsroom.
FDIC Bracing for Bank Failures
• CalculatedRisk.blogspot.com"Regulators are bracing for well over 100 bank failures in the next 12 to 24 months, with concentrations in the Rust Belt states, and the states that are suffering severe housing-market problems....
We Still Don't Know What That Aug 30 Loose Nuke Incident Was About
• AfterDowningStreet.orgFollowing the Aug. 30 Minot nuke incident, no fewer than six airmen associated with Minot, Barksdale and the B-52 fleet died either in vehicle accidents or alleged suicides.
Anti-war Democrats ponder next step
• APDemocrats facing rejection of a proposal to cut off money for the Iraq war are deliberating their next step in trying to rebuild anti-war momentum. [pathetic]
Turkey warned of 'full-scale' Kurd resistance
• McClatchy NewsThe president of the Kurdistan regional government ordered Iraqi Kurdistan to prepare for "full-scale resistance" if a Turkish military incursion expands into populated areas.
Turkish jets fly into northern Iraq
• APTurkish F-16 jets flew into northern Iraq on Sunday as elite commandos chased Kurdish guerrillas in a major ground operation across the border that has drawn criticism from the Iraqi government.
U.S. voices support as Turkey seeks to 'eliminate' Kurdish rebels
• McClatchy NewsAs the Iraqi government watched in anguish, Turkey's ambassador to the US set an ambitious goal for his country's incursion into the northern Kurdistan region of Iraq: "to eliminate" a Kurdish rebel force of at least 4,000 fighters.
Turkish raid strains U.S.-Kurd ties
• Christian Science MonitorGen. Muhammad Mohsen took down his American flag, folded it up, and placed it in his office corner, reflecting the growing anger in Iraq's Kurdish north with US support for Turkey's campaign against separatist rebels operating in the region.
Turks send more tanks into Iraq
• Guardian· Conflicting death toll in fierce clashes along border · Anger in Kurdistan at US green light for incursion
Child abuse workers badgered to close cases
• Miami HeraldMiami child-welfare caseworkers, battered by constant threats and ''intimidation'' from bosses to work quickly, closed abuse reports without ever ensuring children were safe, a report from Florida's chief inspector general release
Detroit schools grad rate: 32%
• Detroit NewsJust 31.9% of Detroit students graduate in four years, according to the first major study in Michigan conducted using a method now mandated by the federal government. Oh, but it gets worse for men.
U.S. expects 140,000 troops in Iraq after drawdown
• ReutersThe US expects to have 140,000 troops in Iraq even after completing a planned drawdown of combat forces in July, which means 8,000 more troops in Iraq than when Bush ordered a surge of extra forces in January 2007 to curb violence.
Iran dismisses nuke documents as fakes
• APIran again denied ever trying to make such arms. Ali Ashgar Soltanieh, the chief Iranian delegate to the International Atomic Energy Agency, dismissed the information showcased by the body as "forgeries."
AzLeg bills mandating serial numbered ammo a scam by sole-source company with exclusive tech
• Puget Sound Business JournalEssentially, you have legislators working as promoters for a company called Ammunition Coding System, pushing measures in many states, that would mandate the use of this proprietary technology.
Bush: What we asked telecoms to do was legal
• Rawstory.com"To put it bluntly, if the enemy is calling into America, we really need to know what they're saying, and we need to know what they're thinking, and we need to know who they're talking to," Bush said
North American Army Created
• MondorebFirst Presidential Directive 51, then the signing 10 days ago of an agreement creating the beginnings of a North American army to be used in domestic disturbances. The Canadian government did not announce the agreement and the American media didn
SB1420: “Stole Roads” Bill to be Heard Tuesday
• CHANGE ArizonaFans of toll booths, checkpoints and restricted travel will be pleased to learn that SB1420 is being pushed through the Transportation Committee on Tuesday 2/26/08 at 1:30pm in Senate Hearing Room 3 at the State Capitol. With the Senate nearing a dea
CONNECTING THE DOTS
Grumbling Letters from Grumbling Americans
Frosty WooldridgeWhat's wrong with our country? Find out about a bunch of people who grumble as to what has happened to our country. They're just like you and they grumble that it will get worse. You know, they're right; it's going to get worse!
Electron Filmed for First Time
• LiveScience (w/ video link)Scientists have filmed an electron in motion for the first time, using a new technique that will allow researchers to study the tiny particle's movements directly. Previously it was impossible to photograph electrons because of their extreme spee
America is the Poorest Country on Earth... Literally!
• CIA World FactbookThis ranked list of "current account balances" for the nations of the world speaks for itself. While countries like Bangladesh, Kuwait, and Zambia enjoy true prosperity, guess who is "number 1" when it comes to debt.....?
Mitt Romney to rejoin GOP race?
• LA Times[Is Ernie good or what?] One of former Gov. Mitt Romney's sons says it's "possible" his father may rejoin the race for the White House, as a vice presidential candidate or as the Republican Party's standard-bearer if Sen. John M
SNL skit on Obama - Hillary "debate"
• Raw Story TVWhile not sparing either contender entirely, Saturday Night Live took an opportunity to humorously suggest a pro-Obama bias among those conducting Thursday's CNN debate, at the University of Texas, between major Democratic presidential candidates
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