Woman forgotten 4 days in tiny cell
• Arkansas Democrat Gazette-Mark Minton-SPRINGDALE - Hour after hour, for four full days, Adriana Torres-Flores was locked away and forgotten in 8 1/2-by-9 1/2-foot cell in the Washington County Courthouse,
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Yuma Plans a Moat to Keep out Migrants
• guardian.co.ukThe latest initiative by the US to seal its increasingly porous border with Mexico harks back to one of the oldest approaches: dig a moat. City officials in Yuma have come up with a scheme to create a "security channel".
High Tide: The Ron Paul Revolution Continues
• High TideThe video features high quality 3-D animation and Dr. Ron Paul's voice. It's stunning imagery dramatically portrays the dark landscape of spreading wars and an unfolding economic wasteland that have resulted from bad policy.
House Closes Its Doors for Spying Bill
• APHouse Democratic leaders agreed to a rare closed-door session - the first in 25 years - to debate surveillance legislation. Republicans requested privacy for what they termed "an honest debate" on the new Democratic eavesdropping bill that
Maui drivers watch gas prices reach $4
• APThe pump finally stopped at $97.20, which put 24.5 gallons in his Chevrolet Avalanche. He was elated about living on Maui and being reunited with his pickup truck, but he wasn't so thrilled about paying nearly $4 for a gallon of regular.
Carlyle Group Fund Collapses
• Washington PostWe can only hope that the Bush crime family's money is still in there, but I doubt it.
Change for a Penny?
• Chicago TribuneThese days, your thoughts are worth 1.7 cents - what it costs the government to forge a penny thanks to the rising price of metal. A nickel costs 10 cents. Congress has concluded that's a pretty bad deal.
Clinton Admits to Attending Bilderberg
• Raw StoryWhich is a violation of Logan Act; a law punishable with three years in prison and fines. {see the video}
Bush's Freedom Delusion - by Jacob G. Hornberger
• Future of Freedom Foundation.orgEven more ironic is the fact that in the process of supposedly bringing freedom and democracy to Iraq, Bush has brought to the American people a regime of torture, snitches, military tribunals, warrantless searches, denial of due process, denial of t
Ron Paul: Intervening Our Way to Economic Ruin
• Antiwar.comThe Constitution is very clear, the government ought to preserve our liberties and give us a strong national defense. It shouldn't run our lives, it shouldn't run the economy, it shouldn't police the world. [text of speech]
Michigan, campaigns talk do-over primary
• APMichigan Democrats are close to an agreement with presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama to hold a do-over primary. Party officials and the campaigns negotiated on Thursday, and state Democratic leaders were hopeful tha
Keith Olbermann Special Comment On Hillary and Ferraro
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Federal Vice Agents Tout Success
• Atlanta Journal Constitution / Steve VisserJack Killorin said his agents are rolling up drug-trafficking organizations. He credits last year's spike in area burglaries, robberies and car thefts in part to criminals forced to pay more for their illicit drugs.
Revolution March: Summer 2008
• Arizona CHANGE"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, and to institute a new Government..."
Jim Rogers: 'Abolish the Fed'
• CNBC.comFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke should resign and the Fed should be abolished as a way to boost the falling dollar and speed up the recovery of the U.S. economy, investor Jim Rogers, told CNBC Europe Wednesday.
Ron Paul warns of Worldwide Economic Collapse
• Rawstory.comIn this C-SPAN video, Ron Paul warns of a worldwide economic collapse brought on by the fall of the dollar, the expense of maintaining an American empire, and soaring budget deficits.
F.B.I. Made ‘Blanket’ Demands for Phone Records
• NY TimesSenior officials of the FBI repeatedly approved the use of “blanket” records demands to justify the improper collection of thousands of phone records. They used blanket records demands at least 11 times in 2006 alone as a quick way to clean up mistak
Iran's Eliot Spitzer
• PajamaMediaWhat happens when you are THE most powerful member of the largest city's police force and you are caught naked in a brothel "praying" (preying?) with six naked women . . . in Iran? Nothing good I suspect.
Foreclosures make up 33.5% of home sales in Southern California
• CalculatedRisk.blogspot.comLast month's median home price fell 19.2 percent from the peak of $505,000 reached last spring and summer.
Foreclosures up 60 percent on year for February
• ReutersUS home foreclosure filings in Feb. edged down from Jan. but were a whopping 60% higher than a year earlier, real estate data firm RealtyTrac said. The surge in foreclosures from a year ago indicate the cycle has yet to hit its peak.
Get elected to Congress and get rich
• ReutersThe personal wealth of members of the U.S. Congress has soared in recent years, leaving lawmakers on average far more well-to-do than most Americans as of 2006. The median net worth of senators was estimated at $1.7 million and House of Representat
Sheriff threatens reporters with jail
• APWhen the Duval County sheriff said he would lock up reporters from local newspapers if they kept "interfering" in his business, no one took the threat lightly. For 20 years, he had done what he pleased with no challenges to his reign. He de
McCain Scores Another "Eradicate Islam" Endorsement
• Mother Jones / David CornSenator John McCain hailed as a spiritual adviser an Ohio megachurch pastor who has called upon Christians to wage a "war" against the "false religion" of Islam with the aim of destroying it.
CONNECTING THE DOTS
Destroying American Culture: Multiculturalism
Frosty WooldridgeWhy would the citizens of America allow their culture to be overrun and even subverted by immigrants from failed cultures? Why should the US change its language and customs to meet uninvited guests' demands. What will be the end result of our s
Gold tops $1,001 per ounce on futures market
• MarketWatchGold futures briefly broke the psychologically important level of $1,000 an ounce Thursday, propelled by ongoing dollar weakness and bleak news from the financial sector.
House FISA Battle Continues As Southern Border Remains Open
• MondorebThe National Republican Congressional Committee has an article on the continuing FISA battle in the House. We say, why bother?--as long as the U.S. southern border remains an open door.
Capitalists Who Cut Their Own Throats
Mike RenzulliThe generous contributions by wealthy individuals to religious organizations and educational insititutions can be used against them down the line.
Police Make Salvia Bust in Lincoln, NE
• Lincoln Journal StarA legislative bill that would make Salvia divinorum an illegal drug in Nebraska has little chance of passage during the last six weeks of the legislative session. Lincoln Police on Monday made a Salvia bust anyway.
Pollution is Called By-Product of 'Clean Fuel'
• The New York TimesAn old Alabama chemical plant converted into a refinery to produce biodiesel fuels converting soybean oil into 'earth-friendly' fuels is now responsible for area pollution 450 times greater than permitted.
Proposed Florida Law will Regulate Toilet Paper
• CBS4-TVHere's the bottom line, the bill would be a mandate that all eating establishments must have enough toilet paper when you go into the restroom. The only problem is the bill doesn't dictate how much toilet paper is "enough."
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