Woman, StunGunned While Seven-month Pregnant, Found 'Not Guilty'
• MondorebA woman, whom police stunned in the neck while she was seven-months pregnant, was found Not Guilty by a suburban Dayton jury.
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Tiny Shetland island declares independence
• Yahoo News"There will be no income tax, VAT (value added tax), council tax, corporation tax, or any of the other taxes instituted by the British government," Hill wrote.
ElBaradei warns against strike on Iran
• CNNA military strike on Iran would turn the Middle East "into a ball of fire," said Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency.
Report: North Korea developed nukes for Iran at bombed Syrian facility
• Haaretz.comExperts believe North Korea provided assistance to Iran at the Syrian facility believed bombed by Israel Air Force in September 2007, German news magazine Der Spiegel reported Saturday.
Ron Paul: Doesn't Accept 9/11 Investigation
• YouTube CNNCopy and download this now before it is gone!!!
Live Event: NV Republican Convention Restart Q&A
Brock LorberClark County (Las Vegas), Nevada Republicans will meet on June 23 at 6:45 pm PDT to discuss the details of the upcoming reconvening of the Nevada Republican Convention. Freedom's Phoenix will have the live stream.
U.S. May Free Up More Land for Crops
• The New York TimesSigns are growing that the U.S. government may allow farmers to plant crops on millions of acres of conservation land, while a chorus of voices is also pleading with Washington to cut requirements for ethanol production.
Group files lawsuit against D.C. vehicle checkpoints
• Associated PressA civil liberties group filed a lawsuit yesterday seeking an injunction against the District of Columbia police department's vehicle checkpoint program, calling the "military-style" initiative unconstitutional and ineffective.
Court overturns father's grounding of 12-year-old
• AFPA Canadian court has lifted a 12-year-old girl's grounding, overturning her father's punishment for disobeying his orders to stay off the Internet. (Wants to grow up to be Gloria Alred.)
Ron Paul supporters fall short in Montana
• APSen. John McCain may be the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, but supporters of Ron Paul in Montana refused to abandon their candidate. The group led an impassioned fight Friday at the Montana GOP convention, shaking things up in a failed
Did the CIA leak blueprints to build small powerful nukes?
• by Gordon PratherHowever, in Chapter II of the Cox Committee report, the whole world learned – courtesy Chairman Chris Cox and Counsel Scooter Libby – that the secret to making a compact missile-deliverable nuke was to make a non-removable pit out of Plutonium-23
Neocons: Hit Iran even if it destroys the world's economy
• LATimes.comAnd if an attack on the oil facilities of a country with some of the world's largest reserves leads to a huge spike in oil prices, sends gas prices up to 10 bucks a gallon and brings economic ruin in the rest of the world, well, so be it:
Solar Dish Could Revolutionize Energy Production
• LiveScienceA new type of solar energy collector concentrates the sun into a beam that could melt steel. Researchers say the device could revolutionize global energy production. The prototype is a 12-foot-wide mirrored dish was made from a lightweight frame of t
How Iran would retaliate if it comes to war
• Christian Science MonitorPressure is building on Iran. This week Europe agreed to new sanctions and President Bush again suggested something more serious – possible military strikes – if the Islamic Republic doesn't bend to the will of the international community on its
Bush policies limit next president's options
• ReutersWhen President McCain or President Obama takes office next year, he will inevitably find George W. Bush's budgetary legacy haunts the White House.
George Carlin earns Mark Twain prize for American Humor
• Things Important to HarryGeorge Carlin will be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Carlin, 71, will be the 11th recipient of the award. Carlin makes people laugh and makes them think. Past recipients include Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, Steve Martin and Neil
Swedes To Be Wiretapped, Despite Protests
• TorrentFreakDespite public protests both online and on the streets of Stockholm, the Swedish parliament has voted in favor of a new “wiretapping” law which invades the privacy of its citizens by allowing the government to monitor web traffic and phone calls, wit
How the major stock market indexes fared Friday June 20th 2008
Ernest HancockThe Dow is down 464.66, or 3.78 percent. - The S&P is down 42.10, or 3.10 percent. - The Nasdaq is down 48.41, or 1.97 percent.
US schoolgirls 'make pact to have babies'
• RawStory.com17 girls at Gloucester High School are expecting babies, none older than 16. Gloucester High "has done perhaps too good a job of embracing young mothers," providing them with on-site childcare and healthcare facilities.
Obama defends new FISA bill as 'compromise'
• RawStory.comIn a statement about a controversial bill, Senator Barack Obama defends intelligence gathering that would expand the wiretapping powers of President Bush's administration. (gee, this is the country's other option?)
New political blog by Christine Smith
• Christine SmithInvitation to new blog (politics & more) by Christine Smith.
Ex-press secretary decries 'secretive' White House
• apnews.myway.com"This is a very secretive White House ... There's some things that they would prefer not to be talked about," McClellan said.
Prosecutors: Snipes 'should be in custody'
• Star-Banner - Ocala, FloridaThe U.S. Attorney's Office filed a motion Thursday with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit saying that it will appeal a U.S. district judge's May 22 decision allowing Snipes to remain free on bond while he appeals his
Boca Raton, Florida: Proposes City-Wide Surveillance System
• PrisonPlanet.comThe system would be monitored from a central location called the Fusion Center.
Government Is Sued Over Seizure of Liberty Dollars
• New York The SunA dozen people filed suit in U.S. District Court this week demanding the return of all the copper, silver, gold, and platinum coins — more than seven tons of metal in all — that the FBI and Secret Service seized in November during raids.
Nevada's Gold Mine of Republican Events
Brock LorberOn June 28, Nevada Republicans can barbeque, prove their party loyalty, or join the rest of the delegates to the state convention in Reno to finish what they started.
U.S. School District to Begin Microchipping Students
• naturalnews.com via Rense.com(by David Gutierrez with NaturalNews) A Rhode Island school district has announced a pilot program to monitor student movements by means of radio frequency identification (RFID) chips implanted in their schoolbags.
Driving on a Cell Phone Dangerous? Try New Mobile Karaoke!
• ReutersA Japanese toy maker will soon sell a portable, personal karaoke machine so you can belt out your favorite tunes anywhere, and without having to wait for the microphone. (Oh dear God.)
Regional Banks Spiral Towards Zero
• Michael Shedlock / MishSo why now for Bank United? This is a guess on my part, but I suspect the Fed told Bank United to raise capital or be taken over. I also think this is part of the reason Paulson is desperately pleading for more Fed power.
So. California Real Estate: In Danger of a Total Meltdown
• MrMortgage.ml-implode.comThe new NOD’s will bring about 34,650 new homes that go back to the bank as shadow inventory 4-5 months from now. In the past 4-months, 167k notices-of-default were filed, meaning 133,500 homes will go back to the bank in the next 5-months....
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