Belgium No. 1 in days without government
• upi.comBelgium has been without a government for 250 days -- breaking a modern-day record that was held by Iraq -- and some Belgians managed to joke about it.
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Lessons From Wisconsin: Big Government Handouts Promote Big Dependence
• AWR HawkinsUnions have run budgets into the ground: public employees have grown so accustomed to pensions, health insurance, and other benefits coming to them via taxpayer expense that they can’t handle the thought of paying their own way like regular “volk” (a
Government shutdown is likely, Pelosi aide says
• www.politico.comA high-ranking aide to Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told Democratic chiefs of staff that a government shutdown is more likely than not, according to attendees.
Who's Afraid of a Free Society?
• Bill Bonner, The Daily ReckoningAuburn, Alabama – Last week, my new book, Rollback: Repealing Big Government Before the Coming Fiscal Collapse was released. It could just as easily have been called Everything Needs to Be Abolished, and Here’s Why. The book does two things. First
Federal Marshals Threaten, Censor «Libertarian Enterprise»
• libertas.wsFor the first time, in its sixteenth year of publication, this journal of libertarian views and opinion — bound by an absolute moral resolve never to initiate force against anyone for any reason, nor to advocate or delegate its initiation — has been
Google Inc. Move Over Traitor!
• www.patriotradionews.comAround the 27:57 mark… Glenn Beck and obviously NewsCorp unleashes on Google Inc. The story Beck weaves is one of Google deeply involved in domestic spying, with deep intelligence connections to factions within the intel community.
Hosni Mubarak’s Death Could Come At Any Time: Arab News Report
• PrisonPlanet.comWill Hosni Mubarak die before he writes his memoir?
Presidential Medal of Freedom given to former president George H.W. Bush, 14 others
• voices.washingtonpost.comPresident Obama spent nearly every day for two years on the campaign trail blasting former president George H.W. Bush's son. But Obama has long praised the elder Bush, particularly for his foreign policy decisions, and on Tuesday he presented the 41s
Man faces misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty after his dog kills raccoon
• Jackson Citizen PatriotSeth Foster, 23, said he found his family garage in disarray last summer and sent his dog in to investigate. Grizz, a blue heeler, returned with the culprit, a young raccoon. As 2 teenage boys filming Grizz killed the coon. Now, Foster faces 90 days
Postal Service warns of default as losses mount
• CNNThe U.S. Postal Service warned Wednesday that it may default on some of its financial obligations later this year after reporting yet another quarterly loss. The USPS, a self-supporting government agency that receives no tax dollars, said it suffe
Blagojevich Wants 'Missing' Phone Calls Recovered
• www.nbcchicago.comAttorneys for former governor Rod Blagojevich have asked a federal judge to order prosecutors to produce two phone calls his lawyers say are mysteriously missing from evidence.
Insider Spills Guts - Teleconference Call with informant 'Contact 2'
• www.rumormillnews.com(unverified) Alleged Informant "Contact 2" explains what's going on behind the scenes in world politics and economics. What to watch for? Listen to all 4 parts and judge for yourself.
New GOP bill would deny abortions to women in life-threatening situations: group
• RawStory.comEngulfed by criticisms from women's advocates, House Republicans have reportedly given up on legislative language that would deny some rape victims the ability to seek federally-assisted abortion coverage.
Is Middle East Freedom the Bush Legacy?
• dailybell.comThe West must shoulder the burden of providing freedom worldwide.
Is the end nigh for Mubarak?
• prisonplanet.comPresident’s grip on power shaken as army refuses to fire on million-strong march
Kissinger on Egypt unrest
• prisonplanet.com“This is only the first scene of the first act of a drama that is to be played out”
Bolton: If Mubarak falls in Egypt, Israel should bomb Iran
• prisonplanet.comFormer US Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said the ouster of embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak would speed the timetable for an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Al Jazeera English: Live Stream
• english.aljazeera.netWatch the broadcast here.
Strangling the Internet in Egypt: Why the U.S. Could be Next
• SovereignManIn today's post over at SovereignMan.com, Simon Black looks at the Egyptian government's reaction to the current strife and makes a compelling argument for why the United States could very well be next to impose draconian measures on the Internet a
Chicago's Mayoral Election: Rahm Emanuel's Eligibility At Issue
Stephen LendmanPolitics trumped Illinois law
Schwarzenegger: ‘I Was Addicted To Power’
• Prison Planet.comArnold Schwarzenegger is pulling no punches in his first formal interview since leaving office, claiming that the highest office in the state left him “addicted” to its power.
US 'surprised' at return of ex-Haiti dictator
• telegraph.co.ukThe United States is "surprised" at ex-dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier's return to Haiti after 25 years in exile, a State Department spokesman said on Monday.
Why Government Cannot "Make Us Safe" by Mandating Security - by Ron Paul
Powell GammillThe terrible violence in Arizona prompted much national discussion on many issues. All Americans are united in their sympathies for the victims and their families. Some have used this tragedy to discredit philosophical adversaries or score political
Shoot the Unemployed
Sierra HancockWhy do people pay any attention to government statistics?
How Globalization Pressures the Rest of the World
• the real news nowIn times of uncertainty we like to look into the past for answers. Sometimes we do it to comfort ourselves, and other times we try to predict the future! When discussing globalization, one must look into the past in order to come up with a sound conc
Darrell Issa - Government Oversight - A Step Forward for Real Transparency?
• www.drscoundrels.comNew Article - Darrell Issa announces new oversight committee video channel on YouTube - a REAL step forward to government transparency - and if you like it, let your reps and senators know they need to do this for every committee!
Proclamation Calling Militia and Convening Congress. Congress Adjourned Sine Die
• http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/proc-1.htmEverything congress has done since this point is Illegal. [ED] Deeming that the present condition of public affairs presents an extraordinary occasion, I do hereby, in virtue of the power in me vested by the Constitution, convene both Houses of Cong
Sovereign Citizens Spin History, Reject Government
• News LinkCOLUMBUS, Ohio — They call themselves sovereign citizens, U.S. residents who declare themselves above state and federal laws. Many don't register children's births, carry driver's licenses or recognize the court system. Some peddle schemes that us
Wikileaks trove used in fight over shipwreck trove
• APOdyssey Marine Exploration says Wikileaks documents show the US State Dept. offered to help Spain get 17 tons of recovered sunken treasure exchange for help in returning a multimillion-dollar painting - seized by World War II-era Nazis - to a US citi
Pakistani gov’t in dire straits as key party quits
• RawStory.comPakistan's government in dire straits as key party quits ruling coalition
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