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Where will anti-government sentiment — call it "libertarian," "tax revolt" or "tea party" — take America's cities and towns? For a top example, Governing magazine's current edition features the draconian measures under way in Colorado Springs, Colo.
If you posted an Obama Joker poster or Tea Party literature on a public bulletin board, the Justice Department is warning you are a possible terrorist.
The mission: Destroy the terrorist command post — or die trying. The fighters must go in "sterile" — without name tags or other identifying insignia — as a deniable covert force. "Anyone who is caught or captured cannot expect extraction," the briefi
This not the beginning chapter from a new Utopian/Dystopian fantasy novel
The 1099 reform in the health care bill passed by Congress and signed by the President has turned the physical gold market upside down. Under the new law, gold buyers and sellers will have to fill out a 1099 on each side of the transaction..
The seemingly barren moon may actually be a treasure-trove of priceless resources: a potentially bountiful, mineral-rich – yet untapped – cosmic quarry.
By now everyone has seen crisscrossing streaks of white clouds trailing behind jet aircraft, stretching from horizon to horizon, eventually turning the sky into a murky haze.
On Thursday afternoon, Rob Halpin came to the door of the blue-shingled house he rents from Rahm Emanuel in the leafy North Side of Chicago and politely explained that he couldn't say anything about the outgoing White House chief of staff and mayoral
San Francisco has a long history of bold public health and environmental stances, going after everything from plastic bags in grocery stores to cigarettes to sugary drinks. The latest target: Ronald McDonald.
Chris Rodda Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), and the author of Liars For Jesus: / Stephen Lendman on Equador / Clint Bolick from the Goldwater Institute / Max Marty - www.Seasteading.org - Freedom Cities on the Ocean
Never mind the dead civilians. Forget about the stolen guns. Get over the murder arrests, the fraud allegations, and the accusations of guards pumping themselves up with steroids and cocaine. Through a “joint venture,” the notorious private security
The United States apologized on Friday for an experiment conducted in the 1940s in which U.S. government researchers deliberately infected Guatemalan prison inmates, women and mental patients with syphilis. In the experiment, aimed at testing the
Do you resent the government for enforcing Obamacare or raising your taxes? Write about it in an email or talk about it on the phone and you could be placed under surveillance as a potential terrorist, if frightening new technology being shopped to l
Get ready to meet America’s new mercenaries. They could be the same as the old ones.
The CIA can kill militants all day long. If the drone war in Pakistan drives the local people into al Qaeda’s arms, it’ll be failure.
A deeply unpopular Congress is bolting for the campaign trail without finishing its most basic job - approving a budget for the government year that begins on Friday. Lawmakers also are postponing a major fight over taxes, two embarrassing ethics cas
The US Postal Service may not have much left in the bank after this week, as it's set to announce billions of dollars in losses. It's also waiting for postal regulators to announce whether they approve of a 5.6% postage-rate increase, to start in Jan
1st & 2nd Hour - Ed Foster - Mayor of Quartzsite, AZ in studio / 3rd Hour - Douglas Valentine - Author: "The Strength of the Pack: The Personalities, Politics and Espionage Intrigues that Shaped the DEA"
The FBI now wants to require all encrypted communications systems to have backdoors for surveillance, according to a New York Times report, and to the nation’s top crypto experts it sounds like a battle they’ve fought before.
Arizona attorney general announces arrest of Nogales mayor on bribery, other charges
Final Decision Not Yet Made, White House Chief of Staff All but Certain to Explore Campaign for Mayor of Chicago
North and South Korea are on the brink of war, a top Russian diplomat has warned, calling for both countries to exercise restraint and sit down for talks.
Senator Patrick Leahy yesterday introduced the "Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act" (COICA). This flawed bill would allow the Attorney General and the Department of Justice to break the Internet one domain at a time
Rep. Ron Paul, (R-Texas), discusses whether the new faces of the GOP can change the ways of the old.
Shelly Roche speaking on the topic of how they are trying to end free speach on the internet.
US can't produce enough ammo to supply police, troops: expert
After a six-month test, Italy's government will drop the use of full-body scanners for security checks in airports, judging them slow and ineffective, Italian daily Corriere della Sera reported Thursday.
House Republicans to outline new election-year agenda focused on pocketbook issues, security