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		Man arrested for turning without signaling MELISSA, TX -- Mark Robinson was driving through downtown Melissa last week when he was pulled over for failing the use his turn signal, but instead of getting a ticket, the officer took the 24-year-old to jail. Full Story and VIDEO OF LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE
		Fluoride: Miracle drug or toxic-waste killer? Safety debate over public water treatments heats up with release of shocking new studies -- From Pennsylvania to Nebraska and from Europe to New Zealand, there is growing and fierce opposition to plans to fluoridate public drinking water, fueled by a battery of shocking new studies that seriously question a practice routine among U.S. municipalities for nearly the last 50 years. Full Story
		US military chief in overstretch warning on Iran Adml. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, conceded that the US did not have a free hand to confront Iran, when questioned about Washington's response to the possibility of a nuclear attack on Israel by Tehran. Full Story
		Military and Homeland Security Dictate Who Lives And Who Dies In A Pandemic New report says doctors must allow elderly, weak to perish after "trigger event" -- A new report compiled by a medical "task force" comprising physicians from prestigious universities, medical groups, the military and government agencies has outlined that specific groups of people should not be treated and be left to die should a flu pandemic or other deadly disease disaster infect millions throughout the USA. Full Story
		Central banks braced for a storm as food prices soar Central bankers across Asia are facing some hard choices as they confront the “silent tsunami” of surging food prices and what could be a decade of stubborn inflation. Full Story
		Palfrey "Suicide Notes" A Contradiction In Terms Deborah Jeane Palfrey's alleged suicide notes were released today and given full court press by a corporate media that largely refused to cover her statements that she would never commit suicide and the statements of her friends and family who said she wasn't suicidal, but Palfrey's alleged reason for killing herself, that she would be "penniless" upon leaving prison, contradicts the fact that a multi-million dollar book deal was in the pipeline. Full Story
		CCTV boom has failed to slash crime, say police Massive investment in CCTV cameras to prevent crime in the UK has failed to have a significant impact, despite billions of pounds spent on the new technology, a senior police officer piloting a new database has warned. Only 3% of street robberies in London were solved using CCTV images, despite the fact that Britain has more security cameras than any other country in Europe. Full Story

	Democrat's New Spy Bill Lulling Americans Into A False Sense of Security? by William Lewis \| Editor, TakeBackWashington.com The war on terror and the war on freedom are nonpartisan issues. Both Democrats and Republicans alike have consistently voted for legislation that, through the illusion of protecting our families and our homeland, have actually removed critical components of the U.S. Constitution. Will the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (HR 3773) be any different? Full Op-Ed	*Beyond Treason* A WILLIAM LEWIS FILM *Iraq, GWI & DU Exposed* *911 Ripple Effect* A WILLIAM LEWIS FILM *The most inclusive 911 video* *911 In Plane Site* A WILLIAM LEWIS FILM *Video & Photographic Evidence* *One Nation, Under Siege* A WILLIAM LEWIS FILM *Tracking & Control*
	Military Commissions Act Signing Away Habeas Corpus In the final hours before adjourning in 2006, Congress passed and the president signed the Military Commissions Act (MCA). In doing so, they cast aside the Constitution and the principle of habeas corpus, which protects against unlawful and indefinite imprisonment. They also gave the president absolute power to designate enemy combatants, and to set his own definitions for torture. Full Story
DU: What Happened to the Test Tube Paradigm? by Dennis Kyne When I was in eighth grade science class, Mr. Wadley, who reminded us more of an ice cream truck driver than a teacher, taught the pupils one thing with an incredible amount of emphasis: If the test tube paradigm does not reflect the real world paradigm, then there is absolutely no reason to ever do scientific experiments. Wadley further explained that if you monitor the results of a laboratory experiment and allow this information to be a basis for your intelligence in real world applications, you should see results that are nearly identical. Full Story
PROPAGANDA ALERT: Torture' ban blamed for prolonging war In early 2006, Congress approved the ban of interrogation methods widely labeled as "torture." However, U.S. military interrogators say the more accurate terminology for the practices banned is "coercive interrogations." They say the prohibitions left the U.S. without the kind of information it needed to prevent future attacks, to assess the strength of the enemy and to locate strongholds. Full Story
	Leuren Moret: A Conversation with the DU Expert Recently, I met with scientist Leuren Moret in her Northern California home. As an international expert on depleted uranium (DU), Moret works tirelessly to educate the public about the dangers of DU weaponry for both soldiers and civilians alike. Her biography includes a five-year stint at the Lawrence Berkeley nuclear weapons lab and two years at the Livermore nuclear weapons lab. Moret, a former Environmental Commissioner for the City of Berkeley, contributed to an expert report on depleted uranium for the United Nations regarding the illegality of DU munitions. The groundbreaking documentary film, Beyond Treason, features Moret in a bone chilling interview, calmly discussing what she believes is the foremost challenge of our times: the use of depleted uranium weapons and its consequences for every citizen around the globe. This is Part One of my interview. Full Interview
	G.O.P. Struggles to Find Candidates for Congress Republican leaders are struggling to recruit candidates for Congressional races in the New York region, reflecting a problem for the party in other pockets of the country and giving Democrats an opportunity to build on the gains they made in the area in the last election. Full Story
FBI: "No Need To Curb Domestic Surveillance" AP -- The FBI is resisting legislation that would put more restrictions on domestic surveillance of Americans' private records, saying the agency already has tightened its rules to crack down on wrongful use of national security letters. Full Story


ALT NEWS MEDIA Out There TV Jeff Rense Meria Heller Charles Goyette Freedom Fighter Radio In Your Face RADIO Alex Jones		TERROR ALERT: Rush Limbaugh Openly Promoting Violence & Rioting On American Streets...(?) Listen to an excerpt from the Rush Limbaugh Program
	Detainees Allege Being Drugged, Questioned U.S. Denies Using Injections for Coercion "I'd fall asleep" after the shot, Nusairi, a former Saudi policeman captured by U.S. forces in Afghanistan in 2002, recalled in an interview with his attorney at the military prison in Cuba, according to notes. After being roused, Nusairi eventually did talk, giving U.S. officials what he later described as a made-up confession to buy some peace. Full Story
		Clinton: "We could 'obliterate' Iran" "I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran," said Democratic Presidential hopeful Senator Hilary Clinton Tuesday in an interview on ABC News. Full Story
	The new Constitution of Americas Union When President Bush and his CANAMEX counterparts assemble in New Orleans April 21 for the 4th Annual Summit of the Americas, they will undoubtedly discuss a growing problem: how to continue denying that they are building a North American Union. Full Story
		Beyond Ron Paul: It's Time to FIRE CONGRESS! Ron Paul has always said that the Revolution is much larger than him, that he is just the catalyst that set it in motion again, after it lay dormant for over 230 years. He is right, of course. Why? Full Story
		Judge: Couple has right to trial in Katrina Bridge blockade suit NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans civil judge has ruled that a case brought by a couple who were turned back by police when they tried to cross a Mississippi River bridge following Hurricane Katrina should be heard by a court. Full Story
	Closed-Door Spy Bill Doomed to Veto The president's main objection is that the bill does not protect from lawsuits the telecommunications companies that allowed the government to eavesdrop on their customers without a court's permission after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. White House spokesman Tony Fratto called the measure a "political ploy" designed to give Democrats cover for their failure to grant full retroactive immunity to the telecom companies. Full Story
		More FBI Privacy Violations Confirmed WASHINGTON (AP) -- The FBI acknowledged Wednesday it improperly accessed Americans' telephone records, credit reports and Internet traffic in 2006, the fourth straight year of privacy abuses resulting from investigations aimed at tracking terrorists and spies. Full Story
	Military Expanding Intelligence Role in U.S. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 — The Pentagon has been using a little-known power to obtain banking and credit records of hundreds of Americans and others suspected of terrorism or espionage inside the United States, part of an aggressive expansion by the military into domestic intelligence gathering. Full Story
	New Scanners for Tracking City Workers The Bloomberg administration is devoting more than $180 million toward state-of-the-art technology to keep track of when city employees come and go, with one agency requiring its workers to scan their hands each time they enter and leave the workplace. Full Story
		Are We Voting for Change? People in our great nation say they are frustrated. They say they want change... One has to ask, do they even check the voting records of the candidates for which they support? Full Story 2008 Presidential Candidates Full List
		Will the Desires of “We the People” Ever Be Put Forward? It has been nearly a month since Representative Dennis Kucinich re-introduced Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Richard Cheney. It’s been nearly a year since Former Representative Cynthia McKinney presented Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Cheney, along with President George Bush and Condoleezza Rice. Yet the nation still awaits justice. Full Story
	House Approves New Eavesdropping Rules WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House on Friday approved a Democratic bill that would set rules for the government's eavesdropping on phone calls and e-mails inside the United States. The bill, approved as lawmakers departed for a two-week break, faces a veto threat from President Bush. The margin of House approval was 213-197, largely along party lines. Full Story
	New Report on PATRIOT Act Finds FBI Abuse The FBI continued improperly obtaining private telephone, e-mail and financial records five years after it was granted expanded powers under the USA Patriot Act, according to a report issued Thursday. Full Story

THE PEOPLE'S CORNER

QUESTION: Is It Time to Fire Washington?
by Debbie Lewis | Writer, TakeBackWashington.com
Congress is pulling another fast one and no one is paying attention. As if wanting to control the entire population via the latest proposed commission, H.R. 1955, otherwise known as the “Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007,” is a slick piece of legislation.
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American Observations: Why can't I get a job as CEO?
by Joe Morgan
After seeing yet another company lay off 500 hard working middle class while the CEO and officers have not taken any form of a pay cut of their 7 and 8 figure salaries AND.... will likely award themselves 6 or 7 figure bonuses for "saving" the company money by the layoff, I'm quite in a bad mood!
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American Observations: American's Reliance on Petroleum Fuels
by Joe Morgan
If I were to open a car lot and offer to sell you an SUV or Mini-Van that could get 60 miles per gallon, do you think it would sell? Or what if that same lot had cars that could get 100 miles per gallon or more? Do you think I'd be in business?
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Four Thousand American Soldiers Have Died In Iraq
by Michael Moore
Friends, It would have to happen on Easter Sunday, wouldn't it, that the 4,000th American soldier would die in Iraq. Play me that crazy preacher again, will you, about how maybe God, in all his infinite wisdom, may not exactly be blessing America these days. Is anyone surprised?
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Would a third party win dismantle Big Brother
by Rick Stanley
I have been asked that question in the past and I think now is a good time to answer. Quite simply, if the NEW SUPER THIRD PARTY came to power in the legislative and executive branches, almost everything that has been done in the past would be dismantled.
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Police State Tactics for a Police State!
by Debbie Lewis
In the name of Liberty, what is going on in the United States of America?
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