Is AIG Spending Too Much on Public Relations?
AIG CEO Edward Liddy was a model of fiscal discipline. Appearing before Congress last month, he committed the bailout billionaire to pay back its government loans, clean up the financial mess it created and act as "good stewards of the public funds we have received." FULL
STORY
Obama’s Global Tax Proposal
A nice-sounding bill called the "Global Poverty Act," sponsored by Democratic presidential candidate and Senator Barack Obama, is up for a Senate vote on Thursday and could result in the imposition of a global tax on the United States. The bill, which has the support of many liberal religious groups, makes levels of U.S. foreign aid spending subservient to the dictates of the United Nations. 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
Former Detainee Describes 'Water
Treatment'
Murat Kurnaz told members of Congress today he was subjected to "water
treatment," electric shocks and other abuse during the almost five years he
spent in U.S. custody, putting a face to the Justice Department's inspector
general report released today, detailing abuses witnessed by FBI agents overseas
at detention facilities run by the military and CIA. Full
Story
Report: Government's Cyber
Security Plan Is Riddled With New Spying Programs Major elements of the Bush
administration's proposed $17 billion "cyber security" initiative have
little to do with protecting government networks, and a lot to do with spying,
according to a budget report released by the Senate Armed Services Committee
this week. Full
Story
GOLDMAN SACHS BRIBED U.S. SENATE TO PASS BAILOUT BILL
Senate Contributions List
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
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. Full
Story
TERROR ALERT: Rush Limbaugh Openly
Promoting Violence & Rioting On American Streets ?
Listen to an excerpt from the Rush Limbaugh Program
Illegally Spy on Americans Win Fabulous Prizes! Fingered by whistleblower’s Mark Klein
and Babak Pasdar for their role in illegally spying on Americans, AT&T and
Verizon were awarded a major contract by the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), Washington Technology reports. Full
Story
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
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
14 Year Old Student Threatened by
Police for Citing Free Speech Provisions of Bill of Rights
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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
Our
Time Is NOW! We have a unique opportunity to
make some real changes come Tuesday, November 4, 2008. This election year
is critical to this country and people have been adamant about wanting
change, yet they are still aligning themselves with the very culprits that
put us in this mess in the first place. With all the House seats and
one-third of the Senate seats up for re-election and the Presidential
election at hand, there is no time like the present to take charge of our
future! Full
Story
Angry
Yet??? Biggest Waste of
Taxpayer Money Ever! Against
the wishes of most American’s, the Senate, followed by the House,
approved the $700 Billion bailout package, attached, oddly enough, to HR
1424, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health And
Addiction Equity Act of 2008.Seems fitting, even though the bailout has nothing whatever to do
with mental health.Even more
peculiar is the added bonus of energy legislation to the afore mentioned
bill. Full
Story
The Odds of Change:
A Statistical Look at Our Democrat’s Voting Records
According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, a statistic is a “collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of masses of numerical data.” What is more interesting still is its etymology, from the German word meaning “study of political facts and figures” and the Latin “of Politics.” With that in mind, lets do a statistical study of the voting record of those who would bring about “change” – the Democrats. 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
7 people arrested for cheering at
graduation
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Authorities say seven people attending high school graduations
in Rock Hill, South Carolina, are facing charges after police say they cheered
while students' names were being called. Full
Story
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
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
House defeats $162.5 billion in
new war funds WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of
Representatives on Thursday defeated legislation that would have funded the war
in Iraq for another year, in a surprise move that the Senate could overturn.
By a vote of 149-141, the Democrat-controlled House
rejected a measure that would have given the Pentagon $162.5 billion to keep the
wars in Iraq and Afghanistan running through next summer, slightly below
President George W. Bush's request. 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
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