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Archive for January 26th, 2008

Spy Satellite Loses Power, May Fall To Earth

By- Suzie-Q @ 4:00 PM MST

Satellite could contain hazardous materials; agencies closely monitor

updated 30 minutes ago
WASHINGTON – A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and propulsion and could hit the Earth in late February or March, government officials said Saturday.
The satellite, which no longer can be controlled, could contain hazardous materials, and [...]

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Stimulus Deal: the Bane of Bipartisanship

by Geezer Power …12:27 pm

Tom Paine
By Robert Borosage
January 25th, 2008
Barbara Ehrenreich memorably called the talk about the stimulus “clitoral economics.” And that was before we got screwed.
The stimulus deal just announced is being praised more for its existence than its content. Much lamented partisan bickering was overcome; bipartisan cooperation that got it done. With [...]

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By- Suzie-Q @ 10:45 AM MST

Firefighters tell Florida Security Moms: Rudy hired ‘unqualified yes men’
In a flier that will be landing in more than 100,000 Florida mailboxes before the state’s Republican primary, a firefighters’ union accuses foundering candidate Rudy Giuliani of excercising poor judgement and populating his New York administration with “unqualified yes [...]

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Is Bush A Horse Thief?

By- Suzie-Q @ 10:15 AM MST

Bush mistakenly compares himself to a horse bandit
As Texas governor, President Bush admired a 1916 painting by W.H.D. Koehner hanging in his office. In 1995, Bush wrote a memo to his Texas staff describing the artwork:
[T]he painting is based upon the Charles Wesley hymn “A Charge to Keep [...]

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A few Reflections on Political Life in Italy

anthony @ 16:20 GMT

Italian premier Romano Prodi’s resignation has prompted me to share a few reflections with you on Italian political life:
I lived and worked in Italy from March, 1981, to July, 1985, and again, after a nine-month sojourn in the Basque country of Spain, from July, 1986 to July, 1989.
At the time, Italy was [...]

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Rep Jerry Lewis paying big so it all goes Away!

GEF @ 9:08 AM MST

Yet Another GOP in hiding of Corruption and Evildoing…
via: TPM
Rep. Jerry Lewis: The Million Dollar Man

Congratulations to Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA) lawyers! They’ve surpassed $1 million in legal fees from the lawmaker.Lewis, long-time TPMmers will remember, has been under federal investigation since the spring of 2006 for his ties to [...]

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Prodi Quits Italy!

GEF @ 06:08 AM MST

Romano Prodi resigns as Italy’s prime minister
By Malcolm Moore in Rome
Romano Prodi has resigned as Italy’s prime minister, leaving the path open for Silvio Berlusconi to return to power.
Italy still ’stubbornly ungovernable’
Romano Prodi versus Silvio Berlusconi
Mr Prodi was forced out, after just 20 months in power, when he lost a vote [...]

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History Channel Admits Anthrax Attacks an Inside Job

anthony @ 12:55 GMT

YouTube | Added: January 24, 2008
From the History Channel’s show Conspiracies: Anthrax Attacks explaining how the weaponized strain could only come from the United States BioDefense Program.

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Ex-UN Weapons Inspector Ritter Asks If Bush, Cheney Planned Implosion Of WTC

anthony @ 12:44 GMT

Jason Charles | TruthAlliance.net | Wednesday, January 23, 2008
In his usual form, former U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter told a packed crowd at the Oriental Theater in Denver to stop whining about corporate media and become their own intelligence operatives. We the people have the same resources and [...]

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Bush Justice Nominee Authorized C.I.A. Torture

Sudhan @11:55 CET
By PHILIP SHENON and ERIC LICHTBLAU | RINF.com, January 24, 2008
The Justice Department lawyer who wrote a series of classified legal opinions in 2005 authorizing harsh C.I.A. interrogation techniques was renominated by the White House on Wednesday to a senior department post, a move that was seen as a snub to Senate Democrats [...]

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