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GEF @ 8:08 PM MST
via: Thinkprogress
National Lawyers Guild calls for Yoo’s disbarment.
Today, the National Lawyers Guild — the “oldest and largest public interest/human rights bar organization in the United States” — called on Berkeley’s law school, Boalt Hall, to dismiss former Bush administration John Yoo, who is a law professor there. From the Guild’s statement:
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by Geezer Power…3:35 pm
Olympic Torch Relay Chaotic in San Francisco
The Olympic torch relay got off to a chaotic start Wednesday when the torchbearer was re-routed as thousands of China supporters and protesters lined the route in San Francisco.
The flame disappeared from view when the torchbearer was routed through a warehouse after Wednesday afternoon’s opening ceremony, [...]
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By- Suzie-Q @ 1:00 PM MST
New anti-terror weapon: Hand-held lie detector
U.S. troops in Afghanistan first to get new device; ‘red’ means you’re lying
By Bill Dedman
Investigative reporter
MSNBC
3:00 a.m. MT Wed., April. 9, 2008
FORT JACKSON, S.C. – The Pentagon will issue hand-held lie detectors this month to U.S. Army soldiers in Afghanistan, pushing to the battlefront a [...]
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By- Suzie-Q @ 12:00 PM MST
Bush’s Economic Plan: Give Stimulus Checks ‘A Chance To Kick In’»
Recognizing that rebate checks ranging from $300 to $1,200 aren’t enough to turn around the economy, several lawmakers are proposing a second stimulus bill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has indicated that she is interested in “increasing unemployment insurance and [...]
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By- Suzie-Q @ 10:00 AM MST
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GEF @ 8:08 AM MST
‘Regional’ Nuclear War Would Cause Worldwide Destruction
Think you might escape the aftereffects of a limited nuclear war that happens on the other side of the globe from you? Think again.
Imagine that the long-simmering conflict between India and Pakistan broke out into a war in which each side deployed 50 nuclear weapons [...]
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By- Suzie-Q @ 7:30 AM MST
While we were paying for Iraq, bailouts for Wall Street and tax cuts…
by Chris in Paris · 4/08/2008 07:06:00 PM ET
The US infrastructure has continued to crumble. It’s unfortunate, but the Democrats let the Republicans get away with their craziness. The “Credit Card Republicans” (as John’s friend Brett [...]
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By- Suzie-Q @ 7:00 AM MST
Energy Department predicts $3.60 a gallon gas prices in June.»
A new report by the Energy Information Administration — “the statistical and analytical arm of the Energy Department” — predicts that “average gasoline prices will shoot up to $3.60 a gallon in June and remain nearly that high into fall.” These [...]
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GEF @ 6:08 AM
Demand for rice threatens global food supplies
The run on rice is threatening to disrupt world food supplies as much as banks’ lack of confidence in each other has seen global credit markets dry up.
China, Egypt, Vietnam and India, representing more than a third of global rice exports, curbed sales this year, and [...]
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Sudhan @10:00 CET
By Abid Aslam | Inter Press Service, April 8, 2008
WASHINGTON – U.S. lawmakers have a financial interest in military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, a review of their accounts has revealed.
Members of Congress invested nearly 196 million dollars of their own money in companies that receive hundreds of millions of dollars a day [...]
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