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Is capitulation on the cards?

STONERS — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:01:45 EDT

Profit warnings, breaches of key index levels, record oil prices, stressed consumers and investors seeking safety provide the background for markets this week, and many people are wondering how long this will all last.

Channel: Money Tags: Capitulation On The Cards Profit Warnings Breaches Stressed Consumers

Abu Graib: What the Most Seen Photographs Say

bubba2 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:47:53 EDT

'Standard Operating Procedure', the new film by Errol Morris, is the fruit of meticulous research into the ill-treatment of Iraqi detainees. Featuring numerous interviews with military personnel who served at Abu Ghraib, it leaves the viewer in little doubt that the cruelty captured on camera was authorized at the highest levels in Washington.

Channel: Movies Tags: Iraq Abu Graib human rights detainee abuse torture no accountability political elite

Condoleezza Rice Says She's `Proud' of Decision to Invade Iraq

GHOSTWHOWALKS — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:01:42 EDT

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she's ``proud'' of the U.S. decision to wage the Iraq war and insisted that the world is not more dangerous than it was when George W. Bush took office.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Secretary of State Dumbest idiot Proud Invasion

Obama: Response to Iraq remarks overblown

TechnologyExpert — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:27:08 EDT

Barack Obama said Saturday that he was surprised at how the media has "finely calibrated" his recent words on Iraq, and denied that he intends to anything but end the war if he is elected.

Channel: Politics Tags: 2008 Presidential Race Obama Clinton

McCain Calls For Branding Of Democrats

capnews — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:33:24 EDT

Under McCain's proposal, voters who declare themselves as Democrat would be branded with a letter 'D' in order to tell them apart from "real Americans."

Channel: Humor Tags: thats mccain the throwback kid

The One-Word Solution

populist — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:12:22 EDT

How Israel Uses the Word "Terrorist"

Channel: Politics Tags: israel palestine middle east terrorist

Jesse Helms: American Garbage

Radiofreeeuropa — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:54:47 EDT

What does it say about modern American politics that a proponent of racism and repression at home, and defender of fascist and military dictatorship abroad, should play such a major role? Like scum on a stagnant pond, the rottenest elements in American society rose to the top of the political system during the last quarter of the twentieth century.

Channel: Politics Tags: Jesse Helms Racism Dead Bigot Pond Scum

Analysis: McCain struggles to regain footing

MyWayOnNow — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:29:59 EDT

John McCain calls himself an underdog. That may be an understatement. The GOP presidential candidate trails Democrat Barack Obama in polls, organization and money while trying to succeed a deeply unpopular fellow Republican in a year that favors Democrats.

Channel: Politics Tags: john mccain barack obama gop democrat republican

What To Do With Bush at GOP Convention?

CUTtotheNEWS — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:47:24 EDT

Problem is, deeply unpopular president needs a proper sendoff.

Channel: Politics Tags: Bush Republicans convention McCain

Accounting Plan Would Allow Use of Foreign Rules

JohnQPublic — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:23:59 EDT

Federal officials say they are preparing to propose a series of regulatory changes to enhance American competitiveness overseas, attract foreign investment and give American investors a broader selection of foreign stocks. But critics say the changes appear to be a last-ditch push by appointees of President Bush to dilute securities rules

Channel: Money Tags: Bush Securitues abd Exchange Commission Wall Street Corruption

Paraguay joins shift to the left in Latin America

AnteUp — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:53:32 EDT

Paraguay has become the latest Latin American country to throw out a rightwing president.... of current and past history of our neighbors and how the USA has conducted foreign relations........

Channel: News Tags: paraguay elections usa fernando lugo ex bishop

Iran hands Solana nuclear offer response

omerazam — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:27:56 EDT

Iran responded on Friday to an incentives package offered by six world powers aimed at resolving a standoff over the Islamic Republic's disputed nuclear ambitions, the official IRNA news agency said, reports

Channel: News Tags: Iran nuclear ambitions

Judge Rejects Bush's Stance On Wiretaps

bubba2 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:10:02 EDT

A federal judge said that President Bush does not have the constitutional authority to overstep the law establishing the government's ability to conduct warrantless wiretaps on American citizens. FISA, in 1978, established the 'exclusive' means for engaging in wiretaps, and the president in his capacity as commander in chief can not evade that law.

Channel: Politics Tags: FISA President Bush warrantless wiretapping not above the law rule of law Constitution

John Edwards to Debate Karl Rove

Neophile — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:35:41 EDT

GOP strategist Karl Rove and former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards will debate the issues of the presidential campaign Sept. 26 as part of the university's Distinguished Speakers Series, The Buffalo News has learned.

Channel: Politics Tags: john edwards karl rove debate buffalo new york

Former Sen. Jesse Helms Dies At 86

TechnologyExpert — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:35:50 EDT

Jesse Helms, the five-term Republican Senator from North Carolina, has died, CBS News has confirmed. He was 86.

Channel: News Tags: Jesse Helms Obituary

Obama Hints At Changing His Iraq Withdrawal Timeline

capj71 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:03:22 EDT

While speaking to reporters in Fargo, ND today, Barack Obama suggested that he might not hold firm to his plan of getting all U.S. troops out of Iraq in 16 months. He said that troop safety is still an important consideration, but he also added the stability of Iraq to his considerations, thus leaving the door open for troops to stay in Iraq.

Channel: Politics Tags: news politics 2008 election Iraq Barack Obama

Carl Linder Funds Terrorist Group and John McCain

langm120 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:27:57 EDT

Carl H. Lindner Jr.,the Cincinnati billionaire businessman and former CEO of Chiquita Brands International who co-hosted of a recent top-dollar fundraiser for Sen. John McCain, oversaw the payment of roughly $1.7 million to a Colombian paramilitary group that is today designated a terrorist organization by

Channel: Politics Tags:

Unfair and unbalanced: Fox News' coverage of Obama tops the bias scale

ybdogsct — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:51:21 EDT

Fox News, whose slogan is "Fair and Balanced," seems to have gone above and beyond in its anti-Obama rhetoric. Fox News seems to be the willing source of many of the smears and have displayed an unhealthy willingness to pass on as fact any unsourced or unfounded allegation that will put the Obamas in the worst light possible.

Channel: Television Tags: Fox News Barack Obama Michelle Obama

EXCLUSIVE: Rush Signs thru 2016; $400Mil deal shatters records

AlphaGnosis — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:40:12 EDT

The American broadcast industry is rocked, realigned and blasted into a new orbit, yet again, by Rush Limbaugh, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

Channel: Celebrities Tags: Exclusive Rush Limbaugh signs 2016 400 million deal shatters broadcast records

8 Ways the Bush Administration Has Caused the Oil Price Boom

neharocks — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:10:28 EDT

From fiscal policy to energy policy to foreign policy, the Bush Administration has committed one gaffe after another, and the futures markets have been quick to react, with devastating economic consequences. Read on.....

Channel: Money Tags: Economy US Elections George Bush Oil Prices American Market

Oil hits record on Israel-Iran tensions

STONERS — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:30:37 EDT

Oil rose more than $3 a barrel on Monday to a new record above $143, propelled by heightened market fears of conflict between Israel and Iran over Tehran's nuclear program.

Channel: Money Tags: Oil Hits Record Israel Iran Tensions

U.S. Hunters Kill Polar Bears In Canada

hurr1 — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:12:24 EDT

Wealthy American trophy hunters have set their sights on polar bears again.These animals are in enough trouble with global warming, they don't need to be hunted for a trophy as well.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: polar bears hunters wildlife bears polar bear protection

Dire predictions about gasoline prices

STONERS — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:46:38 EDT

Their cars may not be left to rust away by the roadside, but economists from one of North America's largest banks say millions of Americans will not be able to afford to drive their cars within the next few years because the price of gasoline will have risen so much.

Channel: Money Tags: Dire Predictions Gasoline Prices

It Was Oil, All Along

silvera — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:33:08 EDT

Oh, no, they told us, Iraq isn't a war about oil. That's cynical and simplistic, they said. It's about terror and al-Qaeda and toppling a dictator and spreading democracy and protecting ourselves from weapons of mass destruction. But one by one, these concocted rationales went up in smoke, fire and ashes. And now the bottom line turns out to be

Channel: Politics Tags: Bush War Profiteers Iraq War

O'Reilly: Obama's big advantage is money

AlphaGnosis — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:18:29 EDT

Right now, the smart money is betting the next president of the United States will be named Obama, and dollars are the primary reason why. As you may have heard, the senator has flip-flopped on public campaign financing and now says he will not accept it, even though he once thought it was a swell idea.

Channel: Politics Tags: Obama big advantage money campaign finance reform flip flop

Jindal: Intelligent Design "The Very Best Science"

Aidenag — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:57:25 EDT

Bobby Jindal, Louisiana Governor, exorcist, and potential McCain running mate, was interviewed on CBS's Face The Nation on Father's Day. Among the topics covered, Jindal was asked about his opinions on the debate over intelligent design's place in the public school curriculum.

Channel: Politics Tags: Bobby Jindal Creationism Intelligent Design John McCain 2008 election Politics

Pentagon: Taliban regrouped and 'resilient' in Afghanistan

ybdogsct — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:52:08 EDT

The Taliban have regrouped and have formed a "resilient insurgency," according to a new Pentagon report. The report predicted that the Taliban would be back in 2008. Opium production increased "substantially" in 2007. There are about 150,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, but only 32,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

Channel: News Tags: Taliban Afghanistan Pentagon

Bush Interrogation Policy Authors Defend Their Actions

Beau7890 — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:33:32 EDT

The testimony from David S. Addington, chief of staff to Vice President Cheney, and John C. Yoo, a former senior Justice Department lawyer, was light on new details but heavy on rhetorical disputes with members of a House Judiciary subcommittee. Both witnesses avoided direct answers to a host of questions about their roles in preparing the legal gr

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Addington Yoo torture terrorism law White House Congress hearings

Home Prices Post Record 15.3 Drop

TimALoftis — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:00:15 EDT

U.S. home prices posted record declines in April, continuing a long losing streak for U.S. home prices.

Channel: Real Estate Tags: home prices housing market

When Does Executive Privilege Become Executive Abuse?

omnipotentpoobah — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:30:50 EDT

Executive privilege is arguably a proper and useful way to protect sensitive government information. But, the Bushies consider everything from the WH cheese log budget to retired presidential toilet swabbers as sacrosanct.

Channel: Politics Tags: executive privilege bush politics secrets omnipotent poobah

America's untapped oil

Xaos — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:16:29 EDT

Lawmakers lay into big oil for leaving million of acres untouched while at the same time asking to drill in Alaska and off the coasts.

Channel: Money Tags: Energy Oil

Bush Behind Bars?

populist — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:16:06 EDT

In his new book, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Vincent Bugliosi, the man who successfully prosecuted Charles Manson for murder, argues convincingly that President George W. Bush's conduct in taking the U.S. military to war against Iraq under false pretenses in March of 2003 qualifies him to be prosecuted for murder in any state in t

Channel: Books Tags: bush criminal prosecution war crimes

Is Bush resigned to a more powerful Iran?

omerazam — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:52:58 EDT

For more than five years now, President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have made it clear that they did not want to leave office with Iran any closer to possessing nuclear weapons than when they took office.

Channel: Politics Tags: Bush Iran

History will say that we misunderestimated George W. Bush

AlphaGnosis — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:31:16 EDT

History may place President Bush in a far better light than he currently enjoys.

Channel: Politics Tags: History will say we misunderestimated George W Bush kind

Is Pastor Hagee Good for the Jews?

MyWayOnNow — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:04:47 EDT

Viewpoint: The pastor who argued the Holocaust was part of a divine plan was abandoned by McCain. But concern for Israel made the Anti-Defamation League more forgiving

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: holocaust john mccain israel anti defamation

69 Wolves Were Killed

hurr1 — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:59:15 EDT

State officials plan to kill as many as 70% of the wolves in the Greater Yellowstone region. And after years of effort, just over 50 wild wolves can be found in Arizona and New Mexico. Wolves are an important life for the ecological system. They never take more prey than they need to survive.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: wolves killing wolves conservation ecological system Defenders of Wildlife

Mr. Bush, Lead or Leave

Beau7890 — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:16:28 EDT

Two years ago, President Bush declared that America was "addicted to oil," and, by gosh, he was going to do something about it. Well, now he has. Now we have the new Bush energy plan: "Get more addicted to oil."

Channel: Politics Tags: energy policy oil dependency Bush Congress renewable resources

It's the Iraq War that's Killing the Economy, Stupid!

expursuit — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:41:59 EDT

As billions are going down the drain in Iraq, this wild misadventure is destroying the once strong U.S. dollar... Foreigners are buying out major assets as the dollar dramatically declines. Belgium may buy the biggest brewery in the U.S. In 2007 foreign investors spent $414 billion buying some of the biggest assets of the U.S.A.

Channel: Money Tags: USA Dollar Economy Iraq War George.W Bush

President Bush: Democrats keep blocking energy plans

AlphaGnosis — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:27:32 EDT

President Bush is accusing Democrats in Congress of blocking his energy proposals, saying they are partly to blame for high gasoline costs pinching Americans' budgets.

Channel: Politics Tags: President Bush Democrats keep blocking energy plans high gas prices

McClellan: Cheney should testify about CIA leak

engineer — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:31:12 EDT

Cheney should testify about the leak of a CIA operative's name, McClellan says "Suspicion" remains about Cheney's office in CIA leak affair, he says He says president, vice president told him to say Libby not involved McClellan says officials lied to him about the leak of Valerie Plame Wilson's identity

Channel: News Tags: Cheney leak Plame Valerie Plame McClellan Libby CIA