Tag: congress
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9/9 Binge & Purge: Magic Mushrooms & Crispy Snacks
Gender-bender chemical Atrazine widely contaminates US public water supply // ‘Frankensalmon’ safe to eat: Superfast salmon fish approved by scientists // ‘Magic Mushroom’ hallucinogen might help cancer patients // Audio satire: New crispy snack cracker to ease crushing pain of modern life
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obama proposes $50 billion for road, rail, airways
labor day push for planes, trains & automobiles from reuters: President Barack Obama would spend $50 billion on revamping highways, rails and airport runways to create jobs in the near term and improve the long-term U.S. transportation network. The $50 billion would be spent in the first year and be part of a six-year transportation…
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9/2 Binge & Purge: Control The Food, Control The People
Police begin ‘guns drawn’ raids on organic food stores in California // Key victories over HFCS, MSG, GMO & more // Infant formulas are contaminated with aluminum // Almost half of bottled water comes from taps // Study: Organic produce superior to conventional
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Corporate News Sacrifices Wikileaks to Get ‘Shield Law’
A few weeks ago, we noted, with some disappointment, that the politicians who had been pushing for a much needed federal shield law for journalism, Senators Chuck Schumer and Dianne Feinstein, were taking the politically expedient route of adding a specific amendment designed to keep Wikileaks out of the bill’s protections.
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5th anniversary of hurricane katrina: somber ceremonies
flashback: painful lessons of hurricane katrina from buzztab: Hurricane Katrina left 1800 people dead and New Orleans virtually underwater but it was 5 years ago and today US is marking 5th anniversary of the horrible day when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf coast. The somber ceremonies commemorated for occasion started on Saturday and in Louisiana…
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Google in Court, Scanners on Trial, Bye Bye Cable
Story #1: Google Wi-Spy Lawsuits Head to Court // Story #2: After EPIC FOIA, Senators Question Retention of Body Scanner Images // Story #3: Pay TV Subscriptions Fall for 1st Time Ever in US
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8/26 Binge & Purge: Bypass, Filthy, Inflation
Obama bypasses congress again: Recess appointment for Dr. Elisabeth Hagen to USDA post // Obama dines at critically filthy Miami restaurant // Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution wins Emmy // Judge recommends $12M settlement on bad peanuts
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new world next week – aug12
food ‘safety’, net neutrality, take this job & shove it! Welcome back to the New World Next Week – the video series from CorbettReport.com & MediaMonarchy.com. In addition to some audio problems & a 33rd birthday, we uncover: Story #1: Corporations Spending Millions Lobbying for ‘Food Safety’ Background: The Fake Food Safety Bills – Feeding…
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corporations spending millions lobbying for ‘food safety’
from food safety news: The Senate recently updated its lobbying disclosure database with second quarter spending information. The documents available through the database reveal which organizations are spending what – and where their money is focused. The Senate Website is set up so that you can easily search for companies lobbying on behalf of a…
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obama presidency resembles modern-day ‘ancien régime’
while obama preaches sacrifice, his family frolics in spain from telegraph: What the great French historian Alexis de Tocqueville would make of today’s Obama administration were he alive today is anyone’s guess. But I would wager that the author of L’Ancien Régime and Democracy in America would be less than impressed with the extravagance and…
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EPA To Crack Down On Farm Dust
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering a crackdown on farm dust, so senators have signed a letter addressing their concerns on the possible regulations.
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‘largest intel leak in history’: wikileaks drops ‘afghan war diaries’
from ap: Some 90,000 leaked U.S. military records posted online Sunday amount to a blow-by-blow account of six years of the Afghanistan war, including unreported incidents of Afghan civilian killings as well as covert operations against Taliban figures. The online whistle-blower WikiLeaks posted the documents on its website Sunday. The New York Times, London’s Guardian…
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Econocrash Updates: Competing Currencies & Scary Graphs
New types of money are popping up across Mid-Michigan and supporters say, it’s not counterfeit, but rather a competing currency.
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Google’s Wi-Spying & Intel Ties Prompt Call for Congressional Hearing
Citing new information about Google’s classified government contracts and the Internet giant’s admitted Wi-Spying activity, Consumer Watchdog today said it is more imperative than ever for the Energy and Commerce Committee to conduct hearings into possible privacy violations by Google.