Tag: doj
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Even Good Economic News Can’t Help the Greenback Now
Summer may be on its way and Osama bin Laden may be dead, but that doesn’t mean the sun is going to shine on the dollar. Ben Bernanke made sure of that.
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house extends key patriot act provisions
“patriot act” extension lands on “president’s” desk from threat level: The House voted Monday to extend to December three expiring provisions of the Patriot Act spy legislation. The measure’s passage, by a 275-144 vote, was expected. The three provisions are expiring at month’s end. Rather than seriously debate or alter them, the House punted —…
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1/27 Defcon: Congress, Connections & ‘The Company’
‘Protecting cyberspace as a national asset act of 2010’ – Bill to give president right to shutdown net back in Congress // Google comes under fire for ‘secret’ relationship with NSA // Social networks under attack as tide of cyber-scepticism sweeps US; They don’t connect people – they isolate them // Internet down in Egypt…
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surprise: nazis were given ‘safe haven’ in US, report says
download complete 600-page report as pdf from nytimes: A secret history of the United States government’s Nazi-hunting operation concludes that American intelligence officials created a “safe haven” in the United States for Nazis and their collaborators after World War II, and it details decades of clashes, often hidden, with other nations over war criminals here…
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forbes admits it was ‘wrong on monsanto, really wrong’
from gmwatch: The only dubious aspect of this article is the suggestion that Monsanto’s fortunes might be saved by its new soybean seed with “high levels of omega-3 fatty acids,” which “could appeal to health-conscious consumers.” We doubt that Monsanto soybeans (if GM) and health-conscious consumers will ever be seen near the same dinner plate.…
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govt paid off $62m in student loans for federal employees
or more specifically: doj, dod, sec & state dept employees from allgov: Wouldn’t it be nice if your employer paid your student loans for you? That’s what the federal government has been doing the past eight years for a select group of government employees. A report from the Office of Personnel Management shows 36 agencies…
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Monsanto Under Investigation By 7 US States
Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, and two other unidentified states are in a working group to investigate the biotech giant.
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3/25 Binge & Purge: Nanotech, Soda, Strong-Arm Tactics & Satire
Unregulated nanotech foods coming to grocery near you // Audio Satire: scientists isolate Pepsi-resistant gene // Whole Foods, United Natural Foods muscle suppliers to boycott consumer group // Johnson & Johnson under DOJ scrutiny for illicit drug payoffs, kickbacks // Video Satire: Stouffers to include suicide prevention tips on single-serve microwave meals
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Interview w/Albert Lanier on ‘The Octopus’
This special interview episode from Media Monarchy covers the explosive case of a freelance journalist, who at the time of his death in 1991, was researching an insidious & wide-ranging conspiracy that he called ‘The Octopus’.
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2/4 newspurge: geopolitiks, mystery/mayhem & obamessiah
geopolitiks: video: americans arrested taking children out of haiti*americans charged with child trafficking in haiti*formaldehyde-laced trailers may be sent to haiti*haiti pm says more than 200,000 dead*US military no where to be found in port-au-prince*dem calls for US relief head in haiti to step down*’enough is enough’: council on foreign relations president richard haass wants…
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US drops plan for 9/11 trials in nyc
from nytimes: The Obama administration on Friday gave up on its plan to try the Sept. 11 plotters in Lower Manhattan, bowing to almost unanimous pressure from New York officials and business leaders to move the terrorism trial elsewhere. “I think I can acknowledge the obvious,” an administration official said. “We’re considering other options.” The…
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obamessiah: more troops, more secrecy, less change!
from latimes: President Obama plans to send 30,000 to 35,000 additional soldiers and Marines to Afghanistan, U.S. officials said Monday, the largest single U.S. deployment since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The additional troops, Obama’s second major escalation of the conflict this year, will bring the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan to about 100,000.…
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media/memes: greenwash, lou dobbs & immortal technique
doj asked for indymedia.us’ visitor lists* npr, pbs & the national security state*media, money & the moonies*shakeup at rev. moon’s washington times*nbc enlists prime-time programs in green message* video: lou dobbs resigns from cnn*thought police drive lou dobbs off cnn* lawsuit claims rampant sex harassment, race discrimination at new york post*video: russia today interviews immortal…
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feds to issue new medical marijuana policy
from ap: Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by the Justice Department. Under the policy spelled out in a three-page legal memo, federal prosecutors are being told it is not a good…