Tag: Obama
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Total Drone Deaths in Pakistan Top 2,000
from allgov.com: More than 2,200 people have been killed by U.S. drones operating in Pakistan since 2006, according to a report obtained by the U.K.-based group The Bureau for Investigative Journalism. The document, compiled by the Pakistani government, lists the date and time of each strike, the number of people killed and injured in each…
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New World Next Week: Episode180 – #SOTU? STFU!, 3D Printer Patent, Drone Rustlers Update
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode180 – #SOTU? STFU!, 3D Printer Patent, Drone Rustlers Update Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Obama Misleads Nation on Iran Deal Obama Brought 60,000 Troops Home…
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Obama Says NSA’s Mass Collection of U.S. Phone Data Will End
from online.wsj.com: President Barack Obama outlined a plan to sharply curtail the government’s collection and use of American phone data, part of the most significant revision of U.S. spying practices in a decade and an outgrowth of the world-wide backlash over revelations about U.S. surveillance programs. The most immediate changes to spy operations affect a…
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Talking Peace, Waging War
from indybay.org: Obama’s war on Syria rages. It’s taken a horrific toll nationwide. Tens of thousands died. Dozens more do daily. Millions were displaced. Numbers internally and abroad range up to one-third of Syria’s population. Humanitarian crisis conditions exist. Human suffering is extreme. Peace talks reflect more illusion than reality. On January 22, they’re scheduled…
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Tech Giants Call on #Obama, #Congress to Rein in Internet Spy Programs
from mercurynews.com: In an unusual joint statement, leading Internet companies called Monday for new legal restrictions on government spy programs that the companies view as an increasing threat both to their customers’ privacy and their own business interests. “The U.S. government should take this opportunity to lead this reform effort and make things right,” Facebook…
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#Twitter, #Facebook Demand Sweeping Changes to US #Surveillance
from theguardian.com: The world’s leading technology companies have united to demand sweeping changes to US surveillance laws, urging an international ban on bulk collection of data to help preserve the public’s “trust in the internet”. In their most concerted response yet to disclosures by the National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook,…
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Fast Food Strikes Planned for 100 Cities
from usatoday.com: Fast-food workers in about 100 cities will walk off the job this Thursday, organizers say, which would mark the largest effort yet in their push for higher pay. The actions are intended to build on a campaign that began about a year ago to call attention to the difficulties of living on the…
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Pittsburgh Diocese Wins Delay Against Obamacare Birth Control
from pittsburgh.cbslocal.com: A federal judge in western Pennsylvania says Catholic groups don’t immediately have to comply with mandates in the federal health care overhaul law. The Diocese is challenging its participation in the health care program because it would be required to provide its employees with contraceptives… Churches are exempt from the mandate, but charitable…
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US Ethanol Revolution Causes ‘Ecological Disaster’
from rt.com: A new investigation has revealed that the United States’ ethanol mandate is severely harming the environment without producing enough tangible benefits. Since the Obama administration began implementing the ethanol mandate – requiring a certain level of the biofuel to be added to the gasoline supply – the Associated Press found that the damage…
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Obamacare Web Users Invited by U.S. to Try Signup Again
from bloomberg.com: About 275,000 people who tried and failed to sign up for Obamacare health plans are being asked by the U.S. government to return to the website as the software flaws that initially shut them out are being corrected. People are being contacted this week in a “series of e-mails in waves” to avoid…
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Obama Spends SNAP Money On Michelle’s “Let’s Move” Program
Obama using food-stamp cash to fund Michelle’s ‘Let’s Move’* from nypost.com: Food stamp cuts are on everyone’s mind, and we’re all trying not to think about how Michelle Obama’s Child Nutrtion Act has had something to do with it. As previously reported by The Inquisitr, the food stamp cuts have been a source of much…
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New World Next Week: Episode171 – Russell Brandwagon, CIA Healthcare, Food Stamps Riots
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode171 – Russell Brandwagon, CIA Healthcare, Food Stamp Riots Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Russell Brand Isn’t Waking People Up – He Is Putting You Back…
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Obamacare Website Problems Jeopardize Obama’s Legacy
from usatoday.com: As his administration scrambles to fix the online enrollment process under the Affordable Care Act, President Obama is facing a challenge that threatens to undercut the most significant legislative victory of his presidency… The online website was billed ahead of the rollout as an easy-to-use portal where the uninsured could window shop for…
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New World Next Week: Episode170 – ASEAN Union, Petition Shutdown, Monsanto’s Nobel
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode170 – ASEAN Union, Petition Shutdown, Monsanto’s Nobel Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: ASEAN Countries Could Become Ground Zero For Another Proxy War Crisis Group: Stirring…
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Episode169 – Black Sites, Designer Babies, FDA Shutdown
Story #1: Obama Swaps ‘Black Sites’ for ‘Justice at Sea’ // Story #2: 23andMe Receives Patent To Create Designer Babies, Denies Plans To Do So // Story #3: Shutdown Ends Food Inspections in US, Leaving 90% of U.S. Seafood Imports Unchecked