Tag: Obama
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defcon 9/24: f the cc, felonies, netflix & spacejunk
fcc to propose ‘net neutrality’ rules*fcc position may spell the end of unlimited internet*should the president have the power to turn off the internet?*presidential internet kill switch may still be alive*feds move to control the internet*cybersecurity: one step forward*cybersecurity vs cyberwarfare*obama cyberczar to regulate the information highway*will the US president have the authority to shut…
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killer mccrystal warns ‘more troops or mission failure’ in afghanisurge
from washington times: Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, said in a confidential report that without additional forces, the war against insurgents there will end in failure, The Washington Post reported Monday. McChrystal’s grim assessment of the war was published on the Post’s Web site, with some portions withheld at…
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Obama to Hold 9/22 Talks With Israel & Palestine in NY
Palestinian and Israeli leaders have agreed to meet with President Obama on Tuesday in New York, a three-way encounter the administration has been trying for weeks to broker, the White House announced Saturday.
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Obama Honors IBM’s Blue Gene Supercomputer
President Obama today presented IBM and its Blue Gene family of supercomputers with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. The Medal is the highest honour for technological achievement in America, and was created in 1980 to encourage innovation and competitiveness.
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Secret Service Locks Down DC So Michelle Can Shop Organic
Let’s say you’re preparing dinner and you realize with dismay that you don’t have any certified organic Tuscan kale. What to do? Here’s how Michelle Obama handled this very predicament Thursday afternoon: The Secret Service and the D.C. police brought in three dozen vehicles and shut down H Street, Vermont Avenue, two lanes of I…
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Obamessiah Updates: CFR, Acorn, Rhetoric & Racewar
obama calls on young adults to back health-care reform*washpost ignores own poll finding:54% say more they learn of obamacare, less they like it*race creeps into US healthcare debate*who took the picture of joe wilson? and how?*in the race from race, democrats rebut jimmy carter saying wilson racist*taking count of obama’s czars, lawmakers rise up*obama names…
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Defcon 9/17: The Moon & Malware, The Cloud & Psyops
Lawmakers criticize obama spacepanel for dissing moon plan // pressure builds on obama to appoint cybersecurity coordinator // uk police ‘encouraged’ to hack more // hathaway on cyber security for the 1st time after leaving the white house // white house collects web users’ data without notice
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Geopolitiks: Shoe Throwing, Missile Shields & Sanctions
Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush is released from prison // Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush is released from prison // Freed Iraqi shoe-thrower: I was tortured // Flashback: shoes thrown at Bush in protest of final visit to Iraq
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Econocrash: Yes We Cannabis! + Blockbusted & Breadlines
Some people cancel holidays abroad, others stage yard sales or start shopping at low-cost supermarkets. To that list must now be added a new way to get through economic hard times: grow cannabis.
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Key Witness in Federal Passport Fraud Case Fatally Shot
A key witness in a federal probe into passport information stolen from the State Department was fatally shot in front of a District church, the Metropolitan Police Department said yesterday.
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Change: Obama Pushes Renewal of Warrantless Spying On Americans
President Barack Obama has once again betrayed his promise to restore liberties eviscerated by the Bush regime by pushing Congress to renew Patriot Act provisions that allow for warrantless spying on American citizens, even in cases where there is no link to terrorism whatsoever.
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a day late & a dollar short: another ‘new message’ from ‘osama’
‘osama’ reportedly calls obama ‘powerless’ as cia-linked ‘intel center’ releases another highly suspicious bin laden tapefrom ap: In a tape released Sunday by al-Qaida’s media wing, terrorist leader Osama bin Laden said President Barack Obama is “powerless” to stop the war in Afghanistan. SITE Intelligence Group, a terrorist-monitoring firm that translated the address, said bin…
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UK Press: 2M Marched In Obamacare Protest
Up to two million people marched to the U.S. Capitol today, carrying signs with slogans such as “Obamacare makes me sick” as they protested the president’s health care plan and what they say is out-of-control spending.
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9/12 updates: drills & the day after
9/11 anniversary scare: ‘shots’ reported fired by media as coast guard says the confusion was just a normal training exercise
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Change: Obama Extends Bush 9/11 National Emergency
Consistent with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1622(d), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared on September 14, 2001, in Proclamation 7463, with respect to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the continuing and immediate threat of further attacks on the United States.