Tag: protest
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9/11 protester arrested after yelling at bill clinton
from raw story: A protester has been charged with disorderly conduct after yelling at former President Bill Clinton during a campaign stop. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times says that the man was holding a sign saying the Sept. 11 attacks were an inside job as Clinton spoke. The man yelled at Clinton later as the former…
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billboard liberation front touts at&t & nsa collaboration
from threat level: The Billboard Liberation Front has struck again – this time rewriting a billboard in San Francisco’s Mission District that was hosting AT&T’s latest ad campaign touting the breadth of its network coverage. The billboard now reads: “AT&T works in more places, like NSA Headquarters.” Formerly the sign bragged of service in Chilondoscow.…
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US embassy in belgrade overrun
from washington post: A rampaging crowd of several hundred Serb demonstrators, incensed by the U.S. recognition of Kosovo’s independence, overran and burned part of the American Embassy in the Serbian capital of Belgrade on Thursday. The assault drew fierce protests from Washington and illustrated the rage in Serbia over the loss of its historic province.…
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9/11?’s: insider trading, phones, protests & willie!
will kucinich investigate 9/11 insider trading?from jones report: Congressman Dennis Kucinich revealed that he is initiating an investigation into the insider trading that took place leading up to 9/11, particularly in regards to put options placed on American Airlines and United Airlines stock. Kucinich said that he had personal questions about the implications insider trading…
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Shooter, Spy Sat Cover, DHS Death, Buffet, Blackwater, Beijing
shooter did time in mental health facilityfrom washington times: A former employee at a Chicago psychiatric treatment center said Kazmierczak had been placed there after high school by his parents. He used to cut himself and had resisted taking his medications, she said. Kazmierczak spent more than a year at the Thresholds-Mary Hill House in…
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ron paul calls for march on washington dc
from paul joseph watson: Congressman Ron Paul has called on his supporters to organize a march on Washington DC, admitting that such a move would be “risky” but impossible for the media to ignore and could have a big impact on the eve of the Republican convention. In a campaign update posted on You Tube…
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worldwide protest of scientology churches
from raw replay: An internet organized group called ‘Anonymous’ has begun a worldwide campaign to protest the church of Scientology. The following video is from CBC’s The National, broadcast on February 10, 2008. why we are at war with scientology hackers aim wrath at scientology practisesfrom tech.co.uk: A group of anonymous hackers has declared war…
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bubba clinton gets angry at ‘9/11 heckler’
from raw story: The Clinton campaign may be stopping President Bill from taking on Senator Barack Obama in his public appearances on his wife’s behalf. But that doesn’t mean he can’t go on the rampage against ‘9/11 hecklers.’ “9/11 was not an inside job, it was an Osama Bin Laden job,” President Clinton proclaimed in…
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radiation pills, blackwater ills, gold & a ‘gannon moment’
white house drops anti-radiation pill planfrom upi: The Bush administration has dropped a program to distribute anti-radiation pills to citizens who live near nuclear reactors, officials said. John Marburger, U.S. President George Bush’s top science adviser, said Monday the over-the-counter potassium iodide pills “offer negligible additional protection” against radiation exposure and there were more effective…
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pope joey ratz cancels trip to university amid protests
from time: After three days of rising protests from students and professors, Pope Benedict XVI has pulled out of a long scheduled visit Thursday to Rome’s historic La Sapienza University… The Pope’s opponents burst out in celebration at the east Rome campus when reached with the news of the cancellation… the 80-year-old Pope may yet…
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parents protest kiddie biometrics
from danger room: Biometrics is one of the fastest-growing areas of homeland security, but the expanding use of fingerprints and retinal scans to school-age children is prompting some parents to complain. According to one news report, a lawmaker in Arizona wants to limit the use of biometrics in schools: “I certainly wouldn’t want my children…
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police & protesters clash in new orleans
from usa today: There is a protest underway at New Orleans City Hall as the City Council decides whether to demolish 4,500 public housing units damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The AP says police have used stun guns and chemical spray to repel protesters, and that “a scuffle” occurred in the City Council chambers. The New…
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‘what would jesus buy?’
from raw story: With Americans expected to spend about almost $500 billion this Christmas, ABC’s ‘Nightline’ takes a closer look at one man trying spread the message that America is being crushed under the weight of consumerism. “We’re proceeding into the shopping season under an enormous misunderstanding. We think we are consumers at Christmas time,”…
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lou dobbs protested as ‘racist’ at book signing
from raw story: CNN host Lou Dobbs faced a boisterous protest Monday at a book signing in San Diego, a local CBS affiliate reports. Activists accused Dobbs of prejudice against immigrants because he supports the controversial Minuteman project, a militia-style group seeking to prevent illegal border crossings. “He is, without question, a racist,” said one…
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sanctions, protests, shills & bill
oil rises to record $91 a barrel on iran sanctionsfrom bloomberg: Crude oil rose to a record above $91 a barrel in New York on an unexpected drop in U.S. stockpiles and concern that supply from the Middle East may be disrupted… Inventories last week fell 5.29 million barrels to the lowest since January, the…