Tag: resignation
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Giffords winds up congressional duties with Food Bank visit
from tucsonsentinel.com: U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ last official act in her district was not a rousing speech to political supporters, nor a tearful resignation. Rather, she took a quiet tour of the good works others are doing in her honor. In what her office said was her final Tucson act as a member of Congress,…
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geopolitiks: ‘world pressure mounts’ as cairo clashes continue
from cbs/ap: International criticism of Egypt’s military rulers mounted Wednesday as police clashed for a fifth day with protesters demanding the generals relinquish power immediately. A rights group raised the death toll for the wave of violence to at least 38. At least 2,000 protesters have been wounded, mostly from gas inhalation or injuries caused…
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Embattled Archbishop of Canterbury To Resign
Dr. Rowan Williams is planning to resign as Archbishop of Canterbury by the end of next year – eight years early, London’s Daily Mail newspaper reported Monday.
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7/28 Binge & Purge: Land Grab, Evil Ingredients & Food Documentaries
Japan asks: Where’s the nuclear beef? // Japan’s food-chain threat multiplies as radiation spreads // Feds to grab land for Homeland Security forces // Who put McDonald’s in charge of kids’ health? // Wall Street food analyst connects GMO’s with food allergies // Shock documentary on WWF & industry – ‘The Silence of the Panda’…
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Oregon Rep Announces Resignation After Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Rep. David Wu announced his resignation from Congress today, moments after U.S. senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden called for his resignation.
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7/21 Pop Occulture: Movie Magic, Hagee Holidays & Jesus Receipts
Onion-like: Does ‘Harry Potter’ Promote Witchcraft? // Harry Potter Film Spawns Demonic Teen Trends // National Geographic Explores Wicca // Hagee’s Christians United for Israel Meets in DC // ‘If we took a holiday’: Madonna plans Israel vacation
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6/16 newspurge: our city used to be such a beautiful place
9/11 updates: new documents claim intel on bin laden, al-qaeda targets withheld from congress’ 9/11 probe* al-qaeda flying planes into the wtc & pentagon was foreseeable* the mystery of the helicopter flying around the pentagon before the attack there on 9/11* ‘pentagon papers’ whistleblower daniel ellsberg says the govt ordered media not to cover 9/11*…
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5/19 Defcon: Blockage, Bills, Threats & Storms
Obama DOJ tries to block unclassified info from NSA leaker trial* new yorker mag sheds new light on nsa’s warrantless wiretapping & data mining* senate bill requires warrant for email, cloud content* senate bill makes illegal internet streaming a felony* bill clinton: create internet agency* US secret service questions 13yr-old over facebook ‘threat’* twitter feed…
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Fukushima Parents Dish The Dirt In Protest Over Radiation Levels
Furious parents in Fukushima have delivered a bag of radioactive playground earth to education officials in protest at moves to weaken nuclear safety standards in schools.
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Bush Cancels Visit to Switzerland After Arrest Threat
ormer President George W. Bush has canceled a visit to Switzerland, where he was to address a Jewish charity gala, due to the risk of legal action against him for alleged torture, rights groups said on Saturday.
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‘take this job & shove it’ meme – brought to you by corporate media
slater emerges from jail, basks in new status as celebrity from washington post: Steve Slater, you may have had enough of your job, but people can’t get enough of you. Disgruntled workers of the world have united behind you. Flight attendants walk a little taller thanks to you. And now, musicians are playing tribute to…
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#NewWorldNextWeek: McChrystal Out, Monsatan, Napolitano vs. Franklin
McChrystal Falls on Sword After Truthful Comments on Afghan War // Monsanto GM Seed Ban Overturned by Supreme Court // Napolitano: US Must Balance Liberties & Cybersecurity
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McChrystal Falls On Sword After Truthful Comments On Afghan War
The farce that is the war in Afghanistan is coming apart at the seams. General Stanley McChrystal’s sharp comments about Obama, Biden, and the administration published by Rolling Stone are not so much about disrespect, as the script-reading corporate media talking heads would have it, but rather about a policy in disarray in Afghanistan.