Tag: west virginia
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fbi agents get ‘leeway’ to push privacy bounds
fbi power to snoop expanded (again) from nytimes: The Federal Bureau of Investigation is giving significant new powers to its roughly 14,000 agents, allowing them more leeway to search databases, go through household trash or use surveillance teams to scrutinize the lives of people who have attracted their attention. The F.B.I. soon plans to issue…
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6/10 newspurge: as the tables turn
9/11 updates: 9/11 ‘mastermind’ KSM charged in Guantanamo* nickname for CIA’s Bin Laden Team: ‘The Manson Family’* biowars/envirohealth: Germany decides to abandon nuclear power by 2022* Japanese seniors volunteer for ‘suicide’ nuclear jobs* Raw Video of the Chilean volcanic eruption* Record-breaking US tornado season has left hundreds dead* Arizona fire rages for 12th day, torching…
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5/26 Newspurge: Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win
Intel unit told before 9/11 to stop tracking Osama // 20 questions for anyone who thinks the economic crisis over // Notes of a screenwriter, Mad as hell; Paddy Chayefsky’s notes for ‘Network’ // Judge won’t muzzle FBI before Treebomber terror plot trial
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5/19 Newspurge: Praise the Lord & Pass the Ammunition
Gates says vaccine investment offers best returns // CDC warns public to prepare for ‘zombie apocalypse’ // Supreme Court ok’s warrantless house search // Bidding begins in Unabomber online auction // Lars von Trier announces “I’m a Nazi” at Cannes // Johnny Depp, Queen Elizabeth are cousins
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5/12 newspurge: follow the leader
drugwar: video: dad’s secret thc treatment cures 2yr-old’s brain cancer?* video: 1000s march in mexico city to protest drugwar* econocrash: video: galleon billionaire raj rajaratnam convicted of hedge fund fraud & conspiracy* sheila bair steps down as head of fdic* postal service reports billions in losses* as obama says ‘immigration reform is an economic imperative’…
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5/5 newspurge: helplessness blues
geopolitiks: With bin Laden death, Middle East stocks may rise; Investors focus on risk & opportunity after ‘Arab spring’ awakenings* Syrian army braced for ‘day of defiance’* France Expels 14 Libyan Officials* Pancho Villa relative Mexico’s newest cop* history/mystery: Investigators find black box from Air France crash* flashback: air france flight 447: little hope, lost,…
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4/28 newspurge: it’s the t-o-r-n-a-d-o
drugwar: video: cocaine floating in new mexico lake after plane crash* narco-trafficker’s revelation exposes drugwar duplicity* misaddressed marijuana goes to elderly penn. couple* anti-drug rhode island repub charged with… drug use!* illegal searches lead to surge in ny marijuana arrests* media/memes: bombshell tapes reveal new marilyn monroe mystery* jodie foster: her alien ‘elysium’ head of…
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new spurlock documentary is ‘the greatest movie ever sold’
financing the hand that slaps (or nibbles) you from popcandy: I’m eager to see The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Morgan Spurlock’s new documentary about product placement, marketing and advertising. In case you haven’t heard, Spurlock financed the film entirely by product placement – something he discusses in his recent TED talk, which went online today.…
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4/14 Newspurge: State Run Radio
9/11 updates: Evidence against 9/11 plotters revealed* military prosecutors compare native american resistance to al-qaeda* extraordinary conflict of interest: bush cousin is judge in explosive case* architect tells indiana crowd controlled demolition felled towers* the many false hijackings of 9/11; up to 29 reported* first responder death toll nears 1,000* airlines & airport security agree…
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4/7 newspurge: wait, a war in heaven
9/11 updates: ‘remote control’ programs pose terror risks to planes* ksm to face military tribunal* fbi confirms 3,429 potential foia pages* bush invited son of osama to white house* amidst growing world doubts about 9/11, career army officer takes bush admin officials to court* small classified ads about 9/11 truth to reach america* video: ventura…
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3/31 newspurge: are you ready?
9/11 update: terror intel lacking 10yrs after 9/11, chairmen say* bin laden sets alarm bells ringing* city interrupts wake to take back corpse of 9/11 first responder* video: new building 7 ad is here* econocrash: general electric paid no federal taxes in 2010* ge doesn’t pay taxes; why should you?* groups call for ge’s immelt…
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3/24 Newspurge: On The Wings of a Snow-White Dove
Drugwar: US paved the way for cocaine traffickers… literally* pennsylvania cavity search produces 50 bags of heroin* video: arrest in minnesota mass overdose that killed one* History/mystery: rosenberg co-conspirator sobell reveals more about his role* US govt demands st. louis museum return stolen mummy mask to egypt* Murder/mayhem: amanda knox asks italian court to block…
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Japan Disaster Updates: From Here to Eternity
Crowdsourcing Japan radiation readings: RDTN.org, built by Portland-based uncorked studios // Tech in troubled times: website crowdsources japan radiation levels // State website to list daily oregon radiation levels
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3/10 Newspurge: Here Comes a Chopper (To Chop Off Your Head)
California ballot initiative: ‘Pentagon papers’ whistleblowers & 9/11 Commissioners themselves call for new investigation*
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3/10 Binge & Purge: Dustbowl, Perceptions, Sovereignty
US farmers fear the return of the dust bowl