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| World News |
Greek PM to hold crisis talks with Merkel, Sarkozy
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- The leaders of Greece, France and Germany will seek ways to contain the spiraling debt crisis and prevent it from further roiling global financial markets in a teleconference on Wednesday evening....
NATO airstrikes pound pro-Gadhafi targets
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- NATO says its warplanes have pounded targets in a number of key strongholds of support for fugitive dictator Moammar Gadhafi....
U.S. businesses gets active to support post-Gadaffi Libya
The United State business world is gearing up for an active participation in the post-Gaddafi Libya according to a statement from the Department of State on Monday. According to business pundits and energy experts there are major infrastructural and security considerations that need attention before Libyan oil production exports reaches the maximum levels.
Taliban attack US Embassy, other Kabul buildings
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Taliban insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades, heavy machine guns and assault rifles at the U.S. Embassy, NATO headquarters and other buildings in the heart of the capital Tuesday while suicide bombers struck... Live updates here.
Lawyer: Iran sets bail for 2 jailed Americans
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- An Iranian court Tuesday set bail of $500,000 each for two American men arrested more than two years ago and convicted on spy-related charges, clearing the way for their release a year after a similar bail-for-freedom arrangement for the third member of the group, their defense attorney said....
Algeria ends state monopoly of broadcast media
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- Algeria has passed sweeping media reforms, ending a state monopoly on the broadcast sector and the imprisonment of journalists for libel...
Abuse victims seek int'l court case against pope
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Clergy sex abuse victims upset that no high-ranking Roman Catholic leaders have been prosecuted for sheltering guilty priests brought their claims Tuesday to the International Criminal Court, seeking an investigation of the pope and top Vatican cardinals for possible crimes against humanity....
Manila port gets radiation detection equipment
The governments of the Philippines and the United States formally inaugurated on Tuesday the upgrade of radiation detection equipment designed to further increase security measures at the Port of Manila.
Syria opens to atomic regulatory body probe; IAEA to release info on Iran nuclear activity
The UN atomic agency announced Syria had opened its doors to allow inspection at a desert site bombed by Israel in 2007 that is thought to have been a secret nuclear facility.
German Leader Faces Key Choices on Rescuing Euro
BERLIN — As Europe struggles to reverse a plunge in financial confidence, the world waits for Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, to make a fundamental choice. She, more than any other European politician, will have to either summon the leadership to rescue the euro or concede that the political will is not there.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: The NAFTA of the Pacific
Labor groups and anti-free trade activists are stepping up their efforts to shape a massive trade pact that could end up dwarfing the North American Free Trade Agreement. According to People’s World, activists are demanding that the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership include protections for worker’s rights and the environment.
VIDEO: Bering Strait tunnel to connect two biggest continents
Russia Today - A revolutionary route may soon be available to tourists, as Russia and the US have set their minds on connecting the Eurasian and American continents via an underwater tunnel in the Bering Strait.
| U.S. News, Politics & Government |
Republican wins Democratic New York House seat
With the outcome of his own reelection effort 14 difficult months away, President Obama suffered a sharp rebuke Tuesday when voters in New York elected a conservative Republican to represent a Democratic district that has not been in GOP hands since the 1920s.
SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHNG: OBAMA COLLECTS 'GOSSIP, SMEARS, ATTACKS'
The Obama Campaign: Join Attack Wire—and help stop the attacks on the President before they start. When another unfounded attack surfaces, we'll arm you with the truth so you can share the facts with your friends and family.
VIDEO: Ron Paul Booed for Suggesting 9/11 was Caused by American Foreign Policy
Read the comments on Reddit and the full text of Osama bin Laden's 'letter to America'. For our sound-bite world, bin Laden says: "Why are we fighting and opposing you? Because you attacked us and continue to attack us." He continues: "If the Americans do not respond, then their fate...
Liberty Political Action Conference: September 15-17 Reno, Nevada
The Liberty Political Action Conference will play host to freedom activists from across the country. LPAC will feature conservative, libertarian, constitutional, and free market organizations, activists, and businesses.
VIDEO: New York prepares frosty reception for Ahmadinejad
Russia Today - No cordial welcome awaits Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his upcoming visit to New York to attend a UN General Assembly. A massive billboard has appeared in Times Square implying Iran has allegiances with Al-Qaeda.
Post-September 11, NSA ‘enemies’ include us
Somewhere between Sept. 11 and today, the enemy morphed from a handful of terrorists to the American population at large, leaving us nowhere to run and no place to hide.
Nation's food anti-terror plans costly, unwieldy
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- One of the deepest fears sweeping a shattered nation following the Sept. 11 attacks was that terrorists might poison the country's food....
Manifest Destiny to PNAC
Veterans Today - This is the history that the USA school system does not teach, that of Manifest Destiny, before it existed as a coherent thought, and beyond the dawning of that idea to PNAC.
Congress considers law allowing interstate travel with concealed guns
Congress plans to hear testimony Tuesday on a bill that would allow licensed gun owners to carry their firearms across state lines without notifying anyone. Like other gun disputes, this one comes with heated opinions on both sides.
VIDEO: Profit from punishment
Russia Today -The US needs all the cash it can get just now, and reducing the prison population would save billions of dollars. However, some have a vested interested in keeping as many people as possible behind bars.
| Economy |
Obama's Stimulus Plan Will Cost $250,000 Per Job
I'd say $250k per job is a bargain compared with Obama's last stimulus...
How the Greek debt crisis can hurt hiring in the U.S.
In a global economy, the Greek crisis will affect the far reaches of business and finance, including the U.S. job market.
VIDEO: 60 Minutes - Financial WMDs: Credit Default Swaps, The Bet That Blew Up Wall Street
Anyone with more than a casual interest in why their 401(k) has tanked over the past year knows that it's because of the global credit crisis. It was triggered by the collapse of the housing market in the United States and magnified worldwide by the sale of complicated investments...
FDIC Approves on ‘Living Wills’ for Banks
U.S. regulators approved two sets of guidelines that banks including Citigroup Inc. (C) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) will have to follow in drafting plans to protect the broader economy in the event of their own collapse.
Census: US poverty rate swells to nearly 1 in 6
WASHINGTON (AP) - The ranks of the nation's poor swelled to nearly 1 in 6 people last year, reaching a new high as long-term unemployment woes left millions of Americans struggling and out of work. The number of uninsured edged up to 49.9 million, the biggest in over two decades. The Census Bureau's annual report released Tuesday...
The Disappearing Mom & Pop Stores Of New York City
Hundreds have closed in the past two years. The mom-and-pop stores that once defined New York City are slowly disappearing. We came across some amazing photos of the bakeries, delis and record stores that have either closed or are fighting to survive...
| Housing Market |
101-Year-Old Detroit Woman Evicted In Foreclosure
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - A 101-year-old woman has been evicted from the southwest Detroit home where she lived nearly six decades...
Bank Foreclosure Deal Shouldn’t Waive All Claims, Minnesota’s Swanson Says
Banks shouldn’t be protected from liability linked to bundling mortgages into securities and other conduct in a settlement of a nationwide foreclosure probe...
VIDEO: Taxpayer Funded Mortgage Fraud 101
Neil Garfield, Esq, MBA, JD - Foreclosure Defense - What You Need To Know
Let's Play Find The Wells Fargo Fraud! - What's Wrong With This Mortgage Assignment?
Wells Fargo Fraudulent Assignment of Mortgage
| Energy & Environment |
Minnesota forest fire spreads plume far and wide
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A rapidly expanding wildfire in Minnesota's north woods spread a plume of smoke across the Upper Midwest on Tuesday, with haze smudging the sky as far away as Chicago and Milwaukee, where the Brewers closed their stadium roof before a night game....
New evidence cites more BP oil spill mistakes
A BP scientist identified a previously unreported deposit of flammable gas that could have played a role in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but the oil giant failed to divulge the finding to government investigators for as long as a year, according to interviews and documents obtained by The Associated Press....
BURNED: Emails Show White House Monitored Huge Loan to Solar Company
Newly uncovered emails show the White House closely monitored the Energy Department's deliberations over a $535 million government loan to Solyndra, the politically-connected solar energy firm that recently went bankrupt and is now the subject of a criminal investigation.
| Health |
Meningitis vaccines now pushed onto 9-month-old toddlers
(NaturalNews) Another potentially hazardous vaccination, Menactra, purportedly protecting against an extremely rare disease, meningitis, has been FDA approved for children aged 9 to 23 months.
Merck-backed Rick Perry tried to mandate HPV vaccines for all young girls in Texas
(NaturalNews) Texas Governor Rick Perry can try all he wants to mimic the liberty-oriented language of honest presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, but it will never...
Glutathione is the master super antioxidant of the body
(NaturalNews) The human body is under oxidative stress from a variety of sources at all times. To combat this stress and damage the body utilizes anti-oxidants of all different varieties. Glutathione (GSH) is a very special peptide molecule that provides...
Reverse osteoporosis - one of seven reasons why you should learn about lactoferrin
(Natural New) An old Ayurvedic (ancient Indian medicine) proverb says: "When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use; when diet is correct, medicine is of no need." It's tragically ironic that one of nature's most medicinal foods is under attack - pure raw milk.
Cantaloupe warning issued after Listeria outbreak
DENVER (AP) -- Health officials have issued a warning for cantaloupes from a revered melon-producing area of Colorado amid a bacteria outbreak blamed for four deaths in the state and New Mexico, troubling farmers who depend on sales of the fruit....
Dangerous TB spreading at alarming rate in Europe
LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis (TB) are spreading at an alarming rate in Europe and will kill thousands unless health authorities halt the pandemic, the World Health Organisation(WHO) said on Wednesday.
Doctors find abnormal blood flow in Gulf War vets' brains
Doctors have found abnormal blood flow in the brains of veterans of the first Gulf War that has persisted 20 years after the war.
Merck Paid Legislators to Pass Mandatory Gardasil Vaccine Bill
Key California legislators who were instrumental in the passing of legislation that would require mandatory Gardasil & hepatitis B vaccinations for children as young as 12 received financing from vaccine titan Merck. Politicians who received Merck funding, according to Cal Watchdog.
Vaccine Information Week to Launch October 1st
In an effort to educate millions worldwide, leading natural health experts from around the globe are teaming up to launch a new campaign entitled Vaccine Information Week. Launching on the 1st of October 2011...
OBAMASCARE: 1.5 million lose health insurance from employers
Fewer people received insurance coverage through their employer in 2010 than in 2009, and the number of people covered through government insurance programs continued to rise, according to 2010 data reported Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Pa. federal judge rules against insurance mandate
President Obama's plan to require individual Americans to purchase health insurance or pay a penalty exceeds the powers granted both the president and Congress by the Constitution, a federal district court judge ruled Tuesday in Harrisburg.
US Homeland Security now tracking medical records of Canadians
(NaturalNews) If you are a Canadian citizen trying to visit the US, but have a history of mental illness -- even just a minor, non-violent incident that was recorded in official records -- you could be denied entry by the US Department of Homeland Security...
VIDEO: On Guard: FDA Set To Ban Your Supplements
The FDA's new Draft Guidance on New Dietary Ingredients threatens to remove some of your most commonly used supplements from the market. Manufacturers of supplements will be forced to conduct expensive safety studies using absurdly high doses, which will force many out of business...
Experts: 366 million people now have diabetes
LONDON (AP) -- An estimated 366 million people worldwide now suffer from diabetes and the global epidemic is getting worse, health officials said Tuesday....
Ginger is an amazing wide spectrum tonic and remedy
(NaturalNews) Ginger root is more than a zesty culinary spice. It's both a general tonic and specific medicinal herb. Ginger is actually the rhizome or horizontal "creeping root" of the Zingiber officinale plant, which belongs to the same family as turmeric...
Broccoli's anti-cancer agents boosted by more spice
When it comes to boosting broccoli’s cancer-fighting benefits, spicier is better, according to a study released this week.
Maple syrup may promote liver health
Good news to pancake lovers around the world; Japanese researchers said this week that pure maple syrup may promote liver health.
| Science & Technology |
COMPUTERS TO TELL WHEN USERS IN 'PAIN'
(Reuters) - Can a computer tell when it hurts? It can if you train it, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. A team at Stanford University in California used computer learning software to sort through data generated by brain scans and detect when people were in pain.
Exclusive: U.S. in criminal probe of eBay employees
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors have launched a criminal probe into whether eBay Inc employees took confidential information from classified ad website Craigslist as eBay sought to build a rival service, a copy of a grand jury subpoena obtained by Reuters shows...
Hot new planet could be in habitable zone _ barely
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Astronomers believe they have found a second planet outside our solar system that seems to be in the right zone for life, just barely. But it would feel like a steam bath - hot, sticky and beyond uncomfortable....
FOIA Victory Will Shed More Light on Warrantless Tracking of Cell Phones
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday (pdf) that the government must turn over information from criminal prosecutions in which federal law enforcement agencies obtained cell-site location information without a warrant.
| Gardening, Farming & Homesteading |
Students to get a big taste of Minnesota during Farm to School Month
MINNEAPOLIS – Students across Minnesota will enjoy a wide variety of Minnesota-grown produce during the month of September as part of the expanding effort to connect K-12 students with fresh, locally grown foods and the farmers who grow them.
Use of Soil Fumigant Still High Despite Ban
(Beyond Pesticides, September 12, 2011) While the fight continues over the use of toxic methyl iodide in California, new research is showing that the banned chemical methyl bromide, which methyl iodide was intended to replace, is continuing to be used in alarming amounts across the state due to a sizeable loophole in the regulations.
| Humor |
YouTube: Barney Fife and the Preamble to the Constitution
Classic Comedy bit where Don Knotts as Barney Fife demonstrates his masterful memorization of the Preamble the US Constitution.
