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Beck rips Brown: ‘This one could end with a dead intern’ -- On Wednesday, Glenn Beck took to his radio program to sharply criticize Brown's remarks. The controversial host suggested that Brown needed to be "monitored" because "this one could end up with a dead intern."
Air America Radio Goes Silent, Makes Bankruptcy Filing -- Air America Media's announcement Thursday on its website that its live programming is immediately going off the air and that it's filing for bankruptcy protection.
Is There Gold in Fort Knox? -- The Mint won’t comment on exactly how much gold is in there, though. That’s why Ron Paul (R-Texas), a 2008 presidential candidate known for his libertarian streak, wants to have a look around. Paul introduced a bill to audit the Federal Reserve, which includes Fort Knox’s gold. “My attitude is, let’s just find out what’s there,” he says.
25 State Unemployment Funds Bankrupt -- The unemployment insurance system is in crisis. A record 20 million Americans collected unemployment benefits last year, and so far 25 states have run out of funds and been forced to borrow from the federal government, raise taxes or cut benefits. Using near real-time data on states' revenues and the benefits they pay out, we've estimated how long their trust funds will hold up.
* Related Article: Two Dozen States' Unemployment Funds in the Red, Nine More Within Six Months
Squirming of the Fed -- The Fed's irresponsible money printing led to the great stock market crash of 1929. The Fed, we have been informed by reliable sources, printed far more money in the 1920s than it was legally entitled to print. The point is that the Fed is likely used to acting with great arrogance and those running this institution seem to believe they are not in any sense accountable, even though the Fed is an institution of the state, chartered by law and responsible in various ways to Congress and the executive branch.
The Reality of Scott Brown -- The Tea Party movement can be co-opted, as we explained yesterday, by statist conservatives. But one must look BEHIND the Tea Party movement (and others like it) to find out what is driving the phenomenon. And what is driving it is a toxic mix of anger and, increasingly, (incredibly) substantive ideas about freedom and free-market thinking.
International Seed Saving Institute -- Saving seeds tips - Find links to specific seed saving instructions for 27 common vegetables.
Fears grow as study shows genetically modified crops 'can cause liver and kidney damage' -- According to the research, animals fed on three strains of genetically modified maize created by the U.S. biotech firm Monsanto suffered signs of organ damage after just three months.
USNS hospital ship reaches Haiti -- The largest hospital in Haiti is now anchored off shore and beginning to receive patients.
Imagining a Haitian style disaster in the US -- The chaos in Haiti has been described by those on the ground as “unimaginable.” But let’s try to imagine what the equivalent devastation might look like in the U.S.
PressTV: American Outrage -- This documentary shows how two elderly Native Americans have been denied their right of property and are forced to evict their ancestral lands, leaving them for corporations to take over. Broadcast Date: 06 Feb 2010.
Toothpick Taliban! Restaurant refuses to give diner toothpick because they are too dangerous -- Staff at a luxury hotel chain are refusing to provide customers with the post-meal dental sticks - because they are 'potentially dangerous'. However, sharp metal cutlery on the table is - for now - still acceptable.
Why is the US military occupying 4 airports in Haiti? -- Around 11,000 US military personnel are currently controlling the operations both on the ground and offshore aboard US Navy and Coast Guard vessels, and another 4,000 US troops are expected to arrive in the coming days.
Are we in Haiti because of oil? -- “The Central Plateau, including the region of Thomonde, the plain of the Cul-de-Sac and the bay of Port-au-Prince are full of hydrocarbons,” he said adding that “the oil reserves of Haiti are more important than those of Venezuela.
A Haiti disaster relief scenario was envisaged one day before the earthquake -- A Haiti disaster relief scenario had been envisaged at the headquarters of US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) in Miami one day prior to the earthquake.
Media disinformation: TV networks give Americans sanitized view of war -- U.S. television networks have given the public a sanitized, largely bloodless view of the war in Iraq, an academic authority on communications writes.
Suicide and the soldier -- According to the US Department of Defense more US military personnel have taken their own lives since 2001 than have been killed in action (KIA) in either Iraq or Afghanistan. In 2009 alone, more than 330 active servicemen and women have committed suicide.
Ron Paul video: We need to take out the CIA
Former Prime Minister of Malaysia says 9-11 was staged -- There is strong evidence that the Sept 11 attacks on the United States that killed nearly 3,000 could have been 'staged' as an excuse to mount attacks on the Muslim world, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Secret bill writing on the rise -- Shutting down House-Senate conference meetings riles those in the minority excluded from the process. In a letter to C-SPAN Chairman Brian Lamb, House Republican leader John Boehner wrote, "Unfortunately, the president, Speaker (Nancy) Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader (Harry) Reid now intend to shut out the American people at the most critical hour by skipping a bipartisan conference committee and hammering out a final health care bill in secret."
GE attempts to silence doctor who warned about dangers of medical imaging drug -- GE Healthcare, a British subsidiary of multinational giant General Electric, is suing Henrik Thomsen, a senior radiologist and professor of radiology, for sounding the alarm about the dangers of the company's medical imaging drug, Omniscan.
Study links thyroid disease to non-stick chemicals -- A study by British researchers found that people with high levels of the chemical perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in their blood have higher rates of thyroid diseases -- conditions which affect the body's metabolism.
Safe nutritious purslane proves as powerful as western drugs -- Wild purslane (Portulaca oleracea) which most consider a weed is actually a green vegetable with the highest amount of heart-healthy omega 3-fatty acids of any green.
68 year old woman stays healthy without pharmaceuticals or vaccines -- Lily is a 68 year old woman who is living a vibrant and healthy life without the aid of pharmaceutical drugs or vaccines. We think that you will really enjoy her story....
Health bill may impose marriage penalty -- Some married couples would pay thousands of dollars more for the same health insurance coverage as unmarried people living together if the health insurance overhaul plan pending in Congress is passed.
Tolled, privatized Illiana Expressway passes committee -- Indiana state Sen. Ed Charbonneau, R-Valparaiso, and state Rep. Chet Dobis, D-Merrillville, filed bills earlier this month in their respective chambers to remove the restrictions on tolling and privatization. A state Senate committee in Indiana has given the nod to turning the proposed Illiana Expressway into a privatized toll road.
Egypt police disperse flood victims with rubber bullets -- Egyptian police used tear-gas and rubber bullets on Wednesday to disperse residents of a Sinai town devastated by floods as they protested against lack of government aid, an AFP correspondent said.
Massachusetts win: Obama vows retaliation against the American people -- Obama & Co will now work even harder to destroy us and our country, folks. He is intensely angry with us for daring to vote into office someone who wants to preserve—not destroy—our worship of God, freedoms and liberties and not replace them with himself.
The Guantanamo "suicides" -- A Camp Delta sergeant blows the whistle.
Surprise rise in US jobless claims -- The number of US workers making first-time claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week, as the government worked through a pre -holiday backlog of filings.
Goldman Sachs earns $4.79 billion in 4th quarter -- The company rewarded its employees with $16.2 billion in salaries and bonuses for 2009, up 47 percent from the previous year but still lower than many had expected.
Pawnshops flourish in hard times, draw scrutiny -- With banks reluctant to loosen purse strings and credit-card companies aggressively slashing credit lines, a growing number of consumers are turning to the once murky world of pawnshops for quick cash.
US faces extended power outages, largest grid builder says -- The U.S. faces longer power outages resulting from storms this year after utilities cut spending on maintenance by as much as 50 percent, according to Quanta Services Inc, the world’s largest builder of transmission lines.
Hundreds evacuate as deadly storm batters California -- Hundreds of hillside residents were ordered to evacuate their homes Wednesday as heavy rains battered Southern California and threatened to inundate neighborhoods with mud and debris.
TSA agent planted bag of white powder on passenger as a joke -- In the tense new world of air travel, we're stripped of shoes, told not to take too much shampoo on board, frowned on if we crack a smile. The last thing we expect is a joke from a Transportation Security Administration screener - particularly one this stupid.
Air America Radio Goes Silent, Makes Bankruptcy Filing -- Air America Media's announcement Thursday on its website that its live programming is immediately going off the air and that it's filing for bankruptcy protection.
Is There Gold in Fort Knox? -- The Mint won’t comment on exactly how much gold is in there, though. That’s why Ron Paul (R-Texas), a 2008 presidential candidate known for his libertarian streak, wants to have a look around. Paul introduced a bill to audit the Federal Reserve, which includes Fort Knox’s gold. “My attitude is, let’s just find out what’s there,” he says.
25 State Unemployment Funds Bankrupt -- The unemployment insurance system is in crisis. A record 20 million Americans collected unemployment benefits last year, and so far 25 states have run out of funds and been forced to borrow from the federal government, raise taxes or cut benefits. Using near real-time data on states' revenues and the benefits they pay out, we've estimated how long their trust funds will hold up.
* Related Article: Two Dozen States' Unemployment Funds in the Red, Nine More Within Six Months
Squirming of the Fed -- The Fed's irresponsible money printing led to the great stock market crash of 1929. The Fed, we have been informed by reliable sources, printed far more money in the 1920s than it was legally entitled to print. The point is that the Fed is likely used to acting with great arrogance and those running this institution seem to believe they are not in any sense accountable, even though the Fed is an institution of the state, chartered by law and responsible in various ways to Congress and the executive branch.
The Reality of Scott Brown -- The Tea Party movement can be co-opted, as we explained yesterday, by statist conservatives. But one must look BEHIND the Tea Party movement (and others like it) to find out what is driving the phenomenon. And what is driving it is a toxic mix of anger and, increasingly, (incredibly) substantive ideas about freedom and free-market thinking.
International Seed Saving Institute -- Saving seeds tips - Find links to specific seed saving instructions for 27 common vegetables.
Fears grow as study shows genetically modified crops 'can cause liver and kidney damage' -- According to the research, animals fed on three strains of genetically modified maize created by the U.S. biotech firm Monsanto suffered signs of organ damage after just three months.
USNS hospital ship reaches Haiti -- The largest hospital in Haiti is now anchored off shore and beginning to receive patients.
Imagining a Haitian style disaster in the US -- The chaos in Haiti has been described by those on the ground as “unimaginable.” But let’s try to imagine what the equivalent devastation might look like in the U.S.
PressTV: American Outrage -- This documentary shows how two elderly Native Americans have been denied their right of property and are forced to evict their ancestral lands, leaving them for corporations to take over. Broadcast Date: 06 Feb 2010.
Toothpick Taliban! Restaurant refuses to give diner toothpick because they are too dangerous -- Staff at a luxury hotel chain are refusing to provide customers with the post-meal dental sticks - because they are 'potentially dangerous'. However, sharp metal cutlery on the table is - for now - still acceptable.
Why is the US military occupying 4 airports in Haiti? -- Around 11,000 US military personnel are currently controlling the operations both on the ground and offshore aboard US Navy and Coast Guard vessels, and another 4,000 US troops are expected to arrive in the coming days.
Are we in Haiti because of oil? -- “The Central Plateau, including the region of Thomonde, the plain of the Cul-de-Sac and the bay of Port-au-Prince are full of hydrocarbons,” he said adding that “the oil reserves of Haiti are more important than those of Venezuela.
A Haiti disaster relief scenario was envisaged one day before the earthquake -- A Haiti disaster relief scenario had been envisaged at the headquarters of US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) in Miami one day prior to the earthquake.
Media disinformation: TV networks give Americans sanitized view of war -- U.S. television networks have given the public a sanitized, largely bloodless view of the war in Iraq, an academic authority on communications writes.
Suicide and the soldier -- According to the US Department of Defense more US military personnel have taken their own lives since 2001 than have been killed in action (KIA) in either Iraq or Afghanistan. In 2009 alone, more than 330 active servicemen and women have committed suicide.
Ron Paul video: We need to take out the CIA
Former Prime Minister of Malaysia says 9-11 was staged -- There is strong evidence that the Sept 11 attacks on the United States that killed nearly 3,000 could have been 'staged' as an excuse to mount attacks on the Muslim world, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Secret bill writing on the rise -- Shutting down House-Senate conference meetings riles those in the minority excluded from the process. In a letter to C-SPAN Chairman Brian Lamb, House Republican leader John Boehner wrote, "Unfortunately, the president, Speaker (Nancy) Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader (Harry) Reid now intend to shut out the American people at the most critical hour by skipping a bipartisan conference committee and hammering out a final health care bill in secret."
GE attempts to silence doctor who warned about dangers of medical imaging drug -- GE Healthcare, a British subsidiary of multinational giant General Electric, is suing Henrik Thomsen, a senior radiologist and professor of radiology, for sounding the alarm about the dangers of the company's medical imaging drug, Omniscan.
Study links thyroid disease to non-stick chemicals -- A study by British researchers found that people with high levels of the chemical perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in their blood have higher rates of thyroid diseases -- conditions which affect the body's metabolism.
Safe nutritious purslane proves as powerful as western drugs -- Wild purslane (Portulaca oleracea) which most consider a weed is actually a green vegetable with the highest amount of heart-healthy omega 3-fatty acids of any green.
68 year old woman stays healthy without pharmaceuticals or vaccines -- Lily is a 68 year old woman who is living a vibrant and healthy life without the aid of pharmaceutical drugs or vaccines. We think that you will really enjoy her story....
Health bill may impose marriage penalty -- Some married couples would pay thousands of dollars more for the same health insurance coverage as unmarried people living together if the health insurance overhaul plan pending in Congress is passed.
Tolled, privatized Illiana Expressway passes committee -- Indiana state Sen. Ed Charbonneau, R-Valparaiso, and state Rep. Chet Dobis, D-Merrillville, filed bills earlier this month in their respective chambers to remove the restrictions on tolling and privatization. A state Senate committee in Indiana has given the nod to turning the proposed Illiana Expressway into a privatized toll road.
Egypt police disperse flood victims with rubber bullets -- Egyptian police used tear-gas and rubber bullets on Wednesday to disperse residents of a Sinai town devastated by floods as they protested against lack of government aid, an AFP correspondent said.
Massachusetts win: Obama vows retaliation against the American people -- Obama & Co will now work even harder to destroy us and our country, folks. He is intensely angry with us for daring to vote into office someone who wants to preserve—not destroy—our worship of God, freedoms and liberties and not replace them with himself.
The Guantanamo "suicides" -- A Camp Delta sergeant blows the whistle.
Surprise rise in US jobless claims -- The number of US workers making first-time claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week, as the government worked through a pre -holiday backlog of filings.
Goldman Sachs earns $4.79 billion in 4th quarter -- The company rewarded its employees with $16.2 billion in salaries and bonuses for 2009, up 47 percent from the previous year but still lower than many had expected.
Pawnshops flourish in hard times, draw scrutiny -- With banks reluctant to loosen purse strings and credit-card companies aggressively slashing credit lines, a growing number of consumers are turning to the once murky world of pawnshops for quick cash.
US faces extended power outages, largest grid builder says -- The U.S. faces longer power outages resulting from storms this year after utilities cut spending on maintenance by as much as 50 percent, according to Quanta Services Inc, the world’s largest builder of transmission lines.
Hundreds evacuate as deadly storm batters California -- Hundreds of hillside residents were ordered to evacuate their homes Wednesday as heavy rains battered Southern California and threatened to inundate neighborhoods with mud and debris.
TSA agent planted bag of white powder on passenger as a joke -- In the tense new world of air travel, we're stripped of shoes, told not to take too much shampoo on board, frowned on if we crack a smile. The last thing we expect is a joke from a Transportation Security Administration screener - particularly one this stupid.
