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Examiner Editorial

Saving General Motors from bankruptcy was among President Obama’s most frequently cited achievements when he ran for re-election last year. Democrats everywhere touted the company’s revival as proof of the 2009 bailout’s wisdom. That was then. Now, Obama has quietly released the auto manufacturer from a bailout requirement that it increase its production in the U.S. Instead, GM is spending billions of dollars building up its production capacity in … China.   Continue reading “GM got bailout, now ships jobs to China”

Fox News

SAN FRANCISCO –  Racial tensions and gang problems were plaguing a Northern California high school when three students arrived for classes in 2010 wearing American flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo.

Unpleasant verbal exchanges and altercations marked the previous year’s Cinco de Mayo celebrations at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, 20 miles south of San Jose. So when students told administrators that trouble was a possibility because of the American flag attire, the students were ordered to turn their shirts inside out or go home.   Continue reading “Appeals court to consider Calif. school’s Cinco de Mayo American flag ban”

MSNBC – by Alexander Smith

A car and a police cruiser collided at an intersection northwest of central Columbus, Ohio, early Friday, killing six people and injuring a police officer, officials said.

The police officer was responding to reports of a robbery at a McDonald’s in the suburb of Upper Arlington, police told the Columbus Dispatch newspaper.   Continue reading “Six killed in Columbus, Ohio police car crash”

Veteran Today – by Jonas E. Alexis

James Madison, back in 1795, prophetically underscored a central point that must be echoed here at this critical time in our history, when the debt ceiling crisis has already reached a point of no return.[2]

Madison declared that “the testimony of all the ages forces us to admit that war is among the most dangerous of all enemies of liberty.”[3]   Continue reading “Perpetual Wars and the Dreadful Few–”The Jews” (Part I)”

Washington Post – by Eric Yoder

The budget measure that ended the partial government shutdown allows for a 1 percent raise for federal employees in January in addition to providing back pay for those furloughed, according to two Democratic Maryland senators.

“The promise of a modest pay raise and back pay for furloughed government employees are good first steps in recognizing the value of federal workers,” said Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee in a joint statement with Sen. Ben Cardin.   Continue reading “Budget deal allows for January federal pay raise”

JUDICIAL REFORM:  All valid evidence stands.  To convict the innocent is a crime in itself and the worst of all possible situations involving order within the society, but is a crime against only the person or persons involved.  However, to allow the guilty to go free to continue their crimes, is a gross absurdity, and in fact is a crime against the whole of society.  If evidence is obtained unethically or illegally, that is dealt with as a separate issue.

ELECTION REFORM:  The first three things that must be acted on in campaigns-
a.    All money for any campaign must come from the district of that campaign, and very definitely no money can cross state lines.
b.    Shorten the election cycle.  For elections in November all primaries begin in   June.
c.    Limits on campaign spending,(overall election reform was discussed in a 2 part series 1/24/92 & 2/7/92 in the North Chicago Tribune).   Continue reading “Ideas for Problem Resolution”

The Daily Caller – by Robby Soave

Sixth graders were initially terrified to learn that a masked gunman was on the prowl inside their North Carolina middle school.

But once they learned the gunman was a school employee unwittingly putting them through an emergency preparedness exercise, their minds were set at ease — and their parents became the terrified ones.   Continue reading “Insane school unleashes fake masked gunman for civics experiment”

All Gov – by Noel Brinkerhoff

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) new facial recognition system is far from flawless. The technology can accidentally target an innocent person up to 20% of the time, according to a 2010 report (pdf) just released.

The FBI document, obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center, revealed the effectiveness (and ineffectiveness) of the agency’s “Next Generation Identification” (NGI) system.   Continue reading “FBI’s Facial Recognition System Targeted an Innocent Person up to 1 out of 5 Times”

Washington Post – by Scott Wilson and Juliet Eilperin

President Obama, fresh off a trouncing of congressional Republicans over the government shutdown, plans to renew his push for immigration legislation in the House while also pressing ahead with climate change policies and efforts to fix problems plaguing his signature health-care program.But White House officials also acknowledged that many Republicans, particularly in the House, remain ardently opposed to much of Obama’s agenda and may be unwilling to help him accomplish key legislative goals.   Continue reading “Obama plans to renew immigration, climate change efforts”

WND – by AARON KLEIN

Despite the government shutdown, the Obama administration has continued secret negotiations to complete what is known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP.

The expansive plan is a proposed free-trade agreement between the U.S., Australia, Brunei, Chile, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam.   Continue reading “Obama Secretly Signing Away U.S. Sovereignty”

ABC News – by JOHN SEEWER Associated Press

A review of a deadly police chase in Cleveland nearly a year ago has led to suspensions for 63 patrol officers who violated orders and department rules, the city’s police chief said Tuesday.

A fleeing driver and passenger were killed when officers fired 137 shots at them in the 23-minute chase that involved five dozen cruisers and wove through residential neighborhoods before ending in gunfire.   Continue reading “Ohio Police Suspend 63 Officers Over Deadly Chase”

The Washington Times – by Kellan Howell

After months of anguished debate over mass shootings, gun control and Second Amendment rights, the Justice Department finds itself on the defensive after a training manual surfaced that suggests federal agents could face a firing squad for leaking government secrets.

The online manual for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — complete with a photo of a turn-of-the-century firing squad — was obtained by The Washington Times from a concerned federal law enforcement official, and it immediately drew protests from watchdogs who said it showed a lack of sensitivity to gun violence and the continuing hostile environment toward whistleblowers.   Continue reading “Sacrebleu! ATF threatens French-style firing squad for agents who leak secrets”

Global Research – by Prof Michel Chossudovsky

The “shutdown” of the US government and the financial climax associated with a deadline date, leading to a possible “debt default” of the federal government is a money making undertaking for Wall Street. 

A wave of speculative activity is sweeping major markets.

The uncertainty regarding the shutdown and “debt default” constitutes a golden opportunity for “institutional speculators”.  Those who have reliable “inside information” regarding the complex outcome of the legislative process are slated to make billions of dollars in windfall gains.     Continue reading “The Speculative Endgame: The Government “Shutdown” and “Debt Default”, A Multibillion Bonanza for Wall Street”

Testosterone Pit

Now we have a number, limited as it may be: the amount in public assistance received by families of people who worked as cooks, cashiers, and in front-line jobs in the fast-food industry – workers who’re dogged by low wages, part-time work, and scarce employer-provided health benefits – amounted to nearly $7 billion per year. This, in essence, is a way for the $200 billion-a-year industry to do something our corporate welfare queens excel at: shuffle off part of the costs of doing business to the hapless taxpayer.   Continue reading “Corporate Disease: Workers are a Cost not a Productive Resource”

Be Your Own Leader – by Dana Gabriel

Some of the corporate interests that are steering the U.S.-Canada Beyond the Border integration agenda are not quite satisfied with its progress so far and they would like the implementation process to be accelerated. The bilateral initiative which was launched almost two years ago promotes a shared vision for perimeter security. It seeks to improve information sharing between security agencies. Under the agreement, both countries are moving towards a coordinated entry/exit system and are developing a harmonized cargo security strategy. In addition, the U.S. and Canada are strengthening integrated cross-border intelligence sharing and law enforcement operations. Canada’s own electronic eavesdropping agency is also working hand and hand with the NSA. They are both increasing data collection and surveillance in the North American Homeland.    Continue reading “Increasing Data Collection and Surveillance in the North American Homeland”