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Common Dreams – by Sarah Lazare
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) says a bill protecting reporters and their sources should only apply to ‘real journalists,’ declaring that WikiLeaks employees, and nonsalaried reporters, don’t count.
The “shield law” under debate in the Senate Judiciary Committee would protect journalists and their confidential sources from court orders and subpoenas. Continue reading “Senator’s Attempt to Define ‘Real Journalism’ Blasted By Journalists”
18 states have legalized weed for some purposes. 13 states are sponsoring bills that ask for the respect of state laws on the matter.
55% of Americans believe that the drug, that has never been a primary cause of death (1997-2005) should be legalized.
Many feel that the drug should be legalized, taxed, and regulated like alcohol. Continue reading “The Decriminalization of Marijuana”
WASHINGTON — The FBI gave its informants permission to break the law at least 5,658 times in a single year, according to newly disclosed documents that show just how often the nation’s top law enforcement agency enlists criminals to help it battle crime.
The U.S. Justice Department ordered the FBI to begin tracking crimes by its informants more than a decade ago, after the agency admitted that its agents had allowed Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger to operate a brutal crime ring in exchange for information about the Mafia. The FBI submits that tally to top Justice Department officials each year, but has never before made it public. Continue reading “FBI allowed informants to commit 5,600 crimes”
Of late, we have the “phony scandals”. Most notable are Benghazi, IRS, Associated Press and Fast and Furious’.
Then there is Solyndra, Abound Solar, Beacon Power, Fisker Automotive, and the list goes on.
Obama Care is an absolute disaster. Obama will accept nothing less than complete acceptance of the whole bill which will put many small businesses out of business. Continue reading “Obama Years”
An Illinois sheriff’s team is crisscrossing the Chicago suburbs in an effort to seize guns from thousands of people whose right to own a firearm has been revoked, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
According to the paper, more than 3,000 people in Cook County have failed to surrender their revoked Firearm Owners Identification Card, or FOID, which is required to legally buy guns or ammunition. Continue reading “Sheriff’s team working to seize guns from thousands in Illinois”
Living Not Surviving – by Ahmed Serag
The United States Court of Appeals for the third circuit will be holding a full-hearing on an important case challenging gun laws in New Jersey; specifically the court will hear a case challenging the NJ gun law that requires Americans provide “justifiable-need” to government to own a handgun.
A three judge panel in the US Court of Appeals for the third circuit affirmed a prior court decision ruling by a 2-1 vote in favor of the NJ gun law requiring residents give justifiable-need to own a gun. The defendants have appealed and will proceed to a US Court of Appeals full-hearing, which could then head to the supreme court. Continue reading “US Court of Appeals Affirms NJ Gun Law Requiring Gun Owners Provide Justifiable Need to Own a Gun, Full-hearing Next”
AlterNet – by Chris Fry, Courthouse News
ExxonMobil owes more than $104 million to New York City for poisoning the groundwater with the gasoline additive MTBE, the 2nd Circuit ruled.
New York City had sued the oil giant over its release of the additive into six wells in the Jamaica section of Queens from the mid-1980s through the mid-2000s. The wells had been designated for emergencies. Continue reading “Exxon Receives Slap on the Wrist for Poisoning NYC Water for Decades”
Who What Why- by David J. Krajicek
In a scathing letter, Massachusetts Congressman William Keating has demanded “forthright information” about the Boston Marathon bombing from the newly confirmed director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Keating, a Cape Cod Democrat, sent the three-page letter to James Comey on Wednesday afternoon, two days after he was confirmed by the Senate to replace Robert Mueller as head of the agency. Continue reading “Boston Marathon Bombing: U.S. Rep. Keating Demands Answers from New FBI Director”
Posted as a comment from Kathleen on New Published Study Verifies Andrew Wakefield’s Research on Autism – Again
What is really frustrating is the recent hysteria being promoted by the hate-bandwagon bullies (from Salon and AlterNet) who are coming out in droves against Jenny McCarthy’s recent hire by a television talk show. Calling her views “dangerous” and “anti-science” with “deadly consequences” etc. and how she cites “a now withdrawn and scientifically disproved paper that claimed there was a link between vaccines and autism,” referring to the 1998 paper from Dr Wakefield. Continue reading “In Defense of Dr. Wakefield’s 1998 Paper on the Link between Vaccines and Autism”
A veterans group has filed a free speech lawsuit against officials who banned a “Don’t Tread on Me” flag from a city-owned armory because they viewed the flag as a Tea Party symbol.
The lawsuit says the actions of officials in New Rochelle, N.Y., in addition to being unconstitutional, are “unreasonable, arbitrary and capricious” and demonstrate a lack of appreciation of history, according to the Associated Press. Continue reading “‘Don’t Tread on Me’: Fed-Up Veterans File Free Speech Lawsuit against City Officials over Flag Ban”
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Update: We just talked to BlueHost and they are working the problem which lies in their network, though they say they do not know where the problem came from or how long it will continue. (Maybe they should check with Haifa and Tel Aviv. 🙂 ) Continue reading “Problems with our Email”
Independent Journal – by Kyle Becker
In a rebuttal to gainsaying that there is no connection between ObamaCare’s employer mandate and part-time job creation, Duke University researcher Chris Conover has discovered an astounding statistic.
Thus far in 2013, part-time job creation is more than quadrupling full-time job creation (defined by BLS data as 35 or more hours per week, even higher than the 30 hours or more per week that the PPACA stipulates). How extraordinary is that? Continue reading “Unbelievable: 4.3 Part-Time Jobs Created for Every Full-Time Job in 2013!”
State investigators in Florida have rejected a request for an independent investigation of the fatal shooting of a Chechen man while he was being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
Florida’s department of law enforcement declined the request by the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida to look into the death of Ibragim Todashev. Continue reading “Florida won’t investigate police shooting of Chechen man”
The Telegraph – by Damien McElroy
The CIA has been subjecting operatives to monthly polygraph tests in an attempt to suppress details of a US arms smuggling operation in Benghazi that was ongoing when its ambassador was killed by a mob in the city last year, according to reports.
Up to 35 CIA operatives were working in the city during the attack last September on the US consulate that resulted in the death of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans, according to CNN. Continue reading “CIA ‘running arms smuggling team in Benghazi when consulate was attacked’”
Mexican cartels are recruiting hit men from the U.S. military, offering big money to highly-trained soldiers to carry out contract killings and potentially share their skills with gangsters south of the border, according to law enforcement experts.
The involvement of three American soldiers in separate incidents, including a 2009 murder that led to last week’s life sentence for a former Army private, underscore a problem the U.S. military has fought hard to address. Continue reading “Mexican cartels hiring US soldiers as hit men”
Yahoo News Canada – by Steve Mertl | Daily Brew
We’ve all heard of diplomatic immunity, the international convention that exempts select representatives of foreign countries from arrest and prosecution unless that protection is specifically waived by their government.
The privilege has been occasionally abused, but it’s a vital element in allowing diplomats to operate in sometimes hostile environments without fear of being detained. Continue reading “U.S. expects immunity for its cops working in new cross-border policing program”
Tepco Has No Idea How to Stabilize the Reactors
You’ve heard bad news about Fukushima recently.
But it’s worse than you know.
The Wall Street Journal notes that radiation levels outside the plant are likely higher than inside the reactor: Continue reading “You Won’t BELIEVE What’s Going On at Fukushima Right Now”
USA Today – by Brad Heath
The Blaze – by Dave Urbanski
Raw Story
Fox News
Washington’s Blog