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Activist: 'Don't dote on drones' 
  [link] Activist: 'Don't dote on drones'<[link]> By KIRBY NEUMANN-REA Hood River (Oregon) News editor Insitu is not a bad company, but it has chosen the wrong fight. Thats the message brought to Hood River Friday by Bruce Gagnon, in... more »
By Global Network  - 11:58am - 1 new of 1 message    

Lula Says U.S. Shouldn't Broker Middle East Talks 
  Lula Says U.S. Shouldn't Broker Middle East Talks By Iuri Dantas and Fabiola Moura Bloomberg November 20, 2009 The U.S. is responsible for the crisis in the Middle East and shouldn't be coordinating peace talks for the region, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said. Negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians ought to be managed... more »
By Steven Robinson  - 11:07am - 1 new of 1 message    

Dems austerity plan may bite them 
  (The Harry Reid version of Obama Care promises to pay for its insurance company subsidies, in part, through massive cuts in medicare benefits. There is ample reason that there will be a backlash among seniors at the prospect of having their benefits cut. Jay Cost - writing as a centrist - portrays it as the Pelosi-Reid... more »
By Steven Robinson  - 11:07am - 1 new of 1 message    

Angry Congress lashes out at Obama 
  (The anger is coming from the liberal Dems - the Congressional Black Caucus - as well as Republicans. And contrary to the article lead, members of both party are demanding the resignation of the hapless Secretary of Treasury, Timmy Geitner, who easily qualifies as the most unpopular and least successful cabinet official since Donald... more »
By Steven Robinson  - 11:07am - 1 new of 1 message    

Do Long Island Police Ignore Hate Crimes? 
  Do Long Island Police Ignore Hate Crimes? by Ari Shapiro National Public Radio November 19, 2009 On a cold November night in Patchogue, Long Island, about 200 immigrants, activists and clergy cluster around a small stage. Hanging over an arrangement of candles in the shape of a peace sign, a poster shows a smiling 37-year-old man named Marcelo Lucero. He... more »
By Steven Robinson  - 11:07am - 1 new of 1 message    

Six year old girl on verge of never hearing again - thanks to insurance company 
  Six-Year-Old Girl On Verge Of Never Hearing Again Due To Insurance Company Denial By Zaid Jilani Think Progress November 20, 2009 One of the worst abuses of the private health insurance industry is its practice of denying claims to pay for necessary care for patients. This practice has become so rampant in the industry that... more »
By Steven Robinson  - 11:07am - 1 new of 1 message    

California knows how to party - students strike across UC system 
  California knows how to party - students strike across UC system by Isaac Solidarity Webzine November 20, 2009 - Building on more modest actions one month ago, California's statewide public university system has exploded in protest as thousands of students rally against outrageous tuition hikes. Tactics have ranged... more »
By Steven Robinson  - 11:07am - 1 new of 1 message    

Will the Democrats support the Honduran coup? 
  Will the National Democratic Institute Support the Coup in Honduras? By Robert Naiman Policy Director of Just Foreign Policy The Huffington Post November 20, 2009 A statement put out by Senator Lugar's office this week contained a striking revelation: apparently, the State Department intends to fund election observer missions of the International Republican... more »
By Steven Robinson  - 11:07am - 1 new of 1 message    

Things Could Get Ugly Fast 
  Things Could Get Ugly Fast By Mike Whitney URL of this article: [link] Global Research, November 19, 2009 Things could get ugly fast. With the Democrats backing-off on a second round of stimulus, the Fed signaling an end to quantitative easing, and Obama moaning about rising deficits; there's a good... more »
By Global Research E-Newsletter  - 9:43am - 1 new of 1 message    

Ukraine: Wash Post: pure propaganda 
  Finally the Washington Post chimes in on the Ukraine outbreak. At least the NY Times admitted that the effects of the virus were quite unlike those of H1N1, while the Post simply describes the outbreak as H1N1 and leaves it at that. If you've been following what's really happening in the Ukraine, then this article serves as a very... more »
By Richard Moore  - 9:04am - 1 new of 1 message    

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