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Atheist soldier sues Army for 'unconstitutional' discrimination

david_nwpa — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:34:24 EDT

Hall said he met some atheists who suggested he read the Bible again. After doing so, he said he had so many unanswered questions that he decided to become an atheist. His sudden lack of faith, he said, cost him his military career and put his life at risk.

Channel: News Tags: Military Atheism Secretary Robert Gates Freedom from Religion

Judge to Bush admin.: Guantanamo is top priority

Beeboppin71 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:32:05 EDT

A federal judge overseeing Guantanamo Bay lawsuits ordered the Justice Department to put other cases aside and make it clear throughout the Bush administration that, after nearly seven years of detention, the detainees must have their day in court.

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Latest Midwest floods expose lessons unlearned

Beeboppin71 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:29:41 EDT

The floods that swallowed towns and farms, claimed at least 24 lives, drove 38,000 people from their homes and left billions of dollars in damage across the Midwest cannot be written off solely as an act of nature. The four weeks of major flooding that began in June are just as much a man-made disaster, one in the making for decades.

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McCain and Social Security

Beeboppin71 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:24:50 EDT

He has no plan, anymore, that he's willing to publicly admit to. In the past, he called his plan "privatization," and it was the same plan as the incredibly unpopular Bush proposal which would dramatically reduce benefits and divert payroll taxes into private accounts.

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McCain Campaign: Now We Won't Balance Budget in First Term

Beeboppin71 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:20:38 EDT

At a town hall meeting in Denver, McCain vows to balance the federal budget by 2013, which would be the end of his first term as president. After the speech, [McCain's senior economic adviser] said: ``The senator has always pledged to balance the budget by the end of his second term.'' A McCain second term would end in 2017."

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McCain's Credit Card Budget

Beeboppin71 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:17:22 EDT

The reviews are in... Experts agree that McCain's budget balancing rhetoric is just wishful thinking:

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Medicare Defrauded of $92 Million, Paid for Equipment Prescribed by Doctors Who Were Dead

ProudBlueTexan — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:57:09 EDT

Medicare has paid as much as $92 million since 2000 to medical suppliers who billed the government for wheelchairs and other home equipment purportedly prescribed by physicians who, according to records, were dead at the time, congressional investigators said today.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Medicare fraud dead doctors

Iraqi Government want US out of their country

raats6662 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:12:42 EDT

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki publicly announced his countries position that any agreement with the US Government must have a timetable for US troop withdrawal and no US bases in Iraq unless they are controlled by Iraq and not the USA

Channel: Politics Tags: Iraq USA timetable withdrawal

Bush tries to prove he is smarter than disadvantaged youth

rightfromwrong — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:43:28 EDT

Bush tries to prove he is smarter than a disadvantaged youth

Channel: Humor Tags: intelligence Bush contest

FDA issues warning on Cipro, similar antibiotics

STONERS — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:01:07 EDT

Federal drug safety officials have imposed the government's most urgent warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing risks that they can cause tendon ruptures, a serious injury that leaves some patients incapacitated.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: FDA Warning Cipro Similar Antibiotics

Ex-Officials Offer Plan to Revamp War Powers Act

Beau7890 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:57:05 EDT

Two former secretaries of state have declared the War Powers Act of 1973 obsolete and proposed a new system of closer consultation between the White House and Congress before American forces go into battle.

Channel: Politics Tags: Baker Christopher War Powers Act war government

Cheney Wanted Cuts in Climate Testimony

Neophile — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:21:43 EDT

Vice President Dick Cheney's office pushed for major deletions in congressional testimony on the public health consequences of climate change, fearing the presentation by a leading health official might make it harder to avoid regulating greenhouse gases, a former EPA officials maintains.

Channel: Politics Tags: dick cheney climate testimony climate change global warming environment epa suppression

U.S. and Czechs sign missile defense deal

STONERS — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:39:54 EDT

The United States and the Czech Republic signed a treaty on Tuesday allowing Washington to build part of a missile defense shield in the central European state despite opposition from its former Cold War master Russia.

Channel: Politics Tags: U.S. Czechs Sign Missile Defense Deal

US ships cigarettes, bras, more to Iran

STONERS — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:35:08 EDT

U.S. exports to Iran Ã¢â;¬" including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons Ã¢â;¬" grew more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists.

Channel: Politics Tags: US Ships Cigarettes Bras And More Iran

Sex Crimes in the White House

Aidenag — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:27:42 EDT

We now know that the torture was the result of a policy set in the White House by Rumsfeld, Cheney, and Rice -- who actually chaired the torture meetings. The Pentagon has acknowledged that it had authorized sexualized abuse. And documents obtained by the ACLU have Rumsfeld, in his own words, checking in on the sexualized humiliation of prisoners.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Sex Crimes Torture Detainees Donald Rumsfeld Condoleezza Rice Dick Cheney War Crimes White House Bush Administration Bush

After 40 Years, Moon Rocks Still in Demand for Research

Beau7890 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:33:05 EDT

In the lab, the Moon rocks look nondescript -- dark gray basalt, a whitish mineral called anorthosite and mixtures of the two with crystals thrown in. Yet nearly 40 years after the Apollo astronauts brought the first rocks back to Earth, these pieces of the Moon are still providing scientists with new secrets from another world.

Channel: Science Tags: Moon rocks space

How McCain Is Skirting His Own Spending Caps

ybdogsct — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:45:36 EDT

Even though McCain has agreed to an $84.1 million spending cap by accepting public funds--a decision he likes to portray as a principled stand against the corrupting influence of money on politics--at least double that sum will be spent on his behalf thanks to loopholes in the law that allow largely unregulated "soft money" contributions.

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain Barack Obama RNC DNC soft money

Special Ops Veteran Slips Back Into Family Undetected

ind06 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:47:46 EDT

"This truck exploded across the street, and when we looked back, Dad was sitting next to me, already halfway through his chicken-fried steak," said son Michael, adding that the pyrotechnic diversionary tactic was "classic Dad."

Channel: Humor Tags: SATIRE Special Ops Grandpa Escapes From Nursing Home

Volatile India-Pakistan Standoff Enters 11,680th Day

ind06 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:44:15 EDT

THE ONION NEWS NETWORK - Tensions may grow even tenser with the opening of New Delhi's Indo-Pakistani Conflict Museum on Friday.

NYT Limited Hangout on SERE Torture & U.S. Biological Warfare

Valtin — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:55:00 EDT

This story describes how a recent article in the New York Times, "China Inspired Interrogations at GuantÃ;Â¡namo" (7/2/08), which details the use of Albert Biderman's "Chart of Coercion" by SERE instructors at Guantanamo prison, uses only partial revelations and other forms of misinformation to distort th

Channel: Politics Tags: torture Guantanamo Korean War biological warfare SERE brainwashing

Evil Reigns but None Dare Call it Treason

populist — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:39:36 EDT

Torture advocated, secret armies and prisons encouraged, ignoring habeas corpus for anyone pointed to and called "enemy combatant." Yet, non dare call it treason.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: treason tyranny mass murder war torture antiwar populist party peace

Guantanamo Crumbles

berkeley — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:48:22 EDT

Some may argue that the panel's decision is proof that the current system is working as Congress and the administration intended, with the federal judiciary as an independent check on executive action. But as Judge Garland pointed out, it is not clear that the court has the authority to force the administration to release Mr. Parhat.

Channel: Politics Tags: guantanamo law bush war crimes 1984 secret prisons cia Huzaifa Parhat

Jesse Helms, White Racist

berkeley — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:42:35 EDT

What is unique about Helms -- and from my viewpoint, unforgivable -- is his willingness to pick at the scab of the great wound of American history, the legacy of slavery and segregation, and to inflame racial resentment against African Americans.

Channel: Politics Tags: jesse helms david broder racism

Mrs. Obama: Wife, Mother, Intellectual

TimALoftis — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:08:50 EDT

As this November's presidential election draws closer, many people want to know more about Michelle Obama. Who is this mother of two, who rose from the rough South Side of Chicago to become a force in her own right during this crucial run for the White House?

Channel: Politics Tags: michelle obama 2008 election barack obama

True or False: We Need a Wartime President

Beau7890 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:03:45 EDT

We are in a struggle against Islamic extremism, but it is more like the cold war than a hot war--a long, mostly peacetime challenge in which a leader must be willing to use military power but also know when not to do so.

Channel: Politics Tags: war on terror leadership cold war 2008 election war president

For the F.E.C., Lots to Look Into

Beau7890 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:36:23 EDT

All manner of dodgy election fund-raising initiatives have already been concocted, but one stands out as especially in need of the Federal Election Commission's urgent attention: the announced plan by the Republican Governors Association to raise large amounts of unregulated soft money in the name of Senator John McCain.

Channel: Politics Tags: campaign financing FEC soft money Republican Governors Association McCain

Zogby Poll: Building Mo-bama! Democrat Leads McCain in Electoral College Tally, 273-160

cosmogenium — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:34:49 EDT

The Democrat also leads 44% to 38% in the nationwide horserace test as Libertarian Bob Barr wins 6%

Channel: Politics Tags: obama mccain zogby poll electoral college

Farewell to Jesse Helms, a Provincial Redneck

Neophile — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:18:50 EDT

It seemed somehow profane that Sen. Jesse Helms should have managed to depart this life on the 232nd anniversary of the declaration of American independence. One doesn't want the occasion sullied by the obsequies for a senile racist buffoon.

Channel: Politics Tags: jesse helms death racism bigotry

Bob Barr: "McCain is in a Weak Position"

populist — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:17:40 EDT

"It's an awfully weak position for the McCain campaign and the Republicans to be in months out from the election, already blaming me for their loss."

Channel: Politics Tags: bob barr mccain republicans elections

Americans Don't Know

populist — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:12:13 EDT

There's a Plan on the Table to Resolve the Nuclear Standoff with Iran

Channel: Politics Tags: iran diplomacy foreign policy

Thousands of Whistleblowers Silenced By Bush DOJ

populist — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:08:20 EDT

Ever wonder why more patriotic whistleblowers weren't blowing the roof off the Bush White House with truths that needed to be told? Now we know that the DOJ rejected or bottled up thousands of whistleblower complaints and reports, and even the ones they accepted, they kept unprocessed for years.

Channel: Politics Tags: whistleblowers doj bush administration

UK Asks Stores to Stockpile Food for Infrastructure Breakdown

Neophile — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:01:46 EDT

Ministers are in talks with supermarkets about emergency food reserves in case fuel protests lead to shortages at shops.

Channel: Food Tags: united kingdom infrastructure breakdown collapse energy food stockpile stores shortage fuel

Obama to accept nomination before 75K-strong crowd

TechnologyExpert — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:55:24 EDT

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will formally accept his party's nomination before a crowd of 75,000 people at Denver's football stadium, breaking the mold of party conventions that traditionally have included only party delegates and activists.

Channel: Politics Tags: 2008 Presidential Race Obama McCain

Deadliest Blast in Afghan Capital This Year Kills 40

daducha — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:04:40 EDT

A car bomb ripped through the front wall of the Indian Embassy in central Kabul on Monday, killing 40 people in the deadliest attack in Afghanistan's capital since the fall of the Taliban, officials said.

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GOP Looks To Redistrict Itself Back Into Power

Aidenag — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:00:57 EDT

For months, a sense of dread has been percolating within Republican circles over potentially massive congressional losses in 2008. Facing the possibility of a more pronounced minority status in the House and more than a couple seats lost in the Senate, the GOP has begun setting its sights on a contingency plan: redistricting.

Channel: Politics Tags: GOP Republicans Redistricting Gerrymandering Politics

Obama Picks 75,000-Seat Stadium For Convention Speech

TimALoftis — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:20:48 EDT

Barack Obama will give his main speech of the Democratic National Convention at a 75,000-seat stadium rather than the 20,000-seat hall where the convention is taking place, convention organizers announced Monday.

Channel: Politics Tags: 2008 election barack obama denver democratic convention

Iraq Asks for Timetable for U.S. Withdrawal

Neophile — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:04:47 EDT

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki raised the prospect on Monday of setting a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops as part of negotiations over a new security agreement with Washington.

Channel: News Tags: iraq timetable withdrawal war united states occupation

9 hurt in 1st day of Spain's running of the bulls

techgirl — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:16:57 EDT

PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) - Daredevils kicked off the running of the bulls Monday with a long, messy and particularly dangerous dash through the streets of Pamplona, with nine people suffering bumps and bruises but none gored, officials said.

Channel: Sports Tags: bulls

Tainted Tomatoes? Enough is Enough!

hurr1 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:53:06 EDT

It's time that Congress get serious about implementing real food safety reforms and pass comprehensive legislation. Congress is writing bills right now to fix our broken food safety laws, but the powerful industry lobby is already lining up to oppose significant reforms.

Channel: Politics Tags: Tainted Tomatoes food safety congress food laws legislation

Broadband Customer 'Hit With $60,000 Bill'

digitalfever — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:06:43 EDT

A mobile broadband user has received a shock--a $60,000 bill for downloading music and a single episode of popular TV show "Prison Break."

Channel: News Tags: telecom industry mobile broadband manchester