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UK 'cover-up' on Israel's nukes
Science – "We were party to the development of a nuclear facility in Israel that has been used for the manufacture of nuclear weapons"
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(news.bbc.co.uk)
Voted for on July 20, 2008 06:10pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 41 votes / No sinks
Israel's nuclear arsenal--'undeclared'
Politics – Dimona--'undeclared' nuclear arsenal map. Interactive.
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(msnbc.com)
Voted for on July 20, 2008 06:02pm
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This story has mostly positive ratings. 66 votes / 2 sinks
Ethanol versus the Poor
Science – U.S. government requirements for increased ethanol use have already caused a higher demand, and thus higher prices, for corn, and the trend will only worsen as more government strictures interfere with the market. These higher prices have devastating effects on people living on the margins.
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(fee.org)
Voted for on July 20, 2008 05:52pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 35 votes / 2 sinks
Is Bush going out with 'a whimper'?
Politics – The White House wants the American public to think it's on the rebound, scoring important triumphs in Iraq and North Korea and on domestic spying while taking tough stands on oil drilling and relief for homeowners. The White House, the experts and the polls say, however, is wrong. President Bush hasn't begun a comeback.
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(mcclatchydc.com)
Voted for on July 20, 2008 05:50pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 22 votes / No sinks
How much oil is off South Carolina shores?
Science – Despite a push by some in the South Carolina business community to drill for oil off shore, geologists say such efforts will bring no quick relief at the pump. Those same scientists say the waters off the Palmetto State have little oil to offer.
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(islandpacket.com)
Voted for on July 20, 2008 05:50pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 29 votes / No sinks
13 electrocutions, few answers
Do No Evil – Halliburton KBR improperly installed electrical wiring or failed to fix known electrical hazards at U.S. bases in Iraq that resulted in the deaths of 11 service members and 2 civilians, family members and former employees of the contracting giant testified at a Congressional hearing.
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(armytimes.com)
Voted for on July 20, 2008 05:50pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 26 votes / No sinks
Veterans Cheated of Benefits: VA, Courts Ignore Promises Made to Veterans
Do No Evil – Rep. Bob Filner, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, will hold a press conference on Wednesday, July 23 to announce the introduction of the Agent Orange Equity Act. The bill restores equity to all Vietnam veterans that were exposed to Agent Orange.
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(vawatchdog.org)
Voted for on July 20, 2008 05:50pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 9 votes / 1 sink
'Justifying' Torture: Two Big Lies
Do No Evil – Lie Number One - Keeping the country safe from terror attacks. Lie Number 2: Torture Saves Lives. Review of US use of torture shows these are just cynical lies. The "old hands" in the CIA, the ones who know something of interrogation and intelligence, don't believe administration claims. Worse still, they say, torture is counterproductive
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(consortiumnews.com)
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Voted for on July 20, 2008 05:49pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 9 votes / 1 sink
Nine Reasons to Investigate War Crimes Now
Do No Evil – General Taguba, who led the Army's investigation into Abu Ghraib, recently wrote in the new report, Broken laws, Broken Lives: "There is no longer any doubt the current administration has committed war crimes." The specter of more war crimes haunts our future. Nothing provides greater deterrent to future war crimes than accountability.
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(thenation.com)
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Voted for on July 20, 2008 05:38pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 6 votes / No sinks
Parents of Truant Students Charged
News – Criminal charges have been filed against 13 parents of Los Angeles kids who routinely skip school. The parents of habitually truant students were arraigned on criminal charges filed by Los Angeles City Attorney for failing to comply with state law and keep their children in school.
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(ktla.trb.com)
Voted for on July 20, 2008 05:30pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 10 votes / No sinks
America First
Do No Evil – Politicians with an urge to see poverty only need to visit some of the neighborhoods in American cities. For more exotic poverty, visit the Indian reservations that do not have casinos. We live in strange times when politicians expect to get a pat on the back for returning to Americans $300 dollars while giving Israel $3B and Egypt $2B.
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(antiwar.com)
Voted for on July 20, 2008 05:29pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 8 votes / No sinks
AP's Problem Is Not What It Thinks It Is
News – If the "objectivity" pretense is eradicated there will always remain 1,001 other ways to be dishonest. But it is creative new online journalism that is driving the changes we're seeing, and if those changes lead us finally to give serious support to independent journalism, we will then see deep and meaningful change in our public communic
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(mwcnews.net)
Voted for on July 20, 2008 05:25pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 19 votes / No sinks
Office of Special Counsel official quits in protest
News – James M. Byrne, second in command at the embattled Office of Special Counsel, resigned his post effective Saturday after leaving his boss, Scott J. Bloch, a stinging letter suggesting that Bloch's "political agendas and personal vendettas" were preventing the agency from fulfilling its mission.
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(latimes.com)
Voted for on July 20, 2008 05:22pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 22 votes / No sinks
New York Times Op-Ed: Israel Will Attack Iran
Politics – If you get the sense that Israel and the Bush administration are playing with fire, you wouldn't be the only one. Doubtless, domestic political considerations may have something to do with Bush's posturing.
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(alternet.org)
Voted for on July 20, 2008 05:22pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 23 votes / No sinks
Rezko Pal, Rove Named In Plan To Fire Fitzgerald
Politics – Rove's attorney, Robert Luskin, said Rove and Kjellander have been friends since college, but Rove does not remember Kjellander ever talking to him about Fitzgerald.
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(cbs2chicago.com)
Voted for on July 20, 2008 05:22pm
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