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Dozens in Congress Face Inquiries About Defense Lobbying and Corporate Influence Peddling
United States and other NATO military contingents operating in the provinces of Afghanistan’s predominantly Pashtun south and east have been hiring private militias controlled by Afghan warlords, according to these sources, to provide security for their forward operating bases, other bases and to guard convoys.
‘Impossible’ Device Could Propel Flying Cars, Stealth Missiles
The Emdrive is an electromagnetic drive that would generate thrust from a closed system — “impossible” say some experts.
Jobs Created or Saved’ Is White House Fantasy
“Government job creation is an oxymoron,” said Bill Dunkelberg, chief economist at the National Federation of Independent Business. It is only by depriving the private sector of funds that government can hire or subsidize hiring.
$1.2 billion in stimulus contracts goes to the most egregious offenders of state and federal laws
President Obama and members of Congress told federal agencies earlier this year to avoid awarding funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to contractors with troubled histories of work for the federal government.
Loosening of F.B.I. Rules Stirs Privacy Concerns
The operation unfolded as the Bush administration was relaxing some domestic intelligence-gathering rules. The F.B.I.’s interpretation of those rules was recently made public when it released, in response to a Freedom of Information lawsuit, its "Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide."
Harvard: Lab Workers Were Poisoned
The Boston Herald says a memo released Friday says the group drank from a coffee machine on Aug. 26 that later tested positive for sodium azide, a common preservative used in labs.
NY Gov. Declares State of Emergency Over H1N1 Flu
Gov. David Paterson declared a state of emergency, saying a recent rise in swine flu cases has created a “disaster” and that certain provisions of state law needed to be set aside to get people vaccinated as quickly as possible.
Clunkers: Taxpayers paid $24,000 per car
The Cash for Clunkers program gave car buyers rebates of up to $4,500 if they traded in less fuel-efficient vehicles for new vehicles that met certain fuel economy requirements. A total of $3 billion was allotted for those rebates.
President Signs Law Giving Defense Department Authority to Exempt Photos From Freedom of Information
President Obama today signed into law a Homeland Security appropriations bill that grants the Department of Defense (DOD) the authority to continue suppressing photos of prisoner abuse.
Will the Rich Evolve Into A Different Species?
Recently, famous U.S. futurologist Paul Saffo released an unbelievable but reliable prediction that the super rich would "rebuild" their bodies using advanced technology. As a result they will be quite different from common human beings, and would be considered a new species.
No men OR women needed: Scientists create sperm and eggs from stem cells
Human eggs and sperm have been grown in the laboratory in research which could change the face of parenthood.
HSBC earned more than £650m in fees from work for Textron, US manufacturer of cluster weapons
The deadly trade in cluster bombs is funded by the world’s biggest banks who have loaned or arranged finance worth $20bn (£12.5bn) to firms producing the controversial weapons, despite growing international efforts to ban them.
U.S. Home Vacancies Rise to 18.8 Million on Defaults
About 18.8 million homes stood empty in the U.S. during the third quarter as banks seized properties from delinquent borrowers and new home sales fell in September.
Russia Plans Atomic-Powered Spaceship
News agency RIA-Novosti reports on the latest Russian super-villain scheme: A nuclear-powered spacecraft.
VIDEO: Fox News Promotes U.S. Military’s Civilian Recruitment Drive
New game lets players massacre civilians
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is set for release Nov. 10, in time for the American holiday shopping season. Its predecessor sold 14 million copies and earned myriad "game of the year" awards.
Robot Armies Will Explore Alien Worlds
Robotic airships and satellites will fly above the surface of the distant world, commanding squadrons of wheeled rovers and floating robot boats, according to Wolfgang Fink of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
Government Is Trying to Make Bailouts for the Giant Banks PERMANENT
Paul Volcker and senior Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron both testified to Congress this week that the government is trying to make bailouts for the giant banks permanent.
Car bomb kills 100 in Pakistani city of Peshawar
A car bomb struck a busy market in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 100 people—mostly women and children—as visiting Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged U.S. support for Islamabad’s campaign against Islamic militants.
More Mexicans Turn to the Lynch Mob as Crime Spirals Out of Control
Vigilante justice spreads across Mexico
GEORGE SOROS : CHINA MUST BE PART OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER
Hillary’s Blackwater Connection
Antipsychotics Drugs Cause Weight Gain in Kids
Antipsychotic drugs widely used in children caused youths to gain as much as 19 pounds on average after just 11 weeks on the medications, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Steps Toward The American Police State are Always Tried-Out in Britain First
Gardasil Researcher Drops A Bombshell
Dr. Diane Harper, lead researcher in the development of two human papilloma virus vaccines, Gardasil and Cervarix, said the controversial drugs will do little to reduce cervical cancer rates and, even though they’re being recommended for girls as young as nine, there have been no efficacy trials in children under the age of 15.
Little Buddy GPS Device To Keep Tabs On Your Kid
Best Buy is selling a transmitting device that lets parents keep track of their children. Parents can place the device in a child’s backpack or lunch box, for example.
Coming in December: World government
It is impossible to overstate the importance of the climate-change treaty now being negotiated for adoption at the Copenhagen, Denmark, U.N. meeting in December.
