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Before you go to the vote on Nov. 7, please check this out. This site shows the key civil liberties votes in both the House & Senate. See the roll call votes of who supported Bush’s “Military Commissions” legislation which negates much of our Bill of Rights. Also, the (un) Patriot Act and its renewals, …
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il made his first known public appearance since his nation’s nuclear test, official media reported Wednesday, amid concerns that the regime was readying a second detonation. Kim, accompanied by top Communist Party officials and military officers, attended a performance of songs praising him.
Citizen journalists investigated 438 members of US Congress, and tentatively found 19 spouses who were paid by a member’s campaign committee-totalling some $637,424 since January 1, 2005. These members of Congress are giving our tax dollars to their wives. An interesting experiment in networked journalism.
Teachers in Salt Lake City learn to shoot so they can protect their classes with guns. Although turnout was sparse, the pupils were enthusiastic. They feel having a gun in the classroom will help them should a threat arise. “We stick our heads in the sand when it comes to ability to protect ourselves,” gun …
North Korea said Tuesday the United Nations effectively declared war on the country when it imposed sanctions for the North’s nuclear test. North Korea wants “peace but is not afraid of war,” the North’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency.
Frank Anderson worked for the CIA from 1968 until 1995. According to his unclassified biography, he served three tours of duty in the Middle East as an agency station chief, headed the Afghan Task Force (1987-1989), and was chief of the Near East Division. He now runs a consulting practice that focuses on the Middle …
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