F.B.I. Agents Get Leeway to Push Privacy Bounds
THE NEW YORK TIMES | JUNE 13, 2011
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The F.B.I. plans to issue a new edition of its manual giving agents more leeway to search databases, go through household trash ... read more
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Days After Promising A Response, NRA Still Silent On Al-Qaeda Video Urging Supporters To Exploit Lax U.S. Gun Laws
THINK PROGRESS | JUNE 9, 2011
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2011/06/09/240705/nra-silent-al-qaeda-gun-laws/
In a long meandering YouTube video released last week, American-born al-Qaeda spokesmen Adam Yahiye Gadahn urged the terrorist ... read more
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Why has Wall Street recovered so nicely yet it's still like this for the rest? Even worse, why did Congress and the White House go along with it? The GOP may lead the way with apologies for Wall Street but the Democrats have hardly been wallflowers either. The system needed to be saved but that did not mean forgetting about the losses of the majority while ignoring the responsibilities of the minority who caused the crash. It's hard to believe this is not the direct result of our dysfunctional campaign finance laws where those with the deepest pockets dictate the rules. CNNMoney:
U.S. household wealth fell by about $16.4 trillion of net worth from its peak in spring 2007, about six months before the start of the recession, to when things hit bottom in the first quarter of 2009, according to figures from the Federal Reserve.
While a rebound in the stock market, an improved savings rate and consumer steps to reduce debt resulted in net worth gains since 2009, only a little more than half of that lost wealth - $8.7 trillion -- is back on household balance sheets.
That leaves American household wealth $7.7 trillion less than it was before the recession.
There Is No Tea Party
HUFFINGTON POST: POLITICS | JUNE 10, 2011
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WASHINGTON -– One thing is certain. There is no Tea Party. There are only tea parties. In other words, two years after the ... read more
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NATO official: Gadhafi a legitimate target
CNN TOP STORIES | JUNE 9, 2011
http://pulse.me/s/7LyL
A U.N. resolution justifies the targeting of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, a senior NATO military official with operational ... read more
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Official: Cartels use cash, sex at border
CNN TOP STORIES | JUNE 9, 2011
http://pulse.me/s/7HnQ
Mexican drug cartels have used cash and sexual favors as tools to corrupt U.S. border and customs agents, an inspector general ... read more
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E. coli outbreak traced to bean sprouts
CNN TOP STORIES | JUNE 10, 2011
http://pulse.me/s/80Qj
Officials believe the outbreak that has killed 27 people originated at a farm in northern Germany. The number of people ... read more
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Justices: Fleeing police a 'violent' felony
CNN TOP STORIES | JUNE 9, 2011
http://pulse.me/s/7x1H
They have become staples of many cable and broadcast television stations: high-speed, often dangerous police pursuits of ... read more
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New Jersey Governor Pushes Anti-Union Bill
HUFFINGTON POST: POLITICS | JUNE 9, 2011
http://pulse.me/s/70FY
TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey's Republican governor and Democratic state Senate president reached a deal Wednesday on ... read more
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Friends in High Places: Bilderberg 2011 Kicks Off...
DRUDGE REPORT | JUNE 9, 2011
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Poll: Obama approval rating drops as fears of depression rise...
DRUDGE REPORT | JUNE 8, 2011
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Poll: Obama approval rating drops as fears of depression rise...(First column, 2nd story, link) read more
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Watch: Jon Stewart Bleeds During Weiner Sketch
ABC NEWS | JUNE 8, 2011
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Jon Stewart accidentally cut himself on glass while joking about the congressman. read more
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- Finally, a major news outlet speaks up against the insanity of the weak gun laws in America. And offers a solution.
WaPo Editorial Board Calls For Closing The Gun Show Loophole
THINK PROGRESS | JUNE 6, 2011
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2011/06/06/238135/wapo-editorial-board-calls-for-closing-the-gun-show-loophole/
Noting that American-born al-Qaeda spokesperson Adam Yahiye Gadahn recently called on Muslims in the U.S. to exploit the gun ... read more
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Study: Carbon release to atmosphere 10 times faster now than 56 million years ago, the PETM, a time of 10°F warming and mass extinction
THINK PROGRESS | JUNE 6, 2011
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/06/06/238131/carbon-release-to-atmosphere-petm-warming-mass-extinction/
The rate of release of carbon into the atmosphere today is nearly 10 times as fast as during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal ... read more
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PAPER: USA has record $61.6 TRILLION in unfunded obligations; $534,000 per household...
DRUDGE REPORT | JUNE 7, 2011
http://pulsene.ws/1QE6M
PAPER: USA has record $61.6 TRILLION in unfunded obligations; $534,000 per household...(Top headline, 1st story, link)Related ... read more
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