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The Yes Men: First ACORN. Citibank, AIG, Goldman Sachs Next?
We posed as Dow Chemical representatives at a big banking conference where we said that any number of human deaths is acceptable as long as a project is profitable. The bankers applauded.

Gail McGowan Mellor: The Hanged Census Worker: Why Appalachia Hates Feds
The U.S. government began its life back in 1791 by shafting the Appalachian area. People have not forgotten it, perhaps because it has yet to stop happening.

J. Bradley Jansen: For Liberty Examines the Kingmakers
The documentary For Liberty beautifully shows us what Markos Mousitlas called the only true people-powered campaign in 2008: Ron Paul’s campaign.

Miles J. Zaremski: Health Care Reform: It Boils Down to Four Words
Regardless of the outcome, health care reform today comes down to four simple, words: accessibility, affordability, choice, and competition. For good measure, there is also perhaps a fifth word: right,

Meg Whitman Voting Record: Ex-eBay CEO’s Voting Record Questioned At GOP Meeting
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman sought to redirect attention from her spotty voting record Saturday as she promoted a platform of…

Rep. Ross Blames ‘Left-Wing, Special Interest Conspiracy’ For Pharmacy Sale Story
Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR) says he can’t remember how he and a drug store chain came to a price for his family pharmacy. But he’s certain the story is emanating from a “left-wing conspiracy.”

Vitter Wants EPA To Delay Rules On Pollutant — Mirroring Stance Of Industry That Backs Him
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) is blocking an EPA nomination because he wants the agency to delay establishing safety procedures for formaldehyde. Meanwhile, major emitters of the dangerous chemical have been generous contributors to the senator’s reelection campaign.

NYPD Official Transferred After Misstep With Imam Disrupted Terror Probe
A senior NYPD anti-terrorism official has been transferred after detectives in his unit showed photos of the main suspect in an ongoing terror probe to an imam who had cooperated with police in the past. The imam tipped off the suspect, Najibullah Zazi, to the investigation, forcing police to conduct last week’s raid sooner than they had planned.

Number of Americans on food stamps reach record number
Excerpt: The number of Americans receiving aid under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has reached the highest level since records began being kept by the USDA in 1969. Commonly referred to as “food stamps,” there are approximately 35 million Americans receiving aid under the SNAP, which represents about 12 percent of the population. This data […]

Looking For Answers In Columbine
I spent a week in Littleton, Colorado, in August 2000, trying to understand what had happened. I was doing a piece with a co-writer for a website, and a Littleton City Council member gave us a guided tour of…


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Israel-Palestine: Obama Wants “Final Status” Negotiations Now
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) seems not to have watched President Obama’s televised statement following his meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. AIPAC issued a statement citing “dramatic steps” the Netanyahu…


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Bachmann dodges question about murdered Census worker.
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) was in St. Louis, MO today for the right-wing How to Take Back America Conference, which features panels such as “How to stop feminist and gay attacks on the military” and “How to recognize living under Nazis & Communists.” The Washington Independent’s Dave Weigel attended the conference and attempted to […]

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) was in St. Louis, MO today for the right-wing How to Take Back America Conference, which features panels such as “How to stop feminist and gay attacks on the military” and “How to recognize living under Nazis & Communists.” The Washington Independent’s Dave Weigel attended the conference and attempted to catch up with Bachmann to ask her about the murdered Census worker in Kentucky, but she evaded his question:

After the speech, Bachmann had only a few minutes to sign autographs and collect a stack of CDs and books from fans who’d followed her into the lobby. I caught up to her as she headed outside and asked if she had any response to the murder of a Kentucky census worker, having noticed that the Census, a constant target for Bachmann, did not figure into her speech. Bachmann recoiled a little at the question and turned to enter her limo.

“Thank you so much!” she said.

Over the summer, Bachmann waged a high-profile, wildly-dishonest campaign against the Census, going so far as to claim that the data collected had been used to round up and intern Japanese-Americans in the 1940s.

For Obama, Warm Regards
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus and several thousand of their supporters wrapped President Obama in a warm embrace at a gala banquet Saturday night, as Obama reminded the crowd of the initiatives he has enacted in the early months of his presidency.

The Sunday Take: Why Should California Vote for a Non-Voter?
Meg Whitman owes the voters of California more than an apology.

Armey’s Army Marches Against Obama
Richard K. Armey has been an economics professor, House leader, corporate lobbyist and a blunt-talking critic of his fellow Republicans. Now, at the vanguard of a loosely-knit band of opponents of President Obama’s agenda, Armey has morphed into a role Obama himself held years ago: a grass-roots…

Fed Governor Warsh Is on the Money
Larry Kudlow, RealClearMarkets

Should Any Iraq Lessons Be Applied to Iran?
Glenn Greenwald, Salon

All About Obama
Michael Gerson, Washington Post

Google Earth Maps Out a Catastrophic Threat
Who’s that booming baritone talking about the environment? Al Gore stars in a promotional video developed by Google Earth that shows environment degradation via the popular mapping program, a sort of “climate change simulator” of ice-sheet melting and rising sea levels. READ THE WHOLE ITEM

Who’s that booming baritone talking about the environment? Al Gore stars in a promotional video developed by Google Earth that shows environment degradation via the popular mapping program, a sort of “climate change simulator” of ice-sheet melting and rising sea levels.

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Olmert’s Corruption Trial Opens in Israel
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is being tried on charges of corruption that allegedly occurred while he was Jerusalem’s mayor and later a Cabinet member. Olmert maintains his innocence, claiming a three-year smear campaign forced him to resign as prime minister a year ago.  —JCL The BBC: The trial of the former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on corruption charges has begun in Jerusalem. Mr Olmert, the first Israeli prime minister to stand trial, denies charges of failing to declare income, breaching trust and falsifying corporate records. The charges relate to the periods when Mr Olmert was mayor of Jerusalem and a cabinet minister, but before he became the Israeli prime minister in 2006. As he arrived in court, Mr Olmert insisted he was not guilty. “I came here as an innocent man and I believe I will leave here as an innocent man,” he said. Read more READ THE WHOLE ITEM

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is being tried on charges of corruption that allegedly occurred while he was Jerusalem’s mayor and later a Cabinet member. Olmert maintains his innocence, claiming a three-year smear campaign forced him to resign as prime minister a year ago.? —JCL

The BBC:

The trial of the former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on corruption charges has begun in Jerusalem.

Mr Olmert, the first Israeli prime minister to stand trial, denies charges of failing to declare income, breaching trust and falsifying corporate records.

The charges relate to the periods when Mr Olmert was mayor of Jerusalem and a cabinet minister, but before he became the Israeli prime minister in 2006.

As he arrived in court, Mr Olmert insisted he was not guilty.

“I came here as an innocent man and I believe I will leave here as an innocent man,” he said.

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