By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON | Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:13pm EST (Reuters) – In the final weeks of Mitt Romney’s term as Massachusetts governor, his office sought and received permission to destroy 150 boxes of paper records of his tenure,… Read More ›
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Las Vegas police: Officer fired 7 shots with AR-15 in fatal standoff with unarmed Gulf War vet
By Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas police had a plan to end an hour-long standoff with an unarmed Gulf War veteran: One officer would fire a non-lethal beanbag shell at the window of the man’s Cadillac, and another… Read More ›
Us Justice Department Condemns Joe Arpaio for “Unconstitutional Policing”
Arizona Sheriff’s Office Targeted Latinos, Justice Department Says PHOENIX — In a harshly worded critique of the country’s best-known sheriff, the Justice Department has accused Joe Arpaio of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office of engaging in “unconstitutional policing” by unfairly… Read More ›
Sex, drugs, and politics: New Palin book sparks controversy
A new one-volume guide to virtually every rumor, controversy, assertion and accusation about Sarah Palin — scurrilous or otherwise — is about to hit the stands, and it’s already generating a storm of controversy. “The Rogue: Searching for The Real… Read More ›
On “Islamofascism” & Islamophobia
Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States has seen the explosive growth of an industry of anti-Muslim pundits, many of whom appear as regular commentators on cable news and print media. A number of these individuals have… Read More ›
New Bill Allows Military To Detain You Indefinitely
It’s a bad sign when George W. Bush’s defense team thinks that a military bill goes too far in violating your rights. But we’ve got just that with the passing of the National Defense Authorization Act. This bill authorizes the… Read More ›
Several Northeast states reduce federal home heating aid benefits to poor families
WASHINGTON — Mary Power is 92 and worried about surviving another frigid New England winter. Deep cuts in federal home heating assistance benefits mean she probably can’t afford enough heating oil to stay warm. She lives in a drafty trailer… Read More ›
Review of “Confessions of an Economic Hitman”
When someone writes and speaks out to expose a system of injustice from the perspective of a former insider, every effort is taken to discredit such a person. The more controversial the information they bring forward, the more their character… Read More ›
A Rape in Haiti
Video Shows UN Troops in Sexual Assault by MARK WEISBROT The video is profoundly disturbing. It shows four men, identified as Uruguayan troops from the UN mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), apparently raping an 18-year old Haitian youth. Two of them… Read More ›
CIA’s vaccine ruse in Pakistan carries fallout
The phony campaign was aimed at helping find and kill Osama bin Laden, but the doctor involved now faces treason charges, and real immunization workers say Pakistanis don’t trust them. October 07, 2011|By Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times Reporting from… Read More ›
U.N.: “Systematic” Torture of Afghan Detainees
By Joshua Partlow and Sayed Salahuddin KABUL — Prisoners handed over by international forces to Afghan custody are being subjected to “systematic’’ torture by Afghan interrogators seeking intelligence in the war against the Taliban, according to a United Nations report… Read More ›
Former Black Panther Abu-Jamal Spared from Legal Lynching
Pennsylvania will no longer pursue execution for radical activist Abu-Jamal in 1981 murder of white police officer One of the most bitter battles over capital punishment in a generation has ended with victory for reformers after prosecutors in Pennsylvania abandoned… Read More ›
City Council Grills Kelly on Police Surveillance of Muslims
City Council members took aim on Thursday at the New York Police Department’s surveillance of Muslims, pointedly questioning Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly about the breadth of the force’s undercover efforts in the decade since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. At… Read More ›
Surveys: Health insurance costs shifted to workers, even as premiums surge
Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance continued to escalate this year even as the share of workers getting less generous coverage reached a new high, according to survey data released Tuesday. In 2011, for the first time, half of workers at… Read More ›
Black Women Report Rape by Rebel Forces in Libya Refugee Camps
Local officials, US ambassador shrug off reports The news doesn’t get better for thousands of black Africans trapped in Libya, besieged by racist rebel fighters. In addition to chronic suspicion of being mercenaries for Gadhafi, women in one internal refugee… Read More ›
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