Thursday, June 16, 2011

Juan Cole calls for investigation of Bush administration over CIA probe

http://www.americanindependent.com/188832/juan-cole-calls-for-investigation-of-bush-administration-over-cia-probe

> University of Michigan Professor Juan Cole, author of the influential Middle Eastern politics blog Informed Comment, is calling for an investigation of reports that the Bush White House directed the Central Intelligence Agency to dig up information that could be used to discredit him.
> Former CIA counter terrorism official Glenn Carle told the New York Times that on at least two occasions members of the Bush administration asked intelligence officials to gather sensitive information on Cole, whose blog was seen as critical of the U.S. war effort.

Hill leaders ride stock market riches

Hill leaders ride stock market riches
POLITICO | JUNE 15, 2011
http://feeds.politico.com/click.phdo?i=a05d384825ba446c2abdf8ec0bfbf9a2

Financial disclosures show that top congressional officials had a good year financially. read more

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One Trend Among GOP Freshmen: Debt

One Trend Among GOP Freshmen: Debt
NEWSER | HEADLINE NEWS SUMMARIES, WORLD NEWS, AND BREAKING NEWS | JUNE 16, 2011
http://www.newser.com/story/121201/one-trend-among-gop-freshmen-debt.html

Republican freshmen in Congress say they're serious about tackling the US debt—but when it comes to their own personal debt, ... read more

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Obama donors net government jobs

- Patronage is alive and well in Washington. And Obama plays the game with the best if them.

Obama donors net government jobs
POLITICO | JUNE 15, 2011
http://feeds.politico.com/click.phdo?i=2062ae6e2d103a23b0e25f283446a654

Nearly 200 of the president's top contributors have landed plum administration and advisory posts. read more

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Women Dying Younger ... in Parts of US

Women Dying Younger ... in Parts of US
NEWSER | HEADLINE NEWS SUMMARIES, WORLD NEWS, AND BREAKING NEWS | JUNE 16, 2011
http://www.newser.com/story/121094/women-expected-to-die-earlier-in-some-parts-of-us.html

If you're a woman living in Madison County, Mississippi, you might want to consider moving. Females in certain parts of the ... read more

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Citigroup says hacking affected 360K credit cards

- Those big profits big business is making are obviously not going towards increasing their cyber-security.

Citigroup says hacking affected 360K credit cards
NEW YORK POST | JUNE 16, 2011
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/citigroup_says_hacking_affected_HgEYBqjltwFNhJka6SIMPP?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME=

Citigroup said that about 360,000 credit card customers were affected by last month's hacking attack, or nearly double the ... read more

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Libya: Area near Khadafy compound struck in raid

- This is becoming very dangerous. If NATO should kill a Russian ambassador, it could mean war or irreparable damage done to relations between our 2 sides. The better answer to the bombing is arming the rebels. The Russians are, of course, supporting Khaddafy.

Libya: Area near Khadafy compound struck in raid
NEW YORK POST | JUNE 16, 2011
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/libya_area_near_khadafy_compound_Rpi0AYDN3Ivvy7scSfvcGM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME=

TRIPOLI, Libya — Hours after NATO airstrikes pounded the area near Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy's compound again before dawn ... read more

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Former CIA Admits They Sought Information To Discredit Juan Cole For Bashing Bush

- Very scary. The Bushies succeeded only in undermining the Constitution for 8 years. And we might never recover from damage.

Former CIA Admits They Sought Information To Discredit Juan Cole For Bashing Bush
CROOKS AND LIARS | JUNE 16, 2011
http://crooksandliars.com/nicole-belle/former-cia-admits-they-sought-informa

From March 2009, Laura Flanders interviews Juan Cole, who is about as supportive of Pres. Obama's foreign policy as he was of ... read more

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Corporate Profits at Record Levels While Labor Wages at Record Lows

This video will shock you if you believe that we have a say in how America is governed. We are being plundered by the profiteers who run America. So when do we begin to wake up to the reality that this government doesn't represent us. They are just of tools of big business. Don't be fooled any longer. When a politician talks about "change" he is lying to you.