Thursday, April 19, 2012

Video: 'The Daily Show' Makes Fun of the GSA Scandal (4-18-12)


Russia attacks Nato Afghanistan withdrawal plan

Russian foreign minister says 2014 deadline is 'artificial' and worries China and other countries as well as Moscow

The Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, has criticised Nato's plan to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan by 2014, saying coalition troops should remain in the country until government forces are capable of ensuring security.

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Scientists hail Revolutionary Breast Cancer Breakthrough

Scientists hail revolutionary breast cancer breakthrough - Science - News - The Independent


A dramatic breakthrough in breast cancer research will lead to a revolution in the way the disease will be diagnosed and treated in years to come, leading cancer specialists said yesterday.

Researchers have discovered that breast cancer patients can be subdivided into ten different groups each with a unique genetic fingerprint that will determine the type of drugs and treatment that could lead to a cure.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Top Republican rejects criticism by Catholic bishops

Top Republican rejects criticism by Catholic bishops - Chicago Tribune

Most Americans Don't Think Either Obama or Romney can Help their Finances

So why vote for either of these clowns:

When asked specifically about the impact each would have on their own personal financial situation, registered voters were skeptical about what either Mr. Obama or Mitt Romney could do, though they were slightly more optimistic about Romney's impact.

As many as 38 percent said if Mr. Obama is re-elected his policies would make their own financial situation worse, compared to 26 percent who think he would make things better. By comparison 26 percent said Romney's election would make their personal situation worse while 28 percent said it would make things better. About one third said neither Romney nor Mr. Obama would have an impact.
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LA Times Editorial: Obama anti-gun? Says who?

Just another example of the fraud who is Barack Obama:

Obama hasn't proposed any anti-gun legislation in his first term, and has rarely mentioned the topic. This makes us wonder how long the NRA and the politicians who do its bidding can continue to pretend there's a wolf at the door before people look outside and discover that wolves are an endangered species.

The answer, based on last week's annual NRA convention, is apparently forever.
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People line up in NYC amid ‘Obama stimulus money’ rumor

Revenue from Corporate Taxes have Dropped 33% to Under 10% Over Last 50 Years

Thanks to 'The Young Turks' for exposing the big lie about corporations paying too much taxes. Since the 1950s revenue from corporate taxes dropped a high of 30+% to under 10%. During than same period, to make up for the difference in lost revenue, payroll taxes (what 'little' people pay) have gone up 4 times. Individual income taxes have remained the same, as a percent of total Federal revenue.

Still doubt if the corporations run this country and we don't?


Syrian agents fire at protesters near UN monitors

States With Highest Paid CEOs Ranked In New Analysis (PHOTOS)

US Muslim claims FBI role when tortured in UAE

Video: NASA Administrator: Mars by 2030

Thousands of Honduran farmworkers seize land

Crossroads: the ATM of the Right

GSA role in Ike memorial scrutinized

Chesapeake CEO took out $1.1 billion in unreported loans

Exclusive: Chesapeake CEO took out $Publish Post1.1 billion in unreported loans

Four teens accused of killing homeless man for a dollar

Four teens accused of killing homeless man for a dollar

Syrian regime shells opposition stronghold while claiming to abide by United Nations truce

Syrian regime shells opposition stronghold while claiming to abide by United Nations truce

Is Speed Trader Mark Gorton Killing Wall Street?

Is Speed Trader Mark Gorton Killing Wall Street?

This is an interesting complaint because in many ways Mark Gorton is the new face of Wall Street. Gorton is a high-frequency trader. His company, Tower Research Capital LLC, with its 275-person global staff of engineers and computer science and physics majors, is part of an industry that today is responsible for more than half of all stock trading in the United States, according to the Tabb Group, a financial markets research and strategic advisory firm. Gorton's is an industry under scrutiny. 

'One disaster after another': Most tie extreme weather to global warming, poll finds

'One disaster after another': Most tie extreme weather to global warming, poll finds