Posted on 16 July 2008 by admin
David Edwards and Nick Juliano / Raw Story | Wednesday, July 16, 2008
The post-9/11 airline watch list that is supposed to keep terrorists off of airplanes has swelled to more than 1 million names, including at least one investigative reporter who had been critical of the Transportation Security Agency, which maintains the watch list.
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Posted on 16 July 2008 by admin
Richard Spencer / London Telegraph | Wednesday, July 16, 2008
A ring of steel has fallen around Beijing as the authorities pledge to take no chances with Olympic security, whatever the cost to business, workers and day-to-day lives.
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Posted on 16 July 2008 by admin
Daily News Wire Services | Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Police ordered angry customers lined up outside an IndyMac Bank branch to remain calm or face arrest Tuesday as they tried to pull their money on the second day of the failed institution’s federal takeover.
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Posted on 16 July 2008 by admin
Phillip Matier,Andrew Ross / SF Chronicle | Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Vanity Fair contributor Alex Shoumatoff faces trespassing charges after apparently trying to sneak into the famous, rich and powerful Bohemian Club’s annual retreat over the weekend.
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Posted on 14 July 2008 by admin
Diane Sweet / Raw Story | July 13, 2008
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday that schools may not strip-search students for drugs based on an unverified tip, overturning two previous rulings.
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Posted on 13 July 2008 by admin
David Edwards and Muriel Kane / Raw Story | July 12, 2008
It was recently reported that the Department of Homeland Security has expressed interest in a “safety bracelet” for air travelers that would include personal information and would not only track the wearer but also be capable of remotely delivering a taser-like shock.
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Posted on 11 July 2008 by admin
Will Dunham / Reuters | July 10, 2008
Water systems serving about 30 percent of Americans are not giving them fluoridated water, six decades after fluoridation was started as a public health measure to prevent tooth decay, officials said on Thursday.
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Posted on 11 July 2008 by admin
NBC | Friday, July 11, 2008
WRC: The woman claims she was cooperating with Transportation Security Administration agents when an airport police officer approached her from behind. Seconds later, Kassner said she was on the ground.
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Posted on 11 July 2008 by admin
Infowars | July 10, 2008
Flint, Michigan, the hometown of Michael Moore, is the third most violent city in the nation, according to data gathered by the Citizens Quarterly Press. In fact, Michigan is a economic wasteland, thanks to “off-shoring,” that is to say sending U.S. manufacturing jobs to slaves in China and other Asian hell holes. No jobs and no hope equals violence and property crime.
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Posted on 10 July 2008 by admin
RAW STORY | Wednesday, July 9, 2008
President Bush is refusing to nominate the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s pick to serve on a government privacy and civil liberties board, raising the prospect that the board will remain member-less and inactive until his term is over.
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