July 03, 2009
TIME FOR TEA PARTY
The Washington Times
Americans citizens have had enough already. The course the nation's government has taken over the past few decades has slowly slid away from the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law. The executive, legislative and judicial branches are running roughshod over the American people. It was only a matter of time before the American spirit rose up to fight against the rogue federal government; the T.E.A. (Taxed Enough Already) movement grew out of that vital American spirit.
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The Washington Times
Americans citizens have had enough already. The course the nation's government has taken over the past few decades has slowly slid away from the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law. The executive, legislative and judicial branches are running roughshod over the American people. It was only a matter of time before the American spirit rose up to fight against the rogue federal government; the T.E.A. (Taxed Enough Already) movement grew out of that vital American spirit.
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Posted by Editor at 10:51 AM
Tea Party's Organizers Hope To Draw 50,000 to Southfork Ranch On Saturday
Southfork Ranch, the symbol of Dallas and doing things big, is the stage Saturday for the largest tea party in the nation, aimed at attracting 50,000 folks for fireworks, both in the air and from the microphone. Organizers also had hoped to make America's Tea Party the most lucrative by using the event as a fundraiser to fuel the tax protest movement in North Texas and beyond. But the $100,000 corporate event sponsorship, as well as $50,000 stage and $30,000 firework naming rights – even the $10,000 Kid's Zone – failed to sell.
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Southfork Ranch, the symbol of Dallas and doing things big, is the stage Saturday for the largest tea party in the nation, aimed at attracting 50,000 folks for fireworks, both in the air and from the microphone. Organizers also had hoped to make America's Tea Party the most lucrative by using the event as a fundraiser to fuel the tax protest movement in North Texas and beyond. But the $100,000 corporate event sponsorship, as well as $50,000 stage and $30,000 firework naming rights – even the $10,000 Kid's Zone – failed to sell.
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Posted by Editor at 10:50 AM
Statewide 'Tea Party' Set for Independence Day
FRANKFORT, -- Organizers of an anti-tax protest scheduled for Independence Day are encouraging participants to travel to the state capital with flags, chairs, a brown bag lunch and bottled water. The Kentucky State-wide Tea Party is set for Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. EDT on the steps of the Capitol. The group TEA Party of Kentucky says there will be music, several speakers and an open mic. Three buses are scheduled to bring participants from Elizabethtown, Louisville and Somerset.
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FRANKFORT, -- Organizers of an anti-tax protest scheduled for Independence Day are encouraging participants to travel to the state capital with flags, chairs, a brown bag lunch and bottled water. The Kentucky State-wide Tea Party is set for Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. EDT on the steps of the Capitol. The group TEA Party of Kentucky says there will be music, several speakers and an open mic. Three buses are scheduled to bring participants from Elizabethtown, Louisville and Somerset.
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Posted by Editor at 10:50 AM
Southern Tier TEA Party On A Mission
There's no better time to have a TEA Party than on July 4th weekend! However, the slanted national media may have you convinced that TEA Party participants are malcontents up to no good. So, you're not sure what to think. The Southern Tier TEA Party is on a mission. We exist to inform, motivate and organize our fellow citizens for the purpose of reclaiming our constitutional freedoms so that they may be passed on to the next generation. Sparking the mission are energetic rallies highlighting our liberties protected by our Constitution. To beat back political and economic illiteracy, we set up book clubs for reading quality books promoting liberty-friendly government.
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There's no better time to have a TEA Party than on July 4th weekend! However, the slanted national media may have you convinced that TEA Party participants are malcontents up to no good. So, you're not sure what to think. The Southern Tier TEA Party is on a mission. We exist to inform, motivate and organize our fellow citizens for the purpose of reclaiming our constitutional freedoms so that they may be passed on to the next generation. Sparking the mission are energetic rallies highlighting our liberties protected by our Constitution. To beat back political and economic illiteracy, we set up book clubs for reading quality books promoting liberty-friendly government.
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Posted by Editor at 10:49 AM
The Atlanta Freedom Rally & Tea Party will be held at the Georgia State Capitol
ATLANTA -- When Atlanta's major Tea Party scheduled for July 4 at Gwinnett Mall was cancelled by Gwinnett Place Mall of Simon Company, organizers of various freedom groups rallied to sponsor a Tea Party event at the State Capitol in Atlanta. The Atlanta Freedom Rally & Tea Party will be held on Saturday, July 4, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Georgia State Capitol at 206 Washington Street SW. Event hosts are planning for the Freedom Music Fest to begin at 4 p.m. A full schedule of speakers, musical entertainment, and protest demonstrations will continue until 9:00 pm. Fireworks are scheduled at the conclusion of events at nearby Centennial Park at 9 p.m. Local Freedom and Tea Party groups will be present throughout the festivities at the State Capitol with information on topics of interest.
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ATLANTA -- When Atlanta's major Tea Party scheduled for July 4 at Gwinnett Mall was cancelled by Gwinnett Place Mall of Simon Company, organizers of various freedom groups rallied to sponsor a Tea Party event at the State Capitol in Atlanta. The Atlanta Freedom Rally & Tea Party will be held on Saturday, July 4, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Georgia State Capitol at 206 Washington Street SW. Event hosts are planning for the Freedom Music Fest to begin at 4 p.m. A full schedule of speakers, musical entertainment, and protest demonstrations will continue until 9:00 pm. Fireworks are scheduled at the conclusion of events at nearby Centennial Park at 9 p.m. Local Freedom and Tea Party groups will be present throughout the festivities at the State Capitol with information on topics of interest.
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Posted by Editor at 10:49 AM
Hundreds Attend Warner Robins 'Tea Party'
WARNER ROBINS -- While smaller in size than the previous “tea party” in April, a passionate, sizable crowd stood in front of City Hall protesting increased taxation. In April, the event was supposed to be reminiscent of the Boston Tea Party when American patriots dumped chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxation by the British crown. Tuesday’s event was a continuation of that protest.
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WARNER ROBINS -- While smaller in size than the previous “tea party” in April, a passionate, sizable crowd stood in front of City Hall protesting increased taxation. In April, the event was supposed to be reminiscent of the Boston Tea Party when American patriots dumped chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxation by the British crown. Tuesday’s event was a continuation of that protest.
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Posted by Editor at 10:48 AM
Don't Wait For The Tea Party
On Saturday, a group of citizens will gather in Plains as part of a Southwest Georgia coordinated event called the “Tea Party.” Ironically, their tea party purpose is similar to the most famous one in Boston. And this tea party doesn’t involve an ocean or throwing things overboard from a boat, but they are going to use the opportunity in a public forum to have their voices heard and to allow people to be informed and to learn.
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On Saturday, a group of citizens will gather in Plains as part of a Southwest Georgia coordinated event called the “Tea Party.” Ironically, their tea party purpose is similar to the most famous one in Boston. And this tea party doesn’t involve an ocean or throwing things overboard from a boat, but they are going to use the opportunity in a public forum to have their voices heard and to allow people to be informed and to learn.
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Posted by Editor at 10:48 AM
Organizers Encourage Tea Party Attendance
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- After those April 15th Tea Party rallies across the country, the Tennessee Tea Party will host another rally Monday. Organizers are calling on people to voice their opposition to what they call America's mad dash towards Socialism. The Middle Tennessee Liberty Rally will kick off at noon at Legislative Plaza. Speakers like Phil Valentine, Steve Gill, and Ralph Bristol will be there.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- After those April 15th Tea Party rallies across the country, the Tennessee Tea Party will host another rally Monday. Organizers are calling on people to voice their opposition to what they call America's mad dash towards Socialism. The Middle Tennessee Liberty Rally will kick off at noon at Legislative Plaza. Speakers like Phil Valentine, Steve Gill, and Ralph Bristol will be there.
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Posted by Editor at 10:40 AM
First Coast Tea Party Plans Another Anti-Tax Rally
Three months after attracting a few thousand supporters to the Jacksonville Landing for a Tax Day Tea Party on April 15, the First Coast Tea Party organization is hoping to draw another large crowd for an Independence Day week "Freedom Rally." "We're gathering to oppose all this ridiculous spending," organizer Allison Golan says. "The government is actually trying to take over our lives and is not playing the role our Founding Fathers thought it should."
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Three months after attracting a few thousand supporters to the Jacksonville Landing for a Tax Day Tea Party on April 15, the First Coast Tea Party organization is hoping to draw another large crowd for an Independence Day week "Freedom Rally." "We're gathering to oppose all this ridiculous spending," organizer Allison Golan says. "The government is actually trying to take over our lives and is not playing the role our Founding Fathers thought it should."
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Posted by Editor at 10:37 AM
N.J. 'Tea Party' Rallies To Be Held On July 4
MORRIS -- Pinned to Peter Glenn's shirt is a one-of-kind button that reads "Remember Boston 1773," the symbol of his conviction against "skyrocketing" taxes. This July 4th, Glenn will take his symbolism to the streets, joining thousands of New Jerseyans and hundreds of thousands of people across the country expected to attend "tea party" rallies. The rallies, modeled after the original Boston Tea Party, will protest rising taxes and call for smaller government. "They said no tax increases. Well, they are going back on everything they said, and we're not happy about it," Glenn, a Morristown tea party planner, said of President Obama.
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MORRIS -- Pinned to Peter Glenn's shirt is a one-of-kind button that reads "Remember Boston 1773," the symbol of his conviction against "skyrocketing" taxes. This July 4th, Glenn will take his symbolism to the streets, joining thousands of New Jerseyans and hundreds of thousands of people across the country expected to attend "tea party" rallies. The rallies, modeled after the original Boston Tea Party, will protest rising taxes and call for smaller government. "They said no tax increases. Well, they are going back on everything they said, and we're not happy about it," Glenn, a Morristown tea party planner, said of President Obama.
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Posted by Editor at 10:35 AM
Bellingham TEA Party 2 Happens On Independence Day
BELLINGHAM -- Local organizers of the TEA Party are inviting the public to the follow-up event to a large April 15 protest. The second "Taxed Enough Already" event takes place from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 4, at the intersection of Meridian Street and Bellis Fair Parkway. This time, a large banner with the U.S. Constitution will be there for people to sign, said organizer Lynn Carpenter. For more information, call Carpenter at 734-8138 or e-mail timlynncarpenter@comcast.net. Visit the organization's blog at bhamteaparty.blogspot.com.
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BELLINGHAM -- Local organizers of the TEA Party are inviting the public to the follow-up event to a large April 15 protest. The second "Taxed Enough Already" event takes place from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 4, at the intersection of Meridian Street and Bellis Fair Parkway. This time, a large banner with the U.S. Constitution will be there for people to sign, said organizer Lynn Carpenter. For more information, call Carpenter at 734-8138 or e-mail timlynncarpenter@comcast.net. Visit the organization's blog at bhamteaparty.blogspot.com.
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Hundreds Come Out for Tea Party 'Freedom Rally'
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- About 500 people gathered at the Jacksonville Landing as part of a peaceful protest called the First Coast Tea Party. The First Coast Tea Party (FCTP) organization this is the second such protest in the last few months. Wasteful spending, increased taxes and intrusive government were all discussed. They wanted to send a messge to elected officials because they're concerned about spending and say the federal and state governments are controlling citizens. The Tea Party was open to all First Coast residents.
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JACKSONVILLE, FL -- About 500 people gathered at the Jacksonville Landing as part of a peaceful protest called the First Coast Tea Party. The First Coast Tea Party (FCTP) organization this is the second such protest in the last few months. Wasteful spending, increased taxes and intrusive government were all discussed. They wanted to send a messge to elected officials because they're concerned about spending and say the federal and state governments are controlling citizens. The Tea Party was open to all First Coast residents.
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Posted by Editor at 10:34 AM
Rally Scorns Socialized Medicine
The rowdy demonstrations and most of the crowd were missing this time, but round two of this year's Sioux Falls tea party protests still filled the air Thursday with urgent warnings against federal control of health care. "It puts bean-counting bureaucrats in charge of whether you live or die," public health nurse Twila Brase told her audience in the grandstand at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds. Brase, president of the Citizens Council on Health Care in St. Paul, warned against a movement toward electronic medical records, then led the audience in a threefold chant of "No socialized medicine!"
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The rowdy demonstrations and most of the crowd were missing this time, but round two of this year's Sioux Falls tea party protests still filled the air Thursday with urgent warnings against federal control of health care. "It puts bean-counting bureaucrats in charge of whether you live or die," public health nurse Twila Brase told her audience in the grandstand at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds. Brase, president of the Citizens Council on Health Care in St. Paul, warned against a movement toward electronic medical records, then led the audience in a threefold chant of "No socialized medicine!"
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Posted by Editor at 10:32 AM
Ozark TEA Party set Saturday at Bomber Stadium
The Ozark Independence Day TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party is set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Bomber Stadium, 500 Bomber Blvd., on the Mountain Home High School campus, Richard Caster and Chris Tuthill, organizers of the event, announced Wednesday. Caster said all government officials representing The Twin Lakes Area have been invited to the event for their own learning. “We have invited our elected representatives to come and listen to our concerns, not to speak,” said Caster. “Politicians have plenty of platforms to speak from, yet they rarely answer our e-mails and barely answer their phones. The Ozark TEA Party is a chance for all Americans to make their voices heard.”
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The Ozark Independence Day TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party is set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Bomber Stadium, 500 Bomber Blvd., on the Mountain Home High School campus, Richard Caster and Chris Tuthill, organizers of the event, announced Wednesday. Caster said all government officials representing The Twin Lakes Area have been invited to the event for their own learning. “We have invited our elected representatives to come and listen to our concerns, not to speak,” said Caster. “Politicians have plenty of platforms to speak from, yet they rarely answer our e-mails and barely answer their phones. The Ozark TEA Party is a chance for all Americans to make their voices heard.”
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Posted by Editor at 10:31 AM
Boston Independence Day Tea Party To Be Held Saturday, July 4th
BOSTON, MA -- Foundation for Citizen Solutions, LLC a Massachusetts state registered educational institution announced today that it had obtained final permits for the Boston Independence Day Tea Party to be held Saturday, July 4th from 12 to 2 pm at the Parkman Bandstand on the Boston Common and from 3 to 7 pm at Christopher Columbus Park. In making the announcement, Brad Marston, Managing Director of the foundation said “Well it definitely came down to the wire but we were going to hold the rally with or without a permit.
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BOSTON, MA -- Foundation for Citizen Solutions, LLC a Massachusetts state registered educational institution announced today that it had obtained final permits for the Boston Independence Day Tea Party to be held Saturday, July 4th from 12 to 2 pm at the Parkman Bandstand on the Boston Common and from 3 to 7 pm at Christopher Columbus Park. In making the announcement, Brad Marston, Managing Director of the foundation said “Well it definitely came down to the wire but we were going to hold the rally with or without a permit.
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Posted by Editor at 10:30 AM
Gun Range 'Tea Party' Will Feature Rifles, Cotton Candy
Gainesville Target Range will be hosting a different kind of Independence Day celebration today. There'll be popcorn machines, cotton candy and bounce houses for the kids and guns and sports shooting for the adults at Gainesville Target Range's Bill of Rights Tea Party, which begins today at 5 p.m. "It is about the Bill of Rights and our freedoms, but it is also a way of celebrating what's good about our country," said Stafford Jones, Alachua County Republican Party chairman.
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Gainesville Target Range will be hosting a different kind of Independence Day celebration today. There'll be popcorn machines, cotton candy and bounce houses for the kids and guns and sports shooting for the adults at Gainesville Target Range's Bill of Rights Tea Party, which begins today at 5 p.m. "It is about the Bill of Rights and our freedoms, but it is also a way of celebrating what's good about our country," said Stafford Jones, Alachua County Republican Party chairman.
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Posted by Editor at 10:28 AM
Organizers Plan Another 'Tea Party' South Steps Outside Capitol
NORMAN, OK -- Organizers of a group opposed to the Obama administration say they are planning an Independence Day rally at the state Capitol. Patty McAlister said she and others will host the Sooner Tea Party rally at 10 a.m. Saturday. Group members plan to express their displeasure at the Obama Administration's spending practices. McAlister said citizens should express their views on the day set aside to recognize America's independence from Great Britain. The group particiated in a similar rally April 15 outside the Capitol. That event attracted about 4,000, supporters said McAlister said the rally will be on the south steps outside the Capitol. It's scheduled to conclude at noon. She said the event will feature patriotic music and comments from four speakers.
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NORMAN, OK -- Organizers of a group opposed to the Obama administration say they are planning an Independence Day rally at the state Capitol. Patty McAlister said she and others will host the Sooner Tea Party rally at 10 a.m. Saturday. Group members plan to express their displeasure at the Obama Administration's spending practices. McAlister said citizens should express their views on the day set aside to recognize America's independence from Great Britain. The group particiated in a similar rally April 15 outside the Capitol. That event attracted about 4,000, supporters said McAlister said the rally will be on the south steps outside the Capitol. It's scheduled to conclude at noon. She said the event will feature patriotic music and comments from four speakers.
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Posted by Editor at 10:26 AM
'Tea Party' Protest Encoring At Capitol
It will be "tea time" again in Lansing on Independence Day. Local grass-roots organizers are hosting the Lansing Independence Day Tea Party on Saturday at the state Capitol in a bid to bemoan "ever-expanding" federal government and to assert state rights. It will be one of hundreds of tea parties expected nationwide as the U.S. celebrates its birthday. The local tea party will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
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It will be "tea time" again in Lansing on Independence Day. Local grass-roots organizers are hosting the Lansing Independence Day Tea Party on Saturday at the state Capitol in a bid to bemoan "ever-expanding" federal government and to assert state rights. It will be one of hundreds of tea parties expected nationwide as the U.S. celebrates its birthday. The local tea party will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
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Posted by Editor at 10:22 AM
Missouri Residents Exercise First Amendment Rights
COLUMBIA, Missouri -- As Americans celebrate the birth of the nation, it's important to remember the 45-word sentence that begins the Bill of Rights and outlines the five basic civil liberties that are the keystones of American democracy. The freedoms of speech, petition, press, religious expression and assembly are the blueprints for our society. “The First Amendment was written because at America's inception, citizens demanded a guarantee of their basic freedoms,” according to the First Amendment Center’s Web site.
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COLUMBIA, Missouri -- As Americans celebrate the birth of the nation, it's important to remember the 45-word sentence that begins the Bill of Rights and outlines the five basic civil liberties that are the keystones of American democracy. The freedoms of speech, petition, press, religious expression and assembly are the blueprints for our society. “The First Amendment was written because at America's inception, citizens demanded a guarantee of their basic freedoms,” according to the First Amendment Center’s Web site.
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Posted by Editor at 10:20 AM
Homeland Security Seeks Bladerunner-Style Lie Detector
In Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi classic, Bladerunner, the police have a problem. The wayward androids they are pursuing behave so much like humans, they have a tough time telling them apart. They turn to the Voight-Kampff test, a futuristic version of the age-old polygraph, to help them out. During the test, subjects are grilled with a list of questions, while their physiology is monitored. In particular, the test looks for abnormal eye responses that might indicate the subject isn't human.
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In Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi classic, Bladerunner, the police have a problem. The wayward androids they are pursuing behave so much like humans, they have a tough time telling them apart. They turn to the Voight-Kampff test, a futuristic version of the age-old polygraph, to help them out. During the test, subjects are grilled with a list of questions, while their physiology is monitored. In particular, the test looks for abnormal eye responses that might indicate the subject isn't human.
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Posted by Editor at 10:18 AM
Is Tougher Airport Screening Going Too Far?
The Transportation Security Administration has moved beyond just checking for weapons and explosives. It’s now training airport screeners to spot anything suspicious, and then honoring them when searches lead to arrests for crimes like drug possession and credit-card fraud. But two court cases in the past month question whether TSA searches—which the agency says have broadened to allow screeners to use more judgment—have been going too far.
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The Transportation Security Administration has moved beyond just checking for weapons and explosives. It’s now training airport screeners to spot anything suspicious, and then honoring them when searches lead to arrests for crimes like drug possession and credit-card fraud. But two court cases in the past month question whether TSA searches—which the agency says have broadened to allow screeners to use more judgment—have been going too far.
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Posted by Editor at 10:17 AM
Helen Thomas Rips 'Controlled' Media
Breitbart.tv
White House Reporters Grill Gibbs Over `Prepackaged' Questions For Obama - 'I'm amazed at you people who call for openness and transparency'
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White House Reporters Grill Gibbs Over `Prepackaged' Questions For Obama - 'I'm amazed at you people who call for openness and transparency'
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Posted by Editor at 12:03 AM
July 02, 2009
Real ID: A Real Warning on the Danger of Government
By James Bovard / Campaign for Liberty:
The REAL ID Act may be on the verge of receiving its final coffin nails. Unfortunately, the Obama administration is pushing a replacement bill that poses many of the same threats as REAL ID. The history of REAL ID should inspire friends of freedom to once again vigorously oppose any and every federal grab for their personal information.
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By James Bovard / Campaign for Liberty:
The REAL ID Act may be on the verge of receiving its final coffin nails. Unfortunately, the Obama administration is pushing a replacement bill that poses many of the same threats as REAL ID. The history of REAL ID should inspire friends of freedom to once again vigorously oppose any and every federal grab for their personal information.
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Posted by Editor at 08:27 AM
Federal Agents Hunt For Guns One House At A Time
The ATF recently dispatched 100 veteran agents to its Houston division, which reaches to the border. The mission is especially challenging because, officials say, that while Houston is the number one point of origin for weapons traced back to the United States from Mexico, the government can’t compile databases on gun owners under federal law. Agents instead review firearms dealers’ records in person. People who are legally in the United States and have clean criminal records, but are facing economic problems are often recruited by traffickers to buy weapons on their behalf in order to shield themselves from scrutiny.
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The ATF recently dispatched 100 veteran agents to its Houston division, which reaches to the border. The mission is especially challenging because, officials say, that while Houston is the number one point of origin for weapons traced back to the United States from Mexico, the government can’t compile databases on gun owners under federal law. Agents instead review firearms dealers’ records in person. People who are legally in the United States and have clean criminal records, but are facing economic problems are often recruited by traffickers to buy weapons on their behalf in order to shield themselves from scrutiny.
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Posted by Editor at 08:26 AM
Feds Could Seize Calif. Parks If Closed By Budget
The California governor's office says federal officials are threatening to seize six state parks if they are closed to help balance the state's budget. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed closing 220 state parks. But the National Park Service warned in a letter to Schwarzenegger that six of those parks are on former federal land that could revert to the U.S. government if they are not kept open as parks.
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The California governor's office says federal officials are threatening to seize six state parks if they are closed to help balance the state's budget. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed closing 220 state parks. But the National Park Service warned in a letter to Schwarzenegger that six of those parks are on former federal land that could revert to the U.S. government if they are not kept open as parks.
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Posted by Editor at 08:25 AM
Fuel Tax Could Be Replaced With By The Mile Tax
McClatchy
The year is 2020 and the gasoline tax is history. In its place you get a monthly tax bill based on each mile you drove — tracked by a Global Positioning System device in your car and uploaded to a billing center. What once was science fiction is being field-tested by the University of Iowa to iron out the wrinkles should a by-the-mile road tax ever be enacted. Besides the technological advances making such a tax possible, the idea is getting a hard push from a growing number of transportation experts and officials. That is because the traditional by-the-gallon fuel tax, struggling to keep up with road building and maintenance demands, could fall even farther behind as vehicles' gas mileage rises and more alternative-fuel vehicles come on line.
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McClatchy
The year is 2020 and the gasoline tax is history. In its place you get a monthly tax bill based on each mile you drove — tracked by a Global Positioning System device in your car and uploaded to a billing center. What once was science fiction is being field-tested by the University of Iowa to iron out the wrinkles should a by-the-mile road tax ever be enacted. Besides the technological advances making such a tax possible, the idea is getting a hard push from a growing number of transportation experts and officials. That is because the traditional by-the-gallon fuel tax, struggling to keep up with road building and maintenance demands, could fall even farther behind as vehicles' gas mileage rises and more alternative-fuel vehicles come on line.
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Posted by Editor at 08:22 AM
Anti-Tax Group Plans July 4 Tea Party Protest
Anti-tax activists plan to make their protests loud and visible with a march along a frontage road near Highway 99 during Saturday's Freedom Rally Tea Party. Organizers expect 15,000 to rally against what they consider high taxes. The Fourth of July event at the International Agri-Center in Tulare will draw groups from Merced to Bakersfield. The day will start at 9 a.m. when participants will begin marching on Tex Drive with anti-taxation picket signs in hand, said Melissa Courtney, head coordinator of the event.
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Anti-tax activists plan to make their protests loud and visible with a march along a frontage road near Highway 99 during Saturday's Freedom Rally Tea Party. Organizers expect 15,000 to rally against what they consider high taxes. The Fourth of July event at the International Agri-Center in Tulare will draw groups from Merced to Bakersfield. The day will start at 9 a.m. when participants will begin marching on Tex Drive with anti-taxation picket signs in hand, said Melissa Courtney, head coordinator of the event.
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Posted by Editor at 06:41 AM
T.E.A. Party II Draws Courthouse Crowd
Sponsored by We Surround Them - Jones County, T.E.A. Party II attracted a large number of citizens from Laurel and the surrounding area fed up with the current state of the nation. T.E.A. stands for Taxed Enough Already, a core of the 9-12 Project and its Laurel-based affiliate. Richard Conrad, president of the local We Surround Them, said the purpose of the T.E.A. parties, scheduled to take place across the country, was to help citizens adopt the “Spirit of 1776.”
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Sponsored by We Surround Them - Jones County, T.E.A. Party II attracted a large number of citizens from Laurel and the surrounding area fed up with the current state of the nation. T.E.A. stands for Taxed Enough Already, a core of the 9-12 Project and its Laurel-based affiliate. Richard Conrad, president of the local We Surround Them, said the purpose of the T.E.A. parties, scheduled to take place across the country, was to help citizens adopt the “Spirit of 1776.”
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Posted by Editor at 06:40 AM
Tea Party Protests Planned For Fourth
Independence Day for most Americans means fireworks, barbecue and parades. For many others, it's a chance to exercise their right to free speech through political protest. Tea Party protests, in which people gather to protest against taxes and "big government," will be held this weekend at different sites throughout the region. Organized locally, parties allow participants to voice their opposition to things they consider unreasonable, among them taxes, government spending and the national debt.
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Independence Day for most Americans means fireworks, barbecue and parades. For many others, it's a chance to exercise their right to free speech through political protest. Tea Party protests, in which people gather to protest against taxes and "big government," will be held this weekend at different sites throughout the region. Organized locally, parties allow participants to voice their opposition to things they consider unreasonable, among them taxes, government spending and the national debt.
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Posted by Editor at 06:40 AM
'Endless' Supply of Music In Jackson's Vaults
NEW YORK -- Michael Jackson had a mountain of unreleased recordings in the vault when he died - music that is almost certain to be packaged and repackaged for his fans in the years to come. The material includes unused tracks from studio sessions of some of Jackson's best albums, as well as more recently recorded songs made with Senegalese R&B singer and producer Akon and Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am.
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NEW YORK -- Michael Jackson had a mountain of unreleased recordings in the vault when he died - music that is almost certain to be packaged and repackaged for his fans in the years to come. The material includes unused tracks from studio sessions of some of Jackson's best albums, as well as more recently recorded songs made with Senegalese R&B singer and producer Akon and Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am.
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Posted by Editor at 04:56 AM
Officials: Escaped Pet Python Strangled Fla. Child
OXFORD, Fla. -- A pet Burmese python measuring more than 8 feet long broke out of a terrarium and strangled a 2-year-old girl in her bedroom Wednesday at a central Florida home, authorities said. Shaiunna Hare was already dead when paramedics arrived at about 10 a.m., Lt. Bobby Caruthers of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office said. Charles Jason Darnell, the snake's owner and the boyfriend of Shaiunna's mother, discovered the snake missing from its terrarium and went to the girl's room, where he found it on the girl and bite marks on her head, Caruthers said. Darnell, 32, stabbed the snake until he was able to pry the child away.
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OXFORD, Fla. -- A pet Burmese python measuring more than 8 feet long broke out of a terrarium and strangled a 2-year-old girl in her bedroom Wednesday at a central Florida home, authorities said. Shaiunna Hare was already dead when paramedics arrived at about 10 a.m., Lt. Bobby Caruthers of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office said. Charles Jason Darnell, the snake's owner and the boyfriend of Shaiunna's mother, discovered the snake missing from its terrarium and went to the girl's room, where he found it on the girl and bite marks on her head, Caruthers said. Darnell, 32, stabbed the snake until he was able to pry the child away.
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July 01, 2009
Inquiry Called Into Suppressed Climate Change Report
Fox News
A top Republican senator has ordered an investigation into the Environmental Protection Agency's alleged suppression of a report that questioned the science behind global warming. The 98-page report, co-authored by EPA analyst Alan Carlin, pushed back on the prospect of regulating gases like carbon dioxide as a way to reduce global warming. Carlin's report argued that the information the EPA was using was out of date, and that even as atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased, global temperatures have declined.
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A top Republican senator has ordered an investigation into the Environmental Protection Agency's alleged suppression of a report that questioned the science behind global warming. The 98-page report, co-authored by EPA analyst Alan Carlin, pushed back on the prospect of regulating gases like carbon dioxide as a way to reduce global warming. Carlin's report argued that the information the EPA was using was out of date, and that even as atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased, global temperatures have declined.
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Posted by Editor at 08:52 AM
Color-Code Terror Alerts Remain In Force
Yes. The system, based on a series of warning colors, was unveiled after the 9-11 terrorist attacks. It moved from public obsession to an object of ridicule by some. But it appears it's not going anywhere yet. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has said that she hasn't had an opportunity to assess the threat level system, though she is aware of its challenges.
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Yes. The system, based on a series of warning colors, was unveiled after the 9-11 terrorist attacks. It moved from public obsession to an object of ridicule by some. But it appears it's not going anywhere yet. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has said that she hasn't had an opportunity to assess the threat level system, though she is aware of its challenges.
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Posted by Editor at 07:39 AM
Texting While Driving Ban One of Many New Laws In Virginia
RICHMOND -- Message to drivers who text or e-mail on the road: put the phone down or pay up. Virginia will join 13 other states and the District of Columbia that have banned texting while driving when the new law and hundreds of others legislators passed this winter take effect Wednesday, July 1. Safe driving advocates said texting or e-mailing while driving significantly increases the chances of getting into a wreck. Del. John A. Cosgrove, R-Chesapeake and the bill's sponsor, cited a crash in Florida this spring.
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RICHMOND -- Message to drivers who text or e-mail on the road: put the phone down or pay up. Virginia will join 13 other states and the District of Columbia that have banned texting while driving when the new law and hundreds of others legislators passed this winter take effect Wednesday, July 1. Safe driving advocates said texting or e-mailing while driving significantly increases the chances of getting into a wreck. Del. John A. Cosgrove, R-Chesapeake and the bill's sponsor, cited a crash in Florida this spring.
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Kroger, Others Recall Beef In More Than a Dozen States
CINCINNATI -- Kroger on Tuesday recalled ground beef sold under its store brands in more than a dozen states. The meat was produced by JBS Swift Beef of Greeley, Colo., which voluntarily expanded an earlier beef recall because of possible E. coli contamination. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said an investigation by its Food Safety and Inspection Service of 24 illnesses in multiple states prompted Swift to re-examine its food safety system, leading to the recall.
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CINCINNATI -- Kroger on Tuesday recalled ground beef sold under its store brands in more than a dozen states. The meat was produced by JBS Swift Beef of Greeley, Colo., which voluntarily expanded an earlier beef recall because of possible E. coli contamination. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said an investigation by its Food Safety and Inspection Service of 24 illnesses in multiple states prompted Swift to re-examine its food safety system, leading to the recall.
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Oregon Legalizes Hemp
Oregon's House of Representatives voted Monday night to legalize the cultivation of hemp, becoming the sixth state to do so just this year. Oregon’s Senate voted 27 to 2 in favor of the new law last week. Monday’s 46 to 11 House vote means that the measure will become law, barring an unlikely veto by Governor Ted Kulongoski. Hemp is a botanical cousin of marijuana, traditionally used to make clothing, rope and other durable fiber goods.
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Oregon's House of Representatives voted Monday night to legalize the cultivation of hemp, becoming the sixth state to do so just this year. Oregon’s Senate voted 27 to 2 in favor of the new law last week. Monday’s 46 to 11 House vote means that the measure will become law, barring an unlikely veto by Governor Ted Kulongoski. Hemp is a botanical cousin of marijuana, traditionally used to make clothing, rope and other durable fiber goods.
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June 30, 2009
Jury Chosen For Brown Weapons, Conspiracy Trial
Couple Faces 11 Charges In Connection With Standoff
CONCORD, N.H. -- Fifteen jurors have been chosen for the latest trial involving Ed and Elaine Brown. The Browns, who were convicted of tax evasion in January 2007, face 11 charges relating to a standoff that began during the trial. Nearly 200 jurors were delivered to the federal courthouse in Concord at 8 a.m. Monday. By 2 p.m., the group had been narrowed down to a jury of 12, plus three alternates. The jury pool was tripled in an effort to seat a panel that had not been tainted by intense media coverage. Each juror was asked three questions and 40 percent of the potential jurors were dismissed based on media exposure to the case.
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Couple Faces 11 Charges In Connection With Standoff
CONCORD, N.H. -- Fifteen jurors have been chosen for the latest trial involving Ed and Elaine Brown. The Browns, who were convicted of tax evasion in January 2007, face 11 charges relating to a standoff that began during the trial. Nearly 200 jurors were delivered to the federal courthouse in Concord at 8 a.m. Monday. By 2 p.m., the group had been narrowed down to a jury of 12, plus three alternates. The jury pool was tripled in an effort to seat a panel that had not been tainted by intense media coverage. Each juror was asked three questions and 40 percent of the potential jurors were dismissed based on media exposure to the case.
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For Now, Pickets Can March At Funerals
Pickets can march at soldiers' funerals in Missouri while a lower court determines if state laws limiting such protests are constitutional, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday. Without comment, the justices declined to hear an appeal brought by the state that sought to lift a preliminary injunction that bars prosecutors from enforcing laws banning protests near funerals. Shirley Phelps-Roper of Topeka’s Westboro Baptist Church has fought the Missouri laws and said they violated her freedom of speech.
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Pickets can march at soldiers' funerals in Missouri while a lower court determines if state laws limiting such protests are constitutional, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday. Without comment, the justices declined to hear an appeal brought by the state that sought to lift a preliminary injunction that bars prosecutors from enforcing laws banning protests near funerals. Shirley Phelps-Roper of Topeka’s Westboro Baptist Church has fought the Missouri laws and said they violated her freedom of speech.
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Court Allows Video Recording to Enter the Twentieth Century
By Stephan Kinsella
The Supreme Court has declined to take an appeal of a case that held that Cablevision does not infringe copyright by providing a “remote DVR” service to its customers–the court reasoned that it is the customers, not Cablevision, who are making copies of programs, which they are permitted to do (if Cablevision were the one “making” the copies, it would be “more akin to video-on-demand, for which they negotiate licensing fees with cable providers”).
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By Stephan Kinsella
The Supreme Court has declined to take an appeal of a case that held that Cablevision does not infringe copyright by providing a “remote DVR” service to its customers–the court reasoned that it is the customers, not Cablevision, who are making copies of programs, which they are permitted to do (if Cablevision were the one “making” the copies, it would be “more akin to video-on-demand, for which they negotiate licensing fees with cable providers”).
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How To Save The Newspapers, Vol. XII: Outlaw Linking
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch
Of all the misguided schemes put forth lately to save newspapers (micropayments! blame Google!), the one put forth by Judge Richard Posner has to be the most jaw-dropping. He suggests that linking to copyrighted material should be outlawed. ... Let me repeat that. He wants to “bar linking” to newspaper articles or any copyrighted material without the “copyright holder’s consent.” I am sorry Judge Posner, but I don’t need to ask your permission to link to your blog post or to a newspaper article online. That is just the way the Web works. If newspapers don’t like it, they don’t need to be on the Web.
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Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch
Of all the misguided schemes put forth lately to save newspapers (micropayments! blame Google!), the one put forth by Judge Richard Posner has to be the most jaw-dropping. He suggests that linking to copyrighted material should be outlawed. ... Let me repeat that. He wants to “bar linking” to newspaper articles or any copyrighted material without the “copyright holder’s consent.” I am sorry Judge Posner, but I don’t need to ask your permission to link to your blog post or to a newspaper article online. That is just the way the Web works. If newspapers don’t like it, they don’t need to be on the Web.
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Posted by Editor at 06:14 AM
Spy Society: The Astonishing Amount Of Data Gathered On Every One Of Us
Ever wondered how much personal information is held about you? Well, it looks something like this... Stacked over two feet high and weighing 12kg (nearly two stone), this pile of more than 3,000 sheets of paper contains every private detail of my life in my 35 years on the planet. In it you'll discover what I buy at the supermarket, what type of movies I like to watch and what music I've downloaded. You'll find out what route I take to work, which restaurants I eat in, how often I go to the gym and everything I've ever bought or sold on Amazon.
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Ever wondered how much personal information is held about you? Well, it looks something like this... Stacked over two feet high and weighing 12kg (nearly two stone), this pile of more than 3,000 sheets of paper contains every private detail of my life in my 35 years on the planet. In it you'll discover what I buy at the supermarket, what type of movies I like to watch and what music I've downloaded. You'll find out what route I take to work, which restaurants I eat in, how often I go to the gym and everything I've ever bought or sold on Amazon.
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RFID Implants for Humans Hyped On Yahoo Tech
It works for Fido, so why not you? The same RFID implants used to identify lost pets are now being adapted for use on you and me, and not how one might have originally expected. As with all pioneering technologies, it's leisure pursuits that are getting the first stab at the tech.
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It works for Fido, so why not you? The same RFID implants used to identify lost pets are now being adapted for use on you and me, and not how one might have originally expected. As with all pioneering technologies, it's leisure pursuits that are getting the first stab at the tech.
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Ranchers Attempt to Hold Off Army's Land Grab
The U.S. Army owns nearly 10 million acres of land across the U.S., and it wants more in remote southeastern Colorado, which it says is ideal for intense combat training. The problem is that much of that prairie is owned by ranchers who have run cattle across the plains for generations. And they have balked at turning over their rangeland to Uncle Sam. For three years now, local ranchers have battled the Army to a standstill, blocking a planned expansion of the Pińon Canyon Maneuver Site, just north of the New Mexico border. That fight is reaching a crescendo, with the ranchers pushing Congress to permanently block the Army from expanding, potentially through eminent-domain claims.
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The U.S. Army owns nearly 10 million acres of land across the U.S., and it wants more in remote southeastern Colorado, which it says is ideal for intense combat training. The problem is that much of that prairie is owned by ranchers who have run cattle across the plains for generations. And they have balked at turning over their rangeland to Uncle Sam. For three years now, local ranchers have battled the Army to a standstill, blocking a planned expansion of the Pińon Canyon Maneuver Site, just north of the New Mexico border. That fight is reaching a crescendo, with the ranchers pushing Congress to permanently block the Army from expanding, potentially through eminent-domain claims.
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Under-Bite Helps Pabst Become World's Ugliest Dog
PETALUMA, Calif. -- A prominent under-bite, scrunched face and floppy ears are the hallmarks of a winner. The winner of the World's Ugliest Dog contest, that is. Pabst, a boxer-mix rescued from a shelter by Miles Egstad of Citrus Heights, Calif., won the annual contest on Friday at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Northern California. It was an upset victory for Pabst, who beat former champion Rascal, a pedigree Chinese Crested.
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PETALUMA, Calif. -- A prominent under-bite, scrunched face and floppy ears are the hallmarks of a winner. The winner of the World's Ugliest Dog contest, that is. Pabst, a boxer-mix rescued from a shelter by Miles Egstad of Citrus Heights, Calif., won the annual contest on Friday at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Northern California. It was an upset victory for Pabst, who beat former champion Rascal, a pedigree Chinese Crested.
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U.S. Beef Recall Expanded, 18 Illnesses Suspected
CHICAGO -- A Colorado meat company is expanding a recall of beef due to possible contamination by E.coli O157:H7 bacteria after an investigation found 18 illnesses may be linked to the meat, the company and the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Sunday. Greeley, Colorado-based JBS-Swift Beef Co is voluntarily expanding its June 24 recall to include about 380,000 lbs of assorted beef products, for a total recall of about 421,000 lbs, USDA and the company said. The affected beef was produced on April 21 and was distributed nationally and internationally.
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CHICAGO -- A Colorado meat company is expanding a recall of beef due to possible contamination by E.coli O157:H7 bacteria after an investigation found 18 illnesses may be linked to the meat, the company and the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Sunday. Greeley, Colorado-based JBS-Swift Beef Co is voluntarily expanding its June 24 recall to include about 380,000 lbs of assorted beef products, for a total recall of about 421,000 lbs, USDA and the company said. The affected beef was produced on April 21 and was distributed nationally and internationally.
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June 29, 2009
Government Gone Mad In A Total Surveillance Society
By Tom DeWeese
I've heard it all- the cries, the pleas, the whines, the double speak and the lies. "We need the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to protect us from terrorists." "We must have Real ID to protect us from illegal immigration." "We must have E-Verify to protect American jobs." "Traffic light cameras are necessary to make the streets safer." "Security cameras on street corners make our neighborhoods safer." "I'm glad the TSA is there at the airport - I feel so much safer getting on an airplane." And my favorite lie of them all - "If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear."
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By Tom DeWeese
I've heard it all- the cries, the pleas, the whines, the double speak and the lies. "We need the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to protect us from terrorists." "We must have Real ID to protect us from illegal immigration." "We must have E-Verify to protect American jobs." "Traffic light cameras are necessary to make the streets safer." "Security cameras on street corners make our neighborhoods safer." "I'm glad the TSA is there at the airport - I feel so much safer getting on an airplane." And my favorite lie of them all - "If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear."
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Why I Own Guns?
Michael Gaddy / LewRockwell.com:
Messiah Obama, Eric Holder, Bobby Rush, Charles Schumer, Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein and Sarah Brady can choose not to own a firearm; that is their right, though at least one of them felt the need to own one. I choose to own a gun for many reasons that I will touch on in this article. Those listed above do not have the right to deny me ownership of a firearm; I don’t care how many fools voted for them or who they know at Diebold who can illegally manipulate a voting machine.
Michael Gaddy / LewRockwell.com:
Messiah Obama, Eric Holder, Bobby Rush, Charles Schumer, Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein and Sarah Brady can choose not to own a firearm; that is their right, though at least one of them felt the need to own one. I choose to own a gun for many reasons that I will touch on in this article. Those listed above do not have the right to deny me ownership of a firearm; I don’t care how many fools voted for them or who they know at Diebold who can illegally manipulate a voting machine.
Posted by Editor at 06:47 AM
Arizona Moves to Allow Concealed Guns in Bars
PHOENIX -- Lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow anyone with a concealed-weapons permit to bring a handgun into bars and restaurants serving alcohol. The bill gives bars discretion to keep gun-toting patrons out, and anyone with a weapon would not be allowed to drink. But the bill has angered bar owners who believe booze and guns are a recipe for disaster.
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PHOENIX -- Lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow anyone with a concealed-weapons permit to bring a handgun into bars and restaurants serving alcohol. The bill gives bars discretion to keep gun-toting patrons out, and anyone with a weapon would not be allowed to drink. But the bill has angered bar owners who believe booze and guns are a recipe for disaster.
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Ky. Pastor Welcomes Guns, Their Owners to Church
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- For one day, at least, it was OK to pack heat in church. More than 200 people answered gun-toting Pastor Ken Pagano's call to celebrate the Second Amendment at New Bethel Church in Louisville on Saturday. There was just one rule for the several dozen who brought their guns along: No bullets.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- For one day, at least, it was OK to pack heat in church. More than 200 people answered gun-toting Pastor Ken Pagano's call to celebrate the Second Amendment at New Bethel Church in Louisville on Saturday. There was just one rule for the several dozen who brought their guns along: No bullets.
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Thought Crime Bills Threaten Talk Radio
HR 1966 has cleared the House and now faces the Senate as S.909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (officially, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act). The bill is expected to sail through the Senate as it did in the House. It will provide federal assistance to the states, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for “other purposes.” It creates special protective status based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability.
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HR 1966 has cleared the House and now faces the Senate as S.909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (officially, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act). The bill is expected to sail through the Senate as it did in the House. It will provide federal assistance to the states, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for “other purposes.” It creates special protective status based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability.
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Posted by Editor at 06:45 AM
Obama Supporters Shut Down Atlanta Tea Party
Obama may restrict his reaction to the nationwide tea party movement whereby tens of thousands of people are objecting to the spending spree on which the U.S. government has embarked under his leadership, but some of his supporters are taking more direct action: using an easement agreement to cancel a July 4th event scheduled on private property in Atlanta. Jason Lee at the American Thinker blog describes the situation that has developed for the 20,000 people expected to meet in Atlanta on July 4.
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Obama may restrict his reaction to the nationwide tea party movement whereby tens of thousands of people are objecting to the spending spree on which the U.S. government has embarked under his leadership, but some of his supporters are taking more direct action: using an easement agreement to cancel a July 4th event scheduled on private property in Atlanta. Jason Lee at the American Thinker blog describes the situation that has developed for the 20,000 people expected to meet in Atlanta on July 4.
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Posted by Editor at 06:44 AM
Homeland Security, Pentagon Clash on Military's Role at Mexico Border
A proposal to send National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to counter drug trafficking has triggered a bureaucratic standoff between the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security over the military's role in domestic affairs, according to officials in both departments. The debate has engaged a pair of powerful personalities, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, in what their subordinates describe as a turf fight over which agency should direct the use of troops to assist in the fight against Mexican cartels and which one should pay for them.
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A proposal to send National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to counter drug trafficking has triggered a bureaucratic standoff between the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security over the military's role in domestic affairs, according to officials in both departments. The debate has engaged a pair of powerful personalities, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, in what their subordinates describe as a turf fight over which agency should direct the use of troops to assist in the fight against Mexican cartels and which one should pay for them.
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Posted by Editor at 01:57 AM
Thousands Still in FEMA Trailers
NEW ORLEANS -- Four years since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, there are still nearly 3,000 mobile homes and trailers across the Gulf Coast housing victims of that disaster. In Louisiana, there are 2,100 families living in trailers, most of them homeowners struggling to rebuild their homes, according to figures released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Mississippi has 781 families in trailers.
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NEW ORLEANS -- Four years since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, there are still nearly 3,000 mobile homes and trailers across the Gulf Coast housing victims of that disaster. In Louisiana, there are 2,100 families living in trailers, most of them homeowners struggling to rebuild their homes, according to figures released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Mississippi has 781 families in trailers.
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Posted by Editor at 01:56 AM
Multiracial People Become Fastest Growing US Group
WASHINGTON -- Multiracial Americans have become the fastest growing demographic group. The latest census estimates show the number of multiracial people rose 3.4 percent last year to about 5.2 million. They now make up 5 percent of the minority population with millions more believed to be uncounted. Demographers say the public profile of golfer Tiger Woods and President Barack Obama, a self-described "mutt," is having an impact on those who might self-identify as multiracial.
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WASHINGTON -- Multiracial Americans have become the fastest growing demographic group. The latest census estimates show the number of multiracial people rose 3.4 percent last year to about 5.2 million. They now make up 5 percent of the minority population with millions more believed to be uncounted. Demographers say the public profile of golfer Tiger Woods and President Barack Obama, a self-described "mutt," is having an impact on those who might self-identify as multiracial.
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Google Thought Michael Jackson Traffic Was Attack
Google has confirmed that the surge of Michael Jackson-related searches on Google News Thursday was first interpreted as an attack on its service. Google News was inaccessible for some people Thursday afternoon right as rumors of Jackson's death began to circulate, replaced by an error message reading "We're sorry, but your query looks similar to automated requests from a computer virus or spyware application. To protect our users, we can't process your request right now."
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Google has confirmed that the surge of Michael Jackson-related searches on Google News Thursday was first interpreted as an attack on its service. Google News was inaccessible for some people Thursday afternoon right as rumors of Jackson's death began to circulate, replaced by an error message reading "We're sorry, but your query looks similar to automated requests from a computer virus or spyware application. To protect our users, we can't process your request right now."
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June 27, 2009
Minister Prays for Obama's Death
FOX Talk Radio
Rev. Wiley Drake, a former second vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention, told Fox News Radio earlier this month that he was practicing "imprecatory prayer" for divine intervention in the death of Obama. Rev. Drake also talks about imprecatory prayer for the death of abortionist George Tiller.
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FOX Talk Radio
Rev. Wiley Drake, a former second vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention, told Fox News Radio earlier this month that he was practicing "imprecatory prayer" for divine intervention in the death of Obama. Rev. Drake also talks about imprecatory prayer for the death of abortionist George Tiller.
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Posted by Editor at 10:28 AM
Zoning Out The Church
By Dave Welch
The recent situation in San Diego in which the city attempted to use zoning regulations to shut down a home Bible study as well as the Texas Supreme Court case involving a ministry for prison parolees started by a Corpus Christi church are snapshots of a problem long overlooked in the battle for property rights and religious liberty.
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By Dave Welch
The recent situation in San Diego in which the city attempted to use zoning regulations to shut down a home Bible study as well as the Texas Supreme Court case involving a ministry for prison parolees started by a Corpus Christi church are snapshots of a problem long overlooked in the battle for property rights and religious liberty.
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Posted by Editor at 10:27 AM
Anti-Christian Bigotry at The Washington Post
By James Pinkerton
Are Christian missionaries "pernicious"? The Washington Post seems to think so. You know the word "pernicious," which Webster’s defines as "highly injurious or destructive." Webster’s then offers these synonyms for "pernicious,” including, "noxious," "deleterious," and "detrimental." As is so typical of the Post, and of the MSM in general, this little bit of bigotry was a throwaway, a gratuitous dig–a dig, of course, that reveals much about The Post’s underlying mentality.
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By James Pinkerton
Are Christian missionaries "pernicious"? The Washington Post seems to think so. You know the word "pernicious," which Webster’s defines as "highly injurious or destructive." Webster’s then offers these synonyms for "pernicious,” including, "noxious," "deleterious," and "detrimental." As is so typical of the Post, and of the MSM in general, this little bit of bigotry was a throwaway, a gratuitous dig–a dig, of course, that reveals much about The Post’s underlying mentality.
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Posted by Editor at 10:27 AM
Navy Censors Christian Moms
The U.S. Navy has ordered a chat group gathered on a special website the military set up for families of service members to drop the word "Christian" from its title. It also has changed the website's rules to ban all "religious discussions" because such speech "contradicts our purpose by creating unnecessary divisions among site members."
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The U.S. Navy has ordered a chat group gathered on a special website the military set up for families of service members to drop the word "Christian" from its title. It also has changed the website's rules to ban all "religious discussions" because such speech "contradicts our purpose by creating unnecessary divisions among site members."
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Posted by Editor at 10:26 AM
Pastor Invites Flock to Bring Their Guns to Church
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Ken Pagano, the pastor of the New Bethel Church here, is passionate about gun rights. He shoots regularly at the local firing range, and his sermon two weeks ago was on “God, Guns, Gospel and Geometry.” And on Saturday night, he is inviting his congregation of 150 and others to wear or carry their firearms into the sanctuary to “celebrate our rights as Americans!” as a promotional flier for the “open carry celebration” puts it.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Ken Pagano, the pastor of the New Bethel Church here, is passionate about gun rights. He shoots regularly at the local firing range, and his sermon two weeks ago was on “God, Guns, Gospel and Geometry.” And on Saturday night, he is inviting his congregation of 150 and others to wear or carry their firearms into the sanctuary to “celebrate our rights as Americans!” as a promotional flier for the “open carry celebration” puts it.
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Posted by Editor at 10:25 AM
Lawsuit Accuses Ga. Televangelist of Stealing Idea
ATLANTA -- A lawsuit filed in a California court Wednesday accuses Atlanta televangelist Creflo Dollar of stealing a spiritual text message business concept, then marketing the business to his worldwide audience for millions of dollars in revenue. The lawsuit, filed by Devone Lawson of Marina del Rey, Calif., accuses Dollar, son Jeremy Dollar and other ministry staff of breach of nondisclosure agreement, fraud, unjust enrichment, civil conspiracy, breach of contract, and misappropriation of trade secrets.
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ATLANTA -- A lawsuit filed in a California court Wednesday accuses Atlanta televangelist Creflo Dollar of stealing a spiritual text message business concept, then marketing the business to his worldwide audience for millions of dollars in revenue. The lawsuit, filed by Devone Lawson of Marina del Rey, Calif., accuses Dollar, son Jeremy Dollar and other ministry staff of breach of nondisclosure agreement, fraud, unjust enrichment, civil conspiracy, breach of contract, and misappropriation of trade secrets.
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Posted by Editor at 10:25 AM
Ten Commandments Not Okay in OK
June 12, 2009, a 3-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit held that a monument depicting the 10 Commandments and the Mayflower Compact erected by a private citizen on the grounds of the Haskell County, Oklahoma Courthouse was unconstitutional because the monument “had the impermissible principal or primary effect of endorsing religion in violation of the Establishment Clause.”
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June 12, 2009, a 3-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit held that a monument depicting the 10 Commandments and the Mayflower Compact erected by a private citizen on the grounds of the Haskell County, Oklahoma Courthouse was unconstitutional because the monument “had the impermissible principal or primary effect of endorsing religion in violation of the Establishment Clause.”
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Posted by Editor at 06:46 AM
Public Television, PBC to Disallow Any New Religious Programming
ARLINGTON, Virginia -- In a move some consider a "phasing out" of publicly broadcast religious content, Leaders of the Public Broadcasting Company (PBC) have issued regulations disallowing any new "sectarian" shows to be added to its repertoire, reports FOX News. While the six stations that currently broadcast heavily religious shows, such as the popular Catholic Mass broadcasts, will not need to drop their programs, none of the 350 other stations will be allowed to begin airing such content.
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ARLINGTON, Virginia -- In a move some consider a "phasing out" of publicly broadcast religious content, Leaders of the Public Broadcasting Company (PBC) have issued regulations disallowing any new "sectarian" shows to be added to its repertoire, reports FOX News. While the six stations that currently broadcast heavily religious shows, such as the popular Catholic Mass broadcasts, will not need to drop their programs, none of the 350 other stations will be allowed to begin airing such content.
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Posted by Editor at 06:31 AM
June 26, 2009
House Passes Unconstitutional $44 Billion Homeland Security Spending Bill
WASHINGTON -- The House passed a $44 billion spending bill Wednesday that awards the Homeland Security Department a 7 percent budget increase, with money for more border patrol agents and for anti-piracy efforts off the coast of Somalia. As part of a GOP campaign against President Barack Obama's order to close the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the bill requires the department to conduct threat assessments for the terrorist suspects being held there. It also requires that the department ensure that detainees are placed on its "no-fly" list and denied an array of immigration benefits, including admission into the United States and refugee status.
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WASHINGTON -- The House passed a $44 billion spending bill Wednesday that awards the Homeland Security Department a 7 percent budget increase, with money for more border patrol agents and for anti-piracy efforts off the coast of Somalia. As part of a GOP campaign against President Barack Obama's order to close the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the bill requires the department to conduct threat assessments for the terrorist suspects being held there. It also requires that the department ensure that detainees are placed on its "no-fly" list and denied an array of immigration benefits, including admission into the United States and refugee status.
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Posted by Editor at 07:11 AM
San Diego Jury: Police are Above the Law
By William Grigg
After three days of deliberations, a jury San Diego — a militaristic community thoroughly besotted with people in state-issued costumes — acquitted police officer Frank White of felony gross negligent discharge of a firearm and a misdemeanor count of displaying a firearm in an “angry manner.” The charges arose from a March 2008 “road rage” incident in which White shot Rachel Silva and her eight-year-old son. Silva had cut off White and backed into his car. She was shot twice in the arm and her son was hit once in the knee.
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By William Grigg
After three days of deliberations, a jury San Diego — a militaristic community thoroughly besotted with people in state-issued costumes — acquitted police officer Frank White of felony gross negligent discharge of a firearm and a misdemeanor count of displaying a firearm in an “angry manner.” The charges arose from a March 2008 “road rage” incident in which White shot Rachel Silva and her eight-year-old son. Silva had cut off White and backed into his car. She was shot twice in the arm and her son was hit once in the knee.
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Posted by Editor at 06:40 AM
Bilderberg 2009 Intel Already Proving Accurate
2009 is not even half over, but it seems the forecasts made by both Estulin and Tucker based on their 2009 Bilderberg sources are already proving to be accurate. In a phone interview conducted as this year’s conference was getting underway in Greece, Daniel Estulin warned The Corbett Report that the powers that be were preparing to run up the stock market one final time in order to draw the masses back into investing before crashing the market.
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2009 is not even half over, but it seems the forecasts made by both Estulin and Tucker based on their 2009 Bilderberg sources are already proving to be accurate. In a phone interview conducted as this year’s conference was getting underway in Greece, Daniel Estulin warned The Corbett Report that the powers that be were preparing to run up the stock market one final time in order to draw the masses back into investing before crashing the market.
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Posted by Editor at 06:40 AM
Bail Denied for Blogger Charged With Threatening Chicago Judges The Associated Press
The Associated Press
NEWARK -- A judge denied bail today to a New Jersey blogger charged with threatening to assault or murder three Chicago-based federal judges. U.S. Magistrate Michael Shipp ordered Harold "Hal" Turner transferred to Illinois to face the charge, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years. According to a federal complaint, the 47-year-old Turner threatened three Chicago appellate judges who refused to overturn handgun bans. "These judges deserve to be killed," Turner wrote on his blog, http://www.turnerradionetwork.com, according to the complaint, and he also provided a map showing the Chicago courthouse where the judges are based and said a map showing their homes would be added.
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The Associated Press
NEWARK -- A judge denied bail today to a New Jersey blogger charged with threatening to assault or murder three Chicago-based federal judges. U.S. Magistrate Michael Shipp ordered Harold "Hal" Turner transferred to Illinois to face the charge, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years. According to a federal complaint, the 47-year-old Turner threatened three Chicago appellate judges who refused to overturn handgun bans. "These judges deserve to be killed," Turner wrote on his blog, http://www.turnerradionetwork.com, according to the complaint, and he also provided a map showing the Chicago courthouse where the judges are based and said a map showing their homes would be added.
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Posted by Editor at 05:35 AM
Final Ruling in Strip Search Case
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 that the strip search of a 13-year-old Arizona girl by school officials in pursuit of drugs (Ibuprofen) did indeed violate her constitutional rights — the Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable searches and seizures, specifically. But by a 7 to 2 vote they also maintained that the individual school officials responsible for the strip search should not be held liable, in Safford v. Redding.
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The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 that the strip search of a 13-year-old Arizona girl by school officials in pursuit of drugs (Ibuprofen) did indeed violate her constitutional rights — the Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable searches and seizures, specifically. But by a 7 to 2 vote they also maintained that the individual school officials responsible for the strip search should not be held liable, in Safford v. Redding.
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Top Court Rules Strip Search of Teen Was Illegal
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Thursday school officials acted illegally when they strip-searched an Arizona teenage girl looking for prescription-strength ibuprofen. In an 8-1 ruling, the justices said that school officials violated the Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable searches when they ordered Savana Redding to remove her clothes and shake out her underwear.
Posted by Editor at 05:25 AM
State Shutdowns Loom As Deadlines Near
One week and counting. An unprecedented number of states have only days left to pass their fiscal 2010 budgets. At least 19 states are still hammering out their spending plans as the recession wreaks havoc with their finances and sparks fights between governors and lawmakers. If spending plans aren't approved, state workers may not receive their paychecks and some government offices may shut down.
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One week and counting. An unprecedented number of states have only days left to pass their fiscal 2010 budgets. At least 19 states are still hammering out their spending plans as the recession wreaks havoc with their finances and sparks fights between governors and lawmakers. If spending plans aren't approved, state workers may not receive their paychecks and some government offices may shut down.
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Posted by Editor at 05:05 AM
Work Begins On World's Deepest Underground Lab to Study 'Dark Matter'
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Far below the Black Hills of South Dakota, crews are building the world's deepest underground science lab at a depth equivalent to more than six Empire State buildings — a place uniquely suited to scientists' quest for mysterious particles known as dark matter. Scientists, politicians and other officials gathered Monday for a groundbreaking of sorts at a lab 4,850 foot below the surface of an old gold mine that was once the site of Nobel Prize-winning physics research.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Far below the Black Hills of South Dakota, crews are building the world's deepest underground science lab at a depth equivalent to more than six Empire State buildings — a place uniquely suited to scientists' quest for mysterious particles known as dark matter. Scientists, politicians and other officials gathered Monday for a groundbreaking of sorts at a lab 4,850 foot below the surface of an old gold mine that was once the site of Nobel Prize-winning physics research.
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Posted by Editor at 02:00 AM
NYC Could Require Large Anti-Smoking Signs At Retailers
NEW YORK -- The New York City health department is moving forward with a plan that would require about 12,000 cigarette retailers to post large anti-smoking signs. It's billed as the first such regulation in the United States. The eye-level signs would have information about the harmful effects of smoking, possibly with an image.
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NEW YORK -- The New York City health department is moving forward with a plan that would require about 12,000 cigarette retailers to post large anti-smoking signs. It's billed as the first such regulation in the United States. The eye-level signs would have information about the harmful effects of smoking, possibly with an image.
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Posted by Editor at 01:57 AM
