US House votes to boost oil, gas drilling
Sun sets behind two under construction offshore oil platform rigs in Port Fourchon © AFP/File Saul Loeb AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – Amid a political war…
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California Attorney Confesses Crime in Open Court–Judge Fails to Take Notice
The Probate Code strictly forbids specific commingling of funds. Dees Illustration Tim King and Michael Hjelmstad Salem-News (RIVERSIDE, Calif.) – In a hearing this…
Geronimo descendant slams use of name for bin Laden
Apache warrior Geronimo © AFP/National Archives/File Ho AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – A great grandson of Geronimo furious over use of the Native American warrior’s name…
When a Gold Necklace Isn’t Jewelry
Shanta’s relatives at a party. The nose piece is called a “Nath,” and a “Tikka” is on the forehead. Both are worn by married women,…
US-Pakistani-Chinese Tensions Growing
US stunt to salvage tenuous regional dominion faces Pakistani-Chinese ire. Brookings’ Bruce Riedel calls Pakistan “paranoid” even as fellow policy wonks openly call for the…
Obama Ends States Rights For Medical Marijuana
Paul Armentano, Deputy Director NORML The Obama administration’s position on medical marijuana, circa 2009 (via the Ogden memo to all United States attorneys): “The prosecution…
Planet for Sale: Big Ag Buying Up World’s Fertile Land (Documentary)
Farm Land Grab
Treasured Landscapes: An Act…to steal land from the states
Dees Illustration Marti Oakley, Contributing Writer Activist Post The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), a for-profit federal corporation, issued a memo laying out its plans…
FDA claims power to seize food without evidence of contamination
Dees Illustration Rady Ananda, Contributing Writer Activist Post A few hours ago, the Food and Drug Administration declared it no longer needs credible evidence to…
Obama to recall 9/11 spirit at Ground Zero
© AFP/Getty Images/File Chris Hondros AFP NEW YORK (AFP) – President Barack Obama on Thursday will follow up his triumph in the killing of Osama…
Bin Laden computers a ‘gold mine’ for US
Editor’s Note: So here begins a “cable” release to rival WikiLeaks. I suppose they will find all of the planning for 9/11, Al Qaeda links…
Report highlights alleged Iran force’s Al-Qaeda links
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards © AFP/File Atta Kenare AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – A Congressional panel released a report that alleges that Iran’s elite Al-Quds force…
US attorney general: bin Laden raid ‘lawful’
US Attorney General Eric Holder © AFP/File Attila Kisbenedek AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – Top Obama administration officials on Wednesday defended the US commando raid that…
White House calls halt to bin Laden disclosures
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney © AFP Saul Loeb AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The White House on Wednesday declined to shed more light on…