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Bill would give president emergency control of Internet - CNET News
Seeded on Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:55 PM EDT (CNET.com)
Internet companies and civil liberties groups were alarmed this spring when a U.S. Senate bill proposed handing the White House the power to disconnect private-sector computers from the Internet.
A Message from the Average Black Person
Seeded on Sat Jun 27, 2009 8:11 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)
The next time you talk to a Black person you can feel comfortable in knowing that you have no clue what they think or feel based on their skin color.
Top Ten Books Americans Want Banned
Seeded on Thu Apr 16, 2009 5:10 PM EDT (The Best Damn Creative Writing Blog...Period)
The ALA list of books that Americans complained about most in 2008.
Obama's Birth Certificate; Too Much Legal Maneuvering
Tue Mar 3, 2009 2:48 PM EST
A problem that is facing this nation is the fact that President(?) Obama has yet to produce an original or acceptable copy of a Certificate of Birth (CB).
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Feds to review new Rocky Flats data
Seeded on Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:54 AM EST (rockymountainnews.com)
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, said it has begun studying the data and will issue a public report "as soon as possible." No estimate of a timeline.
Flats workers seek to delay health panel's decision
Seeded on Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:36 PM EST (rockymountainnews.com)
Sick Rocky Flats workers are hoping a federal panel that's been meeting behind closed doors on the fate of their compensation claims will keep those doors shut - at least for a few more days.
Why Are the Media More Interested in Blago Than in Unraveling the Bailout Mystery?
Seeded on Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:41 AM EST (The Huffington Post)
Have you heard what's going on with the government's almost trillion-dollar bailout and how your money is being spent? Do you know all you need to know about who's managing all that taxpayer money -- and how effectively it's being used?
Rocky Flats widow still waiting; agency says it's still 'working'
Seeded on Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:29 AM EST (rockymountainnews.com)
Rocky Flats widow still waiting; agency says it's still 'working'
Like manna, gold falls into buckets.
Seeded on Sat Dec 20, 2008 6:31 AM EST (rockymountainnews.com)
Someone with a heart of gold is dropping valuable coins into Salvation Army kettles in metro Denver.
Im in ur government, taking ur private property
Seeded on Tue Sep 9, 2008 9:51 PM EDT (tracyrtwyman.com)
Unlike Communism of the past, we're not even pretending that this is being done to benefit the common working man. It is quite openly being done to benefit a handful of fat cat investors, overpaid executives and white collar criminals that have friends in Washington.
Mortgage bailout a gamble - The Denver Post
Seeded on Mon Sep 8, 2008 7:56 AM EDT (The Denver Post)
The Bush administration's seizure of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is potentially a $200 billion bet that it will help reverse a prolonged housing and credit crisis.
Fossil discovery shows Antarctic was once much warmer
Seeded on Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:28 PM EDT (PhysOrg.com)
A new fossil discovery- the first of its kind from the whole of the Antarctic continent- provides scientists with new evidence to support the theory that the polar region was once much warmer.
Who Should Solve This Internet Crisis?
Seeded on Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:53 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
The FCC has been considering allegations filed by public interest groups that cable operator Comcast violated FCC rules by "managing" or "interfering with" the upstream flow of certain P2P video applications, namely those of a company called BitTorrent.
This Time, It's Different
Seeded on Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:17 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
There is little prospect that drivers will ever again see gas prices retreat to the levels they enjoyed for much of the last generation.
Given a Shovel, Digging Deeper Into Debt
Seeded on Sun Jul 20, 2008 8:42 AM EDT (The New York Times)
In earlier years, actually being repaid by borrowers was crucial to lenders.
Obama to Force America's Youth to "Volunteer"
Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:46 AM EDT
This is from the actual text of Obama's speech given in Colorado earlier this year:
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Taliban Breached NATO Base in Deadly Clash
Seeded on Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:41 AM EDT (The New York Times)
The Taliban insurgents who attacked a remote American-run outpost near the Pakistan border on Sunday numbered nearly 200 fighters, almost three times the size of the allied force, held by just 45 American troops and 25 Afghan soldiers
Senate Approves Surveillance Bill
Seeded on Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:25 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)
The long fight on Capitol Hill centered on one main question: whether to protect from civil lawsuits any telecommunications companies that helped the government eavesdrop on American phone and computer lines without the permission or knowledge of a secret court created by the For …
Verizon Wireless offers Rhapsody Music Subscriptions
Seeded on Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:33 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)
Cell phones are becoming more useful devices for listening to music. Verizon Wireless is introducing Rhapsody's subscription music service Monday, allowing its customers to download as much music as they want to their phones for $15 per month.
Anglican Conservatives form Group
Seeded on Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:31 AM EDT (BBC News)
The group has also decided to break its relationship with the liberal wings of the US and Canadian Churches. The traditionalists say they are fighting a "false Gospel" and the rift in the Church cannot be patched up.
US court overturns DC handgun ban
Seeded on Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:39 AM EDT (BBC News)
It is the first such case considered by the court in decades and is expected to have effects on gun laws across the US. The Supreme Court's ruling could spark challenges to gun control laws in other parts of the US, experts say.
Obama's Vision for Government-Run Childhood
Seeded on Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:55 AM EDT ()
One of the most dramatic changes in American life in the years since World War II involves the way we raise our children. We used to do it ourselves. Now, convinced we have better things to do.
Men's Health Nutrition Awards - The World's Most Effective Diet
Seeded on Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:52 PM EDT (Men's Health)
Stop eating for 36 hours once a weekâand yes, you'll drop a few pounds. You may also protect yourself against heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and stroke. To top it off, you'll enjoy the food you do eat that much more.Maybe it's time to start fasting.
Rising Prices Hit Home For Food Stamp Recipients
Seeded on Sat May 31, 2008 11:10 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
her $8.75-an-hour home health aide job -- about $1,200 after taxes during a good month -- stretches only so far, with rent ($550), utilities ($100, sometimes much more), gas ($180, even in her fuel-efficient Honda Civic), a car payment ($288) and car insurance ($163).
Collapse of Christianity is wrecking British Society
Seeded on Sat May 31, 2008 9:23 AM EDT (the Mail online)
The collapse of Christianity has wrecked British society, a leading Church of England bishop declared yesterday. It has destroyed family life and left the country defenceless against the rise of radical Islam in a moral and spiritual vacuum.
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