Archives for General News
January 2014
Friday, January 31:
Its Great Lake Shriveled, Iran Confronts Crisis of Water Supply (1 comments)
Bombshell? Ex-aide alleges Christie was behind NJ bridge closing scheme
California drought: State's water deliveries to be halted
Report May Ease Way to Approval of Keystone Pipeline
New Petition to "Free Lakota Children from State Kidnapping" Attracts Record Signatures (3 comments)
Let banks fail: Iceland’s plan looks to be working (2 comments)
Thursday, January 30:
Pope replaces cardinal at head of Vatican financial authority (1 comments)
Music as the Healing Cure to Civilizations Disconnect and Discontent: The Lyrical Musings of Doug Hendren (6 comments)
Tehran: US claim that sanctions led to nuclear deal "delusional"
Comparing U.S., Canadian health care systems (8 comments)
Amanda Knox found guilty again in Italian murder case
U.S. to seek death penalty in Boston bombing case (1 comments)
Long road to justice and equality for LGBTI people
Rep. Henry Waxman To Retire From Congress
Insulting Workers, Coddling the Rich: Obama’s ‘Raise’ for Federal Workers is a Bad Joke
Tomgram: Ellen Cantarow, The Frontlines of Fracking
Unlike Bush 43’s Base, Obama’s Base Stands Out as Independent Thinkers (1 comments)
Harry Reid Effectively Kills Obama's TPP and TTIP International Trade Deals (46 comments)
Wednesday, January 29:
Harry Reid: "I'm Against Fast Track"
Exclusive Snowden Interview (1 comments)
Rare Southern Snow Storm Paralyzes Atlanta (1 comments)
Norwegian MPs nominate Snowden for Nobel Peace Prize (2 comments)
James Clapper calls for Snowden and "accomplices" to return NSA documents (1 comments)
Grimm: "When you’re wrong, you're wrong" (1 comments)
Occupy Tel Aviv: Police, Municipality rampage in unique case of government corruption, Human Rights abuse (1 comments)
State of the Union Or State Of Obama? (1 comments)
Victory for Maidan Protests? The Taking of Ukrainian House (4 comments)
Gallup Poll Finds Democrats More Compassionate; Republicans More Psychopathic (103 comments)
Dome Homes: the Future of Housing? (15 comments)
Tuesday, January 28:
How to measure Obamacare success (9 comments)
The return of the firing squad? US states reconsider execution methods (2 comments)
US Congress secretly approves weapons flow to "moderate" Syrian rebels (2 comments)
Tomgram: John Feffer, The Empire's New Asian Clothes
Franklin P. Lamb: Syria Sends a Strong Team to Geneva (11 comments)
*Detroit is Not Broke! (5 comments)
Pete Seeger, Songwriter and Champion of Folk Music, Dies at 94
Bundesbank calls for capital levy to avert government bankruptcies
Monday, January 27:
Netanyahu settlement stand draws fire from all sides (2 comments)
BACKFIRE: James O'Keefe's Latest Video Mostly Absolves Battleground Texas
U.S. to allow companies to disclose more details on government requests for data
The business behind Ezra Klein's "Project X"
Busted for Cocaine, Trey Radel to resign House seat
Tomgram: Greg Grandin, The Terror of Our Age
Afghanistan Exit Is Seen as Peril to Drone Mission
Sunday, January 26:
Bill Clinton a sexual predator, Rand Paul says (8 comments)
TransCanada Pipeline Explosion Shuts Off Gas For 4,000 Residents In Sub-Zero Temperatures (1 comments)
Pharmaceutical CEO: Cancer Drug Is Only For Westerners Who Can Afford It (6 comments)
Karzai says US should re-engage Taliban peace talks or leave country
NSA is after industrial spying -- Snowden to German TV
Edward Snowden adviser: guarantee of amnesty necessary for talks with US
Study: New Madrid fault zone alive and active
Were These Knife Attacks Caused by SSRI Antidepressants? (18 comments)
World's largest school-based deworming programme in Bihar (1 comments)
Saturday, January 25:
TransCanada natural gas pipeline explodes near Winnipeg (1 comments)
N.Y. mayor at closed AIPAC gala: Part of my job is to defend Israel (3 comments)
One visit and vinegar diagnosis for cervical cancer
Still Report # 169 - Iran Update
US Sues KBR in Connection With Army Work in Iraq (1 comments)
Three dead in shooting at mall near Baltimore
Murder, Mayhem and Mexican Mafia Stalk the Bakken Oil Fields (5 comments)
Laws mirror moral values of 'colonial era', not SRHR reality!
The Assad government states its case at Geneva II
Blimplike surveillance craft set to deploy over Maryland heighten privacy concerns (1 comments)
Friday, January 24:
Republican Gubernatorial Campaign Strategy: Play the Charter School Card (1 comments)
Boehner Talks GOP Infighting with Leno, Admits Shutdown Was "Very Predictable Disaster"
Judge Orders Hospital to Remove Pregnant Woman From Life Support
Texas Town Sues over Earthquakes caused by Fracking
US hints at Edward Snowden plea bargain to allow return from Russia (2 comments)
'Miles to go' before we achieve universal access to SRHR services
Talking about Geoism with RT TV's Abby Martin on "Breaking the Set" (3 comments)
Thursday, January 23:
Hillary 2016: Priorities USA Action, the largest liberal super PAC, is backing Hillary Clinton for president (1 comments)
"No way I can come home and make my case to a jury" -- Snowden (1 comments)
Huckabee: Dems think women can’t control their libido
US government privacy board says NSA bulk collection of phone data is illegal
Drugs Displace Maize on Mexico’s Small Farms
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: A distant reality?
Multipurpose Prevention Technologies Can Transform Women's Health
Tomgram: Laura Gottesdiener, Visiting a Revolution That Won't Go Away
"I HAVE BEEN TO THE MOUNTAIN TOP:" Looking Down At The World
Watchdog Report Says N.S.A. Program Is Illegal and Should End (1 comments)
Wednesday, January 22:
Supreme Court Considers Striking Down Mandatory Public Union Dues
Iran's Rouhani says possible to overcome animosity with U.S.
'Sexual and reproductive health issues do not exist in isolation'
To See Climate Change in Florida, Check Out Miami Beach’s Storm Sewers
Obama Nominates "War Criminal" Barron To First Circuit Court (2 comments)
The King Assassination and Pretense (2 comments)
Ken Cuccinelli: Chris Christie Should Step Down From RGA Post
Sean Wilentz's Epic Snowden-Greenwald-Assange Hit Piece
Measles Incidence Increases In UK As Vaccine Conspiracy Theories Exact Toll on Vaccination (1 comments)
Democrats win state Senate seat in Northern Virginia — and perhaps control of the chamber
Head of Eastside Catholic quits: ‘Necessary decision’ - Strange Bedfellows — Politics News
Tuesday, January 21:
Chris Christie's Many Tales From the Dark Side (15 comments)
Snowden Seeking Russian Protection After Threats: Lawyer (1 comments)
Former Va. Gov. McDonnell and wife charged in gifts case (1 comments)
Distant quasar illuminates a filament of the cosmic web
Christie Could Face RICO Charges-- Says Blagojevich Defense Attorney Sam Adam Jr.-- Interview Transcript (2 comments)
GOP Candidate Calls for Obama to Be Hanged; Quotes Jesus in Defense (1 comments)
Tomgram: Engelhardt, The Rise of the Reader
Ezra Klein Leaving Washington Post
Alfredo Lopez: Same criminal spying but with White House blessing: Obama Says No Halt to NSA Spying
The Harder They Fall (5 comments)
Monday, January 20:
Probing America: Top German Prosecutor Considers NSA Investigation
U.N. backs down in standoff over Iran, opening way to Syria talks
Iran invitation puts Syria peace talks at risk
Marikana cops in Brits shoot-out - City Press
Iran, US, Europe start implementing nuclear deal
Pentagon & NSA officials say they want Snowden extrajudicially assassinated (1 comments)
Troubled nuclear company announces bankruptcy plans, rakes in millions in spending bill
Richest 85 people boast same wealth as half the world
It’s About Blackmail, Not National Security
Tomgram: Alfred McCoy, It's About Blackmail, Not National Security (1 comments)
Sunday, January 19:
UN chief invites Iran to Syria peace talks
Feinstein: Metadata program here to stay (1 comments)
U.S. lawmaker investigates whether Russia behind Snowden's leaks (1 comments)
Assad regime denies defiant comments
Northern VA Election to Determine State’s Senate Control
Agent: Dennis Rodman checks into alcohol rehab center
Cheerios says no to Monsanto's GMOs (2 comments)
Julian Assange: Obama "embarrassing"
Court: Bloggers have First Amendment protections
Saturday, January 18:
Spain becomes first country to rely on wind as top energy source (8 comments)
The Tackling Torture Video Contest Finalists announced — JURY AND AUDIENCE VOTING BEGINS
Pope Francis shakes up Vatican Bank, sets financial cap for sainthood (2 comments)
Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Struck Down as Judge Cites Burden on Citizens
Obama to Dems: Boehner will pass immigration reform in 2014
Oliver Stone drops out of Martin Luther King Jr. project
Canadian Support Of Keystone XL Pipeline Is Falling, New Poll Says
2 Americans among 21 killed in Kabul restaurant attack (1 comments)
Open Letter To The Movie Academy Over Snub to "Mandela" Movie (1 comments)
Franklin P. Lamb: The Siege of Yarmouk
Short-term profits trump survival: Washington and the Oil Industry Know the Truth about Climate Change (5 comments)
Ecuador Guarantees the Constitutional Right to Health and Education for All Its Citizens (1 comments)
Company behind W VA chemical spill files for bankruptcy (1 comments)
Friday, January 17:
Company responsible for WV chemical leak seeks Chapter 11 protection
U.S. Supreme Court to weigh cell phone searches
Holt: On Surveillance Reform, Obama Offers "Far Less Than Meets The Eye"
Obama announces NSA programs overhaul
Gallup: U.S. Recession Never Ended (4 comments)
Democracy in Hong Kong: A Key Asia-Pacific Issue for 2014 (1 comments)
Thursday, January 16:
Tom Coburn announces plans to retire
US Intel Veterans Honor Pvt. Manning (1 comments)
Why are Christie and the Kochs in my driveway? (4 comments)
NSA collects millions of SMS messages worldwide
NSA says checking to see if they spied on Sanders is illegal
DOD has new video of US soldier held captive since 2009
34 nuclear launch officers involved in Air Force cheating scandal
Former RNC chairman to challenge Democratic Sen. Mark Warner in Virginia
California Dreamin': Why I Am Running for State Treasurer (19 comments)
NSA Whistleblower: NSA Is a Corrupt, Broken Institution (9 comments)
Tomgram: Nick Turse, Secret Wars and Black Ops Blowback (1 comments)
China Targets Western “Cultural Threatsâ€
The truth about Israel's secret nuclear arsenal (2 comments)
Wednesday, January 15:
In Defeat for Tea Party, House Passes $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill
Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) -- Environment Chapter (4 comments)
Supreme Court Denies Family Farmers the Right to Self-Defense from Monsanto Abuse (2 comments)
Senate panel says attack on U.S. post in Benghazi was preventable (1 comments)
GOP Congressional Candidate: Spousal Rape Shouldn't Be a Crime (1 comments)
Building A 21st Century Progressive Infrastructure (1 comments)
Court Strikes Down Net Neutrality
DC Court Strikes against Net Neutrality (2 comments)
Tuesday, January 14:
Federal judge rules Oklahoma’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
US will not enter bilateral no-spy deal with Germany, reports media
Edward Snowden will join Freedom of the Press Foundation board
Effort to extend jobless benefits stalls in Senate (1 comments)
Israeli defense minister slams John Kerry for "messianic" pursuit of peace deal
Tomgram: Jeremiah Goulka, Republicans and the Redskins
Risks? They Didn't Stop These 7 Drugs From Making Money (19 comments)
Monday, January 13:
Senior MP Calls Israel "Only Loser of Iran-G5+1 Geneva Deal
DVN shares surge as former Blackwater owner named chairman
Giant Antarctic glacier beyond point of no return (2 comments)
Supreme Court hands Monsanto victory over farmers on GMO seed patents, ability to sue (12 comments)
Senate confirms Obama’s final pick to serve on key federal court (1 comments)
The Flood Next Time (1 comments)
Anyone who says metadata spying isn't extremely revealing is either misinformed or lying (4 comments)
Tomgram: Peter Van Buren, We Have to Destroy Our Constitution to Save It (2 comments)
Target, Neiman Marcus Credit Card Hacking Reveals Third-World US Payment Systems (1 comments)
Sunday, January 12:
US House passed bill ravaging toxic-waste regulation law -- on same day as W. Virginia chemical spill (1 comments)
*How the Christie Bridge Scandal Could Help Jeb Bush Win in 2016 (4 comments)
Global activists oppose plan for replacement air base on Okinawa
Banks Say No to Marijuana Money, Legal or Not
John McCain seeks congressional investigation into "broken" NSA (1 comments)
Bernie Sanders Slams Republican Hypocrites Who Voted For 5 UI Extensions Under Bush
NJ Dem: If Christie Was Involved in Bridge Scandal at All, It’s an ‘Impeachable Offense’
One Year After His Death, Watch Aaron Swartz Speak Out Against the NSA (1 comments)
Secrets of the 1971 History-Changing FBI File Heist Revealed
*Your Invitation to Honor JFK (4 comments)
The Politics of OSCAR: Is The Mandela Movie Being Dissed? (1 comments)
Nate Silver: The depressing psychological theory that explains Washington (2 comments)
Still Report # 162 - Ellen Brown for Treasurer in California (video) (2 comments)
Saturday, January 11:
Democrats plead with Obama to abandon Social Security cut (1 comments)
McAuliffe sworn in as Virginia governor, as Clintons look on
BP appeal to stop 'fictitious' U.S. oil spill claims fails (1 comments)
Alex Rodriguez's suspension reduced to 162 games (6 comments)
Toll of U.S. Sailors Devastated by Fukushima Radiation Continues to Climb (20 comments)
Ex-Israeli PM Ariel Sharon dies at 85 (6 comments)
Franklin P. Lamb: Pressures Mount for a Palestinian-Hezbollah War in Lebanon
High School Military Testing Data Now Available (3 comments)
Big Pharma Pimps Alcoholics--With Government Help (11 comments)
Friday, January 10:
W. Virginia Declares State of Emergency After Huge Chemical Spill (1 comments)
Congress Is Officially A Millionaire’s Club
Dear Climate Change Deniers, Meet Australia's Wildfire-Raging, Bat-Killing, Kangaroo-Fainting, iPad-Melting Heat Wave (6 comments)
Firing of Stepien deprives Christie of a key counselor
"Nuclear Savage" (4 comments)
Obama to speak on NSA reforms Jan. 17, White House says
Unemployment Falls to 6.7 Percent Due to Workers Leaving the Labor Force (2 comments)
Administration taps Accenture to take over HealthCare.gov
When Tribalism Trumps Democracy (2 comments)
Thursday, January 9:
Christie Fires Aide in Bridge Scandal as U.S. Opens Inquiry
How to Street Fight With the FBI over FOIA and Win (6 comments)
Dennis Rodman Apologizes For Comments About Captive U.S. Missionary Kenneth Bae
Tomgram: Michael Klare, Have the Obits for Peak Oil Come Too Soon?
Water supply freezes in Ohio, threatening tens of thousands
Niagara Falls frozen in time as Arctic chill blankets US
Wednesday, January 8:
Cloud of Destruction: Mount Sinabung Erupts
U.S. military helicopter crashes in Britain, munitions across site
Christie cancels Sandy victims event, leaving attendees frustrated
Litvinenko coroner gives up illicit criminal investigation after receiving reprimand.
Train derails, crude oil, propane on fire (3 comments)
BP, claiming fraud, wants to stop oil-spill payments (1 comments)
Tuesday, January 7:
Burglars Who Took On F.B.I. Abandon Shadows
Cyberwarfare greater threat to US than terrorism, say security experts
Watch Out for a 2014 Conservative Foundation Strategy of Attacking Public Sector Unions (2 comments)
Snowden has more U.S.-Israel secrets to expose: Greenwald
Senate moves ahead with measure to extend long-term unemployment benefits
Fukushima radiation seen in Southern California soils (1 comments)
Ex-Fukushima worker says ‘duct tape, wire nets’ used to repair leaking radioactive water tanks (1 comments)
Daily Kos Writer Predicts “Big Resurgence†of Non-Hierarchical Occupy Movement (4 comments)
Tomgram: Nick Turse, Special Ops Goes Global
Monday, January 6:
Hi-tech Lynching of OWS by Ray Pensador
Think a Firearm Keeps You Safe? It Didn't For These Gun Enthusiasts (44 comments)
IMF paper warns of "savings tax" and mass write-offs as West's debt hits 200-year high
FBI Drops Law Enforcement as "Primary" Mission (2 comments)
Peter King: Rand Paul "Doesn't Deserve" His Spot In The Senate (VIDEO)
Israel, no longer a haven, sends African migrants to prison
Janet Yellen confirmed as Federal Reserve chairman
Answers to questions about the New News Site-- First Look-- and NSA Reporting (5 comments)
Koch-backed political network, built to shield donors, raised $400 million in 2012 elections
Kerry fails to reach Mideast framework deal
Germany's Merkel injured in ski accident (1 comments)
Liz Cheney abandons Senate bid
Amy Fried, Ph.D.: Tamron Hall's Natural Hair (6 comments)
Tomgram: Engelhardt, A Ripley's Believe It or Not National Security State (1 comments)
Pentagon Data on Student Testing Program Rife with Errors and Contradictions (4 comments)
Still Report #158 - Trans-Pacific Partnership (1 comments)
Sunday, January 5:
Senators Differ Sharply on Penalty for Snowden (2 comments)
Obama looks to re-launch second term
John Kerry thanks Saudi king for "enthusiastic support" for peace effort
Residents flee occupied Fallujah amid army bombardment
Rapid fall for Army general accused of sex crimes (1 comments)
Not Just the Koch Brothers: New Study Reveals Funders Behind the Climate Change Denial Effort (21 comments)
China will spray bacteria over 133 square kilometer over the next 5 years to reclaim desert (2 comments)
Saturday, January 4:
Napolitano: No clemency for Edward Snowden (6 comments)
One in three lawmakers wants to repeal military pension cut (1 comments)
Iraq government loses control of Fallujah
NSA statement does not deny 'spying' on members of Congress (2 comments)
New York State Is Set to Loosen Marijuana Laws
Fukushima Meltdowns: Global Denial At Work (17 comments)
Obama administration pushes to strengthen background checks on mentally ill gun buyers - The Washington Post (1 comments)
US economy losing "up to a $1bn a week" after jobless benefits cut
New Decision Shows How Businesses Can Challenge Warrantless Records Collection, Even if You Can't (2 comments)
The nuns' Obamacare contraception lawsuit isn't about religious freedom
Friday, January 3:
U.S. court allows more phone snooping
White House presses to extend unemployment benefits
Bernie Sanders Asks: "Is the NSA Spying on Congress?" (13 comments)
This Is Not a New Year (3 comments)
5 Ways the USDA Puts Your Health at Risk (12 comments)
NYT Editorial Backs Snowden but Fails Other Whistleblowers (2 comments)
Recreational Marijuana Sales In Colorado Bring Long Lines, Purchasing Limits (2 comments)
Thursday, January 2:
Former Israeli leader Ariel Sharon still in critical condition (1 comments)
Zimmerman's Girlfriend -- What she said before she said something else (3 comments)
Sticking Point in Peace Talks -- Recognition of a Jewish State
What Should My Child Learn While Growing Up in A World of Disruptive Technology? (4 comments)
The Welfare Republicans Hate Affair with Obamacare
Wednesday, January 1:
Bitcoin Is a High-Tech Dinosaur Soon to Be Extinct (1 comments)
Kerry to Press for "Framework" Accord to Keep Mideast Peace Effort Moving (1 comments)
Poll: United States Seen As Greatest Threat To World Peace In 2013
Former First Lady Barbara Bush Hospitalized
Justice for Lynne Stewart (1 comments)