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  • The Supremes
    9 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    By MARY DEIBEL
    To most Americans, Samuel Alito remains as much a "stealth" candidate for Supreme Court as he was the day that President Bush named him to replace the retiring Sandra Day O’Connor, the justice at the center of a deeply divided court.
    But Alito’s work on the federal bench for 15 years, and as a Reagan Justice Department official before that, read large on the radar screen of the Bush White House and its outside advisers.
    Since Bush tapped Alito Oct. 31, outside groups and (…)

  • New Alito Opposition Efforts Launched
    9 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By civilrights.org staff
    With Samuel Alito’s confirmation hearings scheduled to begin next week, groups opposed to President Bush’s nominee to replace Sandra Day O’Connor on the Supreme Court are stepping up their efforts to inform the public about Alito’s record.
    IndependentCourt.org, a coalition of public interest organizations, launched a new 30-second television spot Wednesday focusing on the fact that as a federal judge, Alito has more than once broken promises he made to the Senate (…)

  • Abramoff , The GOP Corruption Machine & What Dems Need to Do
    9 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    by Katrina vanden Heuvel
    It didn’t take Republican super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s guilty plea to three felony counts of conspiracy, mail fraud and tax evasion to understand that the scale of corruption in the GOP-dominated Congress had risen to obscene heights. But it sure helps expose the cesspool of corruption in that GOP-dominated Congress.
    "When this is all over, this will be bigger than [any government scandal] in the last 50 years, both in the amount of people involved and the (…)

  • Coal mine blast gives industry black eye
    9 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By Steve James
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The blast that killed 12 miners in a West Virginia mine has given coal mining a black eye just as the long-stagnant industry had begun turning a profit after decades of red ink.
    Analysts and industry experts said on Wednesday that the disaster, in which the 12 missing men were at first mistakenly reported alive, could have a negative impact on recruitment at a time when the industry is short of skilled workers.
    However, they did not believe the (…)

  • US Pensions: Capitalist Disaster
    9 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Rick Wolff
    The US pension systems for workers are now widespread disasters. Many corporations and many cities and states lack the money to pay all the benefits they have promised and legally owe to present and future retirees. Estimates of the shortfall range around $450 billion in the private sector plus at least another $300 billion in the public sector. Retired workers with lost or reduced pensions suffer extra strain on family and household finances. Millions now working expect (…)

  • Let’s Stop a US/Israeli War on Iran
    8 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    It’s More Important Than Halting Nuclear Proliferation
    by Bill Christison and Kathleen Christison
    January 1, 2006 Counterpunch
    The peace movements of the entire world should be in crisis mode right now, working non-stop to prevent the U.S. and Israel from starting a war against Iran. (See the James Petras article in CounterPunch on December 24, 2005 titled Iran in the Crosshairs for the best summary of the present situation.) The reckless and unnecessary dangers arising from such a war (…)

  • Abramoffgate: It’s the Same Sleaze, Just Bigger!
    8 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    “Money talks in this business and b...s... walks!” Ex-Rep. Michael “Ozzie” Myers (D-PA) (1)
    The breaking saga of the ultra-lobbyist, Jack Abramoff, and his massive influence-peddling ways in the nation’s capital, and beyond, too, has brought back some memories for me. In the late 70s, I was working in the City Solicitor’s Office in Baltimore, MD. I remember going over to Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., to testify on a bill the municipality had an interest in, which was then pending (…)

  • post from Aljazeerah
    7 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    This is a re post from aljazeerah. The Author (descendant from ancient New Hampshire stock) endorses spreading her story.
    Earth to Hillary and Other Democrats Supportive of Israeli Aggression and American Imperialism
    By Genevieve Cora Fraser
    Al-Jazeerah, January 7, 2006
    Dear Hillary, For years I have been a strong supported of both you and President Clinton - defending both of you within the party when others deserted. I have now left the Democratic Party because of you even though (…)

  • Library of Michael Wright’s Posts About 9/11, Nick Berg, David Boren, & George Tenet
    7 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    This list provides a comprehensive view of the big picture. I’ve tried to order these in some sort of sensible fashion. The two most important items are the summary of my 9/11 investigation and the suppressed KOCO TV news report about the hijacker’s airline ticket being bought from the University of Oklahoma library. The Nick Berg investigation posts are at the end and grouped together. It’s also important to see the documentation of the lies. We know that something corrupt (…)

  • Above Top Secret Forum part of Pentagon Psy-Ops???
    7 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Excerpt from Laura Knight-Jadczyk’s Blog: Postcards from the edge of reality:
    Full article has many hyperlinks to evidence.
    [...] Now, let’s come back to the all-important question: Who is Simon Gray??? [owner of abovetopsecret.com]
    As it happens, a little investigation produces the following WhoIs information about AboveTopSecret.com:
    Registrant:
    Gray, Simon 1 Sackville Close Swindon, Wiltshire SN3 3EJ UK
    Domain Name: ABOVETOPSECRET.COM
    Administrative Contact, Technical (…)