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| GRITtv: Vince Warren: Big Government But Failure to Restore Rule of Law Under Obama | |
| lauraflanders | 12 October 2010 Ahmed Ghailani, the Guantanamo prisoner accused of taking part in the 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania goes the courts in NY this week but is being denied a fair trial as federal prosecutors recently rejected appealing a ruling by a trial judge that prohibits a key witness from testifying. Meanwhile Dick Cheney is back to warn us against new nuclear terrorist attacks, that presumably only an expanded state security and defense apparatus can save us from. If the the FBI raids on peace activists last month are any indication, we\\\\\\\'re already well on our way. But what does America think of government powers under Obama? We\\\\\\\'ll look at a new poll from USA Today. GRITtv contributor Vince Warren of the Center for Constitutional Rights is here. | |
| Date: 2010-10-12 19:49:41 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Sex & the GOP: Esquire's Tom Junod and executive editor at The Nation Betsy Reed on why right wing female candiates are so popular | |
| MSNBC 12 October 2010 Cenk Uygur (host of The Young Turks) filling in for Chris Jansing on MSNBC Live talks to Esquire\\\\\\\'s Tom Junod and executive editor at The Nation Betsy Reed on why right wing female candiates are so popular with men. | |
| Date: 2010-10-12 19:45:37 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Rachel Maddow: Anonymous Republican big-money donors become political liability | |
| MSNBC, 12 October 2010 | |
| Date: 2010-10-12 19:30:58 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Cannabis in California: Will they vote to legalise? | |
| AlJazeeraEnglish | 12 October 2010 | |
| Date: 2010-10-12 17:26:57 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Danny Schechter: Foreclosure Fraud and Bank Bailouts -Property rights trumps human rights | |
| lauraflanders | 07 October 2010 The controversy over home foreclosures is spreading--today, the White House blog and twitter announced that President Obama would not sign a bill that could have an impact on foreclosure documents because of the ongoing problems. In a nutshell, huge numbers of Americans have found themselves foreclosed on by banks that had faulty or incomplete documents. Three major firms have actually declared freezes on foreclosures, and Congress is calling for an investigation. But what does all this mean for most of us? Danny Schechter joins Laura in studio to explain the situation, why it\\\\\\\'s more complicated than a few mortgages, and why it could lead to another major banking crisis. He also weighs in on the privatization of fire departments, and notes that in the U.S., Property rights trumps human rights. | |
| Date: 2010-10-12 12:52:19 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Democratic candidate fires rifle at climate bill in new ad | |
| From Raw Story: Democratic candidate fires rifle at climate bill in new ad By David Edwards Monday, October 11th, 2010 -- Democratic candidate fires rifle at climate bill in new ad West Virginia political ads don\\\'t normally attract national attention but this year may be the exception. Democratic Senate nominee Joe Manchin has a new ad where he literally fires a gun at the cap and trade bill -- a bill written and championed by Democrats. The Washington Post\\\'s Chris Cilizza reported: The ad, which was produced by Karl Struble and goes up on the air statewide today, begins with Manchin loading a rifle as he notes that the National Rifle Association has endorsed his Senate candidacy against businessman John Raese (R). (quote) I\\\'ll take on Washington and this Administration to get the federal government off of our backs and out of our pockets, Manchin says -- adding that he would work to repeal the bad parts of Obamacare. Story continues below. In the ad\\\'s conclusion Manchin promises to take dead aim at the cap and trade bill as he lines up his rifle and shoots a hole through a piece of paper meant to symbolize the legislation. The ad is a striking testament to Manchin\\\'s attempted distancing of himself from President Barack Obama and national Democrats, wrote Cilliza. Another ad from the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) put the spotlight on West Virginia last week. Manchin\\\'s opponent denounced the NRSC ad after it was revealed that a casting call called for actors with a hicky blue collar look. The Associated Press noted: The ad, filmed in Philadelphia, was dropped from the National Republican Senatorial Committee\\\'s YouTube channel Thursday. Republicans expect it to also be withdrawn from TV, where it has been in heavy rotation since Tuesday, according to a party official not directly involved in handling the ad who was not authorized to comment and requested anonymity. The casting call listed clothing options including trucker or John Deer hats that are not brand new, preferably beat up, as well as jeans, down filled vests and Dickie\\\'s type jacket with t-shirt underneath. We are going for a Hicky Blue Collar look, it said. These characters are from West Virginia so think coal miner/trucker looks. Republican Senate nominee John Raese denounced the hicky ad and the NRSC denied they were responsible for the wording used in the casting call. | |
| Date: 2010-10-12 09:05:40 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Dividing up the Artic for natural resources | |
| RussiaToday | 12 October 2010 RT\\\'s special coverage. Scientists are spending a year on the ice investigating the natural resources of the Arctic ocean. Russia is one of five countries who are dividing up what could be billions of dollars worth of oil and gas reserves hidden deep under the ice. RT\\\'s Ekaterina Gracheva is with the expedition as it looks for a home among the polar ice flows. | |
| Date: 2010-10-12 08:39:33 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Paula Becomes 9th Hurricane of the Season | |
| AssociatedPress | 12 October 2010 Hurricane Paula is now a category one storm, packing sustained winds of 75 miles per hour. Forecasters say it could hit Mexico\\\\\\\'s Yucatan peninsula as early as tonight. (Oct. 12) | |
| Date: 2010-10-12 07:39:21 - Added by: KMC | |
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| New Smoking Gun: How Wall Street Shafted Main Street | |
| CNN --October 11, 2010--Josh Rosner, who heads the research firm Graham Fisher, presents new proof that banks knew they were selling bad loans. CNN Parker Spitzer Wall Street investment banks rating agencies banking loans securities Josh Rosner due diligence How Wall Street shafted main street U.S. economy insider trading SEC mortgages fraud | |
| Date: 2010-10-12 07:04:55 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Pension strike cripples France | |
| AlJazeeraEnglish | 12 October 2010 French Unions have launched another strike against pension reform - the fourth major action in a month. It comes as the unpopular pension reform bill edges closer to becoming law. Trains and airports are running well below capacity and marches are planned across the country. Al Jazeera\\\'s Jacky Rowland reports from Marseille, France\\\'s main southern oil port, where dock workers have been on strike for two weeks. | |
| Date: 2010-10-12 07:03:07 - Added by: KMC | |
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