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BBC British comedy: Who reads the papers? - Yes, Prime Minister |
| Uploaded by BBCWorldwide on 8 Jun 2007 Prime Minister, Jim Hacker explains to Sir Humphrey and Bernard the importance of the papers and who reads which one. Hilarious BBC British comedy at its best. |
| Date: 2011-08-24 01:41:52 - Added by: KMC |
| Views: 820 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 5 |
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Quake affects services in U.S. |
| Uploaded by AlJazeeraEnglish on 23 Aug 2011 A rare 5.9-magnitude earthquake has struck the east coast of United States, shaking some of the country's largest cities. The US geological survey said the quake occurred in central Virginia, about 165km south of the capital, Washington DC, and was the most severe quake in the area in more than a century. In Washington DC, the White House, the Pentagon and the US Capitol were all evacuated. The tremor has affected flights, trains and phone services across the US, while a nuclear reactor was shut down. Officials are now assessing the damage to property. Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan reports.The US geological survey said the quake occurred in central Virginia, about 165km south of Washington DC, and was the most severe quake in the area in more than a century. In the capital, Washington DC, the White House, the Pentagon and the US Capitol were all evacuated. The tremor has affected flights, trains and phone services across the US, while a nuclear reactor was shut down. Officials are now assessing the damage to property. Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan reports. |
| Date: 2011-08-23 21:11:29 - Added by: KMC |
| Views: 868 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 |
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Phyllis Bennis on the Role of the United States, NATO and Oil Firms in Libyan Uprising |
| Uploaded by democracynow on 23 Aug 2011 DemocracyNow.org - Fighting continues in parts of Tripoli, the capital of Libya, where rebels are reportedly battling with Muammar Gaddafi's forces outside his heavily fortified compound. Reports by the Libyan Rebel Council that Gaddafi's son, Saif Al-Islam, had been captured were contradicted late Monday when he emerged amongst supporters in front of foreign journalists in Tripoli. The International Criminal Court had claimed he had been in the custody of anti-Gaddafi fighters for the past 24 hours. The rebels have also claimed that two of Gaddafi's other sons were detained but have provided no evidence. Meanwhile, details have emerged that U.S. and NATO forces played a key role in the Libyan rebel push into Tripoli, carrying out 17 predator drone strikes and 38 air strikes since August 10. Overall the U.S. have carried out 1,210 air strikes and 101 predator drone strikes in Libya since April 1. NATO says it will keep up pressure on Gaddafi, and that its "mission is not over yet." To explore the complexity of the Libyan conflict, Democracy Now! speaks with Phyllis Bennis who is a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. |
| Date: 2011-08-23 09:42:07 - Added by: KMC |
| Views: 840 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 |
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12-Year-Old Boy Sentenced to 30 Years in Jail |
| Uploaded by RTAmerica on 19 Aug 2011 Paul Henry Gingerich, a 12 year-old boy, was tried as an adult in a homicide case in Indiana earlier this year. He was given 30 years for assisting the killing of friend's step-father. Gingerich didn't fire a shot but was given the same punishment as his friend who fired two. The courts determined that there was no hope for this former straight-A student. Monica Foster, Gingerich's attorney, gives us her take on the case. |
| Date: 2011-08-23 09:38:44 - Added by: KMC |
| Views: 876 - Votes: 4 - Rating: 5 |
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Great short film: The First Day of the Tar Sands Action |
| Uploaded by StopKeystoneXL on 21 Aug 2011 A short film capturing first day of 2-weeks of sit-ins at the White House to stop the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline. More info: http://tarsandsaction.org |
| Date: 2011-08-23 09:30:10 - Added by: KMC |
| Views: 837 - Votes: 4 - Rating: 5 |
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CAUGHT ON TAPE: Bank Of America's Director Of Public Policy Tells Rick Perry: We'll Help You Out |
| Via ThinkProgress: CAUGHT ON TAPE: Bank Of America’s Director Of Public Policy Tells Rick Perry ‘We’ll Help You Out’ By Marie Diamond on Aug 19, 2011 at 3:26 pm A top Bank of America executive was caught on camera yesterday whispering to Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX), “Bank of America. We’ll help you out,” as the GOP presidential candidate attended New Hampshire’s Politics and Eggs breakfast. The executive has been identified by the financial website Zero Hedge as James Mahoney, Director of Public Policy for the bank. Mahoney is on the board of directors for the New England Council, the sponsors of the Politics and Eggs breakfast. Watch it: But far from being just a regional banker, Mahoney is a key national executive. In a statement about the incident, bank spokesman Lawrence Di Rita told Politico the only “help” Mahoney was offering was nonpartisan policy expertise. Di Rita said Mahoney does policy and not lobbying for the bank. This unsolicited reassurance from a top Bank of America emissary comes just days after Perry appeared to publicly threaten the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke. Over the years Gov. Perry has benefited greatly from Bank of America’s financial support, and it appears that largesse will continue as he seeks the presidency on a platform of — coincidentally enough — bank deregulation. His gubernatorial campaigns have received $125,900 from Bank of America’s PAC and executives since 2003. During the 2010 cycle alone, Perry’s campaign received $30,160 from the bank’s PAC and executives. According to Texans for Public Justice, Bank of America has also given generously Republican Governors Association, which Perry led until recently and just happens to be his largest donor, contributing $4 million between 2001 and 2010. It’s no mystery why banking executives are rushing to give Perry their support. Of all the GOP candidates, Perry is the most fervently opposed to banking regulation. As Matt Yglesias pointed out, in his book Fed Up, Perry expresses the extreme view that all banking regulation and consumer financial protection is unconstitutional. Bank of America has been in a world of financial trouble recently, with its stock down more than 50 percent since January, as it faces a growing wave of mortgage litigation. In recent weeks it has been engaged “in the corporate version of a yard sale.” The bank announced today that it will be cutting at least 10,000 jobs, laying off 3,500 workers this quarter alone. As ThinkProgress has reported, until now Mitt Romney has been the candidate with the most backing from Wall Street. |
| Date: 2011-08-23 09:13:46 - Added by: KMC |
| Views: 953 - Votes: 4 - Rating: 5 |
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Hurricane Irene Marks 1st Big US Threat in Years |
| Published on 23 Aug 2011 by AssociatedPress The rapidly intensifying Hurricane Irene has already cut a destructive path through the Caribbean. It is now the first hurricane to seriously threaten the U.S. in almost three years. (Aug. 23) |
| Date: 2011-08-23 05:45:17 - Added by: KMC |
| Views: 794 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 |
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Robert Reich on Obama, GOP issues, and tax strategy |
| Published on 20 Aug 2011 by Current Keith discusses tax strategy with Robert Reich, professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkeley. In town halls across the nation, democratic leaders are using this month's congressional recess to change the narrative on taxes. After new polling and town hall outbursts, can democrats run on an unabashed promise to raise taxes on the rich and corporations? |
| Date: 2011-08-23 05:40:26 - Added by: KMC |
| Views: 848 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 |
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Keith Olbermann's Worst Persons: Defending the poor rich |
| Countdown with Keith Olbermann 08-22-2011 5 - Worst Persons |
| Date: 2011-08-23 05:35:07 - Added by: KMC |
| Views: 855 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 |
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Polluters: Choose Jobs Or Smog |
| Uploaded by climatebrad on 17 Aug 2011 A coalition of corporate polluters asks Americans to choose between jobs and their health, citing false statistics about higher smog standards. |
| Date: 2011-08-23 01:47:34 - Added by: KMC |
| Views: 817 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 |
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