Archive for April, 2009

Souter To Retire in June

Filed under: Law | Obama Administration — by Will Kirkland 04/30/2009 @ 9:29:13 PM
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Supreme Court Justice David Souter plans to retire at the end of the current court term or when President Obama’s choice to replace him is confirmed by the Senate, the … [Keep reading >>]

Impeach Bybee

Filed under: Torture — by Will Kirkland 04/30/2009 @ 2:18:59 PM
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Robert Byrd: Investigate Now

Filed under: Torture — by Will Kirkland 04/30/2009 @ 2:17:09 PM
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Byrd was the clearest voice in the Senate in opposition to the US invasion of Iraq. Time and again he weighed in against the President and against his own … [Keep reading >>]

Bodhisattva in Metro

Filed under: FrontPage — by Will Kirkland 04/30/2009 @ 8:00:56 AM

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Chrysler Files Chapter 11

Filed under: Economy — by Will Kirkland 04/30/2009 @ 7:35:37 AM
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This doesn’t mean no more cars. It means creditors, who couldn’t work out a deal with Chrysler, will have it worked out for them by a judge. It means … [Keep reading >>]

Obama Press Conference

Filed under: Obama Administration — by Will Kirkland 04/29/2009 @ 8:59:12 PM
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“QUESTION: Thank you, Mr. President. You’ve said in the past that waterboarding, in your opinion, is torture. Torture … [Keep reading >>]

EPA Most Wanted

Filed under: Environment — by Will Kirkland 04/29/2009 @ 4:20:30 PM
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Yep. The EPA has a most wanted list. And for good reason. Mr. Morgan, above?

The former chairman and CEO of Hydromet Environmental, a Canadian hazardous waste reclamation … [Keep reading >>]

Hate Groups Growing

Filed under: Migration | Race — by Will Kirkland 04/29/2009 @ 4:10:24 PM
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SPLC (Southern Poverty Law Center) is always at the forefront of the fight for tolerance and against hate driven extremism. Their latest report not only details the increase in … [Keep reading >>]

100 Days is Just a Beginning

Filed under: Obama Administration — by Will Kirkland 04/29/2009 @ 7:42:48 AM
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As the 100 days in office of the Obama administration ticks by every tailor in the nation has their own personal measuring tapes out and are shouting loud directions: … [Keep reading >>]

Syria: What Part of the Great Game?

Filed under: Middle East — by Will Kirkland 04/28/2009 @ 9:31:15 PM
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Syria would like the Golan Heights back from Israel. Israel would like Syria to stop supporting Hamas and Hezbollah. Syria can negotiate with Israel because Israel failed to … [Keep reading >>]

Endangered Species Reprotected

Filed under: Environment — by Will Kirkland 04/28/2009 @ 6:32:09 PM
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Yippie!

“The Obama administration today revoked an eleventh-hour Bush-era rule that undermined protections for plants and animals listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

“Passed in January 2009, the … [Keep reading >>]

Civil Suit on Torture to go Forward

Filed under: Law — by Will Kirkland 04/28/2009 @ 6:17:52 PM
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This looks like it may be a very big deal.

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that a lawsuit brought by five men who say they were tortured as part of … [Keep reading >>]

Words for Acts

Of all the enemies of public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies. From these proceed debt and taxes. And armies, debts and taxes are the known instruments for bringing the many under the domination of the few...No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.

James Madison, 1795



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