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• JFK Special VII

  
  EndrTimes — Authority: 444
  Note, Note, Note, tonight Monday 11/23/2009 AT 10:00PM ET (9:00PM CT) 540 WFLA will be re-broadcast ( on line ) hours 2, 3, and 4 of T he JFK Special VII . To listen click on this link : http://www.540wfla.com/cc-common/ondemand/player.html?world=st JFK Special VII (on Coast to Coast AM) ...
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• Ron Paul On The Difference Between Fed Secrecy And Transparency

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 768
  With the media finally waking up to the risk of recurring "systemic threats", aka Goldman not paying $20 billion in bonuses, courtesy of finding out just how much shit is really held by the Feds discount window, everyone is suddenly interested in hearing it direct from the man at Ground Zero - Ron Paul... Even Steve ...
  12 hours ago

• The long arm over-reaches

  
  Kafila — Authority: 125
  Last week, the Delhi High Court struck down an RTI application filed at the Election Commission of India, bringing an unprecedented standoff between two of India’s towering institutions of state to a temporary halt. In the case of Election Commission of India (EC) versus Chief Information Commission & others, ...
  19 hours ago

• Most Unsurprising Headline of the Day

  
  The Ben Lomond Free Press — Authority: 435
  “EU President Wants to see a new Euro Tax” One has to be fair though, one cannot accuse the EU of not being inclusive. There was apparently a good attendance at the meeting of the Bilderberg Group where M. Van Rompuy chose to announce his initiative.
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• Defenders of Proposition 8 Ignore Court Orders

  
  Michael-In-Norfolk - - Coming Out In Mid Life — Authority: 149
  In a demonstration of their contempt for the courts and the civil laws, the proponents of Proposition 8 have ignored the third federal court order compelling them to turn over internal campaign materials and memos in the federal court case wherein the Constitutionality of Proposition 8 under the U.S. Constitution is ...
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• Another Gitmo Detainee Wins in Federal Court

  
  The Political Carnival — Authority: 685
  By GottaLaff Good news and hope for those detainees who should not be there in the first place: Farhi Saeed bin Mohammed, an Algerian national who was captured in Pakistan and turned over to the U.S. military after fleeing from Afghanistan, was ordered released from the U.S. detention facility at ...
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• After Yesterdays Victory For Paul-Grayson, Is Bernankes Confirmation Now In Jeopardy?

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 768
  After yesterdays debacle for the Fed, could even more grey clouds be gathering for the Chairman? As readers will recall Alan Grayson recently presented several questions , the response to which would serve as a gating factor to Bernankes reconfirmation. Alas, that initiative never appeared to get much traction. In ...
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• China’s Navy Makes “Impressive” Strides, Says ONI

  
  Secrecy News — Authority: 579
  An ongoing modernization effort has provided China with an increasingly sophisticated and proficient naval force, the U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) said in a new assessment (large pdf). Notably, China has “developed the world’s only anti-ship ballistic missile,” which ONI said was “specifically ...
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• The Rise of China’s Auto Industry

  
  Secrecy News — Authority: 579
  “In recent years, China has become the world’s fastest growing automotive producer,” according to a new report (pdf) from the Congressional Research Service. “[Chinas] annual vehicle output has increased from less than 2 million vehicles in the late 1990s to 9.5 million in 2008. In terms of production ...
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• Poll panel standardises voting compartment in booths

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 716
  New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Election Commission Friday said that voting compartments in polling stations should be made only of cardboard or plastic board and these should not be located near the window or door to “maintain secrecy of vote at the time of poll”.“During the last few elections, it has come to the ...
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• Lessons in Legislative Manipulation From the Tobacco Industry

  
  Center for Media and Democracy - Publishers of PR Watch — Authority: 565
  The article in the November 14 issue of the New York Times about the extent to which the biotech firm Genetech was able to put their own words into legislators mouths raises the next logical question: To what extent are corporations in the U.S. actually drafting laws and getting them passed? We cant ...
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• Dylan Ratigan Discusses The "Audit The Fed" Support Letter

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 768
  The pressure on both Geithner and Bernanke is finally reaching a crescendo. Fixing the US economy would start with the departure of Geithner (forced or otherwise) and the full audit of the Fed. Everything else is smoke and overleveraged, uncollateralized mirrors (perfectly acceptable in the Feds discount window). An ...
  4 days ago

• Canada shamed on Afghan prisoner torture

  
  statism watch — Authority: 443
  You go, Colvin. Someone has to take the initiative. You are saluted for your courage. Flashback: Canada ignored torture warnings: Diplomat | Military lawyer stonewalls on Afghan torture claims | Ottawa was warned Afghan detainees might be tortured | Military commission suspends torture hearings, gags witness ...
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• Letter To House Financial Services Committee

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 768
  November 18, 2009 House Financial Services Committee 2129 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Frank, Ranking Member Bachus, and Members of the Committee, During the past two years, the Federal Reserve dramatically changedits operating procedures. Instead of simply setting interest ...
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• State Secrets Privilege - Should The Alleged Victim Be Compensated When the Government Chooses to Exercise the Privilege ?

  
  GlobalTort — Authority: 424
  Here is an interesting NLJ article on the state secrets privilege from a law professor and dean with an impressive background in both public interest litigation and academics. The law professor, Alan B. Morrison, currently is the Lerner Family Associate Dean for Public Interest and Public Service Law at the ...
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• Ex-Defence Secretary Vijay Singh sworn in as UPSC member

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 716
  New Delhi, Nov.19 (ANI): Former Defence Secretary Vijay Singh took the oath of office and secrecy as Member, Union Service Public Commission today. Professor D.P.Agrawal, Chairman, UPSC, administered the oath. An Indian Administrative Service Officer of the Madhya Pradesh Cadre (1970), Singh held several important ...
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• UBS: so much more than tax dodging

  
  Tax Research UK — Authority: 567
  James Moore: Lets tackle bank secrecy – everywhere - Business Comment, Business - The Independent . The spotlight that is now (belatedly) shining down on UBS is showing up some very ugly things. It now appears that the vast majority of the thousands of wealthy people whose account details are to be handed to ...
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• ABC EXCLUSIVE: CIA Secret Torture Prison Found at Fancy Horseback Riding Academy

  
  The Political Carnival — Authority: 685
  By GottaLaff This is disturbing, but sadly, not surprising: The CIA built one of its secret European prisons inside an exclusive riding academy outside Vilnius, Lithuania , a current Lithuanian government official and a former U.S. intelligence official told ABC News this week. Where ...
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• The Cook Islands – Far Out

  
  Offshore Asset Protection BLOG - Bob Bauman — Authority: 121
  Way out in the South Pacific, (some would say, in the middle of nowhere), lie the Cook Islands , home to a very modern set of offshore financial laws that may be just what you need: iron-clad asset protection trusts, international business corporations, limited liability partnerships, and a very strict financial ...
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• New York Fed Bringing Mortgage Bond Purchasing In-House, Halves External Managers

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 768
  In taking a page straight out of Goldmans book of horrendous PR, the Federal Reserve, even as its fate is about to start being deliberated tomorrow, has chosen to throw sand in the eyes of all those who claim its days of secrecy must end, and has decided to beging purchasing the QE allocated portion of MBS/Agency ...
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