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Swedish unions have become obsolete: leaders - The Local
Seeded on Sun Feb 13, 2011 12:38 PM EST (thelocal.se)
The U.S. Congress should take note of this being how it is happening in another country as well as us.
Chavez seeks power to rule by decree for 1 year
Seeded on Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:49 AM EST (Yahoo! News)
Isn't this in essence what a dictator is? It is a good question to put to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Metro asks riders to help it lobby Congress
Seeded on Sat Nov 20, 2010 9:10 PM EST (washingtonexaminer.com)
We are encouraging our customers to reach out," said Metro spokeswoman Angela Gates. "We all strongly believe that Metro carries a lot of federal employees to work every day and that reducing this subsidy could cause a hardship."
Sen. Rockefeller Suggests Eliminating FOX, MSNBC
Seeded on Thu Nov 18, 2010 4:09 PM EST (rtdna.org)
I was very disappointed to wake up this morning and see a video of Sen.
Panel Weighs Deep Cuts in Tax Breaks and Spending
Seeded on Wed Nov 10, 2010 1:17 PM EST (The New York Times)
A draft proposal to be released Wednesday by the chairmen of President Obama's bipartisan commission on reducing the federal debt calls for deep cuts in domestic and military spending starting in 2012, and an overhaul of the tax code to raise revenue.
Clinton: Obama 'Envious' of Election Day Trip
Seeded on Tue Nov 2, 2010 3:17 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)
Clinton is barred from partisan political activity as America's top diplomat, but said she personally thought Obama is doing an "excellent job" in handling complex domestic and foreign policy matters.
Chavez Orders Expropriation of Owens-Illinois
Seeded on Mon Nov 1, 2010 12:25 AM EDT (CBS News)
The leftist leader criticized the company's practices in the country, saying it had been "taking away the money of Venezuelans" and exploiting local people. Chavez did not detail his complaints about the company.
Are you in a poverty zone?
Mon Oct 25, 2010 4:54 PM EDT
Today I came across an interesting map while using my Mint.com account. This map gave me a glimpse of the United States that I haven't really seen on any news program (probably because it is so depressing, but maybe C-span did it?).
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Fed's secretive $300B CITIBANK bailout...
Seeded on Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:36 AM EDT (Bloomberg.com)
The late Bloomberg News reporter Mark Pittman asked the U.S. Treasury in January 2009 to identify $301 billion of securities owned by Citigroup Inc. that the government had agreed to guarantee.
Worthy proposes jail for parents who skip kids' school conferences
Seeded on Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:43 PM EDT (detnews.com)
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy is pushing for a law that calls for jail time for parents who skip parent-teacher conferences, a plan some call inspired and others consider the nanny state run amok.
Husband Can Hit Wife, Children If No Marks Left, UAE Says
Seeded on Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:48 AM EDT (FOXNews.com)
The UAE's highest judicial body says a man can beat his wife and young children as long as the beating leaves no physical marks.
Judge bars key witness from Gitmo detainee's trial -
Seeded on Wed Oct 6, 2010 10:38 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)
Ghailani's attorney, Peter E. Quijano, praised the judge's ruling. "It is the Constitution that won a great victory today," Quijano said. "This case will be tried upon lawful evidence, not torture, not coercion."
Defiant Chavez orders land takeover of British food giant
Seeded on Mon Oct 4, 2010 12:53 AM EDT (breitbart.com)
"Free the land, free the slave labor," Chavez said the address, calling for the take-over that will "feed our people."
Venezuela election loosens Chavez's grip on power
Seeded on Mon Sep 27, 2010 1:35 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
The opposition overturned Chávez's two-thirds majority in the national assembly, and claimed to have won most of the popular vote. If confirmed, the result would mark a milestone.
GM Resumes Political Donations
Seeded on Thu Sep 23, 2010 7:00 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
The Detroit company gave $90,500 to candidates running in the current election cycle, Federal Election Commission records show. Washington Wire * GM Resumes Campaign Contributions
Facing problems from blackouts to subway shutdown, Venezuelan leaders cry sabotage before vote
Seeded on Tue Sep 21, 2010 8:26 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)
Charges of sabotage have become increasingly common among officials in recent weeks as the electric utility and other state-run companies struggle with problems ranging from temporary shutdowns to explosions.
'Mohammed Day' Cartoonist in Hiding After Death Threats
Seeded on Fri Sep 17, 2010 9:33 AM EDT (The New York Times)
A cartoonist in Seattle who promoted an "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" last spring is now in hiding after her life was threatened by Islamic extremists.
Koran burner Derek Fenton booted from his job at NJ Transit
Seeded on Wed Sep 15, 2010 5:19 PM EDT (NY Daily News)
If Fenton was fired for burning the Koran while off-duty, his First Amendment rights probably were violated, Chris Dunn of the New York Civil Liberties Union said.
Mayor Bloomberg calls voting machine errors at city polling places a 'royal screw-up'
Seeded on Tue Sep 14, 2010 8:43 PM EDT (NY Daily News)
"There is a total absence of accountability for how the board performs on Election Day because the board is a remnant of the days when Tammany Hall ran New York. New Yorkers deserve better than this, and the time has come to fix it," he concluded.
Cuba announces mass layoffs in bid to spur private sector
Seeded on Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:24 AM EDT (Reuters)
All state businesses and agencies were ordered in January to review payrolls with an eye to trimming unneeded positions.
Feds Spent $800,000 of Economic Stimulus on African Genital-Washing Program
Seeded on Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:18 AM EDT (CNSNews.com)
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), spent $823,200 of economic stimulus funds in 2009 on a study by a UCLA research team to teach uncircumcised African men how to wash their genitals after having sex.
Cuba to cut 500,000 from state payroll
Seeded on Mon Sep 13, 2010 6:44 PM EDT (FT.com)
Communist Cuba will shift hundreds of thousands of state employees to the private sector in 2011 as the government prunes more than 500,000 workers from its payroll. The official trade union federation said on Monday that eventually more than a million jobs would be cut.
Fidel Castro and Cuba: I Meant That 'Capitalist System' Doesn't Work
Seeded on Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:25 PM EDT (CNBC Top News and Analysis)
"My idea, as the whole world knows, is that the capitalist system now doesn't work either for the United States or the world, driving it from crisis to crisis, which are each time more serious.''
China blacks out towns to meet energy goal
Seeded on Thu Sep 9, 2010 5:52 PM EDT (apnews.myway.com)
"We can't meet deadlines for some orders and will have to pay penalties," said Han Hongmai, general manager of Anping's Jintai Metal Wire Co. "At home we can't use the toilet" on blackout days due to lack of power for water pumps, he said.
Long Island Man Arrested For Defending Home With AK-47
Seeded on Tue Sep 7, 2010 8:51 PM EDT (newyork.cbslocal.com)
You may think a person has the right to defend their home. But the law says you can only use physical force to deter physical force. Grier said he never saw anyone pull out a gun, so a court would have to decide on firing the gun.
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