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Thursday, August 14, 2008 
The Economic Cost of the Military Industrial Complex  
10:08 am | Comments

The U.S. accounts for 48% of the world’s total military spending. We spend 5.8 times more than China, 10.2 times more than Russia, and 98.6 times more than Iran.

 
McCain: ‘In the 21st century, nations don’t invade other nations.’  
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008 
Budget deficit: $102.8 billion ... for the month of July!  
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Tape: Top CIA Official Confesses To 9/11-Iraq War Forgery Came From White House  
9:31 am | Comments

Monday, August 11, 2008 
Neocons Call For U.S. To Launch War With Russia  
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Monday, August 4, 2008 
Navy forced to stop building its stealth destroyers because the $5 billion ships are defenseless against air attacks  
1:49 pm | Comments

Friday, August 1, 2008 
LA City Council has passed an ordinance prohibiting construction of fast-food restaurants near where low-income people live  
11:35 am | Comments

I’m not sure I like the trend here. While I don’t think it is good for companies to profit by loading up people with cheap unhealthy foods, I don’t necessarily think it is the governments job to tell people what they can eat.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008 
"I’ve never seen anyone so roundly criticized for such grievous offenses as giving excellent speeches and urging people of different backgrounds to take a chance on working together."  
9:21 am | Comments

Monday, July 28, 2008 
U.S. Headed For Record $490B Deficit  
3:15 pm | Comments

All together now - Thanks, Dubya!

Saturday, July 26, 2008 
Howard Zinn: An illustrated people's history of the US empire  
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Monday, July 21, 2008 
In 2007, John McCain received $23,157 from Social Security (about $1,930/month)  
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Thursday, July 17, 2008 
Bush Administration Tries to Redefine Contraception as Abortion  
11:43 am | Comments

Wednesday, July 16, 2008 
Federal court rules President Bush has the legal power to order the indefinite military detentions of civilians captured in the United States  
9:49 am | Comments

Tuesday, July 15, 2008 
Bush Administration has Never Taken the Taliban as a Serious Threat  
11:41 am | Comments

 
Guantanamo video shows interrogation of 15 year-old  
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Monday, July 14, 2008 
The dangerous hostility game with Iran  
10:00 am | Comments

With negotiation starting to work, Bush administration hawks promote an atmosphere of crisis — and the risk of actual conflict grows.

 
Ninety years ago, the Arabs gave their opinion – and were ignored  
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Friday, July 11, 2008 
John McCain -- 61 Flip-Flops and Counting  
3:57 pm | Comments

Wednesday, July 9, 2008 
Domestic spying quietly goes on  
1:22 pm | Comments

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 
G8 leaders discuss world food shortages over an eight-course, 19-dish dinner prepared by 25 chefs  
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Monday, July 7, 2008 
Analysts: US Chances To Prevent Current Oil Crisis Were Ignored, Blocked  
10:27 am | Comments

(via The Huffington Post)

Saturday, July 5, 2008 
Ten Years Ago, Bin Laden Demanded Barrel Of Oil Should Cost $144  
6:10 pm | Comments

At the time it was just $11/barrel.

Monday, June 30, 2008 
Report: U.S. 'preparing the battlefield' in Iran  
10:01 am | Comments

Bush and Cheney are still not satisfied with the amount of problems they’ve created for the U.S.

Thursday, June 26, 2008 
Bush to E.P.A.: La-la-la-la I can't hear you la-la-la-la  
11:37 am | Comments

The White House in December refused to accept the Environmental Protection Agency’s conclusion that greenhouse gases are pollutants that must be controlled, telling agency officials that an e-mail message containing the document would not be opened, senior E.P.A. officials said last week.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008 
McCain aide Mark Soohoo: “John McCain is aware of the Internet.”  
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008 
White House Blocking Army's Plan To Overhaul Contracting System  
9:19 am | Comments

Friday, June 20, 2008 
House Approves Unconstitutional Surveillance Legislation  
1:23 pm | Comments

Thursday, June 19, 2008 
Deals With Iraq Are Set to Bring Oil Giants Back  
12:13 pm | Comments

But, it wasn’t about the oil.

Monday, June 16, 2008 
Real inflation hidden by government adjustments of the Consumer Price Index  
11:55 am | Comments

Friday, June 13, 2008 
Senate Republicans block windfall profits tax on oil companies  
10:23 am | Comments