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Water Restoration Act May Lead to Privatization of Water www.naturalnews.com — The fate of the nation's water supply is under debate as hearings in the House & Senate begin on the Water Restoration Act of 2007. Opponents claim this Act threatens to greatly expand the Federal Government's roll in water management, well, basically give them total control. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Government, Humanity, Nature |
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One in 5 Canadians can't find a doctor www.ctv.ca — Canadians continue to suffer from a doctor shortage, according to a new report that found 1 in 5 people have not been able to find a physician to treat them regularly. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Government, Humanity |
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700 People Arrested in Mortgage fraud investigation money.cnn.com — Government official says losses in the fraud cases total about $1 billion. More than 700 people have been arrested over mortgage fraud as part of an investigation by the FBI and Justice Department that has been going on since March 1, a government official told CNN Thursday. A Press conference is scheduled for today. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Business, Government, Humanity |
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www.reuters.com — Spy bill could shield phone companies from suits - U.S. telephone companies that cooperated with President George W. Bush's warrantless domestic spying program could be shielded from lawsuits under an electronic spy bill finalized on Thursday by congressional and White House. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Business, Government, Humanity, Privacy, Technology |
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"If the Detainee Dies, You're Doing It Wrong" www.motherjones.com — A Senate investigation uncovers how torture entered the military's post-9/11 playbook.Over the objections of senior lawyers across the military, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, acting on the advice of the Pentagon's General Counsel William "Jim" Haynes, approved the use of 15 harsh interrogation techniques on detainees held at Guantanamo. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Government, Humanity |
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2-star General Accuses WH of War Crimes www.washingtonpost.com — The two-star general who led an Army investigation into the horrific detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib has accused the Bush administration of war crimes and is calling for accountability. In a preface to a Physicians for Human Rights report based on medical examinations of former detainees, Taguba adds an epilogue to his own investigation. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Government, Humanity |
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Woman sat dead in front of TV for 42 years gizmodo.com — Croatian police said she was last seen by neighbours in 1966, when she would have been 42 years old. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Category: Humanity |
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Is the Internet Making Us Stupid? www.npr.org — Right now, you're probably happy that you have the vast resources of the entire Internet at your fingertips. It's a feeling of power, isn't it? All that information, all that content, right there for you whenever you want it? While the Internet allows us to get lots of information very quickly, it also encourages us not to look at it very closely. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Humanity, Technology |
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www.mcclatchydc.com — An eight-month McClatchy investigation of the detention system created after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has found that the U.S. imprisoned innocent men, subjected them to abuse, stripped them of their legal rights and allowed Islamic militants to turn the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba into a school for jihad. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Government, Humanity |
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Mississippi River overflows 19 levees uk.reuters.com — The swollen Mississippi River has flowed over the top of 19 levees in Missouri, Iowa and Illinois, and another 29 levees are at risk, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on Wednesday. The river over-topped at least nine levees overnight as water levels rose in the Midwest's worst flooding in 15 years. The river was cresting More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Humanity, Nature |