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Much of Congress is calling out President Obama for his excessive use of executive power in a string of recess appointments this week. To some lawmakers, this isn’t the first time the commander-in-chief has stepped on the toes of his constituents. To Ron Paul, in fact, Obama has transcended America into a practical dictatorship. The [...]

There is a big difference between fighting for America and fighting for democracy. According to the US military, putting your life on the line for the country is an act of courage. Voicing your political opinion, however, is an absolute no-no. Before Ron Paul came in a close third at the Iowa caucus, CNN cameras [...]

Freedom of speech might allow journalists to get away with a lot in America, but the Department of Homeland Security is on the ready to make sure that the government is keeping dibs on who is saying what. Under the National Operations Center (NOC)’s Media Monitoring Initiative that came out of DHS headquarters in November, [...]

With the 2012 presidential election less than a year away, everyone is looking for ways to turn around America with an array of promises on the campaign trail that seemingly give each politician added credence over the others. Radical times may call for radical ideas. But for Jeff Monson and likeminded others, it doesn’t take [...]

Writers take on Apple in copyright fight A Beijing court has accepted a case filed by nine renowned Chinese writers against Apple Inc, demanding 11.91 million yuan (US$1.88 million) for the sale of illegal downloads of their work on its App Store. Bei Zhicheng, an official with a writer rights protection alliance, told the Shanghai [...]

Obama urges no “political games” on jobs plan – Americas – Al Jazeera English. Barack Obama, the US president, has called on Republicans not to play “political games” with his jobs plan as he pressed for swift passage of a $447bn package he hopes will revive the US economy and boost his re-election prospects. Four [...]

3 held in Detroit over bathroom trips on plane. Judging time in the can now? How could anyone have gotten anything of potential danger through the invasive security checks anyway? Yes – the terrorists have won – we are now afraid of too much time in the bathroom. We could quit flying altogether – abstinence [...]

Interpol issues arrest warrant for Gaddafi [Where's Bush/Cheney's?] 09 Sep 2011 Interpol, at the request of the International Criminal Court at The Hague, has issued a Red Notice arrest warrant for Gaddafi and members of his government. The move by Interpol, the international police agency, comes as Colonel Gaddafi remains in hiding in an unknown [...]

You think this is correct? We have to have men standing on the streets with full auto weapons? We have become what we use to despise and it is getting worse by the day… America the Police State… Coffee Talk! PS: Update- NEW YORK (CBS 2) — The latest terror threat has come out just [...]

You mean that Obama’s great speech before both houses of congress on how to create jobs, the one that he’s been telling us about for weeks had a NEGATIVE effect on the markets? You mean it did not inspire confidence? You mean that his brilliantly new idea of tax the rich didn’t demonstrate the kind [...]

He was shot (11) eleven times… BBC journalist was killed by Nato troops in Afghanistan 08 Sep 2011 Nato has admitted accidentally shooting dead a BBC journalist in Afghanistan during a battle against insurgents after mistaking him for a suicide bomber. Military officials met close relatives of Omaid Khpalwak on Thursday and apologised for their [...]

The global retail giant Wal-Mart said on Wednesday that consumers who bought ordinary pork sold as higher-quality pork will get double their money back. “Wal-Mart’s unalterable responsibility is to safeguard consumers’ interests. The relevant people in this case will be seriously dealt with, and we will further enhance our staff training and food management processes,” [...]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New U.S. jobless claims rose unexpectedly last week, further evidence of a weak labor market just hours before President Barack Obama delivers a major address to Congress on the issue. Applications for unemployment benefits rose to 414,000 in the week ending September 3 from an upwardly revised 412,000 the prior week, the [...]

Who do you think won the Republican debate at the Reagan library?.   Total of 76,281 votes Ron Paul 48% (36,619 votes) Mitt Romney 18.9% (14,435 votes) Rick Perry 14.9% (11,402 votes) Jon Huntsman 7.3% (5,548 votes) Newt Gingrich 4.2% (3,211 votes) Herman Cain 3% (2,294 votes) Michele Bachmann 2.5% (1,890 votes) Rick Santorum