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Tuesday, July 22, 2008 20:08
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Bans Signs From Rally To Be Watched By Millions
Barack Obama’s campaign has banned all signs and posters from
his upcoming Berlin Rally in Germany, an event expected to be attended
by millions and watched by millions more around the world.
Oil
plummets $5 a barrel
Oil prices fell Tuesday as a perceived decline in U.S. demand took hold
again after worries subsided about disruption of production in the Gulf
of Mexico.
Top
Rocket Scientist: No Evidence CO2 Causes Global Warming The campaign to force people to accept that
"the debate is over" and that man-made CO2 emissions are driving
climate change is in deep trouble, with another top global warming advocate
- rocket scientist and carbon accounting expert Dr. Richard Evans -
completely reversing his position.
Protecting
banks not borrowers? “In 1980,” Wikepedia
tells us, “due to inflation, national banks, (banks that generally
include N.A. in their name), federally chartered savings banks, installment
plan sellers and chartered loan companies were exempted from state usury
limits by the federal government through a special law. This effectively
overrode all state and local usury laws.”
Conservative
Lawyers Urge Bush To Issue ‘Pre-Emptive Pardons’ The New York Times reported
this weekend that “[f]elons are asking President Bush for pardons
and commutations at historic levels as he nears his final months in
office, a time when many other presidents have granted a flurry of clemency
requests.”
US
general warns Russia on nuclear bombers in Cuba
Russia would cross "a red line for the United States of America"
if it were to base nuclear capable bombers in Cuba, a top US air force
officer warned on Tuesday.
'US
will strike targets in Pakistan'
The US presidential hopeful Barack Obama says he will strike at al-Qaeda
targets in Pakistan if Washington gets "actionable intelligence".
Airport
scanners see through clothes
Travelers, be aware: Your full-blown image -- private parts and all
-- could soon be visible to a security officer, on-screen, at an airport
near you.
Where
the Ducks Are
The successor to Barry’s Senate seat apparently believes that
ducks come from Mexico and speak Spanish. For in July alone, John McCain
made three separate appearances before Hispanic groups.
West
to flex military muscles against Iran The United States is set to
lead a joint military exercise in the Atlantic Ocean to show off its
combat capability as a warning to Iran.
CENTCOM's
Master Plan and U.S. Hegemony Many people deny that the U.S.
government presides over a global empire. If you speak of U.S. imperialism,
they will fancy that you must be a decrepit Marxist-Leninist who has
recently awakened after spending decades in a coma.
China
says no Olympic terror link found China said on Tuesday that a probe into two
deadly bus explosions had not turned up any evidence that they were
terrorist attacks linked to next month's Beijing Olympics.
