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Fears mount over US economy
The US economy has been hit by more bleak news, with a series of announcements adding to an already gloomy picture. A slump in consumer spending, another drop in the dollar, and oil
Read More »WASHINGTON’S SUPPRESSED PROSTITUTION CASE
ONE THING IS CLEAR about the so-called DC Madam – aka Deborah Jeane Palfrey – case: there is a stunning contrast between the lid being kept on the names of male clients in this
Read More »It’s Maine vs. the feds over national ID cards
Unless someone blinks, after May 11 air travel for Mainers will get a lot more complicated. So will entering a federal office building or courthouse. That is the day the Department of Homeland Security
Read More »Web Hosting Company Silences Police Watchdog
A new web service that lets users rate and comment on the uniformed police officers in their community is scrambling to restore service Tuesday, after hosting company GoDaddy unceremonious pulled-the-plug on the site in
Read More »Ex-Drug Sales Rep Exposes All
Former Eli Lilly Rep Says He Wined and Dined Doctors to Make a Sale To sell their drugs, pharmaceutical companies hire former cheerleaders and ex-models to wine and dine doctors, exaggerate the drug’s benefits
Read More »Newcastle star Joey Barton to face trial
Newcastle star Joey Barton to face trial over alleged attack on teenager Footballer Joey Barton is facing a crown court trial for allegedly attacking a teenager. The Newcastle United player, 25, appeared before magistrates
Read More »British ‘link’ in torture case
British special forces troops were involved in the investigation of a man who alleges he was tortured by US agents while held in secret jails for a period of nearly three years, it has
Read More »‘FBI continues to break the law’
The Justice Department’s Inspector General has reported the FBI continues to illegally obtain personal information about Americans. ‘It is too early to tell whether these measures will eliminate fully the problems,’ Inspector General Glenn
Read More »War vets to talk about US atrocities
In an event in Washington, veterans and soldiers have urged other members of the military to join them in speaking out against war in Iraq. Thursday has kicked off the four-day ‘Winter Soldier’ event
Read More »Public, media losing sight of Iraq, study finds
Only 28 percent know that nearly 4,000 U.S. troops have been killed Twenty-eight percent of the public is aware that nearly 4,000 U.S. personnel have died in Iraq over the past five years, while
Read More »Millions put at risk from Government ID records
Millions of Britons face having their lives made a “misery” by mistakes on Government databases, it was claimed last night.Experts warned these errors could even put lives at risk by leading to inappropriate medical
Read More »Torture? We’ll just turn a very British blind eye
We were told that Saddam Hussein was an enemy of mankind because he used torture. Now we witness the gruesome spectacle of President Bush endorsing torture by vetoing the Bill from Congress outlawing “waterboarding”
Read More »‘Israel must be tried for war crimes’
DAKAR: The head of the world’s biggest Muslim body, the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), called yesterday for Israelis to be tried by an international war crimes court for “heinous” attacks against Palestinians.
Read More »A triple ring of security around Britain
The Home Secretary yesterday set out her plans for a “triple ring of security around Britain”. This “triple ring” entails the funding of new Special Branch police to patrol UK borders; tougher checks at
Read More »MoD accused of schools propaganda
The Ministry of Defence has been accused of supplying “misleading propaganda” to schools and attempting to recruit pupils into the army.The children’s secretary, Ed Balls, has written to officials in the MoD asking them
Read More »The Story The Press Didn’t Have Time For
SAFA ABU SEIF, 12, was fatally wounded as she stood in an upstairs room of her home in the Gaza City district of Jabaliya 10 days ago. She was one of 27 children identified
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