City braces for ‘tens of thousands’ of protesters set to march on Financial District
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011 | 3 comments
The occupation at Zuccotti Park may be over, but wary city officials are bracing for trouble tomorrow when a mob of that could number in the “tens of thousands” is expected to answer Occupy Wall Street’s call to shut down the Financial District.
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Lawsuit vs. school cites masturbation assignment
Friday, November 11th, 2011 | 5 comments
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Western Nevada College student Karen Royce has filed a harassment claim against the school, alleging a professor there required students to divulge personal details of their sex lives and assigned them to masturbate.
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Obama administration appeals ruling on White House visitor logs
Saturday, October 15th, 2011 | Post a comment
The Obama administration is appealing a judge’s ruling that Secret Service records of visitors to the White House complex are subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
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24 Dead in Worst Cairo Riots Since Mubarak Ouster
Sunday, October 9th, 2011 | Post a comment
CAIRO – Flames lit up downtown Cairo, where massive clashes raged Sunday, drawing Christians angry over a recent church attack, hard-line Muslims and Egyptian security forces. At least 24 people were killed and more than 200 injured in the worst sectarian violence since the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak in February.
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Nearly $500K to send Michelle, family to Africa
Thursday, October 6th, 2011 | 2 comments
First Lady Michelle Obama’s June 21-27 trip to Africa cost taxpayers nearly half-a-million dollars, according to official documents obtained by Judicial Watch. AP Photos
The Obama daughters were listed on the manifest as “senior staff.”
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Obama raising with Missouri stimulus beneficiary
Monday, September 26th, 2011 | Post a comment
President Barack Obama will raise money in early October with a Missouri businessman whose company benefited from a $107 million federal tax credit to develop a wind power facility in his state.
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A future for drones: Automated killing
Friday, September 23rd, 2011 | Post a comment
One afternoon last fall at Fort Benning, Ga., two model-size planes took off, climbed to 800 and 1,000 feet, and began criss-crossing the military base in search of an orange, green and blue tarp.
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One-day rehiring nets former Chicago labor leader a $158,000 city pension
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011 | Post a comment
Most city workers spend decades in public service to build up modest pensions. But for former labor leader Dennis Gannon, the keys to securing a public pension were one day on the city payroll and some help from the Daley administration.
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Obama admin reworked Solyndra loan to favor donor
Sunday, September 18th, 2011 | 5 comments
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration restructured a half-billion dollar federal loan to a troubled solar energy company in such a way that private investors — including a fundraiser for President Barack Obama — moved ahead of taxpayers for repayment in case of a default, government records show.