USA
U.S. soldier 'waterboarded his own daughter, 4, because she couldn't recite alphabet'
US prison population 55% higher than USSR under Stalin
Who Dat! Even Without Saints' Win, It's a Super Time for New Orleans After Katrina
5 dead, at least 12 injured in Connecticut (under-construction) power plant blast
Physicians forsake private practice for steady paycheck, less stress
USA - POLITICS
Martin Luther King's plan for peace compared with Bush, Obama hypocrisy for endless wars
Wall Street owners angry with their purchase
Jeff Cohen: Progressives and the Democratic Party (Video)
Obama Suggests Possibility That Health Reform May Not Happen
Palin Considering 2012 Run, Defends Limbaugh's Use Of 'Retard' On Fox News Sunday
USA - ELECTIONS
How corporations secretly move millions to fund political ads
The Supreme Court’s Right-Wing Clique has Given Us a Great Opportunity
George Will: The Votes of Congress are Not Swayed by Campaign Contributions (Video)
Warning to GOP: Recession Will Last a Lot Longer Without Health-Care Reform
COMMENTARY -- Senate Dems Must 'Go Nuclear' on Health Bill if Brown Wins
USA - CONSTITUTION & LAW
Subversives Wishing To Overthrow The Government Must Register As Subervisives in South Carolina And Pay a $5 Fee
State of New York v Bank of America
Dueling Affidavits - Taitz v Ostella in Rivernider re DOFF Donations
Big Banks: Pigs at the Trough (Video)
U.S.: Landmark Case Could Restore Felon Voting Rights
USA - 9/11
9/11, Deep Events, and the Curtailment of U.S. Freedoms
Team Obama to double budget for treating 9/11 responders in an amazing same-day U-turn
Obama Admin. Opposes 9/11 Health Funding
9/11 Protest Hits Rep. Frank Pallone
BBC Conspiracy Files: Osama Bin Laden Dead or Alive
USA - WAR
Neocon(Daniel Pipes): Obama Can Save Presidency By Bombing Iran
Chirac: Bush Half-Cracked When He Started His Iraq War
Drone surge: Today, tomorrow and 2047
New Tillman papers: He was shot from 10 yards, medical examiners were suspicious from the beginning
Iraq littered with high levels of nuclear and dioxin contamination, study finds
USA - 'WAR ON TERROR'
U.S. Counterterrorism Officials Insisted that Crotch Bomber Be Let Into Country
Six Questions for Dr. Michael Baden: The Guantánamo autopsies
Spanish judge to probe Guantanamo torture claims
About 98% of the people killed by Al Qaeda are Muslim
Howard Zinn: “Largest Lie” Was US War On Terrorism
USA - MILITARY
Budget Request Would Continue Defense Buildup
Jeff Huber: Bull Feather Merchants --- The Pentagon’s Ministry of Truth is harder to kill off than the villain in a summertime horror flick series.
Bases, Missiles, Wars: U.S. Consolidates Global Military Network
A Haiti Disaster Relief Scenario Was Envisaged by the US Military One Day Before the Earthquake
U.S. Military Officially Endorses Crusade
USA - ECONOMY
The US Economic Crisis: Jobs Continue to Vanish While the Media Applauds “Recovery”
Geithner Says U.S. Will ‘Never’ Lose Aaa Debt Rating
Government Labor Statistics: Lies and Damned Lies
January unemployment rate drops to 9.7 percent
Why Entrepreneurs Benefit from the Weak Dollar
USA - BORDERS
America’s Secret Prisons for Undocumented Immigrants
CDC: Two-thirds of cocaine seized on US borders cut with cancer drug
Amy Goodman Detained At The Canadian Border!
Wingnut radio blatherer owns company that uses illegal immigrants
BUSINESS & FINANCE
Swine Acronym Piigs use to describe 5 counties in EU about to default
The Battle of the Titans: JP Morgan Versus Goldman Sachs Or Why the Market Was Down for 7 Days in a Row
Ford Sees 25 Percent Boost In January's Sales; GM Up 14 Percent
Manufacturing in U.S. Expands More Than Forecast as Recovery Gains Ground
Meet UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Hemsley: Rich, Powerful, Not Yet Famous
WORLD NEWS
Secret summit of top bankers
Demjanjuk expert: no need to prove single deeds in mass murder case
What is the purpose of the London Conference on Afghanistan?
US Defends $6.4bn Taiwan Arms Deal As China Threatens Sanctions
Tony Blair tells investigative panel that Iraq war was justified
UNITED KINGDOM
Scotland Yard police chief Ali Dizaei jailed
Doctor in MMR-Autism Scare Ruled Unethical
UK: Home Office spawns new unit to expand internet surveillance
Tony Blair accused of putting war with Iran on the electoral agenda --- Former prime minister slammed for trying to shift focus onto threat from Tehran during appearance at Chilcot inquiry
Tony Blair: We are all internationalists now, whether we like it or not.
EUROPE
German Pensioners accused of 'kidnapping financial adviser' who stole their money
Skier survives 17 hours under Swiss avalanche
What happened to the global economy and what we can do about it Europe Risks Another Global Depression
Italy Seizes Bank of America, Dexia Assets Amid Probe
Berlusconi's rise 'financed by the mafia'
LATIN AMERICA
Costa Rica votes, could elect 1st woman president
My Dinner in Ollie North's Gun-Running Plane
From Coup-Lite to Truth-Lite: 10 Ways the U.S. Fought Democracy in Honduras
Mass murder of activists in Honduras - (DeMint supports the coup leaders)
CARIBBEAN
U.S. Resumes Haiti Medevac Flights After Doctor Outrage
The Fateful Geological Prize Called Haiti
US halts Haiti victim evacuations in 'medical bill row'
Traffickers targeting Haiti's children, human organs, PM says
The kidnapping of Haiti
SOUTH AMERICA
Billionaire Conservative Sebastian Pinera has won Chile's presidential election
Chavez says US spy plane violated Venezuela's airspace, tells military to shoot down others
Declassified documents show CIA and State Department pre-knowledge of massacre of Jesuit priests in El Salvador
MEXICO
Family’s killing unites Mexico against drugs lords
CANADA
Stop selling unlicensed natural health remedies: pharmacy regulators (in Canada)
7 Children Rescued From Child Pornography Ring
SCANDINAVIA
You Know You Have Been In Finland Too Long, When...
Icelandic President defends sovereignty of Iceland against greedy Anglo-Dutch bankers. Bankers want to squeeze the last drop of blood from Icelanders.
Gunman is sixth victim in Finland shootings police say
RUSSIA
Yushchenko rattles Ukraine as election nears
U.S. Uses Iran to Globalize Its Defenses, Russia Says
Putin Sounds Warning on Arms Talks (Says Obama not in full control of Govt)
Chechen president says the West wants to destroy Russia
CAUCASUS REGION
MIDDLE EAST
Dubai may seek Bibi's arrest over Hamas man's assassination
'We will avenge Israel over murder of Iran nuclear scientist'
Elders schmelders–leading Israeli daily threatens to deploy ‘world Jewish capital’ against Turkey
Media condemns Israel over Turkey spat (BBC)
ANALYSIS / Iran scientist likely killed by opponents of nuclear program (HA'ARETZ: SCIENTIST PROBABLY KILLED BY ISRAEL AND/OR U.S.)
| IRAQ
Cancer – The Deadly Legacy of the Invasion of Iraq
Poverty in the New Iraq. (10 million Iraqis live in ABSOLUTE! poverty)
IRAN
Senate OKs sanctions on Iran's fuel suppliers
Iran: We had information Israel, U.S. intended to attack us (SCIENTIST WORKED IN NANOTECHNOLOGY)
Iran accuses US, Israel in nuclear scientist murder
Mousavi nephew among several killed in Iran clashes: reports
U.S.: We are pursuing next steps on Iran nuclear issue (AHMADINEJAD: IRAN NUCLEAR "DOCUMENT" A FORGERY)
AFGHANISTAN
German Army Withheld Information from US Pilots
US kills baby, 4 other civilians in Afghanistan
NATO airstrike kills 4 Afghan soldiers in mix-up (& interpreter kills two U.S. service members)
America's Secret Afghan Prisons
UN in secret peace talks with Taliban
PAKISTAN
Suicide bomber and hospital explosion kill 22 in Karachi
Obama ups Pakistan drone strikes in assassination campaign
Mr. 10%: Our Man in Islamabad
PALESTINE
Artist David Dees' Work Chronicles American-Financed Israeli War Crimes Against Palestine's Gazans
Palestinians battle Israeli wall -- the wall will stop water flow to the natural springs and thus threatens to dry out much of the Palestinian land
In the West Bank's stony hills, Palestine is slowly dying (Ethnic Cleansing On The West Bank)
Israeli soldier breaks nose of Palestinian Villager
Israel Signals Tougher Line on West Bank Protests
ISRAEL
Gideon Levy / If Israel lets ex-pats vote, what's to stop enfranchising all Jews?
Israeli Organ Traffickers Say The Holocaust Justifies Their Actions
World Isn't Buying Israel's Explanations Anymore
Testimonies of Israeli Female Soldiers Regarding Violations Against Palestinian Civilians
Israel 'assassinates Hamas leader in Dubai hotel room'
AFRICA
An oldie White Zimbabwean has her say
ASIA
ASIA'S STRUGGLE AGAINST BARBARISM
INDIA
India's economy grows 7.9%
SOUTHEAST ASIA
CHINA
China threatens world health by unleashing waves of superbugs
China accuses US of using cyberwarfare
Skewed China birth rate to leave 24 M men single
Google-China showdown may alter tech game
China Ignores Appeals, Executes Briton (Akmal Shaikh)
JAPAN
Video of Japanese Whaling Boat Destroying Protest Boat
AUSTRALIA
PACIFIC ISLANDS
Beyond Comprehension: We know that genocide and famine are greater tragedies than a lost dog. At least, we think we do.
Possibly the coolest ad ever (Video)
Philippines massacre: police charge local politician with murder
EDITORIAL
Why I appreciate the Kill the Bill contingent
Welcome to Orwell’s World 2010
The Decade of Nothingness
Hey! Unto You A Child Is Born
Would they have let the Magi in?
BOOK REVIEW
Read Houdini's books via Google Books and Library of Congress
MEDIA REVIEW
Media Disinformation in America: You Can Say Anything You Want — As Long As It Doesn't Have Any Effect
Editorial Shake-Up as Harper’s Tries to Stabilize in a Downturn
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation signs up with weird American copyright bounty-hunters
Oligarch bidding for Independent gets huge cash injection from Putin
AUDIO: O'Reilly suggests the CIA should kidnap Pelosi and Reid and waterboard Pelosi
SCIENCE
Russia eyes leading position in manned space exploration (Russia wins the space race)
NASA Finally Breaks the Budget
Dinosaur True Colors Revealed for First Time
The Human Body as Factory
The Americanization of Mental Illness
ANIMAL PLANET
Movie made by chimpanzees to be broadcast on television
Why dogs are cool
Hi, gr8 white here – strvng. Cn we mt 4 lunch? C U l8er
Animal Planet Video: I'm Alive: Bitten By a Black Widow
ENVIRONMENT
Monsanto buys world's largest seed company for $1.4 billion
Bin Laden deplores climate change
Save a reef--Eat lionfish
Water conservation? The sky's the limit
Earthquakes since Haiti's earthquake: Venezuela, Guatemala, New Zealand, Yellowstone & Kansas
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Cost an obstacle to building nuclear reactors
SPACE
Almost-close encounter: Meteorite hits Lorton doctor's office
Roscosmos to consider project to save Earth from asteroid
Saturn’s Moons Are Cuter Than Sugarplum Fairies
TECHNOLOGY
In Scans, Patient Deemed ‘Vegetative’ Signals Yes or No
Help Haiti: The Unforgiven Country Cries Out
CES: Panasonic Partners With Skype, DirecTV
Taser’s new weapon: mobile phone monitoring
Couple stranded 3 days after GPS leads them astray (and then saves them)
| INTERNET & COMPUTERS
German man saved on frozen sea by webcam spotter
EU investigating legality of Virgin ISP spying on its customers for copyright
France joins Germany warning against Internet Explorer
Study: Prolonged Internet use may cause psychotic episodes
Who Knows Who Your Facebook Friends Are?
CONSPIRACY OR COINCIDENCE?
The Family: 'Christian Mafia' rules US? (Video)
CIA and Intelligence Community Mythologies
UK weapons inspector David Kelly death report to be kept secret for 70 years
Ron Paul: After ‘CIA Coup,’ Agency ‘Runs Military’
Tragic Story of Mike Connell, Bush/Rove/GOP IT Guru, Breaks in Maxim
MERCENARIES & WAR PROFITEERS
Hundreds of people have been killed in Iraq after a British company supplied "bogus" equipment which failed to detect explosive devices.
Jeremy Scahill: US Mercenaries Set Sights on Haiti
Gates Confirms Blackwater, DynCorp in Pakistan
Outsourcing War - Rise Of Private Military Contractors (PMCs)
(Blackwater) Xe Services aims for $1 billion Afghan deal
CRIME & CORRUPTION
Ernst Zundel (to be released in 1 year)
ACORN Foe, 3 Others Accused Of Trying To Tamper With Senator's Phones Had Conservative Ties
Keyes/Barnett Notice of Appeal
Why We Need a Special Prosecutor (for banksters)
America's most wanted: doctor found living in tent on Mont Blanc
DISINFO, SPIN & LIES
News from the Birfirstani Front
Orly Taitz releases action plan to fight back!
Split: American Grand Jury; US Grand Jury
Colbert Crushes Glenn Beck For Latest "Hysterical" Attack On Obama (VIDEO)
Jon Stewart Calls Out "Fox & Friends" host Gretchen Carlson For "Dumbing Herself Down" (VIDEO)
HEALTH
Andrew Wakefield, Scientific Censorship, and Fourteen Monkeys
Sex does the body good
Cheap B vitamin beats Big Pharma's Zetia cholesterol drug
The Depressing News About Antidepressants (no more effective than placebos)
Fish oil supplements 'beat psychotic mental illness'
RELIGION
Pagans, Wiccans, Druids and other Earth-Centered Religions Get Worship Area At Air Force Academy
Pat Robertson: Earthquake May Be 'Blessing In Disguise' For 'Cursed' Haiti
Rev. Jesse Jackson: The Real Story
A Holiday Special: The Pagan Roots of Christmas '09
Religious Christmas Music
SPORTS
Whites-only basketball league forming?
Suns' Nash continues to be a numbers marvel
Canada: Supreme Court ends Olympic hopes for women ski jumpers
Phoenix Suns Are 13-3, Best Record In the NBA
TRAVEL
K2: A Trek to Danger’s Doorstep
HISTORY
Copyright disputes in the 1840s
Haiti and America's Historic Debt
Alex Jones' Tribute To George Washington
Photographs unearthed of first Ellis Island immigrant
How the Nazis stole Christmas
HUMOR
Osama Bin Laden Issues A Fatwa On Behalf Of New Orleans Saints In The Super Bowl
A new way to think about the 5-second rule
A Message from Rush Limbaugh: Please Kill Me
Stephen Colbert: The Word - Two-Faced
Jon Stewart: Dems Set The Bar So Low They're Tripping Over It (VIDEO)
ENTERTAINMENT
Valentine: serialized multilingual device-independent comics
Orly Taitz Hires “Apprentice” Criminal Lawyer
Is France a Country?
Masterpiece Theatre's "Cranford" series playing now, and in late March another Sharpe's Rifles series
CELIII & Orly - A Sad Christmas Tale, Part 2
MOVIE REVIEW
An Edgy 'Edge of Darkness' - Movie Review
'Avatar': a Metaphor for the 'Long War'
Robin Hood: it's Gladiator in green tights
Emmerich's '2012' is a fantasy for some, a roadmap for others
Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction - Danger Mouth (HBO)
MUSIC
XXII. Schubert: Erster Verlust, D 226 / Bostridge
Die Antwoord's newfound Internet fame: your love don't pay my server bills
John Cale: Perfect - Music
Iggy and the Stooges in Cincy, 1970 - Music
New music video site from YouTube: Disco
ARTS
Some phenomenal digital photography
LIFESTYLE
NOVA | The Secret Life of Scientists: Dava Newman | PBS (Video)
Canadian Family Sets Themselves On Fire! In Hope Of Getting Reality TV Show (Video)
Who misses Howard Johnson's?
The Peter Principle: Why your boss is incompetent
Alcohol's Neolithic Origins: Brewing Up a Civilization
MISCELLANEOUS
'Apocalypse Man' last night: Did you learn how to survive?
OBITUARIES
John Murtha dead at 77; longtime Pennsylvania congressman
R.I.P. Howard Zinn – The People’s Historian
Art Clokey, creator of Gumby, dies at age 89
Lottery winner who hit jackpot at 17 found dead in isolated Scottish home
Johnson & Johnson heir’s death revealed on Twitter
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