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Back in December 2008, anticipating Hillary Clinton’s confirmation as Secretary of State, the incoming Obama administration asked that all foreign donors to the Clinton Foundation and associated entities be disclosed and state department approval be...
by subir
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on Wed Aug 31, 2016 at 06:07 PM PDT
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It has been a long, strange trip, rife with hospital visits, medical outrages, loss of our cat Tofu, and gaining an adopted son/first mate. And a new kitten. Sailor Sam has signed on to the motley ...
by nolagrl
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on Thu Oct 15, 2015 at 02:11 PM PDT
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The Scherer Power Plant, north of Macon, Georgia is the largest single source of Greenhouse Gasses in the entire United States and the 20th largest in the world, according to Wiki.
It consumes two ...
by 6412093
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on Wed Sep 09, 2015 at 10:34 AM PDT
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You too can make the ultimate sacrifice and ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Jul 27, 2015 at 11:19 AM PDT
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By John Young
www.johnyoungcolumn.com
War is the biggest big-government endeavor.
So riddle me this: Why is it that the politicians quickest to salute the power of war tend to be the most ...
by jyoungcolumn
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on Wed Apr 22, 2015 at 06:08 PM PDT
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The trend to settle for settlements is a debasement of the justice system. The Department of Justice, State Attorneys General and various police departments, etc. have all adopted the policy of "...
by yragentman
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on Wed Jan 21, 2015 at 12:15 PM PST
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From [http://progressivepopulist.blogspot.com/2013/08/editorial-bust-privatizers.html The Progressive Populist]
Attorney General Eric Holder is on the right track with his order for federal ...
by jcullen
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on Sun Aug 18, 2013 at 01:13 PM PDT
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Not merely because we grieve for the loss of our brave, but because so much of that grief was created outside of the interests of our national security and personal liberties.
Everyone who writes a ...
by NGUinBuffalo
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on Mon May 27, 2013 at 10:33 AM PDT
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Wait – What just happened? A roundup of the week in news, May 19, 2013
Oh, you crazy Catholics
After boycotting Boston College’s graduation ceremony ...
by NationalAtheistParty
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on Sun May 19, 2013 at 10:00 AM PDT
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This is what you call an egregious case of war-profiteering after the bloody war is over. I'd also call it chutzpa.
The lone recipient of the largest government services contract in U.S. history ...
by markthshark
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on Thu May 16, 2013 at 05:48 AM PDT
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And more is surfacing as to the totally failed policies of the Iraq invasion, and abandoning the main reasons and missions we sent our military into that region for, and occupation as to the ...
by jimstaro
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on Fri Mar 22, 2013 at 10:17 AM PDT
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Can't wait to watch the Congressional Hearings on this one, especially in the House. And they are more then likely to come. As the rubber stamping no bid government contracts for private corporations,
by jimstaro
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on Wed Nov 28, 2012 at 07:24 AM PST
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KBR guilty of negligence, not fraud
Mike Francis of the Oregonian , who has been covering the trial of 12 Oregon National Guard members suing KBR of knowingly exposing them in 2003 to a carcinogen ...
by BOHICA
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on Sat Nov 03, 2012 at 03:35 AM PDT
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Three cheers to the Department of Justice. But, really, only thirty months in jail? The bribe Nigeria scheme ran from 1994 - 2004 and, yes, KBR will pay over $400 million in fines. But only 30 ...
by War on Error
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on Fri Feb 24, 2012 at 11:14 PM PST
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Show me on the doll where Herman Cain offered you a job . . .
And remember, the NY Post has a history of racism and ...
by MinistryOfTruth
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on Tue Nov 08, 2011 at 09:04 AM PST
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KBR Wants Former Employee Who Sued Over Rape To Pay Them $2M
Ryan J. Reilly | August 23, 2011, 10:40AM
Military contractor KBR is trying to get a woman who said she was ...
by Karen Hedwig Backman
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on Tue Aug 23, 2011 at 09:47 AM PDT
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I'm sure you all remember the sickening, revolting case of Jamie Leigh Jones, the KBR contractor who was kidnapped, drugged, gang-raped, beaten and imprisoned by her co-workers overseas.
She was ...
by Brainwrap
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on Sun Jul 10, 2011 at 08:34 AM PDT
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No this isn't some stupid Carly Anthony (is that her name?) diary. It's about something actually important (so obviously it won't be sensationalized by the media): the Jamie Leigh Jones rape case ...
by bhonpoo
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on Sat Jul 09, 2011 at 10:40 AM PDT
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Just a few questions about the GOP's desire to place no limits on what private companies can do while chopping the public sector of our economy off at the knees:
Do you really want ...
by Steven D
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on Wed Mar 16, 2011 at 08:06 AM PDT
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Courtesy of bvblackspin.com
This was the scene ...
by Bob Sloan
156 comments
on Mon Feb 21, 2011 at 08:04 AM PST
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