Monthly Archives: July 2009

Whistleblower tells of America's hidden nightmare for its sick poor

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Jack

Wendell Potter can remember exactly when he took the first steps on his journey to becoming a whistleblower and turning against one of the most powerful industries in America. It was July 2007 and Potter, a senior executive at giant … Continue reading →

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Labour MPs: We'll quit to force Brown out of No10

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Jack

Rebel Labour MPs are threatening to force a series of parliamentary by-elections in a new attempt to oust Gordon Brown from Downing Street. Well-placed sources say that a number of Labour MPs are prepared to sacrifice themselves as part of … Continue reading →

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Government to cut wounded soldiers’ awards

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Jack

The government will this week launch an attempt to deny soldiers crippled in battle full compensation for their injuries. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will go to the Court of Appeal on Tuesday to try to slash the compensation awarded … Continue reading →

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Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Jack

A robot that can open doors and find electrical outlets to recharge itself. Computer viruses that no one can stop. Predator drones, which, though still controlled remotely by humans, come close to a machine that can kill autonomously. Impressed and … Continue reading →

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'Death by Pelosi'

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Jack

President Barack Obama was his usual impressive self during his prime time press conference on Wednesday, responding to questions with a crispness, clarity and grasp of detail that’s all the more impressive when compared to the general doofusness of his … Continue reading →

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World July 26th, 2009 (7)

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Jack

#1 — CNews | Ousted Honduran president returns to border LAS MANOS, Nicaragua – Deposed President Manuel Zelaya returned to the Honduran border on Saturday and announced he would set up camp there, despite foreign leaders urging him not to … Continue reading →

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Canada July 26th, 2009 (6)

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Jack

#1 – CBC | Plane fighting wildfire crashes into Okanagan Lake A waterbomber battling the Terrace Mountain fire north of Kelowna, B.C., has crashed into Okanagan Lake. [...] #2 — CNews | Via Rail service to resume late Sunday MONTREAL … Continue reading →

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Microwave weapon will rain pain from the sky (1)

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Jack

THE Pentagon’s enthusiasm for non-lethal crowd-control weapons appears to have stepped up a gear with its decision to develop a microwave pain-infliction system that can be fired from an aircraft. The device is an extension of its controversial Active Denial … Continue reading →

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Cleavage power: A scientific inquiry (1)

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Jack

EXPERIMENT: “God was very generous with you,” a Parisian friend once told me. Sadly, he wasn’t referring to my IQ or ability to find a parking space. No, he was talking about my breasts, big and especially disproportionate to my … Continue reading →

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Canada, beacon of enterprise

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Jack

Canada and the U.S. are experimenting with two radically different responses to the great recession of 2008-09. The Obama administration has opted for a massive increase in government spending and government debt. It enacted a colossal stimulus package, followed by … Continue reading →

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US conspiracists question Obama's birth certificate (2)

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Jack

On the fringes of the American right, a growing conspiracy claims that Barack Obama is hiding a Kenyan birth certifcate, making him ineligible to serve as president. Congress is wrestling with historic health care reforms, soldiers are dying in far … Continue reading →

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Report: 30,000 China Steelworkers in Deadly Clash

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Jack

BEIJING — Some 30,000 Chinese steelworkers clashed with police in a protest over plans to merge their mill with another company and beat the company’s general manager to death, a human rights monitor said Saturday. Several hundred people were injured … Continue reading →

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