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Contents Pages by Subject
Corruption
China Has Admitted Its Greatest Threat
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Adam TaylorIn the new issue of an influential journal, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has admitted that corruption is the biggest threat to the country, the BBC reports.
Biden Earned $21,000 Last Year From the Secret Service
• .Most high-profile people in need of protection pay people to keep them safe. Government officials have taxpayers pick up the tab. Biden actually gets paid by his bodyguards for the right to protect him.
Just One of Monsanto's Crimes, Or Why We Can't Trust the EPA
• www.organicconsumers.orgHere are the details of this jaw-dropping and heart-breaking case of corporate criminality and EPA collusion.
Jailing Americans for Profit: The Rise of the Prison Industrial Complex
• http://lewrockwell.com, by John W. WhiteheadMass incarceration on a scale almost unexampled in human history is a fundamental fact of our country today
Rep. Cleaver faces Bank of America suit, but could be bailed out by taxpayers
• The HillAccording to the Kansas City Star, the Small Business Administration (SBA) backed about three-quarters of Cleaver's 2002 loan, which means that if the loan goes bad, the SBA could pay off $1.1 million of that debt.
Police Have Mysteriously Lost The Video Of The Megaupload Raid
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Stephen C. WebsterVideo footage of a police raid on the home of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is missing, and authorities claim they’re not quire sure what happened to it.
New York Federal Reserve’s Head of the Markets Group Joins the Bankster Exodus, But Why?
• http://wakeup-world.com, By Madison RuppertTwice now I have reported on the rash of resignations amongst top figures at financial institutions across the globe.
Video Brad Jardis on the “Massive Judicial Corruption In New Hampshire”
• Talley TVMy legal agent, Brad Jardis recently sat down with New Hampshire State Representative Kevin Avard., the host of Speak Up New Hampshire. It’s a long conversation as Brad goes in depth to explain the crime committed by Judge Burke and the coverup by th
Regulators: JPMorgan illegally let Lehman Bros. count customers’ funds as its own
• Washington PostJPMorgan Chase illegally allowed Lehman Brothers, the investment bank whose 2008 bankruptcy brought the financial system to the brink of collapse, to count customers’ money as its own, according to federal regulators. The arrangement boosted the a
James Murdoch stands down as chairman of BSkyB
• www.dailymail.co.ukThe 39-year-old has resigned just weeks after quitting as boss of his father's British newspaper empire which has been engulfed in the phone-hacking scandal.
Hungarian president quits after plagiarism row
• ReutersHungary's President Pal Schmitt resigned on Monday after a plagiarism scandal, eliminating a potential distraction to his allies in the government as they try to win funding from international lenders.
GSA head resigns amid reports of lavish spending on training conference
• Washington PostOrganizers spent $835,000 on the event, which was attended by 300 employees. The expenses included $147,000 in airfare and lodging at the hotel for six planning trips by a team of organizers. Among the other expenses were $3,200 for a mind reader; $6
Guest Post: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Part One
• http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden“Human history seems logical in afterthought but a mystery in forethought. Writers of history have a way of describing interwar societies as coursing from postwar to prewar as though people alive at the time knew when that transition occurred.” – Str
Expose Our Corruption and We Will Steal Your Child!
Dave HodgesBad things happen when Agenda 21/ICLEI advocates come to your town.
Was the MegaMillions lotto rigged?! Local woman discovers evidence more improbable than winning.
• www.azfamily.comBleichroth said the odds of getting 10 identical sets of numbers are higher than winning the lottery itself. Either that or something is wrong, she said, so she contacted 3 On Your Side.
Exposing Political Lies
• Marc StevensAs long as politicians continue lying, I’ll keep pointing them out and exposing them. This is another video I did regarding the lies politicians and bureaucrats use everyday.
Penn. GOP Sen. Jane Orie convicted of several corruption charges
• RawstoryPennsylvania state Sen. Jane Orie (R) on Monday was convicted of 14 counts, including theft, conspiracy, conflict of interest, forgery, and evidence tampering, according to the Associated Press. The 50-year-old lawmaker was accused of using her st
Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley Tied to Silver State Bank Loan
• e-mail from 'Common Sense Arizona' (THANKS"Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office investigators raised questions about how Stapley was able to borrow millions from Silver State and Mortgages Ltd." Then it gets deep...
Former MF Global CFO describes her concerns that clients’ funds were at risk
• Washington PostJon Corzine, the former U.S. senator and New Jersey governor who presided over the collapse of the commodities brokerage MF Global, testified he cannot explain what happened to “many hundreds of millions of dollars” that the firm was holding for cust
Top Drug Prosecutor In Michigan Disbarred For Soliciting False Testimony
• www.jonathanturley.orgFormer Wayne County assistant prosecutor Karen Plants had originally been suspended for only two years, but the Attorney Discipline Board on reconsideration bumped the penalty up to full disbarment on reconsideration of her case due to her “lack of r
358 RESIGNATIONS FROM WORLD BANKS, INVESTMENT HOUSES, MONEY FUNDS
• http://americankabuki.blogspot.com"Some big names on Wall Street are eager to step out of the spotlight after enduring years of financial-crisis turbulence and negative attention from politicians and protesters
A Message from Our Criminal Government: "We Got to Get Paid"
Dave HodgesAnyone who votes democratic or republican in subsequent elections gets the government that they deserve. The political whores from both parties have sold out the American people and now they are not even trying to hide their organized criminal activi
SEC likely to win its defense of ‘no-admit’ Citigroup settlement, appellate panel says
• Washington PostFederal regulators won an initial round Thursday in their defense of Wall Street fraud settlements that include no admission of wrongdoing. The Securities and Exchange Commission and Citigroup “have a strong likelihood of success” in their joint e
Crooked Republicans in Georgia
• http://www.lewrockwell.com, by Lew RockwellCrooked Republicans in Georgia
Blagojevich leaves home in predawn dark for Colorado prison
• chicagotribune.comAmid a crush of media and well-wishers, ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich left his Ravenswood Manor home on the North Side home early this morning for a prison cell in Colorado.
Contractor Strikes $500 Million Deal in City Payroll Scandal
• New York TimesA major government contractor agreed on Wednesday to pay a record $500 million to avoid federal prosecution for its role in the scandal-tarred CityTime project, an effort at modernizing New York’s payroll system. The project was plagued by widespread
Blagojevich defends actions on way to prison
• ReutersFormer Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich used his final public appearance before reporting to prison to defend his political actions and express confidence that his conviction on federal corruption charges will ultimately be overturned. Blagojevich c
Broken Promises: Pensions All Over America Are Being Savagely Cut Or Are Vanishing Completely
• theeconomiccollapseblog.comHow would you feel if you worked for a state or local government for 20 or 30 years only to have your pension slashed dramatically or taken away entirely?
Politicians Won’t Return Ponzi Payoffs
• http://www.commondreams.org, by Michael WinshipOn Tuesday, Texas financier Robert Allen Stanford was convicted in a Houston federal court on 13 out of 14 criminal counts of fraud. As The New York Times reported:
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