all the good stuff I came across today
May 9, 2009 - Saturday
Trial
drugs 'reverse' Alzheimer's 
Lady
Liberty's crown to re-open for Tours on July 4th
Paper plane world championships
New
Fan Created Hunt For Gollum Movie > Check it Out... 
Japanese
scientist claims breakthrough with organ grown in sheep
Newborn
Genetic Screening: The New Eugenics?
Tesla's
Mystery Tower On The Brink Of Being Demolished
Studies
say Bones from 'hobbit' a previously unknown species 
Hobbit Bones
The
search for Pig Zero - the beast in which the flu virus mixed 
Jerusalem
- Healing the Heart with Electricity
NASA
rescue mission aims to revive Hubble
hubble photo
White Blood Cells Can Sprout 'Legs' And Move Like Millipedes 
Glowing
band aid to zap skin cancer 
WHO:
Up to 2 billion people might get swine flu
US
not out of woods yet, Obama warns, as flu cases nearly double 
More
than 400 schools closed, 140 US flu cases 
H1N1
Gardasil
Linked to Nerve Disorder 
Chair of Finance Committee
takes single-payer plan off the table and calls for "more police"
Obama
and ACORN GPS Marking EVERY Front Door in America
And
Now… Lithium in Water ‘Curbs Suicide’
Poll:
Majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana
Former Drug Czar PWNed!
Legalization Debate
Mexico
City returns to normal as swine flu restrictions fade 
When
Unhealthy Foods Hijack Your Brain 
Experts
Present Evidence to Committee on Nanotechnology in Food
Food
firm recalls lead-contaminated lollipops
Heinz
baby foods less nutritious than a cheeseburger 
Is
This Shockwave Our Only Warning Of A "Solar Katrina"?
Scientist
says volcanic eruption in Congo imminent
Nearby
asteroid found orbiting sun backwards
Venezuelan
capital jolted by 5.3 earthquake 
CA
- 13,000 Flee Flames as Schwarzenegger Declares State of Emergency
President Obama Announces
Key Spending Cuts in His Budget
Obama
seeks to double tax law enforcement budget
CIA
Told Pelosi About Waterboarding - Making her Accessory to War Crimes
Democrats
were routinely briefed on Bush ‘torture’ techniques, document shows
Bill
Would Prevent Federal Government from Regulating Firearms in TN
Rep. Weiner: Do We Give
Obama an Internet On-Off Switch?
U.S.
to Drop Spy Case Against Pro-Israel Lobbyists
Churchgoers
more likely to back torture of suspected terrorists: poll
Maine
Governor Baldacci Signs Gay Marriage Bill 
Constitutional
Scolar Turley : Obama ‘Do the right thing,’ prosecute torture
Obama
Releases $3.4 Trillion Budget Plan
Pentagon’s
Black Budget Grows to More Than $50 Billion
KBR
Contracts Are ‘Majority’ of Fraud Referrals
Egypt:
Nuclear-armed Israel more dangerous than Iran
Secret
US robo whispercopters head to 'undisclosed location' 
US
missile data found on eBay hard drive 
The
Next Tool for the CIA: Helicopters That Fit in Your Palm 
EXCLUSIVE:
Secret U.S.-Israel nuclear accord in jeopardy
Israel
would inform, not ask U.S. before hitting Iran
DARPA's
Cannibal Robots - External Combustion 
US
tortured at least 8 detainees to death; US interrogators may have killed dozens
Blackwater's
Iraq Contract Ends 
Chinese
and American ships clash again in Yellow Sea
The rebranded "war on terror" is
being sold as a PAKISTANI war
Top
general says US might meet cyberattacks with military force
Report:
North Korea Operating Cyber Warfare Unit 
Next
up for layoffs: National Guard 
Dole
sued over links to Colombian death squads
Carmakers
Porsche and VW to merge
Wal-Mart
Pays $2 Million in Trampling Death
Creditors
Pushed For Chrysler Bankruptcy To Rake In Bailout Cash 
Molson
Coors profit growth surprises
539,000
Jobs Lost in April, Lowest in 6 Months
Union
Leaders Cheer Introduction Of Employee Free Choice Act 
Job
losses slow, but is it from government hiring?
Bailed-Out
GM to Take More Jobs Overseas
Pentagon
to Add 20,000 Jobs in Arms-Buying Overhaul
401(k)s
Hit by Withdrawal Freezes 
Obama
vows to retrain unemployed
US
firms offshore 22,000 green jobs to India
Russian
Troops Patrol Rebel Borders With Georgia
Member
of UAE royal family accused of torturing at least 25
Al
Qaeda exporting jihad with a hip-hop vibe
EU
to forge pact with ex-Soviet states 
Bilderbergers
plan secret meeting in Greece 
Pakistan
launches full-scale military assault on Taliban
Pirates
try to capture anti-pirate navy ship
North
Korea 'preparing for second nuclear test'
Obama
to shut down Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump
Novel
Technology Turns Garbage Dumps into Ethanol
Web
providers must limit internet’s carbon footprint, say experts
U.S.
Drops Research Into Fuel Cells for Cars
U.S.
to keep Bush administration rule on polar bears
Michelle
Obama Promotes Healthy Living With Sesame Street PSA 
Officials
in Three States Pin Water Woes on Gas Drilling
US
Organic Sales Grow By 17.1 Percent In 2008 
Merrill
Lynch - Bank of America Scandel Brewing - Bigger than WaterGate ???
The Quiet Coup -- How
Bankers Seized America
Almost
a Quarter of U.S. Homeowners Are Underwater
666:
Goldman's latest bonus bears the mark of the beast
Economic
casualties pile into tent cities
Feds:
Bank of America Needs $34 Billion
Michiganians
become Medical Guinne Pigs for Cash to Make Ends Meet 
Paul
Krugman - Time to Stress Out About Stress Tests
NY
Fed Chair Quits Over Goldman Ties
Insiders
Selling At A Furious Pace 
Stress
Tests Are Done: 10 Banks Must Raise $75B
Ron Paul : Stress Test
Propaganda
DHS
defines who is a terrorist now- report includes Alternative Media & Tax
Resisters
proposed
Dutch law would make it an “economic crime” to refuse a smart meter
Military
Police at the Kentucky Derby 
Mother Confirms
16 yr-Old American, Has Been Disappeared by Homeland Security
Prison
officer zaps children with 50,000-volt stun gun 'to show them what a day at
work is like' 
Prison
Awaiting Hostile Bloggers
UK
will keep DNA from innocent arrestees for six years
EU
Calls for "Internet G12" for Global Internet Governance 
NASA
is running out of nuclear fuel for deep space missions
Rupert
Murdoch: “Internet Will Soon Be Over”
New
Method Leads to Thinner Circuitry using Colored Lights and Nano Tech
Mission
Impossible: The Code Even the CIA Can't Crack
Did
Van Gogh lose ear in sword fight?
200,000
Year Old Statue Found On Moon 
Hummmm???
Could
the inter-net become self-aware?
Fed Inspector General
Knows Nothing About The Fed
Ray Kurzweil - Humans
will merge with Machines by 2045 (THE BORG???)
Sec Of State Condoleezza Rice Has To Use 785 Words To Answer A 4th Grader!
District 9 - For Humans Only
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Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years
yeah yeah...
It is Time to Finally Reform the Patriot Act
National Security Letters (NSL) are demands for customer records from financial institutions, credit bureaus and communications service providers. They have existed for decades, but prior to passage of the Patriot Act, they were limited to collecting information on suspected terrorists or foreign actors.
Recipients are gagged from telling anyone -- besides their lawyers and anyone else whose help is necessary to respond to the request -- that they either received or complied with a NSL. The gag has been struck down as unconstitutional but remains on the books. In 2007 and 2008, the Justice Department’s Inspector General reported that upwards of 50,000 NSLs are now issued each year, many of which obtain information on people who have no relationship to a suspected terrorist.
Through NSLs, the FBI can compile vast dossiers about innocent people and obtain sensitive information such as the web sites a person visits, a list of e-mail addresses where a person has sent e-mail, or even unmask the identity of a person who has posted anonymous speech on a political website. Since the Patriot Act was authorized in 2001 -- further relaxing restrictions on the FBI's use of the power -- the FBI has astronomically increased its use NSLs.
The overwhelming majority of NSL requests seek our most sensitive information -- telephone bills, email subscriber information, and financial records. The FBI uses NSLs to establish evidence to support secret wiretaps, electronic surveillance and search warrants, but keeps the information it collects with NSLs even if it determines that the person is completely innocent of involvement with terrorism or a crime.
FBI officials have not kept accurate records about the NSLs they issue or how the information is being used. Plus, the information gathered from NSLs stays in the FBI’s databases forever even if it has no relevance to any investigation.
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