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Ever have a day when your mind simply refuses to focus on one thing at a time? I'm having one of those today; looking over the blogs and newswires, …
Security Clearance Investigators Must Protect Data, Watchdog Says
The federal agency that investigates applicants for senior government jobs and for top-secret national security positions must ensure that its 7,000 field investigators are protecting the highly sensitive medical, …
Feds Investigate Allegations of Corruption and Misspending by California National Guard
The California National Guard misspent as much as $100 million from a fund that was meant to attract new recruits and encourage Guard members to re-enlist. The Sacramento Bee …
Senate Urges Pentagon to Rein in Afghan Contractors
New York - Failures in vetting, training and supervising Defence Department private security contractors are putting U.S. and coalition troops as well as Afghan civilians at risk and unwittingly …
As Fraud Scandal Grows, White House Opposes National Moratorium on Foreclosures
AMY GOODMAN: A coalition of as many as forty state attorneys general is expected to announce Wednesday a joint investigation into the recent revelations that major lenders may have …
The European Parliament Condemns the Death Penalty, Expresses Concerns Over Mumia Abu-Jamal
Berlin - What do the USA, China, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and North Korea have in common? The answer may surprise you. The European Parliament answered this question on …
GOP Buying Election 2010 with Foreign Cash What Obamas Talking About (2)
President Obama and other top Democrats in recent days have stepped up attacks on Republican-linked organizations for allegedly using foreign cash donations in Election 2010. Why are they making …
Iranian, Chinese Computers Also Discovered to Have Been Hacking DC Internet Voting System
A University of Michigan computer scientist and his team were not the only ones attempting to hack the Internet Vote scheme that Washington D.C. had planned to roll out …
Zach Carter | Will Obama Save Homeowners From Wall Street’s Latest Fraud Scheme?
A massive foreclosure fraud scandal is rocking the U.S. mortgage market. Wall Street banks and their lawyers are fabricating documents, forging signatures and lying to judges—all to exploit troubled …
GOP Buying Election 2010 With Foreign Cash? What Obama’s Talking About
President Obama and other top Democrats in recent days have stepped up attacks on Republican-linked organizations for allegedly using foreign cash donations in Election 2010. Why are they making …