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Gulf Drilling Ban Lifted; Salazar Declares “Immediate Crisis” Is Over
The Obama administration on Tuesday lifted the temporary ban on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico set in place after the Deepwater Horizon blowout in April. The …
Will Flood of Big Money Matter in Congressional Campaigns?
Washington - Big money is changing how congressional races are being run this year, but it's not clear how much difference it'll make.
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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 …