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Michael Winship, Truthout: "And so it has begun. The final month of the presidential race, the campaign that feels as if it commenced some time during the Coolidge administration. And as we slide into these last weeks, what we all feared is coming true. Just when you thought the bottom of the swamp had been scraped, sludge gurgles up from the primordial ooze."

http://www.truthout.org/101108A



GOP Attacks on American Voters Turn Desperate, Ugly and Dangerous

Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman, The Free Press: "The GOP assault on American voters has hit full stride as the economy and John McCain tank in synch. With just over three weeks until election day, the Republicans have mounted an all-out attack against newly registered voters and the organizations working to sign them up."

http://www.truthout.org/101108B



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Serge F. Kovaleski, The New York Times: "Governor Sarah Palin abused the powers of her office by pressuring subordinates to try to get her former brother-in-law, a state trooper, fired, an investigation by the Alaska Legislature has concluded. The inquiry found, however, that she was within her right to dismiss her public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, who was the trooper's boss."

http://www.truthout.org/101108Y

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McCain & Palin 'playing with fire' of bigotry
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11/10/2008

A CONTROVERSIAL mobile phone mast looks set to be built on hills above Whitworth.

Members of Rossendale Council’s development control committee approved the plan by six votes to one at a meeting at Hardmans Mill on Monday night.

Councillors accepted a prior notification application by communications giant Orange to build the 15-metre structure in High Barn Lane, close to Cowm Reservoir and other Green Belt land.

Nearly 650 individual letters of objection from local residents were received by the council. Concerns included the visual impact the scheme would have on the landscape, that a magnetic field set up by the phone mast would affect wildlife, radiation emitted from the column could be harmful to people and that the proposed construction was too large.

Councillor Catherine Pilling told the committee she had concerns about the mast’s location and also noted the number of objections to the application.

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http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/news/s/1071887_phone_mast_yes_despite_concerns

By Chellis Glendinning

I have been contemplating the infamous Trojan Horse whose deus-ex-machina arrival at the edge of Troy stirred wonder among the gullible citizens, only to lure them to their demise.

I think such thoughts because another mighty horse has been steered into our midst, and like Trojans we have thrown open the gates to welcome it in.

I am referring to the onslaught of wireless technologies in the form of microwave towers, satellites showering the planet with radiation, Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) ports, Wireless Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) antennas -- plus all the gadgets they make possible: cordless phones, pagers, Blackberries, roving laptops, wireless water meters, satellite TV and radio, in-flight internet. I am referring as well to the electromagnetic weapons, radiation-emitting stations, surveillance instruments, and crowd-control devices military and law enforcement deploy.

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His belligerence is legendary. Even conservative Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi has said, "He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me."

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Tens of thousands of eligible voters in at least six swing states have been removed from the rolls or have been blocked from registering in ways that appear to violate federal law.

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Putin: US image damaged forever over economy woes

The financial crisis has irreparably damaged the image of the U.S. as the leader of the free world and the global economy, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081009/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_putin



The current financial crisis is only the beginning

One could argue that the banking crisis is just the cold sweat, not the flu that follows it.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/09/business/col10.php


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Several recent developments leave the strong suggestion that Israel is preparing to attack Iran -- with significant help from the United States.

http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/1302631.html


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Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani said in Tehran that the presence of foreign forces in the country is the biggest problem facing Iraq, while Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani reiterated his country's support to Iraq.

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Maliki says immunity still a problem despite US concessions

Among sticking points is a demand that neither foreign troops nor civilian Americans should enjoy legal immunity while in Iraq, Maliki said.

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'US using debts to blackmail Iraq'

Iraqi MPs say the US is using the country's debts as leverage to force Baghdad into signing the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA).

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Greg Palast and Robert F. Kennedy

By Democracy Now!

Robert F. Kennedy: "A lot of Europeans wonder, why are Americans so crazy? They keep reelecting this guy. Well, the answer is, we don't. You know, they keep stealing these elections. And they stole it in 2000, they stole it in 2004, and they're all set up to steal it again."

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20984.htm

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Greg Palast and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: "Steal Back Your Vote!"

Sari Gelzer, Truthout: "Greg Palast and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. believe the 2008 elections have already been stolen. What's an American to do given these circumstances? They suggest: 'Steal it back'".

http://www.truthout.org/101408R
http://electionfraudblog.com/category/provisional-ballots/



Block the Vote

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Greg Palast, Rolling Stone: "Will the GOP's campaign to deter new voters and discard Democratic ballots determine the next president?"

http://www.truthout.org/102008B

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IT'S ALREADY STOLEN (Election 2008)
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Editorial

When it comes to the Bush administration's disgraceful decision to torture terrorism suspects, there are plenty of officials to share the shame.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20980.htm



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By Mike Whitney

Panic has spread to stock markets around the world. A massive sell-off, which began when Henry Paulson announced a $700 billion bailout for the banking system, has turned into a global stampede.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20986.htm



A Solution?

By Paul Craig Roberts

Does the US have the leadership to realize the problem and to deal with it?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20985.htm



How to Save the U.S. Economy

By Richard C. Cook

Everything being suggested by the Obama/McCain campaigns is based on the failed Keynesian formula.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20987.htm



America As Superpower: Shaken, Not Deposed

By Howard LaFranchi

"The declinists predicting America's demise as the preeminent global power are in overdrive with the financial crisis, and the declinists are wrong once again," says Robert Lieber, professor of government at Georgetown University in Washington and author of "The American Era."

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20978.htm



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Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Global Financial Crisis
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2008/10/10-8

The Real News Network: The Roots and Remedies of The Financial Crisis
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2008/10/10-4



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The Business of Saving the Earth

Chris Wood, The Walrus Magazine: "To the amusement, no doubt, of long-departed sages, we are discovering yet again that man does not live by iPod alone, that no amount of stuff can fill that gnawing hole in the soul where happiness might take root. This is causing even some of the hardest heads among us to question whether the metrics on which we have gauged our communal and corporate progress for more than fifty years now, those abstractions variously labeled as the gross domestic product and the bottom line, are leading us toward paradise or perdition."

http://www.truthout.org/101408EA

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Major Shock: Eavesdropping Powers Abused Without Oversight
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Resident Jean Pickford hands the petition against the proposed phone mast to Cllr Aaron Shotton and Mark Tami MP. (mc160908f)

Published Date: 23 September 2008

By Kate Forrester

FEARS have been voiced over plans to install a mobile phone mast in the middle of a housing estate, next to a primary school.

Residents of Englefield Avenue, Connah's Quay, have handed a petition of more than 300 signatures to Alyn and Deeside MP Mark Tami, protesting against the proposed phone mast.

Mobile phone network giants Vodafone have put forward plans to install the eight metre phone mast near the junction of Englefield Avenue and Hillside Avenue.

But it has been met with outrage from nearby householders, who say it is too near Bryn Deva Primary School, given the uncertainty surrounding phone masts and health risks.

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Anti-Democratic Nature of US Capitalism is Being Exposed
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Pam Fessler, NPR News: "Listeners have submitted lots of questions about voting rules, and this Q&A attempts to answer some of those most frequently asked. Almost all states and many county election offices have good Web sites and toll-free phone numbers where you can find more specific answers. The National Association of Secretaries of State also has a Web site, http://www.canivote.org, where voters can check their registration status online, find their polling site and get other useful voting information specific to their state or county."

http://www.truthout.org/article/vote_101008



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Reuters: "If the United States focused on curbing climate change as soon as a new president took office - or sooner - it could help pull the world from the financial brink, environmental policy experts told Reuters."

http://www.truthout.org/article/eco_101008



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Charles Babington, The Associated Press: "Presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday accused Republican John McCain of trying to divide the country, but he let fellow Democrats handle harsher attacks while he kept his message mostly upbeat. Speaking to an outdoor audience, Obama said 'it's not hard to rile up a crowd by stoking anger and division.' He said Americans want 'someone who can lead this country' with a steady hand in a time of economic crisis, not divide it."

http://www.truthout.org/article/E2_101008S



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Marilou Johanek, The Toledo Blade: "At any other time, what happened in the US Justice Department last week would have been big news. At any other time, when internal reports by the Justice Department call for more investigation into a case of unethical, if not criminal, conduct on the part of lawmakers and the White House, the administration would have a lot of explaining to do."

http://www.truthout.org/article/E1_101008R



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