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Global military spending exceeds US $1000 billion
On the occasion of the presentation of its 2006/2007 Annual Report, BICC (Bonn International Center for Conversion) publishes alarming figures on military spending worldwide. With US $1,030 billion spent... ...
Globale Rüstungsausgaben überstiegen eine Billion US-Dollar
Das sei auch ein alarmie­rendes Zeichen für eine globale Aufrüstung und fortschreitende Militarisierung, erklärte das Internationale Konversionszentrum Bonn soeben. Dieser Trend zeige sich auch in einer... ...
Big Pharma Targets Women for Drugs They Don't Need
The pharmaceutical industry spent much of its $4.2 billion direct-to-consumer advertising budget in 2005 on ads targeting healthy, upper-income, middle-aged people. A common underlying message was this:... ...
US Appeals Court Tells Exxon to Pay Fishermen
A federal appeals court on Wednesday denied Exxon Mobil Corp.'s request for another hearing, letting stand its ruling that the energy giant owes $2.5 billion in punitive damages for its 1989 oil spill... ...
Why Congress Caved to Bush
By Patrick J. Buchanan The anti-war Democrats are crying betrayal - and justifiably so. For a Democratic Congress is now voting to fully fund the war in Iraq, as demanded by President Bush, and without... ...
New Bush Scandal: Helping Big Oil Companies Hide Billions From Government at Taxpayer Expense
Oil companies leasing federal land to drill for oil are required to pay the government royalties based on a percentage of their sales. But under the Royalty-in-Kind program, the companies can pay in the... ...
This Shameful, Bi-partisan Betrayal - Democrats sell out troops
http://www.afterdowningstr eet.org/whip From ufpj-news -------- This Shameful, Bi-partisan Betrayal Keith Olbermann - Special Comment A Special Comment about the Democrats' deal with President... ...
Tell the Bush administration to halt its dangerous nuclear energy plan
You will also find these alerts in NRDC'S Earth Action Center, which includes tools for taking action easily online, at http://www.nrdc.org/action Action Alerts Tell the Bush administration to halt... ...
It's All About Oil - Privatizing Iraq's Oil is Theft!
http://afterdowningstreet. org/node/22838 Stop the Theft of Iraq's Oil in DC on June 5th http://afterdowningstr eet.org/node/23015 From ufpj-news -------- Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich: "Privatizing Iraq's... ...
Dems, White House near “pork for endless war” deal
Indianapolis Star 05/23/07 Flinching in the face of a veto threat, Democratic congressional leaders neared agreement with Bush administration Tuesday on legislation to pay for the Iraq war without a... ...