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http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/12/07-3

Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Hundreds Rally at W.Va. Department of Environmental Protection Against Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/12/07-10



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Obama Administration OKs Oil Drilling in Arctic off Alaska
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/12/07-13

Obama Offshore Oil Plan a Disaster for Wildlife and Climate
http://act.commondreams.org/go/58?akid=9.124981.XaYMDd&t=34

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The real reason for drilling

Fox Business News
by John Stossel

03/31/10

Today, the President is set to announce his new energy plan which includes allowing oil drilling off Virginia’s shoreline – a reversal of a long-standing ban on most offshore drilling: White House officials pitched the changes as ways to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign oil and create jobs — both politically popular ideas — but the president’s decisions also could help secure support for a climate change bill languishing in Congress. I applaud the President’s willingness to finally allow some drilling off America’s coasts but, let’s be honest: this is not going to make a dent in our ‘reliance’ on foreign oil. We consume 20 million barrels per day, and produce only 5. We could drill everywhere that we’re not allowed and we’d probably only goose production up to 6 million...

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Dean Baker, Truthout: "The United States has more than 15 million people unemployed. This is not their fault. It is the fault of really bad policy decisions by people who get paid more than almost all of the unemployed ever did or ever will. The failure of economic policymakers to recognize and attack an $8 trillion housing bubble led to the downturn. The continuing failure of economic policymakers to think creatively is why 15 million people remain unemployed."

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Dahr Jamail, Truthout: "'The ground has been laid for another crisis, another shooting ... it's volatile here, nothing has been resolved,' Luther told Truthout from his home in Killeen, Texas, on the outskirts of Fort Hood. 'The average Joe on the street thinks things are resolved here, but they are anything but resolved. We are primed to have more soldier-on-soldier violence if something doesn't change right away.'"

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Is US Prepared to Care for More Casualties From Troop Buildup?

David Goldstein, McClatchy Newspapers: "As the Obama administration ramps up the war in Afghanistan, veterans advocates say the government must develop a better plan to handle the wounded when they come home. Eight years of war have overtaxed the health care systems that treat service members and veterans, several said, and President Barack Obama's decision to deploy 30,000 to 35,000 more troops in Afghanistan will compound the stress."

http://www.truthout.org/120709smg1



Veterans Group Calls On Soldiers to Refuse Orders to Deploy to Afghanistan and Iraq

Dahr Jamail, Truthout: "In response to President Barack Obama's announcement on December 1 to deploy 30,000 additional troops to the occupation of Afghanistan, the organization March Forward!, with comprising both veterans and active-duty members of the US military, has called on all soldiers to refuse their orders to deploy. 'March Forward! calls on all service members to refuse orders to deploy to Afghanistan and Iraq,' reads a press release from the group from December 3. 'We offer our unconditional support and solidarity. Join us in the fight to ensure that no more soldiers or civilians lose their lives in these criminal wars.'"

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Jason Leopold, Truthout: "Last month, Attorney General Eric Holder told lawmakers in testimony before Congress that a long-awaited Justice Department watchdog report that is said to be highly critical of the legal work three attorneys who worked at the agency's powerful Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) conducted for the Bush administration on torture will be released at the end of the November."

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White House wants suit against Yoo dismissed

The Obama administration has asked an appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit accusing former Bush administration attorney John Yoo of authorizing the torture of a terrorism suspect, saying federal law does not allow damage claims against lawyers who advise the president on national security issues.

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From Information Clearing House

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David Margolis: Hatchet Man for Holder/Obama on OPR Torture Memos Report Firedoglake (blog) ... a form of mind control. The phenomenon of "CP" was first observed in the post-traumatic reactions of Korean War military and civilian POWs. ...

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For those of you who hoped - or worried - that the Obama administration would mean a big cut to defense spending, think again.

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Six Banks Fail, Costing FDIC $2.6 Billion

After a brief holiday respite, bank failure Friday came back with a vengeance yesterday. The FDIC and its fellow regulators closed six institutions, bringing the total to 130 for the year.

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Bankruptcy Filings up 100 Percent from 2007

Americans Financially Unable to Meet Current Debt Payments. 85 Percent of Chapter 7 Filings are Classified as No-Assets.

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In fact, when it comes to U.S. policy in Latin America - as events this week in Honduras suggest - it's often hard to tell if George W. Bush isn't still President.

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The Man Who Wasn't There

By Brendan Coone

It's a dangerous precedent for the people of Latin America when President Barack Obama sides with coup-mongering oligarchs, as he did in recognizing the tainted presidential elections in Honduras. But it's an even more dangerous precedent for the world, because it shows how easily he caves in to right-wing extremists in Washington.

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