By Rezwan On June 29, 2012, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Sri Lanka raided offices of two news websites, the Sri Lanka Mirror (srilankamirror.com) and Sri Lanka X News (srilankaxnews.com). They arrested nine journalists, including the editor, and seized equipments on the grounds that the websites were “propagating false and unethical news on Sri […]
Protest-shopkeepers-sales tax departmnt-harrasment—
Shopkeepers protest; allege harassment by STD Jammu: Shopkeepers of Kankmandi staged protest at busy City Chowk and halted four way traffic movements for hours together. They were shouting slogans against the alleged harassment committed upon them by sleuths of Sales Tax Department (STD). Shopkeepers narrated that a team of officials reached in the busy […]
Reuters Article “Backdoor Taxes to Hit Middle Class” Removed at Obama’s Request?
Did Reuters Yank Article Because It Was Too Truthful? Posted by Bob McCarty Feb 2nd 2010 at 1:06 pm Sometimes, the truth hurts. In the case of an article published yesterday at 4:04 p.m. Eastern, it appears that Reuters editors were afraid writer Terri Cullen’s adventure into truthful journalism might hurt their news agency’s relationship […]
Investing tax
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig9/steelman6.html quote: In the midst of the imploding US and European financial systems and the resultant bankruptcies, nationalizations and bailouts the People’s Daily, China’s official newspaper, called for a new global currency to replace the US dollar. Writing in the People’s Daily edition of 17 September 2008 Professor Shi Jianxun of Shanghai’s Tongji University said […]
Tony Alamo: Arkansas Evangelical Compound Raided
Federal authorities and detained six children from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries complex in southwestern Arkansas, the culmination of a long investigation into Tony Alamo and his followers. Tony Alamo, 74, is described by some as a cult leader and is a self-proclaimed prophet. Police were after him on allegations of child pornography and abuse. […]
Windfall Profits Tax Roadblocked By Senate GOP
Recently, a bill by the Senate Democrats was blocked by Senate Republicans. It had failed to the necessary 60 votes for it to pass. The vote was 51 to 43. If the bill had passed, a twenty-five percent supplemental tax on windfall profits would have been added. It is said that the oil companies have […]
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