After 9/11, our government was obsessed with finding terrorists, both in other countries and our own. The biggest problem was with Vice President Dick Cheney and his cronies running the entire executive branch in secret. They had Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Deputy Secretary Paul Wolfowitz in charge of gathering intelligence that was considered a […]
The “Bush Effect” – Hopefully for a Third and LAST Time
12/30/08 The “Bush Effect” – Hopefully for a Third and LAST Time By Mary Lyon Third time’s a charm, maybe? I’ve compiled three of these lists now. In 2006, I issued the first one, looking back on everything George W. Bush has adversely affected since he first arrived in the Oval Office. Just a damage […]
Traveling to Mexico? Be careful, says alert.
The US Department of State is again urging its citizens to be wary in visiting Mexico, especially the border regions, saying that “increased levels of violence make it imperative that travelers understand the risks of travel to Mexico.” Those risks include dangers from the violent drug cartels who are fighting for control of narcotics trafficking […]
Amber Alert Issued, Search Broadens
An Amber Alert was issued on Wednesday for Cole Puffinburger, a six-year-old boy from Las Vegas, Nevada who was kidnapped. The search has now been broadened to include southern California as well as New Mexico. The alert was issued after, according to police, two robbers tied up the boy’s mother and fiance and took the […]
Challenge to Google-Yahoo deal
Yahoo Inc.’s plans to boost its profits in an online advertising partnership with rival Google Inc. could be moving into the crosshairs of the U.S. Justice Department, which has hired an antitrust litigator to review evidence for a possible legal challenge to the deal. The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that the attorney is Sanford […]
State Department Employees Banned From Obama Rally
According to the Huffington Post, yesterday, July 24, 2008, State Department officials banned its employees from attending Senator Barack Obama’s public political rally in Berlin, Germany because it is a "partisan political activity" that employees working overseas are not allowed to attend. Other government employees who serve in the United States are not prohibited from […]
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