Archive for February, 2010
Why Is The LAPD Hassling Food Vendors?
Taco trucks pull up to curbs and offer LA eaters everything from tofu bowls to Korean barbeque. Customers flock to them, and recently so have police officers.
ALERT: PATRIOT ACT IS UP FOR 5 YEAR RE AUTHORIZATION
Now, ever so quietly, the Obama administration is working with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to sneak reauthorization of the Patriot Act through without creating a stir among liberty-minded Americans.
We have a chance to stop it now before it can even come up for a vote.
Schools Use Webcams To Spy On Students At Home
A suburban Philadelphia school district used the webcams in school-issued laptops to spy on students at home
SC Lawmaker Seeks to Ban Paper Federal Reserve Notes
South Carolina Rep. Mike Pitts has introduced legislation that would mandate that gold and silver coins replace federal currency as legal tender in his state.
Shocking: Walmarts First Ever US Sales Decline
Walmart, said comparable sales at its US stores fell 2 per cent during its fourth quarter against last year, and warned of a “more challenging” first quarter in the US.
Guerilla Snipers Imperil U.S. Led Forces in Afghanistan
The Taliban have shown a side not often seen in nearly a decade of American military action in Afghanistan, the use of snipers.
$1 Trillion Pension Gap Is A Crushing Bill to U.S. States
U.S. states must contend with a more than $1 trillion gap between what they have saved and what they have promised to retired workers for pension benefits
Obama Invitation Gets Rejected In Las Vegas
Following a string of remarks made by the president slamming Las Vegas, Mayor Goodman has refused an invitation to meet with him when he arrives in town.
National Debt Will Bring Cutbacks, Tax Increases That ‘Aren’t Even Imaginable’
American leaders have sounded the alarm for years about the red ink on the government’s books, but now the problem of mounting national debt is worse than it ever has been before with potentially dire consequences for taxpayers.
Global Warming Has Completely Frozen Lake Erie
Most of the lake freezes over about six of every 10 years, despite global ‘warming’ we’re right on schedule for when that usually happens
PIGS Boost The Dollar But Americans Forget To Feed The Piggy Bank
by MJ Harris
The latest numbers show that the US trade deficit had widened again this month. Instead of Americans spending less and saving more so that the trade deficit can shrink, the government is encouraging more spending so the trade deficit is actually expanding.
There is still alot of uncertainty surrounding the Greece and the Euro zone bailouts. This is causing temporary flight back to the dollar. Bringing it to its highest levels in several months.
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