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New York State Bar Association Proposes Sealing Legislation

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:16 AM EST (thompsonreuters.com/legal)

New York is one of a handful of states that does not allow people to request the sealing of their criminal records, and the state bar association is calling on lawmakers to change that. On Friday, the New York State Bar Association's House of Delegates, the group's policy-making …

us-news, new-york-state, minor-criminal-convictions, new-york-state-bar-association

War and Peace

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:23 AM EST (Truthout - All Articles)

BEHOLD! The Great Seal of Corporate Conservative America. The new motto: Siddown, shuttup and get back to work. Mama needs a new yacht.

politics, republicans, gop, tea-party, conservatives, occupy, corporate-america, income-inequality

Five Missouri Democrats Discover Crosshairs Outside Their Capitol Offices

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:18 AM EST (Truthout - All Articles)

Five Democratic State Senators in Missouri discovered large, orange crosshair stickers over their office nameplates on Tuesday in the Capitol Building in Jefferson. The targets included all four Democratic women in the state senate, as well as the Democratic minority leader.

politics, republicans, gop, tea-party, conservatives, missouri, arkansas, extremists, domestic-terrorism, political-extremists

Great Video – Flying the Spitfire From Pilot's View

Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 5:05 AM EST (flightstory.net)

This great video features startup and flight display of a Supermarine Spitfire MK19 from pilot’s view... The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War.

technology, airplanes, aeronautics, battle-of-britain, military-aviation, supermarine-spitfire

Why Is There So Much God in Our Politics? The Religious Right's Theocratic Plan for the 2012 Election

Seeded on Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:25 AM EST (AlterNet.org)

God, it is said, works in mysterious ways. Those who claim to serve God – or, in this case, the Religious Right – usually work in more predictable ways.

politics, republicans, gop, tea-party, conservatives, mitt-romney, newt-gingrich, religious-right, republican-primaries, southern-baptist-convevtion

Cowardice is No Crime -- at Least in the U.S.

Seeded on Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:03 AM EST (thompsonreuters.com/legal)

When Captain Francesco Schettino hopped a life boat after the Costa Concordia hit a rock off the Tuscany coast, he violated a sacred maritime tradition: that a captain should be the last to leave his ship. The responsibilities of a captain can be traced back to a twelfth century …

world-news, titanic, tuscany, costa-concordia, maritime-law, captain-francesco-schettino, italian-coast-guard, martime-tradition, sailors-code-of-honor

This Exhaust Pipe Add-On Is Sure To Keep Cars Off Your Ass!

Seeded on Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:37 AM EST (liveleak.com)

Y'know those people that are always tailgating you, even when traffic is light and they're able to go around? Wanna send 'em a message?

technology, automotive-technology, automobile-accessories

A Brief History of America's Dumb Policies towards Iran

Seeded on Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:19 PM EST (AlterNet.org)

These days, with a crisis atmosphere growing in the Persian Gulf, a little history lesson about the U.S. and Iran might be just what the doctor ordered. Here, then, are a few high- (or low-) lights from their relationship over the last half-century-plus…

politics, iran, iraq, cia, foreign-policy, opec, big-oil, ayatollah-khomeini, british-intelligence, shah-of-iran

To Understand Tensions between the US and Iran, Follow the Money

Seeded on Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:04 AM EST (MotherJones.com)

In December 2011, impervious to dire consequences for the global economy, the US Congress—under all the usual pressures from the Israel lobby (not that it needs them)—foisted a mandatory sanctions package… Starting in June, the US will have to sanction any thi …

politics, iran, iraq, economy, israel, china, india, russia, japan, foreign-policy

Georgia Lawmaker Who Sponsored Welfare Drug Testing Bill Busted for DUI

Seeded on Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:24 PM EST (Raw Story)

A Georgia Republican who co-sponsored legislation that would require random drug testing of welfare recipients was arrested on early Friday morning and charged with DUI… Rep. Kip Smith was pulled over after a police officer witnessed him run through a red light.

politics, republicans, gop, tea-party, conservatives, welfare, drug-testing

Super Bowl Viewers Will See Graphic Anti-Abortion Ads With Pictures Of Bloody Fetuses

Seeded on Wed Jan 11, 2012 6:08 AM EST (Think Progress)

Super Bowl viewers in 40 cities across the country will see graphic ads featuring images of bloody, aborted fetuses.

us-news, womens-health, federal-election-commission, randall-terry, super-bowl-46, anti-abortion-zealots

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Conservatives Prefer Reagan Fantasies to Reality (And So Did Reagan)

Seeded on Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:45 AM EST (Center for American Progress)

A bizarre incident took place during the “60 Minutes” interview with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) on New Year’s Day: When Leslie Stahl asked Rep.

politics, republicans, gop, tea-party, conservatives, ronald-reagan, eric-cantor, barak-obama, 60-minutes

Universal Transistor Serves as a Basis to Perform Any Logic Function

Seeded on Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:37 AM EST (PhysOrg.com)

Most of today’s electronics devices contain two different types of field-effect transistors (FETs): n-type (which use electrons as the charge carrier) and p-type (which use holes). Now in a new study, researchers have designed a transistor that can reconfigure itself as ei …

technology, gates, electronic-devices, transistor, field-effect-transistors, reconfigurable-transistor

A Black/Indian Victory for Freedom

Seeded on Tue Dec 20, 2011 6:35 PM EST (Consortiumnews.com)

Christmas Eve marks the anniversary of one of the least known battles for freedom and self-determination fought in North America.

history, florida, slavery, native-americans, american-history, seminole-indians, native-american-seminoles

US Troops Surround Syria on the Eve of Invasion?

Seeded on Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:07 AM EST (rt.com/)

A former official from within the ranks of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is reporting that US and NATO forces have landed outside of Syria and are training militants to overthrow the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. ...Sibel Edmonds, formerly a translator with the FBI, …

us-news, iraq, war-on-terror, syria, pentagon, jordan, d-o-d, n-a-t-o

Tactical Aircraft Coverage: Inside the F-35B

Seeded on Fri Dec 16, 2011 4:32 AM EST (aviationweek.com/)

... [A]n interactive presentation of the Joint Strike Fighter STOVL variant's vertical lift system...

technology, aviation, lockheed-martin, aeronautics, d-o-d, u-s-marines, stovl, f-35b-strike-fighter

GOP Moves to Require Pee Tests and GEDs for Unemployed

Seeded on Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:06 AM EST (MotherJones.com)

It's a difficult time to be unemployed in America. But congressional Republicans seem determined to make it even more difficult. On Tuesday, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed HR 3630... ...

politics, republicans, gop, tea-party, conservatives, house-republicans, unemployment-benefits, unemployment-insurance, h-r-3630

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Could This Be The End Of Cancer?

Seeded on Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:30 AM EST (the dailybeast.com/)

By all rights, Shari Baker should have said her final goodbyes years ago.

science, cancer, cancer-treatment, cancer-vaccine

Developing Story: Hundreds of US-NATO Soldiers Arrive & Begin Operations on the Jordan-Syria Border

Seeded on Tue Dec 13, 2011 2:45 AM EST (OpEdNews.Com Progressive)

According to first-hand accounts and reports provided to Boiling Frogs Post by several sources in Jordan, during the last few hours foreign military groups, estimated at hundreds of individuals, began to spread near the villages of the north-Jordan city of "Al-Mafraq", which is a …

world-news, iran, iraq, middle-east, syria, nato, pentagon, jordan, dod

The Worst 'Reply All' of All?

Seeded on Mon Dec 12, 2011 4:01 AM EST (CNET.com)

The recruitment industry has its quota of questionable characters. They prey on those desperate to improve their lots in life.

business, economy, unemployment, employment-recruiters, employment-recruiting-agencies

Republicans Show Their Holiday Spirit by Demanding Billions in Health Care Cuts

Seeded on Mon Dec 12, 2011 2:13 AM EST (politicususa.com)

The Christmas season is allegedly about giving without an expectation of recompense. Republicans are notorious for tying legislation that helps the majority of Americans to some type of harmful legislation, and the current debate over extending the payroll tax cut for 160 millio …

politics, republicans, gop, tea-party, christmas, conservatives, president-obama, house-republicans, affordable-care-act, payroll-tax-cut

Michigan's Radical Assault on Public Education

Seeded on Fri Dec 9, 2011 4:13 AM EST (MotherJones.com)

Michigan is at the forefront of a badly misguided reform movement sweeping the country says Diane Ravitch, a preeminent education historian and a former Education Department official under President George H.W. Bush.

politics, republicans, gop, tea-party, conservatives, labor, collective-bargaining-rights, teachers-unions, michigan-legislature, public-school-education

The GOP's Crackpot Agenda

Seeded on Thu Dec 8, 2011 4:11 AM EST (Rolling Stone)

By all rights, 2012 ought to be a cakewalk for the GOP. Unemployment is pandemic.

politics, republicans, gop, tea-party, ron-paul, conservatives, unemployment, mitt-romney, newt-gingrich, rick-perry

U.S. Supreme Court: State Medical Marijuana Laws Not Preempted

Seeded on Wed Dec 7, 2011 11:19 PM EST (OpEdNews.Com Progressive)

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a landmark decision today in which California state courts found that its medical marijuana law was not preempted by federal law.

us-news, medical-marijuana, prohibition, u-s-supreme-court, marijuana-reform, americans-for-safe-access, california-appellate-court, n-o-r-m-l

Iran Recovers Secret CIA Spy Drone

Seeded on Wed Dec 7, 2011 5:12 AM EST (rt.com)

Officials in the US are now scrambling over the intel that could fall into the hands of Iran and its allies after a surveillance aircraft originally reported downed over Iran is being revealed as a top-secret stealth drone. The craft, a RQ-170 Sentinel drone, has been in America …

us-news, iran, china, unmanned-aerial-vehicles, stealth-technology, stealth-aircraft, pilotless-drones, rq-170-drone

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New York State Bar Association Proposes Sealing Legislation
Source: thompsonreuters.com/legal
New York is one of a handful of states that does not allow people to request the sealing of their criminal records, and the state bar association is calling on lawmakers to change that. On Friday, the New York State Bar Association's House of Delegates, the group's policy-making …
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