1. Plame, Wilson to take CIA leak lawsuit to Supreme Court…
Former CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson and her husband, former ambassador Joseph Wilson, plan to take their civil lawsuit against Bush administration officials to the Supreme Court after a federal circuit court refused to rehear the case on Monday.
2. Crossing to Mexico for Hospitals and [...]
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John Aravosis (DC)
Wow. This company has records on 15% of the entire US population - and those records now appear to be in the hands of criminals.
Corporate custodians of confidential medical data should be closely monitoring events connected to a nightmarish computer security breach in the St. Louis region.
Express Scripts is one of the [...]
1. More than sixty groups call for revocation of presidential secrecy directive…
The groups’ recommendations demand efficiency and openness from the Freedom of Information Act process, reforms in the classification system to reduce overclassification and ensure that presidential records are handled in accordance with US law and congressional intent.
2. Suspicious package at Bank of Canada shuts [...]
By Penny Coleman, AlterNet
Posted on November 11, 2008, Printed on November 11, 2008
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Sarah Palin’s decision not to pay for rape kits when she was mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, was an issue in the campaign for the White House. But allow me to introduce the large pink elephant that has been sitting quietly in the corner [...]
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by David Gutierrez
Global Research, November 9, 2008
NaturalNews - 2008-11-03
The Supreme Court may rule that pharmaceutical companies cannot be sued for dangerous or even deadly side effects from their drugs if those side effects arise from an FDA-approved use.
Under a legal argument known as “pre-emption,” the FDA’s approval of a drug absolves companies of any responsibility [...]
Telegraph
October 30th, 2008
The study, funded by the copper industry, found copper fittings rapidly killed bugs such as MRSA and C difficile - bugs which claim thousands of lives a year.
Trials at Selly Oak hospital, in Birmingham, found copper taps and toilet seats helped significantly reduce the presence of the bug.
Copper is a common constituent in [...]
alternet
h/t: informationliberation.com
By Elaine Shannon
The chemical industry has spent years trying to suppress information about a certain chemical. Will Congress help the public know the true dangers?
It takes a lot of nerve to go up against the $3 trillion-a-year global chemical industry.
Ask University of Missouri-Columbia scientists Frederick Vom Saal and Wade Welshons. They’ve been in the [...]
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h/t: sott.net
Jeff Donn, Martha Mendoza and Justin Pritchard
Associated Press
Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:05 EDT
U.S. hospitals and long-term care facilities annually flush millions of pounds of unused pharmaceuticals down the drain, pumping contaminants into America’s drinking water, according to an ongoing Associated Press investigation.
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By Joshua Kors, The Nation
Posted on September 4, 2008, Printed on September 4, 2008
Sgt. Juan Jimenez had one of the most dangerous jobs in Iraq, ushering top Administration officials through the war-torn streets of Baghdad. He returned home with two Purple Hearts and shrapnel lodged in his right arm. Today he is gravely ill.
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Group Calls for Ban on Artificial Coloring; Others Dismiss Connection to ADHD
By LISA STARK and KATE BARRETT
June 3, 2008—
Aunt Jemima Blueberry Waffles are blue, but not from blueberries. Kraft Mac and Cheese is yellow, but not from the cheese. Fruity Pebbles, Fruit Roll-Ups, Pop Tarts? They all contain chemical food dyes.
And now some people believe [...]
A time comes when silence is betrayal…Rev. Martin Luther King
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