Accordint to The Raw Story some lawmakers want to impose legislation similar to that of the U.K. Sounds like an attempt to put a lid on leaks and allow even more illegal activity to go undiscovered.
Well this is really fishy. It looks like Hassert and Frist slipped some legislation into the Defense Appropriations Bill AFTER the bill was alread voted on. Aravosis has all the details.
The Nation has a very interesting article that exposes what the telecommunication giants are trying to do behind are backs. According to the article, they are lobbying for the current legislation regulating their industry to be reduced so that they can set up a “pay to play” system. What that means is you will be […]
Harry Reid has taken steps towards cleaning up the corruption in Congress with a bold move. He has banned all of his staff from accepting gifts from lobbyists. Via Raw Story: In a memo last night, Reid chief of staff Susan McCue instructed Reid staffers not to accept any gifts from lobbyists. The move is […]
Harry Reid has taken steps towards cleaning up the corruption in Congress with a bold move. He has banned all of his staff from accepting gifts from lobbyists. Via Raw Story: In a memo last night, Reid chief of staff Susan McCue instructed Reid staffers not to accept any gifts from lobbyists. The move is […]
Want to know who called a phone number or who that phone number called? For $110 you an find out. The Chicago Police Department is warning officers their cell phone records are available to anyone — for a price. Dozens of online services are selling lists of cell phone calls, raising security concerns among law […]
Senate Blocks Alaska Refuge Drilling By H. JOSEF HEBERT, Associated Press Writer The Senate blocked oil drilling in an Alaska wildlife refuge Wednesday, rejecting a measure that had been put into a must-pass defense spending bill in an attempt to garner wider support. Drilling supporters fell four votes short of getting the required 60 votes […]
Iraqis face the dire prospect of losing up to $200bn (£116bn) of the wealth of their country if an American-inspired plan to hand over development of its oil reserves to US and British multinationals comes into force next year. A report produced by American and British pressure groups warns Iraq will be caught in an […]
Via The Mirror KEEP IT SEALED KEEP IT SECRET EXCLUSIVE: Secret paper links Thatcher to freebies probe By Bob Roberts Deputy Political Editor A DOCUMENT linking Margaret Thatcher to a US corruption probe is so explosive civil servants have been asked to ensure it remains “sealed”. The 79-year-old former Premier is said to have met […]
Last week Newsweek ran a poll asking if Congressional races were hold right now would they vote for the Republican or the Democrat candidate. 50% said they would go Democrat while only 38% would go Republican. Hopefully this will send a message of hope and vision to the Democratic leadership. Democrats have not held control […]