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Lebanon on brink of civil war

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Lebanon stands on the brink of all-out civil war. A general strike by the leading trade union to protest rising prices and demand an increase in the minimum wage has led to armed conflict between the pro-Western Sunni and Druze-based government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and the Shia-based Hezbollah ...

Hawiians occupy Iolani Palace

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Around Seventy members and supporters from the "the Hawaiian Kingdom Government" occupied the grounds of Iolani Palace on Wednesday, saying the grounds are the property of the "Hawaiian Kingdom." They locked all the gates and barred government workers and the public from entering the area.Read the full story

Internet Archive’s NSL Challenge

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

FBI Withdraws Unconstitutional NSL Served on Internet Archive On November 26, 2007, the FBI served a National Security Letter NSL on the Internet Archive, a digital library. The letter sought personal information about one of the Archive s users, including the individual s NAME, address, and any electronic ...

Randi Rhodes Suspended by Air America

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

New York - Air America has suspended on-air host Randi Rhodes for making inappropriate statements about prominent figures, including Senator Hillary Clinton, at a recent public appearance on behalf of Air America in San Francisco which was sponsored by an Air America affiliate station.Read the full story

Church of Scientology\\\\\\’s \\\\\\’Operating Thetan\\\\\\’ documents leaked online - Wikinews,

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Wikinews has obtained \\\\\\\'Operating Thetan\\\\\\\' (OT) documents of the Church of Scientology which were leaked via Wikileaks. Although some portions of the manual have been leaked previously, this is believed to be the first time the full unedited version has been leaked.Read the full story

World |Kosovo Serbs seize UN courthouse

Friday, March 14th, 2008

Hundreds of Kosovo Serbs have taken over a UN courthouse in the northern Kosovo town of Mitrovica, raising a Serbian flag to replace the UN's.Read the full story

Press TV - Bush plot to oust Hamas exposed

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

US President George W. Bush is said to have embarked on a secret project for the armed overthrow of the Hamas government in Gaza. Read the full story

Think Progress » 19 percent

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

19 percent: President Bush’s latest approval rating, according to an American Research Group poll, down from 34 percent just one month ago. Seventy-seven percent of Americans disapprove of the job he is doing, and 79 percent disapprove of his handling of the economy.Read the full story

Judge: Saudi threats apparently ‘rolled over’ British government

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

The British government appeared to have "rolled over" in response to pressure from Saudi Arabia to drop an investigation into alleged bribery in an arms deal with BAE Systems PLC, a High Court judge said Thursday.Read the full story

Proposed shake up of EU security includes call for fingerprinting all visitors - International Heral

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

BRUSSELS, Belgium: A top EU official on Wednesday proposed fingerprinting and screening all visitors who cross the bloc's borders — and using a satellite system to keep out illegal immigrants — as part of a massive shake up of security at Europe's borders.Read the full story