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  UN Human Rights Report: Another Shocking UN Cover Up About Libya:Â Â Â Â Â Information Clearing House: ICH
    The Council was about to vote on a report that affirmed and praised Libya and Colonel Ghaddafi for THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD. The report said that the Ghaddafi government protected "not only political rights, but also economic, educational, social and cultural rights," and praised it for the nation's treatment of religious minorities, and the "human rights training" received by security forces.
  4:59AM: Glencore to float in London's biggest deal - Tony Hayward confirmed on board. (robertleather news feed)
    Glencore to float in London's biggest deal - Tony Hayward confirmed on board.
    Glencore is to float as a public company by selling up to a 20 per cent stake in London and Hong Kong, in a deal that could be worth up to $11bn. It has already begun to announce a new board, to include Tony Hayward, former BP chief.
  4:41AM: California On Starting the First U.S. Carbon Market (w.tromp news feed)
    California On Starting the First U.S. Carbon Market
    "Across the world, all eyes are on California," was stated several times during North America's largest annual carbon conference this week in Los Angeles. It referred to the big timely news of the week, Governor Jerry Brown signing the AB 32 legislation requiring...
  3:58AM: (Real News / Distraction) - Paris Hilton Set for New Reality Series. (robertleather news feed)
    (Real News / Distraction) - Paris Hilton Set for New Reality Series.
    Although Paris Hilton will be back with a new reality series that Paris says will be different and show the real Paris Hilton behind the current image she maintains as a Hollywood socialite. WHO CARES!?! The slaves I guess.....
  3:33AM: Them Serbians are revolting! - Anti-government protesters demand early election (robertleather news feed)
    Them Serbians are revolting! - Anti-government protesters demand early election
    Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters have massed in Belgrade to call for early elections amid growing anger over the economy and corruption. Opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic told the crowd he was going on hunger strike until an election was called. The rally comes...
  3:32AM: Euro Development Bank to lead North Africa recovery (w.tromp news feed)
    Euro Development Bank to lead North Africa recovery
    Tunisia and Egypt, both seeking to rebuild after overthrowing strongmen who held power while letting their economies run down for decades, will be the focus of a coordinated effort by the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and regional development banks
  2:38AM: Brazilian police to use Robocop-style facial recognition glasses to catch hooligans at 2014 World Cup. (robertleather news feed)
    Brazilian police to use Robocop-style facial recognition glasses to catch hooligans at 2014 World Cup.
    Brazilian police will be issued with hi-tech glasses that uses facial recognition technology to compare what officers are seeing against a database of 13 million mugshots. The equipment is able to recognise a face as far away as 12 miles... Yeah BS!
  2:35AM: And so it begins. Emergency Financial Mgr. fires entire government of Benton Harbor, MI. (w.tromp news feed)
    And so it begins. Emergency Financial Mgr. fires entire government of Benton Harbor, MI.
    "This is a complete disenfranchisement of an entire community, an entire city in my state. The voters are now denied the ability to be governed by the people they elected in a democratic election.This is nothing short of an abridgment of democracy in raw form."
  2:29AM: 5 banks shuttered; makes 33 closed in '11 (robertleather news feed)
    5 banks shuttered; makes 33 closed in '11
    Regulators have shut down a total of five banks in Alabama, Georgia and Minnesota, boosting the number of U.S. bank failures this year to 33,
  1:33AM: Morgan Stanley fund fails to repay debt on Tokyo property. (w.tromp news feed)
    Morgan Stanley fund fails to repay debt on Tokyo property.
    A Morgan Stanley property fund failed to make $3.3 billion in debt payments by a deadline on Friday, handing over the keys to a central Tokyo office building to Blackstone (BX.N) and other investors, the largest repayment failure of its kind in Japan.
  1:28AM: Obama Keeps 'Czars' Despite Budget Deal That Eliminated Them (w.tromp news feed)
    Obama Keeps 'Czars' Despite Budget Deal That Eliminated Them
    President Obama may have never met a "czar" he didn't like and he's not about to bid farewell to any of them now, despite a budget deal he struck with Republican leaders last week that eliminated four of these positions.
  12:48AM: Barclays bank; If Finland rejects EU bailouts, Germany and Holland may follw. (bertb news feed)
    Barclays bank; If Finland rejects EU bailouts, Germany and Holland may follw.
    Barclays bank report that explores the ramifications of a Finnish rejection of the Portugal bailout
  3:11AM: Doctors Use DMCA to Censor Bad Reviews. (w.tromp news feed)
    Doctors Use DMCA to Censor Bad Reviews.
    A company known as Medical Justice is using the DMCA to silence critics of doctors. The idea is that doctors make their patience sign a contract that hands over the copyright of any potential review the patient might post online. If that patient decides to post a bad review...
  2:35AM: AMC Enters Unscripted Arena, Orders Two Docu Series From Top Producers (w.tromp news feed)
    AMC Enters Unscripted Arena, Orders Two Docu Series From Top Producers
    Inside the DHS, which is slated to begin filming shortly for a premiere in the fourth quarter, will chronicle the behind-the-scenes workings of the Department of Homeland Security and its personnel, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
  2:20AM: Matt Taibbi "Justice Department Has No Appetite To Take ANY Cases Against Wall Street Executives". (CNN Video) (w.tromp news feed)
    Matt Taibbi "Justice Department Has No Appetite To Take ANY Cases Against Wall Street Executives". (CNN Video)
    Anderson Cooper 360, 14 april 2011
  2:03AM: Real News: Condoleezza Rice set to make acting debut on 30 Rock... as Alec Baldwin's love interest. (w.tromp news feed)
    Real News: Condoleezza Rice set to make acting debut on 30 Rock... as Alec Baldwin's love interest.
    Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is going where few political players have gone before - to 30 Rock. The 56-year-old, who served as America's top diplomat for four years under President George W. Bush, will turn in a brief cameo on the NBC comedy.
  12:32AM: Half of US supermarket meat may have staph bug (bertb news feed)
    Half of US supermarket meat may have staph bug
    More than half the samples contained Staphylococcus aureus, a bacteria that can make people sick. Worse, half of those contaminated samples had a form of staph that's resistant to at least three kinds of antibiotics.
  12:00AM: US says new Canada to Texas oil pipeline study shows no new issues (bertb news feed)
    US says new Canada to Texas oil pipeline study shows no new issues
    The project would double the capacity of an existing pipeline from Canada, and supporters say it could significantly reduce U.S. dependence on Middle Eastern oil.
  11:36PM: The heat is on with "Signing Statements" (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
    The heat is on with "Signing Statements"
    President Obama Issues "Signing Statement" Indicating He Won't Abide by Provision in Budget Bill.
  10:18PM: TransCanada threatens eminent domain for pipeline. (dennisc news feed)
    TransCanada threatens eminent domain for pipeline.
    A Canadian company has again threatened U.S. landowners with court action if they don't sell the property rights it needs to build an oil pipeline to the Gulf of Mexico. TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) was criticized last summer for mentioning eminent domain in letters to...
  8:23PM: Uganda Invites Bid for Oil Pipeline (Southern Bread News Feed)
    Uganda Invites Bid for Oil Pipeline
    Uganda is calling for bids from international companies to build a 140-mile oil pipeline to the shores of Lake Alberta to Kampala, the energy minister said.
  8:21PM: Uganda Government Fires on Protesters (Southern Bread News Feed)
    Uganda Government Fires on Protesters
    One Uganda protester was killed and dozens injured in Kampala Thursday when soldiers and police fired live rounds and tear gas to break up protests against the rising cost of food. Opposition leader Kizza Besigye was shot in the hand.
  4:05PM: Ground is Swaying in Japan - Liquification - About to Go Under!! April 12, 2011 (Come to the U.S.!). (dennisc news feed)
    Ground is Swaying in Japan - Liquification - About to Go Under!! April 12, 2011 (Come to the U.S.!).
  2:47PM: Tell The DOJ: Investigate Goldman Sachs. (dennisc news feed)
    Tell The DOJ: Investigate Goldman Sachs.
    Carl Levin, chair of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, will recommend that Goldman executives who testified before his panel, including chairman and chief executive Lloyd Blankfein, be referred to the Justice Department for possible criminal prosecution, the...
  11:59AM: Syria protests reach capital, Yemen leader seeks talks. (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
    Syria protests reach capital, Yemen leader seeks talks.
    SANAA/AMMAN (Reuters) - Mass protests spread to the capital of Syria for the first time on Friday and looked closer than ever to driving out the leader of Yemen, nearly four months since unrest erupted across the Arab world.
  10:17AM: Clooney producing Wall St. bailout pic (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
    Clooney producing Wall St. bailout pic
    George Clooney and Grant Heslov's production shingle is onboard to produce a Wall Street bailout pic based on 2009 Washington Post article "The $700 Billion Man."
  8:50AM: France eyes new Libya resolution. (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
    France eyes new Libya resolution.
    The French defence minister suggests a new UN Security Council resolution may be needed for Nato allies to achieve their goals in Libya, as Nato members meet in Berlin.
  8:26AM: Libyan Rebels Seek $2 Billion Cash Loan (Southern Bread News Feed)
    Libyan Rebels Seek $2 Billion Cash Loan
    First the "rebels" create a central bank. Then they create a cell-phone network. Now they want a $2 billion loan from the U.S.? Who the crap are these people?
  8:06AM: Libya: Blood Bonanza for Contractors (Southern Bread News Feed)
    Libya: Blood Bonanza for Contractors
    Libya might soon turn into a goldmine for private security firms. Reports say that the UK is already hiring mercenaries to protect the interests of the big corporations there, once Colonel Gaddafi goes.
  6:42AM: Glaxo Pandemic Flu Vaccine's Narcolepsy Risk Highlighted (w.tromp news feed)
    Glaxo Pandemic Flu Vaccine's Narcolepsy Risk Highlighted
    European regulators have recommended changes to the product label for GlaxoSmithKline PLC's (GSK) pandemic flu vaccine Pandemrix to reflect a potential higher risk of the sleeping disorder narcolepsy in children or adolescents.
  5:20AM: EU to help music companies keep Elvis, Beatles royalties. (w.tromp news feed)
    EU to help music companies keep Elvis, Beatles royalties.
    Artists and consumer groups are up in arms as the EU comes closer to agreeing a 20-year extension of copyright on music recorded before the 1960s. Critics argue that while record companies keep their profits high, artists will lose out.
  5:13AM: Now it IS regime change: Cameron, Obama and Sarkozy promise to keep bombing Libya until Gaddafi is gone (w.tromp news feed)
    Now it IS regime change: Cameron, Obama and Sarkozy promise to keep bombing Libya until Gaddafi is gone
    David Cameron, Barack Obama and Nicolas Sarkozy upped the stakes in the Libya conflict last night as they vowed to fight on until Colonel Gaddafi is ousted. In a joint article, the British, American and French leaders warned it would be an 'unconscionable betrayal'...
  4:27AM: Road to Persia - Syria tortures protesters, beats journalists (robertleather news feed)
    Road to Persia - Syria tortures protesters, beats journalists
    Rhetoric on Syria starts as they accuse Syria's security forces of arresting hundreds of people arbitrarily since pro-democracy protests erupted a month ago. Of course, the same thing is happening in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia....
  2:42AM: Aeon Sees FY Profit Cut By A 33% On Quake Impact (robertleather news feed)
    Aeon Sees FY Profit Cut By A 33% On Quake Impact
    Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. (8267.TO) on Thursday said it expects a 33% decline in its net profit for the current fiscal year due to the impact of last month's earthquake and tsunami.Net profit of Y40 billion in the fiscal year ending February 2012, down 33%
  2:37AM: 33 million Americans Prefer Easter Buffets. (robertleather news feed)
    33 million Americans Prefer Easter Buffets.
    Approximately 33 million Americans will celebrate Easter Sunday this year at their favorite restaurant this year, and more than half will hop on over to an abundant buffet, according to new market research from the National Restaurant Association.
  2:33AM: Home building permits down 33% (robertleather news feed)
    Home building permits down 33%
    MTD Marketing Services of Oshkosh said today that 230 building permits for one-and-two-family homes were issued last month in the Milwaukee, down 33-percent from the 341 building permits issued in March of last year.
  Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  3:07AM: Polish EU presidency hires top PR firm. (w.tromp news feed)
    Polish EU presidency hires top PR firm.
    The Polish administration has hired PR firm Burson-Marsteller to help it run its EU presidency later this year in a contract worth â‚¬1 million...The Brussels and Warsaw branches of the US-based PR company will help to train Polish press spokespeople, set up the...
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[VIDEO} Obama on the Emir of Qatar's view of democracy - CBS News Video
  While in Chicago for a fundraiser, President Obama was caught on tape making comments after reporters had left the room. The president is heard here discussing the Emir of Qatar advocating democracy everywhere but in his own country.
9:43PM: Study: What if the Surge Actually Didn't Work? (Southern Bread News Feed)
  Study: What if the Surge Actually Didn't Work?
  In a study written for Small Wars Journal, Thiel performs a statistical analysis that correlates the arrival of the surge reinforcements into Iraq in 2006 and 2007 with subsequent levels of combat incidents in 2007 and 2008. Thiel concluded that there was no significant...
9:23PM: Another Gift of the Pharma-State Complex (Southern Bread News Feed)
  Another Gift of the Pharma-State Complex
  Vast overuse, highly subsidized, of antibiotics has now resulted in bacteria in grocery store meat that is resistant. Just how resistant, we will have to see. Writes Gary North: "This story is scary. When a Federal agency has a problem that it cannot solve, it clams up. No...
9:12PM: Holy Crap! University of Texas Takes Delivery of a Billion Dollars Worth of Gold (Southern Bread News Feed)
  Holy Crap! University of Texas Takes Delivery of a Billion Dollars Worth of Gold
  The University of Texas Investment Management Co., the second-largest U.S. academic endowment, took delivery of almost $1 billion in gold bullion and is storing the bars in a New York vault, according to the fund's board, reports Bloomberg.
9:10PM: Seattle: Vaccine Exemptions Likely to be More Difficult Soon (Southern Bread News Feed)
  Seattle: Vaccine Exemptions Likely to be More Difficult Soon
  Today all parents must do to opt out is sign an exemption. The new bill requires a signed form from a health care practitioner showing parents received information about vaccine risks and benefits.
3:30AM: The CFR Elite Globalist Brag Show. (w.tromp news feed)
  The CFR Elite Globalist Brag Show.
  You may be surprised who you see in this Council on Foreign Relations PR clip from their own website.
9:05PM: LOL: Climate Change Making The Bears Hungry (Southern Bread News Feed)
  LOL: Climate Change Making The Bears Hungry
  "What is driving these bears into populated places is hunger, and that hunger derives from the ripple effects of the warming of the last 10 years and the significant but more gradual warming of the last 30 years in the American Northwest."
9:00PM: Goldman "Furious" at Being Left Out of Glencore IPO (Southern Bread News Feed)
  Goldman "Furious" at Being Left Out of Glencore IPO
  Goldman Sachs is said to be furious at being left out of the lucrative flotation of Glencore, the giant commodities trader which will make history when it becomes the biggest company to list on the London Stock Exchange for $60bn to be immediately propelled into the FTSE 100...
8:48PM: FBI Raids University of Michigan Students' Apartment over WoW Gold Farming. (dennisc news feed)
  FBI Raids University of Michigan Students' Apartment over WoW Gold Farming.
  The FBI has raided the apartment of two University of Michigan students to investigate what it has called "potentially fraudulent sales or purchases of virtual currency that people use to advance in the popular online role-playing game World of Warcraft." The story...
5:33PM: Barack Obama: White House technology '30 years behind'. (pg.chrys news feed)
  Barack Obama: White House technology '30 years behind'.
  Barack Obama has complained that the White House is "30 years behind" in its technology, and has disappointed him with its lack of "really cool phones and stuff".
2:34PM: The Fourth Amendment Goes to the Dogs (Southern Bread News Feed)
  The Fourth Amendment Goes to the Dogs
  Law enforcement officials in Janesville, Wisconsin, locked down two middle schools and brought in drug-sniffing dogs to search students' lockers. The dogs "hit" 14 times at one school and 13 times at the other. But none of the dog alerts turned up any actual drugs.
2:19PM: The Fed gave 46 EMERGENCY loans to the Arab Banking Corp. (dennisc news feed)
  The Fed gave 46 EMERGENCY loans to the Arab Banking Corp.
  One of the beneficiaries of Ben's largess was a bank with branches in New York named the Arab Banking Corp. The Arab Banking Corp is 59% owned by that Middle Eastern Messiah-in-his-own-mind, Colonel Murammar Gaddafi's Central Bank of Libya. In fact, Benny and the Feds...
2:18PM: Here We Go Again: Uganda Govt Blocks Facebook, Twitter (Southern Bread News Feed)
  Here We Go Again: Uganda Govt Blocks Facebook, Twitter
  Of course, there's a pipeline: http://g.mrpl.co/bbnj .
1:00PM: US Deports 19 Convicted Criminals to Haiti (Southern Bread News Feed)
  US Deports 19 Convicted Criminals to Haiti
  The U.S. resumed deportations to Haiti on Jan. 20. They sent back 26 Haitians convicted of a crime and one acquitted in a 2007 terror plot but still deemed a national security threat. One of the men deported in January died after suffering cholera-like symptoms in a Haitian jail.
11:38AM: Nato must send in troops to save Misrata, say rebels. (bertb news feed)
  Nato must send in troops to save Misrata, say rebels.
  The situation grows more desperate in the Libyan city with increasing evidence of the use of cluster bombs against civilians. (The new meme is "Cluster bombs")
11:25AM: Glencore Listing Offers South African Bosses Chance in a Billion (Southern Bread News Feed)
  Glencore Listing Offers South African Bosses Chance in a Billion
  Three South African executives are likely to become paper billionaires when commodities producer and trader Glencore, headquartered in Switzerland, lists towards the end of May in London and Hong Kong.
10:45AM: 10 films the US Government would rather you not see. (dennisc news feed)
  10 films the US Government would rather you not see.
  These are 10 films that I believe if watched by the majority of US citizens there would be demands of impeachment, a push to pull out of Iraq and a complete shift in thought or at the very least some questioning of the government.
10:08AM: Greece Aims to Raise $50 Billion From Sales of State-Owned Property Assets. (bertb news feed)
  Greece Aims to Raise $50 Billion From Sales of State-Owned Property Assets.
  "The state owns a vast portfolio of real estate assets that today is underdeveloped or is exploited by uncontrolled, private vested interests," the Finance Ministry wrote in the presentation, adding that the development and management of the assets is an...
11:47PM: Goldman Sachs Chief Blankfein Could Face Criminal Prosecution For Role In Financial Crisis. (pg.chrys news feed)
  Goldman Sachs Chief Blankfein Could Face Criminal Prosecution For Role In Financial Crisis.
  Carl Levin, chair of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, will recommend that Goldman executives who testified before his panel, including chairman and chief executive Lloyd Blankfein, be referred to the Justice Department for possible criminal prosecution, the...
9:52AM: NYC homeless rate at all-time high. (bertb news feed)
  NYC homeless rate at all-time high.
  The report, conducted by the Coalition for Homeless, holds that close to 115,000 residents of America's largest city, including some 40,000 children, have fallen victim to homelessness.
9:48AM: Senators want limited US action in Libya. (bertb news feed)
  Senators want limited US action in Libya.
  Republican senators John Ensign and Kay Bailey Hutchison drafted a measure on Thursday which states that President Barack Obama "should obtain authorization from Congress before providing further military and financial support to operations in Libya,"
9:42AM: Video from Ten O'clock live. Max Keiser bravely fends off the financial trolls. (bertb news feed)
  Video from Ten O'clock live. Max Keiser bravely fends off the financial trolls.
  "Let's start by hanging some bankers..."
8:48AM: Violence spikes in Greek rebel town (bertb news feed)
  Violence spikes in Greek rebel town
  "The fact that we don't have victims yet is sheer luck," said Konstantinos Priftis, a local farmer and basketball coach. "Keratea is protecting its dignity, its history. ... We're not going to back down."
6:56AM: Obama Administration and Emerging Democracies. (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
  Obama Administration and Emerging Democracies.
  Samantha Power gave the keynote address at a Brookings Institution conference on foreign policies of emerging-market democracies.
6:51AM: Obama Confirms Leadership Failure, Pulls Out Mother Of All Mutual Assured Nukes: (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
  Obama Confirms Leadership Failure, Pulls Out Mother Of All Mutual Assured Nukes:
  Tyler Durden | "Failure by Congress to raise the U.S. debt limit "could plunge the world economy back into recession," President Barack Obama declared Friday
6:31AM: BB Gun Spree Damages 33 Vehicles - Man gets 1 year in the slammer! (robertleather news feed)
  BB Gun Spree Damages 33 Vehicles - Man gets 1 year in the slammer!
  A bizarre BB gun spree damaged 33 vehicles and caused more than $4,000 in damages. The Stauton, VA man, Dylan F. Crook, was sent to jail for a year on three destruction of property counts on Wednesday.
6:14AM: India's edible oil import down 33% in Mar. (robertleather news feed)
  India's edible oil import down 33% in Mar.
  India's edible oil import dipped for the fifth-consecutive month by 33% to 4,12,088 tonnes in March, the edible oil industry body SEA said today. I guess they are getting off foreign (edible) oil!
6:03AM: EUobserver / France rejects EU-wide VAT proposal. (w.tromp news feed)
  EUobserver / France rejects EU-wide VAT proposal.
  France has rejected a European Commission proposal to create an EU-wide value added tax (VAT), but insists it is still open to the EU having some form of 'own resources'.
5:58AM: Child-abusing ex-bishop's tell-all shocks Belgium (w.tromp news feed)
  Child-abusing ex-bishop's tell-all shocks Belgium
  In an interview that aired Thursday Roger Vangheluwe, the former bishop of Bruges, spoke of his sexual abuse as "a little game," that involved fondling, but no "rough sex."
5:56AM: Hoenig Says Rising Rates Could Spur 33% Fall in Farm Values. (robertleather news feed)
  Hoenig Says Rising Rates Could Spur 33% Fall in Farm Values.
  Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Thomas Hoenig said that an increase in interest rates could trigger a 33 percent decline in the price of agricultural land.
5:54AM: 'Universal' cancer vaccine TeloVac could arrive in two years. (w.tromp news feed)
  'Universal' cancer vaccine TeloVac could arrive in two years.
  The TeloVac jab is part of a new generation of drugs that use the body's own defences to fight the disease, stopping tumours in their tracks. TeloVac has already been given to hundreds of Britons with pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease.
5:49AM: Solar Power Breakthrough Makes Solar Cells Obsolete (w.tromp news feed)
  Solar Power Breakthrough Makes Solar Cells Obsolete
  New breakthrough into light's magnetic properties reveals a huge power potential that may make solar cells obsolete
5:46AM: More suicidal thoughts with antidepressant: report. (w.tromp news feed)
  More suicidal thoughts with antidepressant: report.
  A new report from the drug company GlaxoSmithKline concludes that its antidepressant Paxil might make adults with major depression more likely to become suicidal.
5:23AM: The UN "disappears" 50 million climate refugees, then botches the disappearing attempt (w.tromp news feed)
  The UN "disappears" 50 million climate refugees, then botches the disappearing attempt
  Not only is the original claim bogus, the attempts to disappear it are hilariously inept. Apparently, they've never heard of Google Cache at the UN. Rather than simply say
5:07AM: The West Versus China: A New Cold War Begins on Libyan Soil. (w.tromp news feed)
  The West Versus China: A New Cold War Begins on Libyan Soil.
  One only has to read the strategic briefings in U.S. AFRICOM documents to realise the true endgame in Libya: the control of valuable resources and the eviction of China from North Africa.
4:58AM: The kiss-in protest: Hundreds descend on London pub for mass smooch after gay couple were 'thrown out for snogging' (w.tromp news feed)
  The kiss-in protest: Hundreds descend on London pub for mass smooch after gay couple were 'thrown out for snogging'
  The outraged pair had vented their frustration on Facebook and Twitter which sparked a protest that could saw around 600 people flock to the pub to for a gay kiss protest.
4:23AM: Real News: Lady Gaga To Perform At MTV Video Music Aid Japan Show (w.tromp news feed)
  Real News: Lady Gaga To Perform At MTV Video Music Aid Japan Show
  According to a press release, Gaga is the first performer to be announced for the 10th annual MTV Video Music Awards Japan, which is being dubbed the Video Music Aid Japan this year in order to raise awareness about the recent natural disasters that hit the country and benefit...
4:03AM: The Power of Music to Ignite Hope in Haiti (by Linkin Park's Dave "Phoenix" Farrell) (w.tromp news feed)
  The Power of Music to Ignite Hope in Haiti (by Linkin Park's Dave "Phoenix" Farrell)
  "..It is easy to help at Downloadtodonate.org and as an added bonus those who donate will have access to several dozen special tracks available for download from top artists. Stay tuned for a new video for the Linkin Park song "Not Alone," which is included in the...
3:44AM: Obama acknowledges 'stalemate' on ground in Libya (w.tromp news feed)
  Obama acknowledges 'stalemate' on ground in Libya
  "I didn't expect that in three weeks, suddenly as a consequence of an air campaign, that Gaddafi would necessarily be gone," Obama said in an interview with the Associated Press.
[VIDEO] Schools are Killing Creativity | Ken Robinson | Ron Paul 2012 | Sound Money, Peace and Liberty
  Author Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we're educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems. "If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original."
11:14PM: Furious Greeks press for country to default on debt. (bertb news feed)
  Furious Greeks press for country to default on debt.
  Amid speculation over the country's ability to avoid default, a wave of civil disobedience is causing many to wonder if Greece is becoming ungovernable.
9:53PM: Activist Post: San Francisco to require ID scans, photos of everyone who goes to a venue. (pg.chrys news feed)
  Activist Post: San Francisco to require ID scans, photos of everyone who goes to a venue.
  San Francisco's Entertainment Commission has proposed that all bars, clubs, and venues should be required to photograph and collect ID from everyone who comes in for a drink or a show.
Gov won't sign medical pot bill to prevent fed crackdown | Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOMO News | Local & Regional
  SEATTLE (AP) - Gov. Chris Gregoire says she won't sign legislation to create licensed medical marijuana dispensaries in Washington state after the Justice Department warned it could result in a federal crackdown. The two U.S. attorneys in the state told Gregoire in a letter Thursday that bills passed by the Washington House and Senate would permit large-scale marijuana growing and distribution systems in violation of federal law. The U.S. attorneys warned that growers, sellers, landlords and even state employees who license such operations could face prosecution.
10:58PM: Russia Considers Polygamy To Reverse Population Decline (Southern Bread News Feed)
  Russia Considers Polygamy To Reverse Population Decline
  Faced with a shortage of men, Russia has an ongoing and open debate about legalizing polygamy. As Pravda reports, Muslim dating websites in the country include "Married, looking for another wife" as a category.
9:59PM: The clean-tech jobs of '33% by 2020' - SignOnSanDiego.com. (dennisc news feed)
  The clean-tech jobs of '33% by 2020' - SignOnSanDiego.com.
  California's greenhouse gas initiative, spelled out in AB 32, contained a renewable portfolio standard that is now affirmed by the Legislature as 33 percent by 2020. The initiative is leading to significant investments, new jobs and more clean energy generation in...
US agrees to global vaccine-sharing deal - Health - msnbc.com
  "The negotiations are finished. The framework was agreed," an aide to Mexico's ambassador Juan Jose Gomez Camacho, co-chairman of the closed-door talks, told Reuters. Countries would share virus samples with the WHO's network of laboratories in return for affordable vaccines derived from them.
Wharton School of business in Pennsylvannia
  - The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
  "The number of Wharton graduates from Africa is growing, reflecting the heightened interest in management education among Africans. Wharton received 107 MBA applications from Africans for the Class of 2009. There are more than 172 alumni who reside on the continent and about 63 in South Africa."
  [http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/news/news-release-global-alumni1248.cfm]
  And here's a list of just a few of the former graduates of Wharton.Ê It's a who's who of oil and mining CEO's:
    ¥ C. Christopher Gaut, CFO, Halliburton
    ¥ Donald Trump, Founder and CEO, Trump Organization
    ¥ Chip Goodyear, CEO, BHP Billiton (worlds largest mining co.)
    ¥ Donald D. Humphreys, COO, Exxon Mobil
    ¥ Reginald Jones, Former Chairman and CEO, General Electric
    ¥ Lewis E. Platt, Chairman and CEO, Boeing
    ¥ Edmund T. Pratt, Jr., CEO and Chairman Emeritus, Pfizer
    ¥ Brian L. Roberts, Chairman and CEO, Comcast Corporation
    ¥ Rick Simonson, President, Nokia
    ¥ Richard Wood, CEO and Chairman Emeritus, Eli Lilly & Company
  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wharton_School_alumni]
  That's only a fraction of the list.Ê It's huge.Ê Especially the "Finance" section:Ê http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wharton_School_alumni#Finance .Ê Tons of CEO's and governors of foreign central banks are graduates of Wharton.
  Dave (rdaneel)
Lobbying Report: Drones Fly Through Congress to Enter US Skies | Truthout
  I beÂ­came aware of the pro-drone legisÂ­laÂ­tion from a FebÂ­ruaÂ­ry 10, 2011, Syracuse Post StanÂ­dard reÂ­port that Sen. CharÂ­les SchumÂ­er (D-New York) was supÂ­portÂ­ing an amendÂ­ment to the pendÂ­ing FederÂ­al AviaÂ­tion AdÂ­ministraÂ­tion (FAA) reaÂ­utÂ­horizaÂ­tion bill (S. 223) that would create test zones for the inÂ­troducÂ­tion of drones into generÂ­al airspace.
Playboy Mansion Illness: Hot Tub Bacteria To Blame
  Officials contacted 439 people and found that 123 had fevers and at least one other symptom with 69 falling ill on the same day. Epidemiologists used social media to contact the conference attendees.
AMC Going Inside Department Of Homeland Security For New Reality Series
  The first is called Inside The DHS. Somehow producer Craig Piligian has convinced Secretary Janet Napolitano to let cameras inside the Department Of Homeland Security to let viewers get an inside look at how the governmental arm runs its day-to-day operations. In exchange for that access, the government is retaining the ability to censor anything that might be considered too inside. I'm actually all for that. There's no reason I need to know what suspects they're monitoring, but even without final editing say, Inside The DHS should be riveting television.
[VIDEO] Obama says Libya in stalemate, but Gaddafi will go | Reuters
  He said the mission had succeeded in stopping large-scale civilian casualties, especially in the rebel-held city of Benghazi, and would eventually succeed in ousting Gaddafi. "You now have a stalemate on the ground militarily, but Gaddafi is still getting squeezed in all kinds of other ways. He is running out of money, he is running out of supplies. The noose is tightening and he is becoming more and more isolated.
Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  After the inauguration of Barack Obama in January 2009, the anticipated March 2009 negotiations were postponed. However, in his first trip to Asia in November 2009, President Obama reaffirmed the United States' commitment to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and on December 14, 2009, new U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk notified Congress that President Obama planned to enter TPP negotiations "with the objective of shaping a high-standard, broad-based regional pact".[14] Since that time, four formal rounds of TPP negotiations have been held. The first round took place March 15-19, 2010, in Melbourne, Australia, the second round occurred in San Francisco, June 14-18, 2010, a third round took place October 5-8, 2010, in Brunei, and a fourth round was held December 6-10, 2010, in Auckland, New Zealand.[15][16]
Another Leak Confirms Extreme US Demands in Trans-Pacific Partnership Deal Â« TPP Watch
  " This latest leak includes material not contained in the previous leak of the US intellectual property text last month and confirms the extreme nature of US demands"
The complete Feb 10, 2011 text of the US proposal for the TPP IPR chapter | Knowledge Ecology International
  The text is marked to be "protected from unauthorized disclosure," and the USTR is seeking to classify the document until four years from entry into force or the close of the negotiations. The document has been distributed to all member states particpating in the TPP negotiations, so it is not secret from any of the parties in the negotiations. The document may also be subject to review by the hundreds of corporate insiders who serve on USTR advisory boards. It is, however, secret from the taxpayers and voters who live in the United States
[VIDEO] - Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill - Second Reading - Part 2
Jailbreak 4.3.2 iOS iPhone 4, iPad, iPod touch Using PwnageTool [How To Tutorial] | Redmond Pie
[VIDEO] Wasn't Libya supposed to be over in 'days, not weeks?' | Gene Healy | Beltway Confidential | Washington Examiner
  "What, You Thought The U.S. Was Done Bombing Libya?" Wired's Spencer Ackerman asks. Turns out we're not--we've hit Libyan air defenses three times in the last week. Ackerman quotes a DoD spokesman:
No City Council opposition surfaces to placing police in schools - Philly.com
  Saying he was aware of controversy around such a move, Ramsey nevertheless said, "I personally feel that the time has come for this to occur."
U.S. high-speed rail 'myths' debunked - CNN.com
  Are proposed multibillion dollar high-speed railway projects in the United States a smart move or a huge waste of taxpayer dollars?
Anderson Cooper Goes On Snooki-Bashing Rant
  Cooper has had enough. Last night he took a moment on his show to rail on everyone who has ever paid Snooki "to be Snooki" â€” but only after he called the Jersey Shore star "one impossibly lucky, unusually spunky, freakishly tan, beer-guzzling, juice-head hugging, muscle-loving, botero-bodied, pint-sized, money-making machine."
Why has NPR stopped saying "dot org" and is now saying "dot oh-are-gee'??
Glencore Starts $11 Billion IPO as Goldman Says Flee Commodities - Businessweek
  Goldman said this week the risks of investing in commodities outweigh potential gains, dropping its recommendation to buy a basket of raw materials including crude oil, copper, cotton and platinum. Three companies have shelved plans for a London IPO this month as Europe's debt woes and a nuclear crisis in Japan sap investor demand.
The Tuesday Podcast: A Former Crack Dealer On The Economics Of Drugs : Planet Money : NPR
  Bought it from the CIA?!
[VIDEO] - Mother trying to protect child from unnecesary drugging.
[VIDEO] - YouTube Copyright School
  Coming soon: An internet drivers license
Water-fuel car unveiled in Japan | Video | Reuters.com
  Water-fuel car unveiled in JapanÂ (1:21)Â
Calls grow for Japan PM to quit in wake of quake. (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
  Calls grow for Japan PM to quit in wake of quake.
  TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's fragile post-disaster political truce unraveled on Thursday as the head of the main opposition party called on unpopular Prime Minister Naoto Kan to quit over his handling of the country's natural calamities and a nuclear crisis.
West Wing Week: "Open for Business" | The White House
  Surprise visit my ass. Roped off crowds
Belgian cleric plays down abuse. (Adam Curry's Gitmo Nation News Feed)
  Belgian cleric plays down abuse.
  Former Belgian bishop Roger Vangheluwe goes live on TV to talk about how he abused two boys but does not see himself as a paedophile.
LA tweens required to get whooping-cough shot. (pg.kelly news feed)
  LA tweens required to get whooping-cough shot.
  Just when many parents thought their kids were done with shots, the state issues a new mandate. There is a booster shot that students in 7th through 12th grades need to have.
Police try to confiscate cell phone video of arrest - SF Bay Area Metro, CA Local News. (pg.kelly news feed)
  Police try to confiscate cell phone video of arrest - SF Bay Area Metro, CA Local News.
  A Vallejo man was put in handcuffs when he refused to hand over cell phone video of an arrest.
Czech president caught on video stealing pen - World News - IBNLive. (pg.kelly news feed)
  Czech president caught on video stealing pen - World News - IBNLive.
  Czech television aired a video showing the Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus slipping a ceremonial pen into his pocket during an official visit to Chile. The incident happened on April 4, 2011 when Klaus was addressing a press conference with Chile's President Sebastian...
Ex-Mob Boss Joseph Massino Details a Few Murders. (pg.kelly news feed)
  Ex-Mob Boss Joseph Massino Details a Few Murders.
  The cross-examination of a Mafia turncoat started quietly and predictably enough on Thursday. Joseph C. Massino, the former boss of the Bonanno crime family, spoke matter-of-factly about having to kill one of his closest associates, simply because he had disobeyed protocol.
C.I.A. Sued for Failure to Release Bay of Pigs History. (pg.kelly news feed)
  C.I.A. Sued for Failure to Release Bay of Pigs History.
  A group in Washington sued the C.I.A. on Thursday over its failure to release its history of the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Gitmo Nation West-sponsored effort to topple Fidel Castro in 1961. The group, the National Security Archive, filed a Freedom of Information Act request for...
Documents Call Michael Jackson's Doctor's Love Life A Distraction (pg.kelly news feed)
  Documents Call Michael Jackson's Doctor's Love Life A Distraction Ã‚Â« CBS Los Angeles.
  Michael Jackson's doctor was so distracted by his own complicated love live that he failed to pay proper attention to Jackson's treatment in the hours before the pop star died, according to court documents filed Thursday.
Area foreclosures down nearly 33 percent. (dennisc news feed)
  Area foreclosures down nearly 33 percent.
  The number of Dayton-area properties involved in some stage of the foreclosure process fell nearly 33 percent during the first quarter as foreclosure activity fell to a three-year low nationwide.
Glencore Dream Team Strikes Gold (Southern Bread News Feed)
  Glencore Dream Team Strikes Gold
  Glencore's dream team, which ... comprises around ten heads and co-heads of departments, stands to be worth billions following the IPO of a 20% stake which values the company at up to $60 billion.