Tuesday, 10 May 2011 06:35 Tuesday, 10 May 2011 07:18 'In the wake of rampant and escalated fears over terror attacks on transport systems in major US cities, and a spate of false alarms, a US Senator is leading the call for a government “no ride list”, that would see potential suspects banned from boarding trains. The move is part of a long-planned agenda to force Americans into accepting an internal passport that they would need to display at security checkpoints littered across the country at so-called “soft target” locations like subways, malls and sports stadiums. An internal passport for Americans is codified under the December 2004 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, which Congressman Ron Paul warned at the time would, “Allow the government to establish a Soviet-style internal passport system” that would subject “every citizen to surveillance and screening points”.' Read more: Internal Passport: Terror Alert Overload Leads To Call For 'No Ride List' Tuesday, 10 May 2011 07:02 'During his 60 Minutes interview with CBS News last night, Barack Obama admitted that US intelligence was only 55/45 confident that Bin Laden was even in the compound raided last Sunday night, fearing that the occupant could actually have been a “prince from Dubai,” a skepticism shared by residents of Abbottabad, one of whom told the BBC that the man seen watching television in the tapes released by the White House Saturday was in fact his neighbor, not Bin Laden.' Read more: Obama: 'We Could Not Say Definitively That Bin Laden Was There' Tuesday, 10 May 2011 07:00 Tuesday, 10 May 2011 06:56 'Science fiction writers have often imagined a world where pop pill to cure or curb a range of ills. But, according to a new book The Compass Of Pleasure, that futuristic world may not be far off. The book, by Johns Hopkins University neuroscientist David J. Linden, explores the search for drugs that may alter behaviour by working on the brain.' Read more: Coming - Behavioral Modification Drugs Like 'Liquid Trust' Tuesday, 10 May 2011 06:30 'Most of the cases will now be adjourned until September, and many may be quietly dropped. That will not stop hundreds from gathering for a rally outside the court to defend this peaceful, media-friendly activist group. Many believe that the point of the charges was never to lock up criminals, but to make an example of UKUncut by frightening and inconveniencing its members as much as possible. The court date follows two weeks in which the police have cracked down hard on anti-cuts campaigners in Britain. New charges have been brought against student protesters, including Alfie Meadows, the young man who was nearly killed in the police kettle on 9 December. Known dissidents have been seized from their homes and arrested, and community centres have been raided for signs of subversion. The signal to the silent majority who oppose this Government's spending plans is clear: think twice before speaking out. If you take action to defend public services, you risk being punished.' Read more: Concerted Media Efforts To Smear UK Tax Protesters Tuesday, 10 May 2011 06:19 'A coalition of campaign groups says the right to hold demonstrations in Britain is being fatally undermined by hardened police tactics, mass criminal trials and pre-emptive arrests. Defend the Right to Protest, an umbrella organisation that has been founded to support many of the groups behind recent protests against the Government's cuts, is planning to hold a protest outside Westminster magistrates' court this morning against what it says is "widespread tactics of intimidation" against demonstrators.' Tuesday, 10 May 2011 06:12 'Doctors say that simply observing the condition of young patients in emergency wards is equally safe, particularly as severe brain injuries are rare. They claim that in many cases children are only given CT scans, which expose them to potentially dangerous doses of radiation, in order to ease their parents’ fears after they suffer an accident. “CT isn't bad if you really need, but you don't want to use it in children who are at low risk for having a significant injury,” said Dr Lise Nigrovic of Children's Hospital Boston, who led the study.' Read more: Half of Children Unnecessarily Receiving Scans for Head Injuries Tuesday, 10 May 2011 05:31 'Prime Minister David Cameron revealed the money came from the Department for International Development (DfID) and is meant to fund humanitarian work in developing countries. But it was spent on rooms at the exclusive American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem, where Mr Blair spends one week a month in his role as peace envoy to the Middle East. The 19th century hotel near the old city of Jerusalem is one of the most exclusive in Israel. A suite costs £550 a night.' Read more: Tony Blair ‘Used Children’s Cash To Set Up Office’ Tuesday, 10 May 2011 05:20 'Starting June 25 of this year, Bank of America will start charging more and more of their credit card customers an APR of almost 30%. According to a letter that came in the mail today, that new rate would apply "indefinitely".' Read more: Bank Of America To Start Charging 30% On Credit Cards Tuesday, 10 May 2011 05:05 Tuesday, 10 May 2011 04:48 'There is an excellent interview with former head of the Pakistani intelligence service, General Hamid Gul, here. He makes some very strong points. It is undoubtedly true that it is warlords in the US-backed Karzai government who control 90% of the world heroin trade, and that the trade has expanded to its highest ever levels under coalition control. It is undoubtedly true that US foreign policy in the region is dictated by the desire to access Central Asian oil and gas. It is also undoubtedly true that the US works closely with Mossad and with India in Central Asia, and that many of its attacks appear calculated to stir up rather than ease conflict.' Read more: US Supported Afghan Government Warlords Control World Heroin Trade Tuesday, 10 May 2011 04:38 'Even before this legislation, Florida’s benefits were amongst the stingiest in the nation. Once it becomes law, Floridians will not receive the national standard of 26 weeks of unemployment benefits unless the state’s unemployment rate, currently at 11.1 percent, tops 12 percent. As the Miami Herald pointed out, the bill also makes it “easier for companies to keep former workers from collecting benefits.” Adding insult to injury, the money saved from cutting unemployment benefits will be used to reduce business taxes in a state where the corporate tax rate is already exceedingly low. Scott had been looking to cut corporate taxes even further, but was rebuffed by the legislature.' Read more: Florida Cuts Unemployment Benefits To Pay For Corporate Tax Cut Tuesday, 10 May 2011 04:33 Tuesday, 10 May 2011 03:28 'An Israeli official says Tel Aviv will invest one billion dollars to improve the Iron Dome missile system following Washington's financial aid to the project. Defense Ministry director-general Major General Udi Shani said on Monday that Israel would invest heavily in the system to boost its capacity. Tuesday, 10 May 2011 03:22 'US authorities have warned that 3,000 to 5,000 residents around the Mississippi River may be forced to evacuate the area due to flooding.The Mississippi River, swollen with winter snow melt and rain, is carrying near record flows slowly south to New Orleans where the crest may be at least two weeks away. Tuesday, 10 May 2011 03:11 'In his fourth recent court hearing, Berlusconi is now charged with allegedly having paid a witness to alter the truth in two other corruption hearings taking place back in the 1990s, AP reported. Read more: Berlusconi in Corruption Trial Tuesday, 10 May 2011 04:30 'In the last decade, research into the effects of psychedelic drugs on consciousness has become a growing field of study in American academia. Psychologists at UCLA, Johns Hopkins Medical School and NYU, among other places, have published research showing that psychedelics can promote happiness in ordinary people, as well as alleviate depression and anxiety among the terminally ill. The positive effects of taking psilocybin Mike described are similar to many of the case descriptions contained in these studies (though no doubt none of the researchers involved would endorse his actions).' Tuesday, 10 May 2011 04:16Andrew Johnson demolishes the thermite myth.
"We are talking about 10-15 Iron Dome batteries. We will invest nearly USD 1 billion in this. This is the goal, in addition to the USD 205 million that the US government has authorized," he was quoted as saying by the Ha'aretz daily.'
The river is projected to crest at Osceola, Arkansas, early on Monday and projected to crest on Tuesday in Memphis at 48 feet --just inches shy of the record.'
The Italian premier is also charged with paying his former British lawyer David Mills USD 600,000 to give false testimony about his business dealings. Berlusconi has been charged with paying an underage prostitute and later using his power to release her from theft allegations.'
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