Sarah Palin - Note from Anne Kilkenny

Seeded on Thu Sep 4, 2008 3:13 PM EDT (andrys.com)

A Wasilla resident talks about Palin and gives more insight into her character. For those who have been paying attention, most of this will be old news, but told from a more interesting point of view.

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5 Myths About Breaking Our Foreign Oil Habit - washingtonpost.com

Seeded on Thu May 29, 2008 1:11 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

According to the WP, "Robert Bryce is a fellow at the Institute for Energy Research. He is the author of the forthcoming 'Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of 'Energy Independence.'" And Robert has 5 reasons why he thinks energy security is a foolish goal.

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U.S. Plans New Arms Sales to Gulf Allies - washingtonpost.com

Seeded on Fri Aug 24, 2007 12:31 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

The Bush administration will announce next week a series of arms deals worth at least $20 billion to Saudi Arabia and five other oil-rich Persian Gulf states as well as new 10-year military aid packages to Israel and Egypt, a move to shore up allies in the Middle East and counter …

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Israel to Get $30 Billion in Military Aid From U.S.

Seeded on Fri Aug 24, 2007 12:29 PM EDT (The New York Times)

The officials insisted that the deal was not dependent on a simultaneous American plan for $20 billion in sales of sophisticated arms to its Arab allies, including Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

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Israel to Get $30 Billion in Military Aid From U.S.

Seeded on Fri Aug 24, 2007 12:28 PM EDT (The New York Times)

The officials insisted that the deal was not dependent on a simultaneous American plan for $20 billion in sales of sophisticated arms to its Arab allies, including Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

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Russia Steps Up Military Expansion, Increase Aircraft Production and Arms Sales

Seeded on Fri Aug 24, 2007 11:37 AM EDT (t r u t h o u t)

Vladimir Putin announced ambitious plans to revive Russia's military power and restore its role as the world's leading producer of military aircraft yesterday.

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Hannity claimed it was "not true" that "our troops are killing civilians, air raiding villages" in Afghanistan

Seeded on Fri Aug 24, 2007 4:35 AM EDT (Media Matters for America)

Summary: Fox News' Sean Hannity asserted that Sen. Barack Obama's (D-IL) statement that "our troops are killing civilians, air raiding villages" is "not true." However, U.S.

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Reporting on Bush's VFW speech, media failed to note his previous disavowal of Iraq-Vietnam parallels

Seeded on Fri Aug 24, 2007 4:21 AM EDT (Media Matters for America)

Summary: In reports on President Bush's speech arguing that withdrawing U.S.

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Japan seeks wider defence network

Seeded on Wed Aug 22, 2007 4:12 AM EDT (BBC News)

Japan's armed forces have shrugged off at least some of the restrictions imposed by their constitutional commitment to a solely defensive role.

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Russia-China War Games Boost Ties

Seeded on Wed Aug 22, 2007 4:08 AM EDT (AL JAZEERA)

The exercise is not the first time Russian and Chinese forces have trained together, but it is the first time the exercises have been held in Russia and they are by far the largest to date. Officials say future exercises will grow both in scale and frequency.

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US soldier suicides at highest level for 26 years | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited

Seeded on Fri Aug 17, 2007 3:18 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

This is terrible. Having been in the military I know that it's difficult to seek out and find people to talk to about this sort of thing. Some people are too scared that they will be discharged to talk to anybody about nearly anything personal.

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Prepackaged News

Seeded on Fri Aug 17, 2007 3:10 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

This is old news, but that's sort of what's so bad about it. It's been going on for awhile, and some people refuse to believe it, they say sarcastically, "oh, you conspiracy-crazed liberals, thinking that Fox is a white house mouth piece!"

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Analysts See 'Simply Incredible' Shrinking of Floating Ice in the Arctic - New York Times

Seeded on Fri Aug 17, 2007 3:01 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Nope, nothing to see here, definitely no climate change (and if there is any, it's not our fault).

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NASA Lifestyle Scandles Good For America

Wed Aug 1, 2007 9:50 AM EDT

What heroes do young Americans have anymore? With a bulk of our kids watching TV, who are the people that get attention that command the most respect? Teens are aware that the actions of self-important celebrities are a laughingstock and tabloids bank on the fact that we love to  …

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BBC NEWS | Middle East | War-torn Iraq 'facing collapse'

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2007 1:39 PM EDT (BBC News)

In the meantime, politicians at home are attacked for saying that the war is lost. Any realists should look at this and admit that it's time to switch to a "hearts and minds" campaign or diplomacy and aid.

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WHO | Road traffic crashes leading cause of death among young people

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2007 1:31 PM EDT (WHO news)

With all the fear over shootings, plane crashes, terrorists, and yes, even the environment, it's interesting how something so big is so easily overshadowed.

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Bee Colony Collapse Disorder - Where is it Heading? ยป Celsias

Seeded on Sat May 12, 2007 2:43 PM EDT (celsias.com)

Of course, it's not just pollinating insects experiencing this mysterious decline. According to EarthfilesBeyond the bumble bees, threatened North American pollinators now include 115 species and subspecies of 57 butterflies, 2 moths, and 55 bees. This has spread to Europe.

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