ObamaCare

(SteveWatson) – Dem Congressman On Health Bill: Insurance Companies Are “Holding Hostages”

A Democratic Congressman has stated that he will refuse to vote yes on the pending health care reform bill, declaring that the legislation represents a vastly bloated giveaway to insurance companies and big pharma. Read More Here

(KurtNimmo) – Video: Health Care: Obama Approves Sabotaging The Constitution

On Thursday, Robert Gibbs, Obama’s press secretary, responded to a question about the so-called “Slaughter Rule” (named after Rep. Slaughter, who sits on the rules committee) that will be used by Democrats to force through Obama’s totalitarian care bill, probably over the weekend. Read More Here

(Bloomberg) – Showdown Health Care Vote Likely This Weekend

U.S. House Democrats, who cleared a big hurdle in their effort to overhaul the health-care system by producing compromise legislation, picked up fresh support for a likely showdown vote this weekend. Read More Here

(ABC) – Video: Biden – “We’re Going To Control The Insurance Companies”

When you talked to these members of Congress, you told me what you tell them. What do you hear back from them? Do you hear back from venerable members who are worried this bill will cost them their jobs? Read More Here

(MSNBC) – Video: 9 major changes in new health care bill

In their attempt to pass a sweeping health care overhaul this weekend, House Democrats are pushing a package of legislative fixes to lure undecided or opposed members of their party to the “yes” category. Read More Here

World War

(Examiner) – Look Your Victims in the Eyes: This is Iran, These are Iranians to be Killed in the Next US War

‘If you don’t already know that claims for war with Iran are all provable and absolute lies, start here. Read More Here

(Aljazeera) – Video: Putting a price on Afghan life

In Afghanistan, if foreign troops kill an innocent civilian by accident, families may receive compensations of around $2,500. Video Link Here

(Pravda) – U.S. Iran Sneak Attack?

It has been revealed that hundreds of powerful U.S. “bunker-buster” bombs are being shipped from California in the U.S. to the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean in preparation for a possible attack on Iran. Although Diego Garcia is part of British Indian Ocean Territory, it is used by the US as a military base under an agreement made in 1971. The agreement led to 2,000 native islanders being forcibly evicted to the Seychelles and Mauritius. Read More Here

ClimateGate: What Will Television Do With All Their Scare-Programming?

(BigHollywood) – A funny thing happened on the way to a global conspiracy. Reality killed it. Funny how that happens.

The Mainstream, Corporate Media Is A Propaganda Mill

(Rense) – The Twentieth Century Fox Corporation is not unique in spreading propaganda, but they are rare in admitting it. Rupert Murdoch, himself in 2003, admitted that his Fox company helped to sell George W. Bush’s Iraqi-Afghani wars to the American public.

Total Sellout: American Academy of Family Physicians Lets Coca-Cola Sponsor Health Advice

(NaturalNews) – The American Academy of Family Physicians has come under fire for a controversial decision to partner with the Coca-Cola Company in a new public outreach campaign about the health risks of soda consumption.

It’s Time to Throw the Golems out with the Bathwater

How does one get like this? How does one rise to high position in the government and become a shameless lying whore? What a weight to put on one’s soul. Such is the case with Leon Panetta. Read More Here

Carbon market chaos strikes again

What a surprise: The free-market-that-is-not-free leaps from one scandal to the next. In a real free market where salesmen sell something real, and buyers buy something they want, people can’t get away with cheating, or not for long.

MSM: Silvio Berlusconi caught out trying to stifle media

(IND) – Wiretaps of Silvio Berlusconi haranguing a broadcasting official over what he saw as politically hostile programming have prompted new criticism of the Italian premier for attempting to stifle the media.

EU Meddling With Health Food Stores Puts 4,000 Jobs at Risk

(Express) – NEW curbs on vitamin and mineral pills by Brussels are threatening to push hundreds of UK health food stores out of business with the loss of up to 4,000 jobs. Read More Here

MSM: Glaxo funded backers of ‘danger’ drug

(IND) – Pharmaceutical giant accused of skewing debate about diabetes treatment linked to heart attacks Read More Here

American Naifs Bringing Ruin to Other Lands – Paul Craig Roberts

According to news reports, the U.S. military is shipping “bunker-buster” bombs to the U.S. Air Force base at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. The Herald Scotland reports that experts say the bombs are being assembled for an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The newspaper quotes Dan Plesch, director of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at the University of London: “They are gearing up totally for the destruction of Iran.” [Final destination Iran?, March 14, 2010]

US/NATO Death Squads Killing Indiscriminately in Afghanistan

(WSWS) – The New York Times reported this week that the overall commander of US and NATO troops in Afghanistan is seeking to impose tighter control over the activities of special forces units, after recent operations led to more civilian deaths. General Stanley McChrystal’s concern is not the deaths, however, but the manner in which they are fuelling Afghan hatred for the US-led occupation and their occasional exposure in the international media.

Creating our Own Credit: The Growing Movement for Publicly-Owned Banks – Ellen Brown

(GlobalResearch) – As the states’ budget and credit crises deepen, four states have initiated bills for state-owned banks, and candidates in seven states have included that solution in their platforms.

Zero Point of Systemic Collapse – Chris Hedges

(Adbusters) – We stand on the cusp of one of humanity’s most dangerous moments.

Economy

(CBCNews) – European fraudsters steal $7B in carbon credit scam

Fraud within Europe’s carbon credit trading system has cost taxpayers more than $7 billion in the last 18 months, European police said Friday. Read More Here

(Bloomberg) – Yuan Poised to Become Reserve Currency, Goldman’s O’Neill Says

China’s yuan is destined to become a global reserve currency rivaling the dollar and the euro, as the nation’s economic power increases the currency’s allure, said Jim O’Neill, chief economist at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Read More Here

(Telegraph) – Quarter of adults out of work, official figures show

More than one in four adults in Britain are not working, after a record number left the workforce in recent months, official figures indicated. Read More Here

(MyBudget360) – The Anti-Savings Model – Offer 0.1% APY on Savings Accounts and Charge 15% on Credit Cards. A System Designed to Punish Savers and Encourage Extravagant Spending via Usury. Read More Here

(Reuters) – NY Atty Gen seeks probe of public retiree payments

New York authorities, agencies, and local governments that pay public workers some of the highest salaries and benefits in the state must explain how they are calculated, the attorney general said on Thursday in a new bid to root out abuses. Read More Here

(Yahoo) – Bernanke Wants to Eliminate Reserve Requirements Completely Read More Here

(Telegraph) – Latvia government collapses amid economic crisis

Latvia’s coalition government has collapsed after failing to tackle a crippling economic crisis. Read More Here

(NPR) – U.S. Bank Auditors Got Bonuses Before Crisis

Banks weren’t the only ones giving big bonuses in the boom years before the worst financial crisis in generations. The government also was handing out millions of dollars to bank regulators, rewarding “superior” work even as an avalanche of risky mortgages helped create the meltdown. Read More Here

(SilverBearCafe) – Idaho’s plan to downgrade the dollar

A bill to allow citizens to pay their taxes with silver medallions gains support. Goldbugs are watching closely.Read More Here

Expose Transgressions and Set Boundaries on Stimulus Packages

AIG dragged onto the carpet for publishing falsified debt ratings, fines called for when fraud charges should be laid, white collar crime knows no end, books cooked, real estate downside points to deflationary depression, debt continues to grow, borrowing in the debt market again. stimulus packages knowing now boundaries. Read More Here

(AlterNet) – How the IRS Helps H&R Block Scam Taxpayers

Tax preparation giants are making a killing on short-term, high-interest, fee-laden loans on tax returns. Read More Here

(WCBSTV) – New York State Tax Refunds Put On Hold

Gov. Paterson Freezes $500 Million, Says Financial Situation The Case, Won’t Start Sending Again Until April 1 Read More Here

(WND) – YOUR PAPERS, PLEASE … Census threat: $5,000 fines

U.S. congressman slams ‘Big Brother’ questions Read More Here

(AuctionBytes) – IRS to Track Online Sellers’ Payment Transactions Beginning Next Year – Read More Here

(DailyMail) – £1,000 fine for using wrong bin: Families face new crackdown over household waste

Householders could be fined up to £1,000 if they fail to comply with complex new rules on refuse sorting. Read More Here

MSM: Pentagon Sees a Threat From Online Muckrakers

(NewYorkTimes) – To the list of the enemies threatening the security of the United States, the Pentagon has added WikiLeaks.org, a tiny online source of information and documents that governments and corporations around the world would prefer to keep secret.

MSM: 100,000 civilian federal employees owe the IRS $962 million in back taxes

(ABCNews) – Working for Uncle Sam comes with some great perks, like job stability, posh benefits packages, and in many cases, average salaries that are higher than what the same job pays in the private sector.

Expect a False Flag Terror Attack To Precede Invasion Of Iran – Paul Craig Roberts

According to news reports, the U.S. military is shipping “bunker-buster” bombs to the U.S. Air Force base at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. The Herald Scotland reports that experts say the bombs are being assembled for an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Video: Corporate Media Hypes “Homegrown” Threat of Patsies, Dupes, and Mental Deficients

(KurtNimmo) – Michael Chertoff, Assistant Attorney General David Kris, and the FBI are warning about the threat of homegrown terrorism. “Now we’re beginning to see the predictions coming true,” said Chertoff, the former Homeland Security boss. He says we have mere months before the terrorists strike.

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