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McCain Backer's Firm Pleaded Guilty To Funding Terrorist Group In

Posted by theangryindian from Angryindian.blogspot

The co-host of a recent top-dollar fundraiser for Sen. John McCain oversaw the payment of roughly $1.7 million to a Colombian paramilitary group that is today designated a terrorist organization by the United States.

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MS To Become Open Source Friendly Post Gates

Posted by Jeff from Slashdot

ruphus13 writes "Now that Gates has 'retired' from Microsoft, ZDNet is speculating that Microsoft will become much more Open Source friendly. From the article, 'We already see quite a different approach to dealing with OSS and OSS companies from Sam Ramji's group [which is] doing a great job in establishing dialog,' said Rafael Laguna, CEO of Open-Xchange and a former marketing exec at SUSE Linux. 'With Gates' departure, the only mammoth remaining is Ballmer. With him away in a near future, Microsoft will definitely open up. They have to.'" Microsoft could become the world's largest open source company; they've certainly made some concessions to it lately.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Bloomberg.com: Worldwide

Posted by theangryindian from Bloomberg

June 24 (Bloomberg) -- The world's biggest financial firms may lose as many as 175,000 jobs by this time next year as Citigroup Inc. and other banks shed workers amid slowing revenue and billions in writedowns, executive recruiters say.

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Bullfighting is tried by the International Court of Justice for Animal Rights in Geneva. - swissinfo

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The bullfight: a traditional, spectacular ballet of death that pits man against beast, or a ritualised sadistic slaughter?

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Beijing Detains Quake Critic

Posted by theangryindian from Angryindian.blogspot

In China it is known as Article 4, and it forms part of the "State Security Law of the People's Republic of China". This might not mean a lot to most people, but Article 4 is famous, no, make that infamous, amongst China watchers.

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t r u t h o u t | US General Accuses Bush Administration of War Crimes

Posted by okami from Truth Out

Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba (now retired) served as the deputy commanding general for support for the Third Army for ten months in Kuwait during the early days of the Iraq occupation. In a statement released today, he bluntly accuses the Bush administration of war crimes and lays down a challenge for prosecution.

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Boycott AP

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As most of you know already AP is trying to change the laws of "fair use" and go after bloggers that use their stories. Well, I am not going to link or ujse any of their stories because I am not going to pay to use stuff for "fair use" Here is the terms of AP thanks to Wake Up America:And yo...

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RBS issues global stock and credit crash alert - Telegraph

Posted by theangryindian from Telegraph.c

The Royal Bank of Scotland has advised clients to brace for a full-fledged crash in global stock and credit markets over the next three months as inflation paralyses the major central banks.

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Obama Bans DNC from Taking Lobbyists' Money : NPR

Posted by theangryindian from NPR

Morning Edition, June 6, 2008 · Presumptive presidential nominee Barack Obama, exerting his new power as leader of his party, has told the Democratic National Committee to eschew all contributions from Washington lobbyists and political action committees.

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Obama Will Be Rupert Murdoch's Next Tony Blair

Posted by theangryindian from Feeds.gawker

Lovable media mogul Rupert Murdoch, owner of News Corp, has been going around predicting a landslide victory for the Democrats this November and also big-upping Senator Barack Obama-he called Obama a "superstar" and a "complete phenomenon" at a conference yesterday.

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Rachael Ray ad pulled as pundit sees terror link - Food Inc.- msnbc.com

Posted by theangryindian from MSNBC

Dunkin' Donuts pulled a television spot featuring talk show host and Food Network personality Rachael Ray this weekend after a Fox news commentator associated it with terrorists.

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US residents in military brigs? Govt says it's war

Posted by theangryindian from Yahoo News!

WASHINGTON - If his cell were at Guantanamo Bay, the prisoner would be just one of hundreds of suspected terrorists detained offshore, where the U.S. says the Constitution does not apply.

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