Alabama Democracts Claim Governor Riley Violated State Law

In a recent press release Alabama Democrats claim Governor Bob Riley violated campaign donation laws. According to disclosure forms on file with the Alabama Secretary of State's office, the Alabama Republican Party reported receiving contributions from the Bob Riley for Governor Committee in the amount of $2,010 on July 22nd and $10,000 on September 27th; however, Governor Riley's campaign has failed to file financial disclosures reporting the donations for the 2010 election cycle as is required by law.

Key FBI Whistleblower: Had WikiLeaks Existed, 9/11, Iraq War ‘Could have been Prevented’

Rowley's support for WikiLeaks stems from its function as an outlet for potential whistle-blowers in the national intelligence section of the federal government who have no avenue to share information without fear of reprisal. Currently, there is no federal law protecting those who would  reveal illegalities like fraud, waste, abuse or threats to public safety.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/exclusive-wikileaks-benefits-public-intelligence-officers

S&P 500 Adds Netflix to its Queue Removes New York Times

Financial services company Standard & Poor's announced changes yesterday to its S&P 500 stock market index, a widely respected compendium of large-cap U.S. public companies: Netflix is on the list for the first time. In the same announcement, rather poignantly, S&P announced that newspaper giant The New York Times Co. has been demoted to its index of mid-size companies (the MidCap 400), as has photography equipment manufacturer Eastman Kodak.

Previously, Netflix had been on the MidCap 400 list.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20025279-36.html

Halliburton May Pay $500 Million to Keep Cheney Out of Prison

Oilfield services company Halliburton is in negotiations with the Nigerian government to keep its former CEO, Dick Cheney, out of prison.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/halliburton-500-million-cheney-prison

Stockholm Blasts Kill One andI Injure Two

A car blew up near the busy shopping street of Drottninggatan, and another explosion hit nearby minutes later.

Swedish newspapers said the second blast was set off by a suicide bomber, and a local news agency said it received a threatening e-mail.

But a police spokesman told the BBC that no cause had yet been determined.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11977524

Transgender Woman says DMV Clerk Warned of Hell

Demartini expressed no objection while processing her application, Yust said. But she believes he took down her name and address and shared them with his church.

The letter she received four days later was filled with biblical condemnations of homosexuality, including the passage in Leviticus that says two men who have sex "must be put to death," and implored Yust to change her mind about her sex change.

The letter also referred her to the website of the Most Holy Family Monastery, whose name was on a parcel that arrived the same day. It contained the DVD warning of damnation and a grisly leaflet showing hearts torn from bodies, said Dolan, her lawyer.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/12/10/MNGS1GOICK.DTL

Dejavu: Bill Clinton's back. PresidentObama calls in big guns to sell tax compromise.

Obama hands keys to Clinton. Unable to garner support for his tax compromise, President Obama allows Clinton unprecedented control over podium. Clinton calls compromise, "...a good deal."


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Fox News Calls for Assassination of Julian Assange

It looks like everyone at Fox News agree: you can’t just imprison a foreign national for unknown crimes, but you can assassinate them! I’m glad we all believe so strongly in freedom of speech.

http://www.prosebeforehos.com/video-of-the-day/12/10/fox-news-calls-for-assassination-of-julian-assange

Wikileaks Reveals U.S. Tax Dollars Fund Child Sex Slavery in Afghanistan

The now infamous Wikileaks recently released a cable from Afghanistan revealing U.S. government contractor DynCorp threw a party for Afghan security recruits featuring trafficked boys as the entertainment. Bacha bazi is the Afghan tradition of "boy play" where young boys are dressed up in women's clothing, forced to dance for leering men, and then sold for sex to the highest bidder. Apparently this is the sort of "entertainment" funded by your tax dollars when DynCorp is in charge of security in Afghanistan. No Homo.

http://humantrafficking.change.org/blog/view/wikileaks_reveals_us_tax_dollars_fund_child_sex_slavery_in_afghanistan

Senate fails on repeal of 'Don't ask, don't tell' included in defense authorization bill

Gays can still be locked, loaded and ready to die. Will the US Army have to provide armored troop closets?


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After budget cuts, Indiana baby denied life-saving treatment

Indiana- Republican Governor Mitch Daniels, who is, by the way eying a possible 2012 presidential run, cut funding for the Family Social Services Administration which is denying a baby life-saving surgery. The state health care agency won't pay for six-month, old Seth Petreikis to have corrective surgery for DiGeorge syndrome, which keeps him from developing a thymus, an infection fighting glandular organ. He needs a transplant that's been pioneered by a specialist at Duke University in North Carolina. 58 of the 60 children who've received the surgery have survived.

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Democrat Introduces Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana in Vermont

Based on the new findings, Rep. Jason Lorber (D-Burlington) today announced plans to introduce a bill that would decriminalize the possession of less than one ounce of marijuana.

http://pr.cannazine.co.uk/201012091394/green/eco-news/republican-introduces-bill-to-decriminalize-marijuana-in-vermont.html

WikiLeaks Cables: Shell's Grip on Nigerian State Revealed

US embassy cables reveal top executive's claims that company 'knows everything' about key decisions in government ministries

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/dec/08/wikileaks-cables-shell-nigeria-spying

Man posts "No Negros Allowed" sign on future business

Mark Prior posted his 'No Negros Allowed' sign after he says he had some problems with black people in the past and needed to make a policy against them.

http://www.weau.com/news/headlines/Man_posts_No_Negros_Allowed_sign.html

Tomorrow is International Anti-Corruption Day . What kind of gift do we buy for that?

In a press release today, Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton expressed the commitment of the US to fighting corruption:

The United States has made unprecedented strides over the past year to enforce our anticorruption laws and ensure our companies do not practice bribery or unfair practices in countries where they operate. This year, the States Parties of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) also launched a process to review implementation of the treaty. The United States is proud to be among the first nations to undergo a peer review, and we look forward to working with our partners in the UNCAC process to translate this global commitment to root out corruption from promise to practice.

House passes DREAM Act, but bill faces tough Senate vote Thursday

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/132829-house-passes-dream-act-senate-to-move-next

Operation Payback cripples MasterCard site in revenge for WikiLeaks ban

Hackers attack MasterCard in defense of Wikileaks.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/dec/08/operation-payback-mastercard-website-wikileaks

Former VP Dick Cheney faces charges associated with bribery in Nigeria.

Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] filed charges against former Vice President of the United States, Richard "Dick" Cheney, and eight others, for complicity in the 'bribe for contract' arrangement in connection with the country's Bonny Liquefied Natural Gas Project.


http://www.africanews.com/site/Nigeria_ExUS_VP_others_charged/list_messages/36496

What the Internet Killed

It’s hard to imagine life without some of the technological innovations of the last decade. But in a world where connectivity is everywhere, there are some traditions, values, and just plain ways of life that we no longer adhere to. Here’s a sampling of casualties due to our constant mobile and Internet connections.

http://www.newsweek.com/photo/2010/12/08/things-that-killed-the-internet.html

White House takes Twitter question from ghost of fictional character

The character was played by John Spencer from September 1999 to December 2005, when Spencer — who won an Emmy for the role in 2002 — died suddenly of a heart attack.

http://thehill.com/blogs/twitter-room/other-news/132417-white-house-takes-twitter-question-from-ghost-of-fictional-character