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Protesters continue their stance at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., March 28, 2012. (Mannie Garcia/MintPress)

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Archives for October 2012

Halloween Horror: Lawmakers Stir Up Scary Legislation In 2012

(MintPress) – Ask Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson what the scariest bill signed into law over the past year was and he often cites the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). During interviews and the third party presidential debate, Johnson has berated Congress and the president for their handling of the country since the calendar turned […]

Joey LeMay
By Joey LeMay
A woman dressed as a zombie marches in Greenwich Village's Halloween parade, Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh)

(MintPress) – Ask Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson what the scariest bill signed into law over the past year was and he often cites the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). During interviews and the third party presidential debate, Johnson has berated Congress and the president for their handling of the country since the

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Nasty Campaign Tactics: Phony Voting Instructions

With a week to go until Election Day, the nasty campaign tactics are coming out. People in Florida, Virginia and Indiana have gotten calls falsely telling them they can vote early by phone and don’t need to go to a polling place. In suburban Broward County, Fla., a handful of elderly voters who requested absentee […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
This Oct. 2, 2012 file shows a man placing a sign letting people know where to line up for early voting at the Hamilton County Board of Elections, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)

With a week to go until Election Day, the nasty campaign tactics are coming out. People in Florida, Virginia and Indiana have gotten calls falsely telling them they can vote early by phone and don't need to go to a polling place. In suburban Broward County, Fla., a handful of elderly voters who requested absentee ballots say they were visited by

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Crackdown Continues In Bahrain As Government Bans Public Protest

(MintPress) – The King of Bahrain outlawed all forms of public protest on Monday in one of the strongest moves to censor demonstrations since the start of the popular uprising last year. At least 80 protesters have been killed in the ongoing struggle to unseat Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, a Sunni monarch in a kingdom that is […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels
A masked Bahraini anti-government protester stands in clouds of tear gas fired by riot police during clashes after police dispersed a march through narrow market streets of the capital of Manama, Bahrain, on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

(MintPress) – The King of Bahrain outlawed all forms of public protest on Monday in one of the strongest moves to censor demonstrations since the start of the popular uprising last year. At least 80 protesters have been killed in the ongoing struggle to unseat Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, a Sunni monarch in a kingdom that is 70 percent Shiite. The

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Diplomat: Texas Agents Should Have Seen People

Texas law enforcement agents were close enough to a pickup truck to see it was carrying people, not drugs, before one opened fire, killing two Guatemalan immigrants, a diplomat said Tuesday. Texas Department of Public Safety officials have said the helicopter crew believed the truck was carrying a drug load and they shot to stop […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
In this photo taken Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle keeps watch along the border fence in Nogales, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Texas law enforcement agents were close enough to a pickup truck to see it was carrying people, not drugs, before one opened fire, killing two Guatemalan immigrants, a diplomat said Tuesday. Texas Department of Public Safety officials have said the helicopter crew believed the truck was carrying a drug load and they shot to stop it. But after

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Tepid Palestinian Authority UN Upgrade Bid

(CHICAGO) — Instead of going for easily within reach full U.N. membership, Abbas prefers settling for less. Why he’ll have to explain. Others say it reflects his longtime collaboration with Israel. Doing so betrays his own people. Why they tolerate him, they’ll have to explain. If he follows through as planned, he’ll get what he […]

Stephen Lendman
By Stephen Lendman
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas leaves the podium after speaking during the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in this Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 file photo. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

(CHICAGO) -- Instead of going for easily within reach full U.N. membership, Abbas prefers settling for less. Why he'll have to explain. Others say it reflects his longtime collaboration with Israel. Doing so betrays his own people. Why they tolerate him, they'll have to explain. If he follows through as planned, he'll get what he asks for.

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Let’s Party Like It’s 1929: How Wall Street Hasn’t Changed Much In 83 Years

Oct. 29 was the 83rd anniversary of the stock market crash of 1929, also known as Black Tuesday. As we are now in the midst of the worst economic downturn since that time, it is extremely important that we take a look back into history. What similarities are evident between 1929 and 2008? What mistakes […]

Edward Rhymes
By Edward Rhymes
In this Oct. 25, 1929 file photo, stock brokers are seen at the stock exchange in New York, USA, as panic shares selling continues from the previous day. It was the day the stock exchange crashed and broke loose a world wide recession and financial crisis and thus was termed 'Black Friday'. (AP Photo/Str)

Oct. 29 was the 83rd anniversary of the stock market crash of 1929, also known as Black Tuesday. As we are now in the midst of the worst economic downturn since that time, it is extremely important that we take a look back into history. What similarities are evident between 1929 and 2008? What mistakes are we continuing to make? What lessons have

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