Scientists create fearless rodents
Fear may be linked to the sense of smell, and can be switched off simply by shutting down certain receptors in the brain, Japanese scientists have found.
Kathleen Willey suggests in a new book that the former First Couple could have been involved in her husband Ed's death.
Federal Liabilities Now Equal $175,000 for Every American
Deficit spending and promised benefits for federal entitlement programs have put every man, woman, and child in the United States on the hook for $175,000, says a new report by David Walker, comptroller general of the United States.
Terrorist Watchlist Database Balloons
The FBI's Terrorist Watch List is growing at 20,000 additional names a month, says an official at the nation's investigative agency the Government Accountability Office.
His first inkling that something was amiss came in summer 2002 when he opened the door to admit a visitor from the National Security Agency to an office of AT&T in San Francisco.
A year or so later, he stumbled upon documents that, he said, nearly caused him to fall out of his chair. The documents, he said, show that the NSA gained access to massive amounts of e-mail and search and other Internet records of more than a dozen global and regional telecommunications providers. AT&T allowed the agency to hook into its network at a facility in San Francisco and, according to Klein, many of the other telecom companies probably knew nothing about it.
Clinton Papers Won't Be Released Until After Election
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., has been taking heat from her Democratic and Republican opponents for the reams of papers detailing her various activities as First Lady that the National Archives has yet to release from the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library.
And now questions are being raised about why another set of papers relevant to her political career at yet another Arkansas library will not be available to the public until well after election day 2008, despite earlier indications that the papers would have been released by now.
Intelligence community developing virtual world analysis tools
The research arm of the U.S intelligence community has kicked off a project to tap into virtual world technologies, such as Second Life, to develop innovative decision support systems for intelligence analysis.
The Economic Consequences of Mr. Bush
The next president will have to deal with yet another crippling legacy of George W. Bush: the economy. A Nobel laureate, Joseph E. Stiglitz, sees a generation-long struggle to recoup.
Sen. Hagel says U.S. draft may be unavoidable
Sen. Chuck Hagel, speaking to an audience of Lincoln High School students, warned Tuesday that the nation may need to turn to compulsory military service "or some kind of draft" to support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
50 States Sued to Block Computerized Vote Counting
Plaintiffs from every state brought the suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York and maintain that current election practices, including the widespread use of computerized voting machines, are unconstitutional because they are ripe for fraud and error and effectively hide the physical vote counting process from the public, effectively denying citizens their legally protected Right to cast an effective vote.
Nov 11th Vet Day Ron Paul 'Money Bomb' Up to 1,000
While the November 11th Money Bomb is obviously not going top the huge response of the November 5th "Money Bomb," it makes the point that supporters of Presidential candidate Ron Paul (R-Tex) are patriotic Americans, and re-emphasizes the support he has within the armed services themselves.
Court Reinstates Lawsuit Involving Priests’ Satanic Rituals
In a decision which will have far reaching effects in clergy abuse cases and eerily issued just days before Halloween, the Sixth District Court of Appeals in Ohio has reinstated a 2005 lawsuit involving alleged satanic rituals against a Toledo priest who was convicted last year in the 1980 murder of a nun.
7 Countries Considering Abandoning the US Dollar (and what it means)
It’s no secret that the dollar is on a downward spiral. Its value is dropping, and the Fed isn’t doing a whole lot to change that. As a result, a number of countries are considering a shift away from the dollar to preserve their assets. These are seven of the countries currently considering a move from the dollar, and how they’ll have an effect on its value and the US economy.
Foreclosure wave sweeps America
This could destabilise the US housing market and may also lead to further turmoil in financial institutions, who collectively own $1 trillion (£480.6bn) worth of sub-prime debt.
Ron Paul gets relevant in a hurry
In the space of 24 hours, Ron Paul achieved the extraordinary feat of raising over $4 million online in 35,000 separate contributions.
And he is still going.
As of Tuesday morning, the Republican congressman from Texas had already tallied $7.25 million for the quarter.
Poll: 77% oppose illegals' licenses
Voters oppose driver's licenses for illegal aliens by a nearly five-to-one margin, a new Fox 5/Washington Times/Rasmussen Reports poll finds.
Thought Police: How Brain Scans Could Invade Your Private Life
Researchers claim fMRI can probe the workings of the brain as never before revealing everything from when you tell a lie to how you fall in love while critics counter that reports of digital mind readers are premature, and we should think twice before using fMRI in our public and private lives.
Identity Thief: How To Freeze Your Credit Report
A freeze means no one can access your credit report unless you "thaw" your report. This means no new credit cards, loans, or mortgages, either by you, or by a potential identity thief.
The Ron Paul phenomenon
By far the most significant and interesting political story of the past 24 hours is the extraordinary, record-breaking outpouring of support for Ron Paul's presidential campaign. Therefore, it is being ignored by much of our establishment press not a single article about it in The New York Times or The Washington Post (though it is discussed on a couple of their blogs), nor even a mention of it on the websites of CNN or CBS News (which found space to report on Stephen Colbert's non-candidacy). But MSNBC and Fox News did at least both post the AP article on the Paul story.
Cable Network Finds Criticizing Unitary Decider and Torturer in Chief Actually Draws Viewers
Lest there be any doubt that the cable channel believes there is ratings gold in shows that criticize the administration with the same vigor with which Fox News’s hosts often champion it, two NBC executives acknowledged yesterday that they were talking to Rosie O’Donnell about a prime-time show on MSNBC.
Keith Olbermann Special Comment On Waterboarding November 5, 2007
In his latest fire-breathing Special Comment Keith tears into President Bush for firing a true patriot that spoke out against torture, while cowardly and simultaneously ordering others to commit the very same heinous crime.
Sarkozy's Bad Week
The influential French daily Le Figaro last week revealed that the French leader once worked for and perhaps still does, it hinted Israeli intelligence as a sayan (Hebrew for helper), one of the thousands of Jewish citizens of countries other than Israel who cooperate with the katsas (Mossad case-officers).
A letter dispatched to French police officials late last winter long before the presidential election but somehow kept secret revealed that Sarkozy was recruited as an Israeli spy. The French police is currently investigating documents concerning Sarkozy's alleged espionage activities on behalf of Mossad, which Le Figaro claims dated as far back as 1983.
Ron Paul Raises More Than $4.2 Million In 24 Hours
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, aided by an extraordinary outpouring of Internet support Monday, hauled in more than $4.2 million in nearly 24 hours.
Brainloop: A brain-computer interface for Google Earth
Brainloop is an interactive performance platform that utilizes a Brain Computer Interface (BCI) system which allows a subject to operate devices merely by imagining specific motor commands.
In Brainloop the performer is able without physically moving to investigate urban areas and rural landscapes as he globe-trots around virtual Google Earth.
The agonizing truth about CIA renditions
The fate of prisoners secreted away under the Bush administration is in some ways worse than even Hollywood has portrayed.
PetroChina shares rose to 43.96 yuan from the sale price of 16.7 yuan, giving the state-owned oil producer a greater market value than the entire Russian stock market.
Police Taser man sleeping in his own home!
Two North Braddock police officers won't face criminal charges for Tasering a man who was asleep at home. But the FBI will review the incident for possible civil rights violations.
