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4 Prisoners Facing Executions or Serving Extreme Jail...
By Escape The Illusion on October 27, 2009 | No Comments
By Liliana Segura Recent evidence shows that an executed Texas man was innocent. There are others who still might avoid that fate. For the full article: http://www.alternet.org/rights/143499/4_prisoners_facing_executions_or_serving_extreme_jail_sentences_who_very_well_may_be_innocent ... -
Obama warns recession makes climate change fight hard...
By AnotherSon on September 23, 2009 | 2 Comments
I am not an Obama basher. I want more than anyone to believe he is the man we voted for based upon his pre-election rhetoric. But any leader that generates fear as a means for policy should be questioned. “Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.” Employing fear is an age ... -
A Recipe for Disaster: School Cops Are Being Armed wi...
By Escape The Illusion on September 16, 2009 | 1 Comment
Tasers aren’t ‘non-lethal’; they’ve killed hundreds. With younger people being especially vulnerable to the taser’s shock, the risks could be very deadly. http://www.alternet.org/rights/142652/a_recipe_for_disaster%3A_school_cops_are_being_armed_with_50%2C000-volt_taser... -
It was the Obama many have been waiting for…
By Escape The Illusion on September 10, 2009 | 8 Comments
In a speech before a joint session of Congress on the topic of health care reform, President Barack Obama Wednesday night seemed ready to rumble. It was the Obama so many have been waiting for in this debate, one that has been more food fight than discourse during the dog days of August. “Inst... -
Cheney almost wishing US was attacked, Panetta says
By Escape The Illusion on June 15, 2009 | 4 Comments
By Daniel Tencer, RawStory Dick Cheney’s attitude towards the Obama administration’s national security policies suggests the former vice president secretly wishes the US was attacked, says Leon Panetta, the U.S. director of central intelligence. In an interview published in the latest issue of t... -
California’s Water Woes Threaten the Entire Cou...
By Escape The Illusion on June 6, 2009 | 3 Comments
By Scott Thill, AlterNet. Posted June 6, 2009. Nearly a third of the country’s food supply comes from California, but drought there may be a catastrophe for farmers — and the rest of us. What a difference an administration makes. Samuel Bodman, the previous secretary of energy under the ... -
Chevron’s Inhumane Energy Exposed to Light of D...
By Escape The Illusion on June 5, 2009 | 2 Comments
Source: AlterNet Though 2008 was Chevron’s most profitable year in its more than 130 year history, the oil giant is facing opposition from increasing numbers of global citizens who say the company’s environmental, public health, and human rights record leaves much to be desired. Representatives ... -
Gates to press for Far East unity on NKorea threat
By Escape The Illusion on May 27, 2009 | 2 Comments
By LARA JAKES, Associated Press Writer Lara Jakes, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – The U.S. on Wednesday accused North Korea of “provocative and belligerent” behavior as Defense Secretary Robert Gates took on the delicate task of reassuring Asian allies of U.S. support without fu... -
Big changes in store for US credit cardholders
By Escape The Illusion on May 20, 2009 | 2 Comments
By ANNE FLAHERTY – 34 minutes ago The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Every American with a credit card will see sweeping changes in the market, with limits on sudden hikes in interest rates that drive consumers deeper into debt. Even cardholders who pay off their balance each month may face ... -
Congressmen challenge Obama assertion by drafting ...
By Escape The Illusion on May 18, 2009 | 11 Comments
By Drew Zahn © 2009 WorldNetDaily While Barack Obama has repeatedly claimed that the U.S. is “no longer a Christian nation,” several members of Congress have taken a stand to boldly disagree. A bipartisan group of 25 members of the House of Representatives earlier this month submitted ...











































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