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Putin warns of possible foreign meddling in March election…
 
Australia announces troop withdrawal from Iraq
 
Bush to request for $70 bln to fund wars in 2009
President George W. Bush will ask for 70 billion U.S. dollars approved by Congress to fund Iraq and Afghanistan wars in the fiscal year 2009, the Defense Department said on Monday.
 
Buchanan: McCain win would mean war with Iran
 
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A survey by a private ethics research organization finds a "high incidence of ethical misconduct" among government workers at all levels and warns of major scandals to unfold
 
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Vermont anti–Bush petition lambasted
It has triggered a barrage of criticism from people who say residents are "wackjobs" and "nuts"
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BUSINESS
 
Builders slash prices 10%, but sales fall anyway December’s 5% decline caps record 26% drop in U.S. new–home sales for 2007
 
 
 
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The Federal Reserve has reduced a key interest rate for the second time in just over a week, cutting its federal funds rate by a half point to 3 percent
 
 
 
 
 
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Learning and memory – abilities associated with a brain or, at the very least, neuronal activity – have been observed in protoplasmic slime, a unicellular organism with multiple nuclei
 
Neuroscience is confirming what we all suspect: Multitasking is dumbing us down and driving us crazy. One man’s odyssey through the nightmare of infinite connectivity
 
The music industry has finally signed a deal which will deliver an unlimited supply of free songs to fans through the site Qtrax.
 
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Hand Gels Alone May Not Curb Infections
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Doctors and nurses on the go often skip soap and water in favor of an alcohol–based hand gel, thinking the quick–acting goo will kill bacteria on their hands and curb the spread of infection. A study says that’s not enough. More…
 
 
I’m sending a letter off to the American Psychological Association (APA) explaining my decision to resign membership from that organization, stimulated by APA’s failure to address the torture issue. The text of the letter follows below (with hypertext links added here to assist the reader with context)
 
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Western States Smothered In Snow MORE Nature news
 

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Daily Show: State of the Union
A weird, oddly subdued, utterly insincere State of the Union brought a smile to Cheney’s face. Watch Here »
 
Andy On The Recession | zzWatch
 
CDC Suppressed Toxic Trailer Warnings | toxic trailerWatch
 
 
 
OP–ED
 
Battleford VT– Indictment Petition
 
strong> According to  ABC News: Operations Northwoods Documents–  and government documents on Operation Northwoods, America’s top military leaders drafted plans to kill innocent people and commit acts of terrorism in US cities to trick the public into supporting a war against Cuba in the early 1960s. Approved in writing by the Pentagon Joint Chiefs, Operation Northwoods even proposed blowing up a US ship and hijacking planes as a false pretext for war
 
Last night he performed a duty required by the Constitution, addressing the State of the Union in remarks to Congress – as the Washington Post tells us "probably" for the last time (perhaps the Post knows something about his intentions it should be sharing with its readership)
 
Bush to ignore sections of the defense bill announcing his plan to override the Congress and ignore sections of the bill that prohibit the US from building permanent military bases in Iraq or controlling Iraqi oil resources, holds military contractors including Blackwater inc. accountable and protects contractor employee whistleblowers
 
 
 
 
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