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TOP 10 News Headlines
WORLD NEWS 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
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
MORE Business News MARKETS
ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE/TECH
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.
from Eric G
More Tech/Environment/Science news HEALTH
Hand Gels Alone
May Not Curb Infections
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) MORE Health News… NATURE
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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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