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Staff, Moyers & Company: If there's only a relatively small group of lawmakers that thinks defunding the health care law is a dandy idea, why has every budget resolution with such a provision won more than 200 Republican votes in the House of Representatives during the showdown? Why is this supposedly silent majority of Republicans so docile? Why doesn't it push back?

http://truth-out.org/news/item/19426-the-ten-hardline-conservatives-pulling-the-strings-of-the-gop-shutdown



The Anarchy of the Tea Party

Paul R. Pillar, Consortium News: The tactics being used in the House of Representatives represent a radical offshoot of a much more broadly evident American frame of mind that views what government does as inherently inferior to what is done outside government. Most of the other manifestations of that frame of mind are not at all anarchist.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/19429-the-anarchy-of-the-tea-party



Here Lies the Tea Party, 2009 - 2013

The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program Since the start of the government shutdown, the GOP has suffered from its lowest approval ratings in history. With Tea Party members at the helm of this hostile takeover, could this mean the end of their political reign?

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/19465-here-lies-the-tea-party-2009-2013

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The Tea Party and the Suppression of the Left
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2013/10/16-0

Health Care Hypocrisy
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/10/16-3

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The Neocons Are Freaking Out
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/10/justin-raimondo/the-neocons-are-freaking-out/

Neocons Fear Political Disengagement
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/10/chris-rossini/neocons-fear-political-disengagement/



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Die EU-Finanzminister suchen nach einer Lösung, wer Zombie-Banken abwickeln soll, der Rettungsfonds (ESM) soll als Sicherheitsnetz fungieren.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/40/40097/1.html



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Rechtswissenschaftler diskutieren, ob der 14. Verfassungszusatz dem Präsidenten eine Umgehung des Kongresses erlaubt.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/155144



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http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/10/mac-slavo/government-to-cut-off-food-stamp-users%E2%80%A8/

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Food Stamp Corporate Welfare

By Margaret Kimberley

"Xerox, JPMorgan Chase and eFunds Corporation have all successfully turned poverty into a profit center."

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36595.htm



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http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/10/15-5



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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/10/15-2

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Government Loves Its Death Penalty
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/11/marc-hyden/government-loves-its-death-penalty/

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Executed Ohio Man Took 15-minutes To Die

By AP

It was one of the longest executions since Ohio resumed capital punishment in 1999. McGuire s stomach rose and fell several times as he repeatedly opened and shut his mouth.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37387.htm



Doctor angry Ohio executed inmate despite 'horror' warning

Ohio execution Anaesthesiologist David Waisel warned Ohio court Dennis McGuire would experience 'agony and horror' during execution.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/20/doctor-angry-ohio-executed-inmate-using-untried-untested-procedure-dennis-mcguire



The horror in Ohio s death chamber

News of McGuire s execution-and details of the gruesome manner in which authorities carried out his death sentence-have evoked disgust and revulsion in the US and internationally.

http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/01/22/pers-j22.html


From Information Clearing House

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Lawyer says state s killing of client was botched

Buffalo News

01/16/14

A condemned man appeared to gasp several times and took an unusually long time to die, more than 20 minutes, in an execution carried out Thursday with a combination of drugs never before tried in the U.S. Dennis McGuire s attorney Allen Bohnert called the convicted killer s death 'a failed, agonizing experiment' and added: 'The people of the state of Ohio should be appalled at what was done here today in their names.' McGuire s lawyers had attempted last week to block his execution, arguing that the untried method could lead to a medical phenomenon known as 'air hunger' and cause him to suffer 'agony and terror' while struggling to catch his breath.

http://www.buffalonews.com/article/20140116/AP/301169505/1057


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/10/15-1

NSA Collecting Hundreds of Millions of Email Contact Lists
https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/10/15

In Big Win for Defense Industry, Obama Rolls Back Limits on Arms Exports
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/10/15-0

NSA Spied on French Businesses, Political Networks
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/10/21

When Will the Government Officially Correct the False Claims It Made to the Supreme Court About NSA Surveillance?
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/10/22-9

NSA Listened to Phone Calls of 35 World Leaders, Says New Leak
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/10/24-7

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The NSA Congressional bribery program
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/the-surveillance-state/the-nsa-congressional-bribery-program.html

No control over how system is used
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/the-surveillance-state/nsa-spying-on-girlfriends-spouses-and-others.html

NSA stealing e-mail contact lists too
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/the-surveillance-state/nsa-stealing-e-mail-contact-lists-too.html

The Ultimate Surveillance Program
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/the-surveillance-state/the-ultimate-surveillance-program-.html

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France, Mexico Seek Answers on 'Shocking' US Spy Claims

By AFP

The spy agency taped 70.3 million phone calls in France over a 30-day period between December 10 and January 8 this year, Le Monde reported in its online version, citing documents from Snowden.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36600.htm



NSA spied on 124.8 billion phone calls in just one month: watchdog

While the majority of calls reportedly originated in the Middle East, an estimated 3 billion of the calls originated in the U.S.

http://news.yahoo.com/nsa-spied-on-124-8-billion-phone-calls-in-just-one-month--watchdog-group-claims-213633988.html



US and UK spied on Italian government

Information released by Edward Snowden says intelligence services also monitored private companies.

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/10/24/magazine-us-and-ukspiedonitaliangovernment.html



European Parliament votes to suspend its SWIFT data exchange agreement with the US

They have called for US access to the SWIFT database to be halted following concerns that the US is spying on the EU, and not simply trying to combat terrorism.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqYHGmsdBuo&feature=youtu.be



Who Buys the Spies? The Hidden Corporate Cash Behind America s Out-of-Control National Surveillance State

Democratic leaders are full-fledged players in the national surveillance state, right along with Republicans.

http://www.alternet.org/economy/surveillance-state-and-democrats


From Information Clearing House

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Documents hint Israelis behind attempt to eavesdrop on France
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/10/justin-raimondo/israel-and-the-nsa/



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