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Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks, The Daily Take: Similar to separating religion and state, a division between corporation and state will benefit both by, in the words of James Madison, serving to preserve each in its purest form.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12774-a-wall-between-corporation-and-state



Generals' Corrupt Weapons Procurement

Dina Rasor, Truthout: Ill-conceived weapons continue to suck taxpayer dollars, the majority of the discretionary portion of the federal budget, in fact. And the manufacturers responsible get to profit even more when generals eyeing a post-retirement position in defense contracting let them fix their own mistakes.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/12752-forget-petraeus-the-real-scandal-is-generals-corrupt-weapons-procurement



Agenda 21: The Latest Sleight of Hand Trick by Corporate Elite

Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks, The Daily Take: When the Corporate Elite tells us we need to be afraid of something, they almost always expect to make some money off our fear. The latest right-wing conspiracy theory goes by the name of Agenda 21, which just so happens to be the title of Glenn Beck s new dystopic novel.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12906-agenda-21-the-latest-sleight-of-hand-trick-by-corporate-elite



Sucking Up to the Military Brass

William J. Astore, TomDispatch: What is the relationship between generals who run amuck, politicians who could care less, an ''embedded'' media and us?

http://truth-out.org/news/item/13045-sucking-up-to-the-military-brass-generals-who-run-amuck-politicians-who-could-care-less-an-embedded-media-and-us

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Forget Petraeus, Here s a Real Scandal Involving Generals: The Revolving Door from the Pentagon to the Private Sector

By Melanie Sloan and Robert Greenwald

Between 2009 and 2011 70% of top generals and admirals went to work for contractors, consultants.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33101.htm



Fiscal Trouble Ahead for Most Future Retirees

By Michael A. Fletcher

For the first time since the New Deal, a majority of Americans are headed toward a retirement in which they will be financially worse off than their parents.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33983.htm

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Strategic Maneuvers: The Revolving Door from the Pentagon to the Private Sector
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2012/11/20

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The Revolving Door from the Pentagon to the Private Sector
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/21132.html

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Religion and Politics: The Case for Their Divorce
http://lewrockwell.com/orig10/casey-g3.1.1.html



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