Cuts To Vets’ Pensions: ‘This Is What Happens When A Deal Is Cut In Secret’
Cuts To Vets’ Pensions: ‘This Is What Happens When A Deal Is Cut In Secret’
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NSA’s goal is elimination of individual privacy worldwide – Greenwald to EU
NSA’s goal is elimination of individual privacy worldwide – Greenwald to EU The NSA’s ultimate goal is to destroy individual privacy worldwide, working with its UK sidekick GCHQ, journalist Glenn Greenwald warned an EU...
Senate Dems Block Fix That Would Reverse Cuts To Military Pensions, Disabled Vets
Senate Dems Block Fix That Would Reverse Cuts To Military Pensions, Disabled Vets
Merkel compared NSA to Stasi in heated encounter with Obama
In an angry exchange with Barack Obama, Angela Merkel has compared the snooping practices of the US with those of the Stasi, the ubiquitous and all-powerful secret police of the communist dictatorship in EastGermany, where she grew...
Senate Democrats: “Cut military pensions instead of cutting welfare for illegal immigrants”
A final effort by Senate Republicans to halt cuts to pensions of military retirees failed late Tuesday, after Democrats blocked an amendment to the controversial budget bill. The two-year budget agreement, which cleared a...
Pa. town latest to force drivers over and ask for cheek swabs for federal study
Drivers in a southeastern Pennsylvania town were forced off a local street and into a parking lot, so a federal contractor – aided by local police –could quiz them about their road habits and...
Fed’s $4 Trillion in Assets Draws Lawmakers’ Scrutiny
The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet is poised to exceed $4 trillion, prompting warnings its record easing is inflating asset-price bubbles and drawing renewed lawmaker scrutiny just as Janet Yellen prepares to take charge. The Fed’s assets...
Obamacare Forcing More Medicaid Recipients to Pay Back Costs After Death
State Medicaid laws, conflicting with federal Obamacare law, have created an odd scenario in which the estates of recipients of Medicaid can be tapped to repay medical expenses after their deaths. According to the Seattle...
Polygamy Advocates Hail Judge’s Ruling in Utah
Associated Press Advocacy groups for polygamy and individual liberties on Saturday hailed a federal judge’s ruling that key parts of Utah’s polygamy laws are unconstitutional, saying it will remove the threat of arrest for...
Chinese Naval Vessel Tries to Force U.S. Warship to Stop in International Waters
Chinese Naval Vessel Tries to Force U.S. Warship to Stop in International Waters A Chinese naval vessel tried to force a U.S. guided missile warship to stop in international waters recently, causing a tense...
