US Military: Gays not welcome; White supremacists 'OK'?
rawstory.com — Recently, an Army National Guardsman and Arabic translator who openly challenged the military's 'DADT' policy, was recommended for discharge by a military administrative board because he has publicly said that he is gay. Yet a watchdog group claims dozens of US military personnel have been spotted on a white supremacist social networking website. More…
Peggy Noonan Goes Off On Sarah Palin In Column: "Horrifying"
huffingtonpost.com — One of the most refreshingly honest moments of the 2008 campaign came when Peggy Noonan, a columnist and former Republican speechwriter, was caught on a live mike calling the choice of Sarah Palin to run on the Republican ticket "political *****." She smoothed over her harsh remarks in a subsequent column, saying she liked Palin even if she wasn More…
Cheney Is Linked to Concealment of C.I.A. Project
nytimes.com — The C.I.A. was said to have withheld information about a secret counterterrorism program from Congress for eight years on orders from the former Vice President Dick Cheney, the agency’s director, Leon E. Panetta, has told the Senate and House intelligence committees, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said Saturday. More…
Twitter Suspends Accounts of Users With Infected Computers
pcworld.com — Twitter is suspending the accounts of some users whose computers have fallen victim to a well-known piece of malicious software that targeted other sites such as Facebook MySpace. The malware, Koobface, is designed to spread itself by checking to see if person is logged into a social network. It will then post fraudulent messages on Twitter acct. More…
Hemingway revealed as failed KGB spy
guardian.co.uk — Up till now, this has been a notably cheerful year for admirers of Ernest Hemingway – a surprisingly diverse set of people who range from Michael Palin to Elmore Leonard. Almost every month has brought good news: a planned Hemingway biopic; a new, improved version of his memoir, A Moveable Feast; the opening of a digital archive of papers... More…
US Congressional group asks White House for Fed probe
reuters.com — WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - In the latest political swing at the Federal Reserve, 14 Republican and 3 Democratic members of the House of Representatives on Friday asked the White House to investigate the U.S. central bank before granting it... More…

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