FEMA for the Internet ???

FEMA for the Internet ??? Source: Business WeekFor all the fears of sophisticated digital intrusions preoccupying many computer security professionals, President Obamas leading candidates for cyber czar also are focusing on an all-too-human vulnerability: The nations inability to respond to a full-fledged Internet-borne crisis for lack of a central cyber commander.Former White House cybersecurity [...]

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Americas Most Mysterious Places

From UFO hotspots on the West Coast to mystifying castles in Florida, weird and wonderful places await.By Adrien GloverRacetrack PlayaDeath Valley National Park, Calif.The Mystery: People have long scratched their heads over the Sailing Stones, which mysteriously move across the sandy playas surface on their own, leaving visible tracks in their wake.Fact: Given that these [...]

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Does Planet X Exist? Is Nibiru Inhabited and Inbound?

Robert Sepehr’s effort to inform and make public information that has been witheld or forgotten by the masses for millennia.

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Newest Gaza fight: Who controls reconstruction aid?

Newest Gaza fight: Who controls reconstruction aid?
Israel and the US don't want rebuilding homes to become rebuilding Hamas.
By Joshua Mitnick | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor

from the January 23, 2009 edition

Tel Aviv - As the tentat...

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Bernanke calls for banking clean-up

Ben Bernanke called for fresh efforts to clean up the US banking system on Tuesday, warning that fiscal stimulus measures alone would not be enough to overcome the economic crisis.Speaking in London, the Federal Reserve chairman said he would like the Obama administration to combine capital injections with a plan to cut troubled assets from [...]

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World markets slide on economic woes

Europe joined Asia and Wall Street in a global selloff on the heels of the latest discouraging economic news.Bookmark and Share More »Powered by Bookmarkify™

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Iran says uncovers U.S.-backed coup plot

Iran has arrested four Iranians accused of involvement in a U.S.-financed plot aimed at toppling its Islamic system of government, the judiciary said on Tuesday.The announcement came a week before the inauguration of Barack Obama as U.S. president. In a shift from George W. Bush’s approach, he has pledged to increase diplomatic efforts to engage [...]Related posts:

1. Iran dumps U.S. dollars in oil transactions
2. The March 20, 2008 US Declaration of War on Iran
3. U.S. Strike on Iran Nearing

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Obama Orders Close Of Gitmo

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Geithner Did Not Pay Taxes

NBC's Kelly O'Donnell reports:

Tim Geithner, Treasury Secretary nominee, is here with Obama transition officials to discuss a legal issue involving a personal household employee. The specifics have not been disclosed. We are checking on a report that Geithner may have an issue concerning a household worker and the withholding of social security taxes.

Geithner's confirmation hearing before this committee is scheduled for Thursday Jan 15.

That kind of issue unraveled past nominations like Zoe Baird (Clinton) and in a related way Kimba Wood (Clinton). The "emergency" meeting began at 2:30.

*** UPDATE *** From NBC's Chuck Todd and Domenico Montanaro 
Sources close to the transition say Geithner did not pay some taxes when he worked for the International Monetary Fund. The error was discovered in November 2008, and the taxes have since been repaid.

With regard to the housekeeper, transition officials say Geithner verified legal status when she was hired, but that her papers expired while still employed.

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Washingtons criminal role in the Sri Lankan states anti-Tamil war by Keith Jones

Last Wednesday, the US embassy in Colombo issued a statement that welcomed the Sri Lankan state’s recent victories in the war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and urged Sri Lanka’s government and military to press forward with the annihilation of the LTTE. The key passage in the statement read: “The United States [...]

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Sunday: 1 US Soldier, 9 Iraqis Killed; 11 Iraqis Wounded

Excerpt: Updated at 8:59 p.m. EST, Jan. 11, 2009At least nine Iraqis were killed and 11 more were wounded in the latest attacks. Also, a U.S. soldier was killed during a roadside bombing late yesterday in Baghdad. There seems to be some difficulty in getting news reports out of Iraq this weekend, as some of the incidents that took place yesterday were not reported until today. Meanwhile, Iraq backed off forcing journalists to sign a code of conduct that could impair fair coverage of upcoming elections. Also, parliament is in disarray over the selection of a new speaker.

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H.R. 362, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for temporary improvements to the Medicare inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and to provide for the use of the non-wage adjusted PPS rate under the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program, and for other purposes

H.R. 362 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for temporary improvements to the Medicare inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and to provide for the use of the non-wage adjusted PPS rate under the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program….Vote on This Bill: For | Against

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States with worst jobless rates share root causes

Unemployment hot spots all over the map, but worst states share housing, manufacturing pain Unlike the last recession, today’s unemployment hot spots are all over the map.The five states with the highest unemployment rates — Michigan, Rhode Island, South Carolina, California and Oregon — all have something in common, though: a heightened exposure to the [...]

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Watch: Obama's Press Conference

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Court upholds decision to keep Columbine depositions sealed

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Court upholds decision to keep Columbine depositions sealed
By Felisa Cardona
The Denver Post
Posted: 12/15/2008 04:53:22 PM MST
Updated: 12/15/2008 07:09:56 PM MST

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in ...

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