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 The Central Role of the News Media on 9/11
 SeptemberClues.info
The News Media had a central role in pulling off the 9/11 psy-op. The operation involved airing on television a substitute, computer-generated version of reality. It has temporarily succeeded to sell to the world the preposterous tale of 19 young terrorists using hijacked airliners to attack the USA.
Obama Rejects Hillary Clinton Mexico-Colombia Comparison
 Frank James
A day after his secretary of state likened Mexico to Columbia in the bad old days of 20 years ago, a narco state struggling with an insurgency at the same time, President Barack Obama rejected the comparison.
Obama Losing Liberal Base and Youth Could Cost Democrats Big In November
 Sherwood Ross
President Obama is not only losing support among the general public but also of the liberals and college students who did so much to energize his presidential campaign.
Alyn Waage Facing the Music in Canada
 Tony Blais
An Edmonton fraudster jailed in the U.S. for masterminding a multi-million-dollar Internet investment scam is now back home to face the music for a local big-money fraud.
US Sex Offenders See Sanctuary in Caribbean Sun
 Mike Melia
Jeffrey Allen Weathers moved from Alaska to an oceanfront apartment in the Caribbean, but his new neighbors soon suspected the heavyset American hadn't come for the sun. The FBI now says they were right.
Farmers Almanacs Make Winter Weather Predictions
 Associated Press
Last winter there was record snowfall in the mid-Atlantic and unusually cold weather down South. So what's on tap this year? Find out what two dueling almanacs are predicting for the coming months.
US Border Patrol is Grappling with Misconduct Cases in Its Ranks
 PVNN
In the last 18 months, five Border Patrol agents have been accused or convicted of sex crimes or assaults. The latest case involved the alleged assault of a suspected drug smuggler.
New Polls Showcase Obama’s Freefall
 Stephen Collinson
New opinion polls Tuesday made painful reading for President Barack Obama’s Democrats, cementing conventional wisdom that they face a pounding by Republicans in November’s congressional elections.
El Salvador: 3rd Migrant Survived Mexico Massacre
 Diego Mendez
A third man survived last month's massacre of 72 migrants by suspected drug traffickers in Mexico and is now in the United States, Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes said this week.
United States Implements Mexican Addiction Prevention Program in Five Border States
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
Mexico Binational Drug Demand Reduction Policy Meeting held on September 3, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Gil Kerlikowske, announced that the US Government will begin to implement a program in five of the country's border states, adapted from the National Information Campaign for a New Life to attend and prevent addictions.
Investigative Reporter Says Obama and His Family Tied to CIA for Years
Sherwood Ross
President Obama - as well as his mother, father, step-father and grandmother - all were connected to the Central Intelligence Agency - possibly explaining why the President praises the “Agency” and declines to prosecute its officials for their crimes, an investigative reporter says.
Craigslist Shuts Down Adult Services Section
 Fox News
Craigslist has apparently closed the adult services section of its website, two weeks after 17 state attorneys general demanded it shut down the section.
$115M Lawsuit Launched Against G20 Police
 Sheena Goodyear
Two Torontonians are launching a $115-million class-action lawsuit against police on behalf of everyone detained during the G20 protests in July.
The Billfish Foundation Encouraging Recreational Anglers and Boaters to be Voices in Gulf Restoration Plan
 Pete Johnson
As the pending Gulf Restoration Plan is being produced The Billfish Foundation is encouraging recreational anglers and boaters, especially those in the Gulf states most affected by the April 20th oil disaster, to urge the US government to include the sportfishing segment in the plan.
El Salvador Moves Against Criminal Gangs
 Alex Renderos
As violence escalates, lawmakers pass a bill that would criminalize membership in gangs. Activists say the measure will not deter the gangs, and urge addressing root causes and rehabilitation.
Obama's Weekly Address: Honoring the American Worker
 The White House Blog
The President talks about his fight to make America work for the middle class and make sure hard work is rewarded - rather than greed and recklessness.
Davis Case Reignites US Death Penalty Debate
 Yana Kunichoff
A federal judge in Georgia upheld the murder conviction of death row inmate Troy Davis last week, following a special evidentiary hearing that was ordered by the US Supreme Court to determine whether he was innocent.
Massacre Survivor: Victims Refused Narco Work
 Associated Press
One of two known survivors of a drug gang's massacre in northern Mexico of 72 undocumented Central and South American migrants said in an interview broadcast Thursday that they were killed because they refused to work for the traffickers.
Fire Extinguished On Gulf Oil Platform
 NPR and Wires
A fire on an offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico has been extinguished, the owner of the rig said late Thursday.
Obama's "New Dawn" in Iraq
 The Real News Network
Phyllis Bennis: The President has adopted the Bush Iraq narrative.
Defense Contractor Money Fueling Push to Militarize the US-Mexico Border
 Mike Ludwig
Here's some uncomfortable news: several of the politicians who pushed to bring more Predator drones to the border have received campaign contributions from military contractors that make drone aircraft and parts.
Another Oil Rig Explodes Off La. Coast
 Alan Sayre
Another oil rig exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico west of the site of BP's massive spill. All 13 crew members were rescued.
Study: Number of Illegal Immigrants in US Drops to 11.1 Million, First Decline in 20 Years
 Hope Yen
The number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. has dropped for the first time in two decades — decreasing by 8 percent since 2007, a new study finds. The reasons range from the sour economy to Mexican violence and increased U.S. enforcement that has made it harder to sneak across the border.
Feds File New Arizona Immigration Lawsuit, This Time to Protect Workers
 Daniel B. Wood
The Justice Department alleges that an Arizona public college discriminated against immigrant job candidates. The case could pit states' rights against those of the federal government.
Legal Hookers and Hash Bars in Vegas?
 Kitty Bean Yancey
Not if a poll of residents truly reflects locals' sentiments Seventy-nine percent of respondents said no way to allowing Dutch-style marijuana and hashish bars to bring in more tourists. And 64% said nix on legalizing brothels in Clark County.
President Obama's Address on the End of the Combat Mission in Iraq
 The White House Blog
Having returned hours earlier from a conversation with troops at Fort Bliss, Texas – troops who had seen every phase of what has become one of America’s longest wars – the President spoke to the Nation for just the second time from the Oval Office to announce the end of America’s combat role in that war.
Entire US-Mexico Border to Be Guarded by Predator Drones
 Taylor Barnes
The entire 2,000-mile US-Mexico border will be monitored by drones starting Wednesday when a new Predator drone begins flying from Corpus Christi, Texas, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said.
Obama Set to Formally End Iraq War
 Julie Pace
As President Barack Obama prepares to officially end the lengthy and divisive U.S. combat operation in Iraq, he’ll personally thank some of the soldiers who fought there for their service to a mission he forcefully opposed from the start.
Cuba's Fidel Castro Gives New Details of Illness
 Paul Haven
Fidel Castro has given new details of just how sick he was when he was forced to give up power four years ago, saying in a rare interview that he was weak, dangerously thin and thought at times he could not go on.
Large Marijuana Farm Proposed for idyllic Colo. Countryside Angers Residents
 PVNN
The investor saw potential in the scrubby 67 acres tucked away amid multimillion dollar homes: He would turn the land into a vast pot farm and capitalize on the booming medical marijuana industry.
FEMA: US Evacuations May Be Required For Earl
 Associated Press
Federal officials say evacuations may be required in the U.S. if Hurricane Earl tracks too close to the East Coast. Officials will be closely monitoring the movement of the Category 4 storm to determine which parts of the coast will face the greatest impact.
More Calls for Craigslist to Get Rid of Adult Services Ads
 CNN
Attorneys general in 17 US states have banded together to call on Craigslist, the online classified ad website, to discontinue its adult services section.
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