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Low Pay and Broken Promises Greet Guest Workers

February 28, 2007

To a rice farmer from Thailand making $500 a year, the recruiter’s pitch was hard to resist — three years of farm work in North Carolina that would pay more than 30 times as much as he earned at home.

Torture By Worms - Redefining Human Rights?

February 18, 2007

Presidents are supposed to be strong, and on his latest visit to Africa Jimmy Carter proved himself strong enough to weep.

The first stop of Mr. Carter's four-nation African trip was Ghana, where he visited his projects to wipe out the Guinea worm, a horrendous two-foot-long parasite that lives inside the body and finally pops out, causing excruciating pain.

Mr. Carter was shaken by the victims he met, including a 57-year-old woman with a Guinea worm coming out of her nipple.

US mother used children in scam

A US woman has pleaded guilty to fraud charges after coaching her children to feign learning difficulties in order to obtain state benefits.

The federal court heard that Rosie Costello, 46, of Vancouver, Washington state, collected more than $280,000 (£143,000) in benefits over 20 years.

She began the coaching when her daughter was four and her son eight.

Her son has also pleaded guilty. Both will be sentenced in May. Prosecutors are still looking for her daughter.

Dow Average Falls 416 Points After China Sell-Off

February 28, 2007

Dow Average Falls 416 Points After China Sell-Off

Stocks in the United States plummeted today after a surprising plunge in the Shanghai market provoked worries worldwide about the global economy and the valuation of share prices.

18-yr old kid is scaring the pants off Wells Fargo

Cyrus Rafizadeh, the 18-year-old founder of Predatorix.com, is spearheading a lawsuit against Wells Fargo's mortgage divisions, attacking their unethical and illegal practices. His website documents all of this, and Wells Fargo is scared. He's currently being followed by their private investigators. 

http://www.predatorix.com/

THE LOW POST: Medicare vs. Britney

THE LOW POST: Medicare vs. Britney

Why a brainless Mouseketeer gets more ink than the federal budget

MATT TAIBBI

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"Now, after she shaved her head in a bizarre episode that culminates a months-long saga of controversial behavior, it's the question being asked by her fans, her foes and the general public: What was she thinking?"

America: From freedom to Fascism

America: Freedom To Fascism

Online Movie Documetary about the Federal Reserve, IMF, and beyond.

A great movie summarizing America's victimization by deceptive greed.

Just in case you thought they wouldnt do it...

The Military Commissions Act of 2006

Check out this article my friend wrote...This was passed last year. 

Anyone see the Superbowl?...

Did anyone notice durring the Superbowl they were booing the guy Mohammed. Im alittle out of toch with sports but it seemed to me to be purely racist. It was astounding.

Incredible music Video, please watch...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADQPTTTrN0o&watch_response

also watch this v 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jIy4FUloxU

 

Its a rising storm, ironically enough NOW is the most important time in all of History.