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• NIST Creates Perpetual Motion ... But Only for 10 Seconds

  Wed Dec 12, 2007
  • Usually barred by the laws of thermodynamics, perpetual motion is possible at the macroscopic level when friction is completely eliminated

• John Edwards' Closing Argument -- And Why The Media Doesn't Get It

  Wed Dec 19, 2007
  • as the powers-that-be marginalize kucinich, edwards' role as david to the corporate goliath is becoming more and more important. i think he realizes that. its just gonna take a lot more gusto to break that message through corporate media and onto the ears of so many of us eager for change.

• Ron Paul distortions and smears

  Tue Nov 13, 2007
  • paul sticks to his guns about his political philosophy, and i think there's enough people out there in the "liberal" community who see this as an opportunity to have this socialism vs libertarianism debate. i'd like to see bernie sanders and paul have a discussion sometime...

• UN Says Private Security Firms are Mercenaries

  Wed Nov 7, 2007
  • The five-member U.N. panel, set up two years ago, carried out investigations in countries including Chile, Fiji and Peru, where many contracted guards in Iraq and Afghanistan come from. sorry mr prince, but foreign fighters used in a military capacity are mercenaries.

• Stop Lying to Yourself. You Love Dennis Kucinich

  Mon Nov 5, 2007
  • this article is awesome...check it:

• Leaked Rumsfeld memos: "Link Iraq to Iran" and "keep elevating the threat"

  Thu Nov 1, 2007
  • some diabolical talking points to say the least

• (Semi-verified) Iraq: Unemployment Down from 50% to 20%, Inflation Down from 60% to 16%

  Wed Oct 31, 2007
  • in all honesty, most of C-SPAN is pretty boring, so i don't mind when stuff gets left out

• (Semi-verified) Iraq: Unemployment Down from 50% to 20%, Inflation Down from 60% to 16%

  Wed Oct 31, 2007
  • although ThinkProgress has an obvious bias, the source of information comes from a C-SPAN video of a House Appropriations Committee hearing, which is as direct as a source can get. like i said, news.google.com is a great tool, especially for discussions such as these on newsvine!

• Former Attn Generals Want Telcoms to Have Immunity

  Thu Nov 1, 2007
  • what bravery to stand up for the little guy (made up of multinational corporations)! what do you think? full of @!$%#? also, how does former CEO of Qwest, Joseph Nacchio, claim that customer records were requested before 9/11/01 play into this?

• (Semi-verified) Iraq: Unemployment Down from 50% to 20%, Inflation Down from 60% to 16%

  Wed Oct 31, 2007
  • sources? sure! a hearing was held at a House Appropriations Committee and ThinkProgress has an article/video "GAO: Reduction In Violence Due To ?Ethnically Cleansed Neighborhoods? In Iraq"