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Mostly new music from a variety of artists we respect. Special thank you to everyone that sent in material. Please go out and support your favorite artists and they will support you. Participation is critical. Thank goodness for contemporary rap. Shout out to Dextah. Audiocast Vol. 36 Vordul - Stay Concious 40 Winks - Rap About That Tape [...]
Toronto, March 9 (IANS) Canada's youngest legislator Manmeet Bhullar, who was elected to the Alberta state assembly this week, says he will work to deepen ties between India and Canada. The 27-year-old Calgary-born Bhullar, who is also the first turbaned Sikh to become a lawmaker in Canada, told IANS in an interview that he 'would definitely [...]
We’ve been following the FISA fight in Congress (here, here, and here, to name a few), with the biggest sticking point being that Bush wants to give the telecom companies immunity from breaking the law, just like his administration feels like it can break the law. (Or is above the law.) Now I’m not a [...]
Source: Human Rights Watch (New York, March 7, 2008) The United States should immediately adopt UN recommendations to alleviate the widespread racial bias it found in the criminal justice system, Human Rights Watch said today ...
Good for the Union! “Among the thousands of drivers who have been issued $40 fines after being nabbed by Montgomery County's new speed cameras are scores of county police officers. The difference is, many of the officers are refusing to pay. “The officers are following the advice of their union, which says the citations are issued not to the driver but to the vehicle's owner -- in this case, the county.”...
This is called an impeachable offense , another one - one of many ignored by Congress: "President Bush quietly has claimed sweeping new powers to open Americans' mail without a judge's warrant. Bush asserted the new authority Dec. 20 after signing legislationthat overhauls some postal regulations. He then issued a "signingstatement" that declared his right to open mail under emergencyconditions, contrary...
Dateline Indiana: The police chief in the violence-plagued city of Gary assaulted two people he suspected of burglarizing his home and had them and two others wrongfully locked up for three days, prosecutors said Thursday. Police Chief Thomas Houston and two top aides surrendered to U.S. marshals on Thursday, the day after they were indicted on federal civil rights charges. Houston faces six counts...
Everyone in Aurora must follow the law... except the city's so-called corporation counsel Alayne Weingartz, who has no regard for the law Aurora's so-called corporation counsel is no stranger to violating the law, ethics, professional conduct or common sense, but on Friday morning at exactly 7:23am, Alayne Weingartz demonstrated again she considers herself above the law when she recklessly interfered...
