Show 7Jan11

"Anchor Babies" WTF
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/activists-decry-second-class-citizen/

From Amy Goodman:
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Bill Introduced to Rewrite 14th Amendment

Another new bill introduced in the House would essentially rewrite the 14th Amendment. Republican Steve King of Iowa is proposing to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to end automatic citizenship for anyone born in the country. If passed, the law would bar children born to undocumented immigrants from being granted citizenship."

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/1/7/headlines#4

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Stop Bee-killing pesticides:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_the_bees_usa/?copy

No Privacy:
"Pandora is showing me some of your profile pictures and telling me what artists you like. Am I the only one creeped out by this??"

[also, "anonymous" googling on one computer shows FB friends, even though the only FB open on network is on another computer]

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Home Foreclosures:
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – In a decision that may slow foreclosures nationwide, Massachusetts' highest court voided the seizure of two homes by Wells Fargo & Co and US Bancorp after the banks failed to show they held the mortgages at the time they foreclosed.

Bank shares fell, weighing on broader stock indexes, on fears the decision could threaten lenders' ability to work through hundreds of thousands of pending foreclosures."

from

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110107/bs_nm/us_usa_foreclosures_ruling

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MetroPCS has announced it will be offering three different pay-as-you-go mobile data plans that will make different parts of the web available depending on how much the customer pays.

The lowest plan, starting at $40 per month, offers unlimited talk, texting, web browsing, and access to YouTube, but blocks other streaming video sites, like Vimeo. The use of internet phone calling apps like Skype and the internet radio Pandora are also expected to be blocked."

... from

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/mobile-carriers-data-plans-violates-net-neutrality-group-claims/

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Global Warming

Amy Goodman

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House GOP Kill Global Warming Committee

House Republicans have killed the House Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming. Meanwhile, Republicans have introduced at least three different bills aimed at blocking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from regulating carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act."

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/1/7/headlines#2

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Health Insurance Hikes (Amy Goodman):

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California Health Insurance Company Hikes Rates 59%

The health insurance company Blue Shield of California is coming under criticism after it announced plans to raise premiums by as much as 59 percent on nearly 200,000 Californians who buy health coverage on their own. If Blue Shield moves forward with the rate hike, it would be the third increase for the company’s customers since last fall."

from:

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/1/7/headlines#14

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Ayn Rand Quote:

"There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist

: the fashionable non-conformist"
[Mention Omali's reference on city hall steps of "trendy liberals"]
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Roberts rules of Order:
http://www.robertsrules.org/
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HAARP
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Frequency_Active_Auroral_Research_Program

http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/42338/arkansas-birds-dead-killed-by-haarps-death-ray/

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http://www.AmericanWisdom.org