By John Byrne | Rawstory.com | Aug. 30, 2008
As the nation focuses on Sen. John McCain's choice of running mate, President Bush has quietly moved to expand the reach of presidential power by ensuring that America remains in a state of permanent war.

By Suzanne Gamboa | AP | Aug. 30, 2008
There's no room at the Xcel Energy Center for maverick Ron Paul, so his acolytes have packed their cars, hitched rides on "Ronvoys" and will pitch tents at Ronstock '08 in Minneapolis in defiance of next week's GOP convention in St. Paul, Minn.

By Yassin Musharbash | www.spiegel.de | Aug. 28, 2008
For years, al-Qaida and other terror groups have set up shop in the Internet. Those who track them have covertly followed. The companies SITE and IntelCenter have penetrated even deeper into the terror Web than most intelligence agencies.

By Prof. Joe Cummins | ISIS | Aug. 26, 2008
The US Department of Agriculture’s give-away insurance rates for GM crops risk bankrupting the public coffers.

InformationClearingHouse.info | Aug. 28, 2008
Charles Keating owned a savings and loan in California. He was illegally using the money of his bank’s customers to give loans to himself and friends that they didn’t have to repay, and to speculate on risky real estate investments, which was strictly forbidden by U.S. law (the latter was one cause of the Great Depression).

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DNC- Iraq War Veterans March & Speak Truth About the War as Cops at the DNC surround and threaten to gas and shoot them.

By Justin Raimondo | AntiWar.com | Aug. 29, 2008
The office of the Vice President has surely undergone a transformation in recent years: from Dan Quayle to Dick Cheney is a long way to travel. The role of the VP, with Cheney acting as the eminence grise of the Bush regime – and, some would say, the real President – has been amplified to the nth degree, and it looks like the administration of Barack Obama is going to continue this ominous tradition.

By Martin Crutsinger | The Associated Press | Aug. 29, 2008
Personal incomes plunged in July while consumer spending slowed significantly as the impact of billions of dollars in government rebate checks began to wane.

By Michael Hawthorne | Chicago Tribune | Aug. 30, 2008
Midwesterners are better off, but the more money you make could mean higher levels of the toxic metal. The nation's first region-by-region analysis of mercury in women's blood shows vast differences based on where they live, with the highest levels found in the Northeast.

By Dana Hedgpeth | Washington Post | Aug. 28, 2008
A Washington law firm filed a lawsuit yesterday against KBR, one of the largest U.S. contractors in Iraq, alleging that the company and its Jordanian subcontractor engaged in the human trafficking of Nepali workers.

The Associated Press | Aug. 28, 2008
Comcast Corp., the nation's second-largest Internet service provider, Thursday said it would set an official limit on the amount of data subscribers can download and upload each month.

Press.tv | Aug. 28, 2008
Congressman Ron Paul says there is 'no difference' between US presidential candidates, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain.

By Allison Bruce & Dan Kelley | Rocky Mountain News | Aug. 26, 2008
It's video vs. video when cops and demonstrators clash on the streets of Denver. It seems everybody has a camera recording just about everything that happens at protests during the Democratic National Convention. Assisted by inexpensive technology, there are groups dedicated to watching the protesters and groups dedicated to keeping an eye on the police this week. Some are keeping an eye on both, including We Are Change.

By Kurt Nimo | infowars.com | Aug. 29, 2008
It is interesting to witness the response to Alex Jones’ confrontation with Michelle Malkin at the DNC in Denver on August 25. If the comments posted on Infowars are any indication, a large number of people disagree with Alex’s method of confrontation, even find it repulsive. “That was a bit harsh and immature, to say the least. Alex makes himself and the movement against the New World Order look bad by behaving in such a radical manner,” writes one. “Did Kurt Nimmo actually write that she should be arrested? For having an opinion?” adds another.

Democracy Now | Aug. 25, 2008
AMY GOODMAN: We go now from the streets to the suites. There are more than 1,200 parties over this five days of the Denver Democratic National Convention. One of the first was the AT&T Blue Dog fundraiser thrown at Mile High Station. It’s one of the closest venues to Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium, where Barack Obama will accept the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night. While the delegates were coming in and out of the party, it wasn’t quite so easy for the press.