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New Rule Would Allow Government to Say Existing Records Don’t Exist
The Obama administration wants to make it more difficult for the public to determine if secret documents exist by allowing agencies to lie about them.
Under a new rule crafted by the Department of Justice, the Freedom of Information Act would ... read more
Bank of America Dumps Trillions of Dollars of Risk onto Taxpayers
In an ominous sign for the economy, Bank of America, in an attempt to protect itself from its toxic assets, recently moved $75 trillion (with a “t”) in derivatives from its non-federally-protected Merrill Lynch securities unit to a subsidiary i... read more
147 Companies Control 40% of World’s Wealth
Protestors around the world who have been saying that 1% of the population controls far too much power will be gratified to learn that social scientists in Switzerland have compiled data that supports this contention.
A group of complex system... read more
Public Interested in Economy and Wall Street Protests; Media Covers Election and Alleged Iranian Plot
What Americans wanted to learn about and what they got from the media weren’t in sync during the middle of October, according to the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
The think tank’s News Interest Index for October 13-16 found t... read more
U.S. Fired More Drone Strikes in Libya than in Pakistan
For a conflict that’s involved more unmanned aerial attacks by the United States than the American onslaught in Pakistan this year, the “war” in Libya sure seems to be just that, regardless of what the White House has said.
Since the U.S. got ... read more
GAO Report Highlights Federal Reserve Conflicts of Interest
Now that congressional auditors have gained access for the first time to the financial records of the Federal Reserve, their assessment has turned up serious conflicts of interest for the board members overseeing the branches of the national bank.... read more
Gaddafi Killed: Examples of His Bizarre Behavior
Muammar al-Gaddafi, the dictator of Libya for the last 42 years, has been killed by rebels in the city of Sirte. Conflicting versions claim that he was either wounded or killed. Gaddafi seized power in the North African nation of Libya in 1969 whe... read more
Defense Dept. Sued over Theft of Private Info about almost 5 Million Soldiers
Following the theft of personal information for nearly five million former and current soldiers, the Department of Defense is now being sued by four individuals affected by the incident.
The stolen data was contained on computer tapes belongin... read more
Generals Clash over Cause of Fatal Osprey Crash in Afghanistan
Two U.S. generals have publicly disagreed over the cause of a fatal aircraft accident in Afghanistan that killed four people.
Regarding the crash of a CV-22 Osprey on April 9, 2010, Brigadier General Donald Harvel, president of the accident in... read more
New York Times Sues Justice Dept. over Secret Patriot Act Memo
The New York Times is suing the U.S. Department of Justice to find out what the Obama administration has been keeping secret regarding the Patriot Act.
After filing Freedom of Information Act requests and getting nowhere, the newspaper decided... read more
Obama Sends Combat Troops to Uganda
President Barack Obama has decided to do something about a cult-like rebel group in Central Africa that has terrorized millions with its atrocities.
Heading to Uganda are 100 U.S. military advisers instructed to help local forces there, as wel... read more
Budget Problems and Mistrust of Government Lead More Than 200 Districts to Stop Adding Fluoride to Water
Local governments have been giving up for the past several years on putting fluoride in drinking water, due to budget issues and suspicions of the longstanding practice.
Over the last four years, about 200 communities have stopped fluoridating... read more
South Still Trailing in Health and Poverty 145 Years after Civil War
While the South has made considerable progress in numerous areas, many of its states continue to lag behind the rest of the United States.
A new report from the Center for a Better South demonstrates how the 11-state region still has challenge... read more
One Israeli Soldier Equals More Than 1,000 Hamas Fighters
The first prisoner exchange between Israelis and Palestinians in more than 25 years was overshadowed by the disproportionate ratio of the deal.
For one Israeli soldier, Sgt. Gilad Shalit, Israel agreed to let go more than 1,000 Hamas fighters.... read more
Trials Become Less Common and Acquittals Even More Rare
Decades of adopting tougher sentencing laws in the U.S., including mandatory minimum sentences, have had the effect of magnifying the power of local prosecutors, who have intimidated defendants into accepting deals and avoiding trials altogether... read more
How to Obtain Copies of Your Military Records (Or Those of Your Family)
AllGov has received numerous requests for practical information about how to obtain military records. The good news is that obtaining a copy of someone’s U.S. military record is now a request away from the National Archives, for veterans or thei... read more