obama signs ndaa aclu disgusted
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president obama signed the national defense authorization act into law despite 039serious reservations039 the young turks host cenk uygur breaks it down including obama039s signing statements and finally thoughts from the acluhttp:wwwhuffingtonpostcom20111231obama-defense-bill_n_1177836htmlref=mostpopularsubscribe to the young turks: http:bitlyewuu5ifind out how to watch the young turks on current by clicking here: http:wwwcurrentcomgettyt the largest online new show in the worldgoogle: http:wwwgplustotheyoungturksfacebook: http:wwwfacebookcomtytnationtwitter: http:twittercomtheyoungturks

horrific red-light running collision in roselle parknj
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a video of a spectacular crash was today released in an attempt to persuade drivers that cameras that fine drivers for running lights are justifiedthe cctv footage shows a driver speeding through a red light in roselle park new jersey clipping a car side before hitting a central reservation and being spun through 360 degrees and being flipped upside down the driver survived and was charged with duimany drivers are angry at the installation of cameras that fine citizens for skipping red lights they say the cameras have netted tens of thousands of dollars for the local police from private citizens one woman was fined 140 for going through a light 15 of a second too latebut roselle park police chief paul morrison says the cameras have been an 039absolute success039 in reducing accidentsthe video of the crash on 29 june was released by safety organisation american traffic solutions which says accidents in roselle park reduced by 47 per cent since the introduction of the cameraschief morrison told abc news: 039it039s unfortunate that the public views it as nothing more than an revenue instrument the reason i had it put in place is because of serious crashes at the intersection039039it039s an absolute success motorists who actually receive a summons are made aware and very conscious of the fact that that intersection is monitored 247 and if you go through the red light you will receive a summons motorists are much more cautious039

hartmann: have corporations overplayed their hand amp a backlash is now underway
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boulder colorado passed by a 3-to-1 margin an amendment that says corporations are not people and money is not speech and 6 senators introduced a constitutional amendment to overturn citizens united have corporations overplayed their hand - is the backlash now underway

vets for peace and code pink disrupt rumsfeld in boston
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vets for peace and code pink disrupt rumsfeld in bostonlike fav comment and share contact : http:wwwfacebookcomdennistrainorjr ampamp http:wwwtwittercomdennistrainorjr donald rumsfeld known and unknown war criminal vets for peace vfp code pink citizens arrest

jesse hagopian attempts a citizen039s arrest of washington state house at olympia
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quota premeditated crime is about to take place on november 28 2011 with police across the country obsessively focused on enforcing camping regulations on occupy activists dangerous criminals who perpetrate truly heinous crimes are being left to run freewhen a crime syndicate recently announced its intention to make another hit on the youth of washington state teachers began preparing to take up yet another unpaid task in their day to help enforce public safety this organized crime ring is made up of washington state lawmakers from both parties who are set to convene a special legislative session on november 28th to cut 2 billion from the state budget largely from education and healthcarea clear violation a washington state court ruling last february that found the state guilty of not fulfilling its constitutional obligation to fund basic educationas king county superior court judge john erlick ruled in his february school-funding decision quotstate funding is not ample it is not stable and it is not dependablequot washington039s constitution declares that education is the state039s quotparamount dutyquotmaking the proposed shortening of the k-12 school year by four days and cutting 152 million in levy-equalization payments to property-poor school districts in clear violation of the lawbeyond breaking the state constitution and judge erlick039s recent ruling these budget cuts are literally a matter of life and death should the cuts be ratified it would result in the elimination of the state039s basic health plan ending a program that subsidizes health care for some 35000 people living in poverty denying healthcare to the state039s most vulnerable populations will undoubtedly lead to increased morbidity in a feeble attempt to defray these draconian budget cuts washington state gov chris gregoire has proposed a regressive sales-tax increase yet in a state that gives away 65 billion through tax loopholes mostly to big business taxing already struggling washingtonians is no solution washington-based microsoft received 143 million last year in special tax breaks and aircraft maker boeing got 104 million jpmorgan chase which took over washington mutual in 2008 continues to receive a 120 million tax break on interest collected on first-time mortgages there are also loopholes for cosmetic surgery 625 million this year and private jet enthusiasts 5 million this year by some measures washington state has the most regressive tax system in the entire nation which has already led to 27 billion in cuts to k-12 education over the past three years this means that even if the legislature passes a proposed sales-taxa measure very likely to failthey will still be in flagrant violation of the law on monday november 28 occupiers will be attempting to turn the olympia capitol building into a scene out of wisconsin i will be taking the day off from school to teach a more vivid civics lesson than i ever could from within the four walls of my classroom by joining with scores of educators to help reclaim our state capitol building in olympia members of the social equality educators see a progressive network of northwest teachers will be issuing citizen arrest warrants to the state legislature for their failure to uphold their constitutional duty to fund educationtoday i am going shoppinganyone know of a good quotblack fridayquot deal on a sturdy pair of handcuffs quotfrom the article written on the action on common dreams linked herehttp:wwwcommondreamsorgview20111126-6

china coronavirus spreads to india and philippines dw news
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the world health organization is meeting to decide whether the spread of the wuhan coronavirus amounts to a global health emergency the virus has now spread to india and philippines thousands of people have been infected worldwide the vast majority of them in china hundreds of foreign nationals are being evacuated from the chinese city of wuhan the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak japan has begun repatriating its citizens and the us and south korea are working to move their citizens out of china more cases of the virus have been confirmed in china australia says its citizens who are being brought home from china will be quarantined offshore on christmas island at first some airlines including british airways have suspended all flights to and from china in germany three new cases have been reported meanwhile scientists are working feverishly to develop a vaccinesubscribe: https:wwwyoutubecomuserdeutschewelleenglishsub_confirmation=1for more news go to: http:wwwdwcomenfoll

anarchist for mayor
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the most extreme candidate yet starringsue gallowaywriterdirector aaron glasercamerajordan rennerteditorpatrick meaney

esta travel visa waiver program info in detail
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https:estamericaorgltbrgtltbrgtsummaryltbrgt=======ltbrgtthe visa waiver program vwp is a program of the united states government which allows citizens of specific countries to travel to the united states for tourism business or while in transit for up to 90 days without having to obtain a visa the program applies to the united states as well as the us territories of puerto rico and the us virgin islands in the caribbean with limited application to other us territoriesltbrgtall of the countries selected by the us government to be in the program are high-income economies with a very high human development index that are generally regarded as developed countriesltbrgtltbrgtapply todayltbrgthttps:estamericaorgstart-esta-applicationltbrgtltbrgtthis is an audio version of the wikipedia article:ltbrgt00:00:40 1 eligible countriesltbrgt00:03:09 2 nominated and roadmap countriesltbrgt00:05:56 3 admission rateltbrgt00:06:20 4 adjusted visa refusal

del close marathon 17 in nyc
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17th annual del close marathon: june 26th - 28th 2015nine stages - 630 shows - 56 straight hourshttp:delclosemarathoncom dcm17performers from all over the country and world come to new york city to the ucb theatre for a long-form improv marathon to honor legendary improv director and teacher del closesubscribe: http:wwwyoutubecomucbcomedyfollow us on twitter: http:wwwtwittercomucbcomedylike us on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomucbcomedythe upright citizens brigade theatre is home for all things comedy our 4 theatres two in new york and two in la offer affordable high-quality shows seven nights a week we also run one of the largest and most respected improv schools in the country http:ucbtheatrecomucb comedy is the digital home of the upright citizens brigade original comedy and funny videos from the twisted minds of the ucb039s best improv sketch and stand up comedians

seniors react - huskystarcraft
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support your seniors subscribe comment like ampamp favoritenew videos every tuesdayhave a video suggestion leave a commentfeatured video:huskystarcraft - naniwa vs zenio - g4 - pvz - terminus - starcraft 2http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=ermqk34ruekthanks to our seniors:loisdiannerayrev debkentimolivirlarrytrishkimspecial thanks:fraternal order of eaglesquotpeople helping peoplequothttp:wwwfoecommusic by udiesounddialectgmailcom seniors react - luke ampamp nick films 2012

how obama can fight money in politics
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senator obama promised to fight the influence of lobbyists and money in politics when he was campaigning to be a candidate for the democratic nomination for president will president obama deliver the young turks host cenk uygur breaks it down including how obama can make it happenhttp:politicssaloncom20120205the_tyranny_of_tiny_minds_and_big_moneysingletonfight money in politics: http:wwwwolf-paccomhelp overturn citizens united: http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=qzgy15mqzgc

holder defends execution without charges
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via glenn greenwald of saloncom: quotin a speech at northwestern university yesterday attorney general eric holder provided the most detailed explanation yet for why the obama administration believes it has the authority to secretly target us citizens for execution by the cia without even charging them with a crime notifying them of the accusations or affording them an opportunity to respond instead condemning them to death without a shred of transparency or judicial oversight the administration continues to conceal the legal memorandum it obtained to justify these killings and as the new york times039 charlie savage noted holder039s quotspeech contained no footnotes or specific legal citations and it fell far short of the level of detail contained in the office of legal counsel memoquot the young turks host cenk uygur breaks it downhttp:wwwsaloncom20120306attorney_general_holder_defends_execution_without_chargessingletonhttp:wwwnytimescom20120306uspoliticsholder-explains-threat-that-would-call-for-killing-without-trialhtml_r=2ampamphpsubscribe to the young turks: http:bitlyewuu5ifind out how to watch the young turks on current by clicking here: http:wwwcurrentcomgettyt the largest online new show in the worldgoogle: http:wwwgplustotheyoungturksfacebook: http:wwwfacebookcomtytnationtwitter: http:twittercomtheyoungturks

unconstitutional ndaa provision blocked by federal judge
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via the huffington post: quota day before congress weighs an amendment to end indefinite military detentions in the us a federal judge wednesday ruled the law that allows the practice unconstitutional saying the measure has quotchilling impact on first amendment rightsquot us district judge katherine forrest of new york039s eastern district found that a group of reporters and activists who brought the lawsuit had no way of knowing whether they could be subjected to it that makes it an unconstitutional infringement on the first amendment039s free speech right and the fifth amendment039s right to due process forrest said in a written opinion the lead plaintiffs -- pulitzer prize winner chris hedges of the nation institute and tangerine bolen who runs the website revolutiontruth -- argued that they conceivably could be grabbed under the law because they deal with sources that us authorities may deem to fall under the law section 1021 of the 2012 national defense authorization actquot the young turks host cenk uygur breaks it downread more from michael mcauliff: http:wwwhuffingtonpostcommichael-mcauliff

a billion dollars to buy democracy
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money is destroying our politics and our political system our electoral system has become such a joke that two late-night comedians created their own superpac and generated great laughter just by showing how one operatestwo years ago in a case known as citizens united the five-man republican majority of the supreme court ruled that corporations are quotpersonsquot under the first amendment and that no act of congress can restrict the amount a corporation can spend in an election this would have staggered our founding fathers corporations in their present form did not even exist in 1789 when the bill of rights was ratified the bill of rights was written to protect individuals from the power of government it was never intended to give artificial entities any right to participate in our electionsto save our democracy we must get the influence of money out of our elections since the supreme court majority is opposed to such reform the answer is a constitutional amendmenthouse joint resolution 100 which i introduced is a constitutional amendment that will require all campaigns for the federal offices of president vice-president senator and representative to be financed exclusively with public funds it will prohibit any expenditures from any other source including the candidate my amendment would be ratified by quotconventionsquot of the various states the same procedure by which our constitution was ratified the people of each state will elect representatives to a convention for the sole purpose of voting on the amendment that way it will be the people not the politicians who will decide this issuesave our democracy support joint resolution 100

the ed show - citizens united the sequel
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june 25 2012the supreme court upheld quotcitizens unitedquot and made it clear states could not create their own limits on massive corporate cash montana governor brian schweitzer and msnbc contributor ej dionne join edc schultz to talk about where we go from here