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Federal Rules Give Corporation-Backed Conservative Radio All the Local Voices | …: Jul 3, 1:47am 2 reviews radio, free-speach
http://www.freepress.net/node/39712; From the page: ""The Structural Imbalance of Political Talk Radio.""

Stop Big Media & Blog Archive & 100 Days to Stop Big Media: Jul 3, 1:23am 1 review journalism
http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2008/06/26/100-days-to-stop-big-media/; "...the Senate passed a critical bill that is the first step to stopping the FCC from letting Big Media get even bigger. Now the House must do the same. Today we're launching a "100 Co-sponsors in 100 Days" drive. It's an all-out effort to get 100 House members to sign-on to the Resolution of Disapproval (H.J. Res. 79), which overturns the FCC's giveaway to conglomerates. With your help this can happen before summer's end."

False Claims Act - Taxpayers Against Fraud - QUI TAM: Jul 2, 9:32pm 1 review
http://www.taf.org/; "Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund is a nonprofit, public interest organization dedicated to combating fraud against the Federal Government through the promotion and use of the Federal False Claims Act and its qui tam provisions." "The False Claims Act is the single most important tool U.S. taxpayers have to recover the billions of dollars stolen through fraud by U.S. government contractors every year."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/01/AR2008070103071.…: Jul 2, 9:23pm 1 review fraud
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/01/AR20080701030...; """Even if no new cases are filed, it might take 10 years for the Department of Justice to clear its desk. Cases in the backlog represent a lot of money being left on the table," said Patrick Burns, a spokesman for Taxpayers Against Fraud, which advocates for Justice to receive more funding to support cases by whistle-blowers and their attorneys."

Electric car maker poised to shock auto industry: Jun 30, 7:06pm 0 review
http://www.financialpost.com/reports/oil-watch/story.html?id=613448

News Analysis: Oil prices hike: is speculation all to blame?_English_Xinhua: Jun 30, 1:18am 2 reviews
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/29/content_8456576.htm; The price of gas at the pump is going to continue to skyrocket. Speculation in oil futures is a facter. For example look at the price of gold and the factors that affected its price; the Y2K scare in 1999; 9/11; the devaluation of the dollar do to oil being traded with other currencies,housing bubble, etc.. "Speculation theory was also echoed by the Wall Street. Hedge fund manager Michael Master testified on May 20 that his pals in the Wall Street are pushing up world oil prices through speculative investment in futures market. Moreover, he pointed out at the hearing held by CFTC acting Chairman Walter Lukken on Monday that with greater regulation oil prices could drop to the level of 60 dollars a barrel within about 30 days. Three days later, just after the oil prices surpassed 140 dollars point, the U.S. Congress approved a bill with a 402:19 vote that directs the CFTC to use its authority to curb speculation in the energy futures market. However, some argue that "calling it speculation is way too simplistic"; or instead, speculation is more the consequence than the cause of a tight market. When testifying before a U.S. Congress panel on June 3, billionaire Soros admitted that there are "strong fundamental factors" while labeling the oil prices hike as a bubble largely made by investment institutions through index fund. Daniel Yergin, who won the Pulitzer prize in 1992 with a book on the history of oil business, said in his testimony on Wednesday's Congress hearing, "Financial markets are today playing an increasingly important role in price formation -- responding to, accentuating, and exaggerating supply and demand, geopolitics, and other trends." He believed that the market is relentlessly bidding up oil prices in response to deep-seated fears that the growth in demand will keep outpacing the growth in oil supplies in coming years. "There is a shortage psychology in the financial markets and that is reflected in the price of oil," he said in an interview."

A quarter of adults to face 'anti-paedophile' tests | Alternative News…: Jun 27, 5:47pm 3 reviews alternative-news, crime
http://blog.t1production.com/a-quarter-of-adults-to-face-anti-paedophile-tests; The irrational fear of strangers is part of what is ruining the social bonds of community. The media reports on the sensational and exceptions to the rule so, people believe the exception is the rule. Kids are rarely molested by a stranger and more often then not by a family member. Xenophobia is another contributing factor that seems especially prevalent in the USA.