RSN: Missouri's Pre-Emptive State of Emergency Is Proof the Grand Jury Decision Was Rigged

How many people does it take to SHOUT LOUDER THAN DIRTY ENERGY?

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THIS IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION IN ALBETA:

When elected officials PROSTITUTE themselves for CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS and sacrifice the future of the GLOBE to DIRTY ENERGY, doesn't that PROSTITUTION rise to a higher level of reprehensible behavior?

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FOCUS: Carl Gibson | Missouri's Pre-Emptive State of Emergency Is Proof the Grand Jury Decision Was Rigged

Carl Gibson, Reader Supported News
Gibson writes: "If Governor Jay Nixon didn't already know the outcome of the Ferguson grand decision, he wouldn't have needed to call a state of emergency to give police extra powers. This is proof that the grand jury has already made their decision, but it won't be made public until the state had adequately prepared for the suppression of mass dissent."
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Keystone Bill on Life Support in Senate
Timothy Gardner and Richard Cowan, Reuters
Excerpt: "Supporters of the Keystone XL pipeline in the U.S. Senate scrambled on Monday to gather one last vote to pass a bill that authorizes the project that would help send Canadian oil to the U.S. Gulf, a task that became harder after President Barack Obama made his toughest comments yet on the topic."
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RSN: The Neocon Plan for War and More War, Ted Cruz Wants to Shut Down the Internet Just Like He Shut Down the Government

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Ted Cruz Wants to Shut Down the Internet Just Like He Shut Down the Government

Bob Seay, Reader Supported News
Seay writes: "If Obama is for it, then Cruz must be against it. It's a predictable political move for an aspiring presidential candidate from the Tea Party. It also demonstrates a complete lack of understanding about how the Internet works."
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Robert Parry | The Neocon Plan for War and More War
Robert Parry, Consortium News
Parry writes: "Buoyed by the Republican electoral victories, America's neocons hope to collect their share of the winnings by pushing President Barack Obama into escalating conflicts around the world, from a new Cold War with Russia to hot wars in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and maybe Iran."
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The Perfect Response to Gov. Nixon's Warning that Violence Won't Be Tolerated in Ferguson
German Lopez, Vox
Lopez writes: "Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Tuesday announced that the state's National Guard is prepared to respond to any violence or unrest in Ferguson following the upcoming grand jury decision in the case of Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who on August 9 shot and killed unarmed black 18-year-old Michael Brown."
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FCC Chairman Splits From Obama on Rules for the Web
Brian Fung and Nancy Scola, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Hours after President Obama called for the Federal Communications Commission to pass tougher regulations on high-speed Internet providers, the agency's Democratic chairman told a group of business executives that he was moving in a different direction."
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President Obama's AG Pick Has Seized $904 Million From Citizens in Controversial "Civil Asset Forfeiture"
Poor Richard's News
Excerpt: "Obama is trying to rush the confirmation of his new Attorney General through the Senate before the newly elected Republican majority takes over. But there are plenty of reasons why Senators on both sides of the aisle should have great pause before approving Loretta Lynch."
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How Eminem Uses Misogyny to Sell Records
Terrence McCoy, The Washington Post
McCoy writes: "Calling out - and then threatening or insulting - prominent women is a frequently-used Eminem device to drive album sales. The mechanism works something like this: Exploit current affairs to target a culturally relevant woman and then leverage the ensuing controversy to ratchet up album and merchandise sales."
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Senate Democrats Are Weighing Plan to Approve Keystone - and Save Mary Landrieu
Ed O'Keefe and Chris Mooney, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Senate Democrats are working on plans to hold a vote authorizing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline -- approval that Democrats believe might bolster the chances of Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), who faces a tough runoff election next month."
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RSN: Why We Fight

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FOCUS: Paul Krugman | Why We Fight

Paul Krugman, The New York Times
Krugman writes: "A century has passed since the start of World War I, which many people at the time declared was 'the war to end all wars.' Unfortunately, wars just kept happening."
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Nixon Deploys National Guard to Ferguson
Ellen Wulfhorst, Reuters
Wulfhorst writes: " Missouri's governor said on Monday he would send the National Guard into the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson to restore calm after authorities forcibly dispersed a crowd protesting last week's fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen by police."
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