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May 18, 2013

Despite Iraq being rich in natural resources and the US pouring money into its economy for over a decade, Iraqi infrastructure is constantly failing and the people are forced to beg, as RT’s Lucy Kafanov reported from the war-torn country. Read on Friday and Thursday bombings in Iraq here In spite of billions of dollars [...]

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Vermont To Legalize Assisted Suicide

May 18, 2013

Vermont is on its way to become the third state in the nation to allow doctor-assisted suicide after its legislature passed a bill which permits doctors to write prescriptions of lethal drugs for fatally ill patients. RT’s Margaret Howell has the details.

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Reality Check: FOX19 Uncovers 5th Local IRS Worker Allegedly Connected To Scandal

May 18, 2013

1st report of 4 workers involved in scandal FOX19.com-Cincinnati News, Weather Scroll down for 2nd report of 5 workers involved in scandal FOX19.com-Cincinnati News, Weather CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) – FOX19 has exclusively learned that as many as five people may be the first Cincinnati Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees to face disciplinary action, and possibly [...]

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‘Monsanto Protection Act 2.0′ Would Ban GMO-Labeling Laws At State Level

May 18, 2013

Is this the “Monsanto Protection Act 2.0″? An amendment inserted into the 2013 Farm Bill passed by the House of Representatives’ Agriculture Committee Wednesday would revoke the ability of individual states’ lawmakers to pass GMO-labeling laws, food advocates warn. The amendment, introduced by Rep. Steve King, a California Republican, is the newest salvo in an ongoing battle between [...]

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‘Bitcoin Threatens Economic Monopoly, Bolsters Free Speech’

May 18, 2013

Bitcoin threatens both the financial elite’s monopoly over the economy and the online web of payment systems which have been used as a tool to crack down on free speech on the Internet, Amir Taaki, a bitcoin software developer, told RT. On Wednesday, The US Department of Homeland Security seized a payment processing account belonging [...]

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IRS Official Who Oversaw Unit Targeting Tea Party Now Heads ObamaCare Office

May 18, 2013

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com The IRS official who led the tax-exempt organizations unit when Tea Party groups were targeted is now in charge of the IRS office responsible for ObamaCare, two Capitol Hill sources told Fox News. The acknowledgement comes after the administration announced that the official’s successor Joseph Grant — who had [...]

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Rep. Mike Kelly Blasts IRS And Gets Standing Ovation

May 18, 2013

Congressman Mike Kelly Slams IRS In Hearing And Gets Standing Ovation.

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Welcome To NJ, Pro Gun Citizen Forcefully Removed From Hearing In The Middle Of His Testimony

May 18, 2013

James Kaleda explains that the proposed NJ Gun Bills will not save any lives but will endanger them. He is ejected by Committee Chair Senator Norcross. This took place at the NJ Senate gun control hearings in Trenton on April 30, 2013.

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Pentagon Plans To Fight ‘War On Terror’ For Another 20 Years

May 17, 2013

Even after cutting off the head of al-Qaeda, the United States Department of Defense doesn’t believe an end to the war on terror is in sight. On Thursday, one Pentagon official predicted the mission against al-Qaeda could continue for another two decades. Speaking to the Senate Armed Services early Thursday, Assistant Secretary of Defense for [...]

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Death The Only Exit: Gitmo Hunger Strike Passed 100 Days

May 17, 2013

The hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay has now lasted 100 days with more than 100 prisoners participating in it. Ironically, iguanas are afforded more legal protections at Guantanamo than the prisoner themselves. And, as the force-feedings continue, pressure builds on President Obama who made a promise four years ago to close down the facility. Political [...]

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