Nov
14
2008
Monday 10 November 2008
by: David Gutierrez, Natural News
A report by the Florida Medical Examiners Commission has concluded that prescription drugs have outstripped illegal drugs as a cause of death.
An analysis of 168,900 autopsies conducted in Florida in 2007 found that three times as many people were killed by legal drugs as by cocaine, heroin and all methamphetamines put together. According to state law enforcement officials, this is a sign of a burgeoning prescription drug abuse problem.
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Nov
14
2008
Voters dealt what may be a fatal blow to America’s longest-running and least-discussed war — the war on marijuana.
On Tuesday, largely under the radar of the pundits and political chattering classes, voters dealt what may be a fatal blow to America’s longest-running and least-discussed war — the war on marijuana.
Michigan voters made their state the 13th to allow the medical use of marijuana by a whopping 63 percent to 37 percent, the largest margin ever for a medical marijuana initiative. And by 65 percent to 35 percent, Massachusetts voters decriminalized the possession of up to an ounce of marijuana, replacing arrests, legal fees, court appearances, the possibility of jail and a lifelong criminal record with a $100 fine, much like a traffic ticket, that can be paid through the mail.
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Nov
10
2008
“Fisherma’am” Proposes 28th Amendment: Separation Of Corporation And State
Chelsea Green | November 10, 2008 02:22 PM
Every so often an idea comes along that rings with such clarity and purpose that it ignites the imaginations of millions of people. That spark of excitement becomes hope, hope becomes action, action becomes community, and that community grows to become a movement. Marine biologist, author, fisherma’am, and Exxon Valdez survivor, Dr. Riki Ott has such an idea.
Exxon’s recently reported record profits marks a new height of American corporate corruption and influence over our federal government–corporations find more protection under the law than American citizens, health and safety regulations are stripped away to serve profits ahead of people, politicians serve only their corporate backers, and our environment is falling victim to the lustful greed of this disaster capitalism. How did it come to this?
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Nov
05
2008
This one I like - it’s honest and in your face:
NOVEMBER 5, 2008 | ISSUE 44•45
WASHINGTON—After emerging victorious from one of the most pivotal elections in history, president-elect Barack Obama will assume the role of commander in chief on Jan. 20, shattering a racial barrier the United States is, at long last, shitty enough to overcome.
Faced with losing everything, Americans took a long overdue step forward and elected Barack Obama.
Although polls going into the final weeks of October showed Sen. Obama in the lead, it remained unclear whether the failing economy, dilapidated housing market, crumbling national infrastructure, health care crisis, energy crisis, and five-year-long disastrous war in Iraq had made the nation crappy enough to rise above 300 years of racial prejudice and make lasting change.
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Nov
04
2008
Realtime charts of the 2008 presidential election from Betfair, the online betting predictor. More accurate poll. Going into election day, Betfair has Obama’s odds at 94%
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Oct
26
2008
I just couldn’t resist this. Maybe true here in America, maybe not! Let’s sure as fuck hope not.
Here is a boy getting change in 200 000 dollar notes!
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Oct
25
2008
Joe Klein of Time analyses his exclusive interview with Barack Obama
http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/2008/obama_klein_multimedia/
Oct
25
2008
A little history: Here’s how the elections stacked up since 1860 Very interesting if you look at the pattern of change. Notice how close the Gore / Bush election stacked up, with Gore commanding Popular votes while Bush got the Electoral vote.
CNN has Barack in the lead as far as Electoral votes, the only thing that really counts. With the way the Republican party is imploding these past few weeks (Palin as a choice for VP, leaning on the Ayers accusations as a central point in their campaign, Palin going on SNL, tolerating and even encouraging “Kill Obama” chants, making up stories of being beaten by Obama supporters and all the oter flailing about the Republican party is doing), I’m gonna go out on a limb (a very short, stout one) and call this one for Barack Obama and the Democratic Party. Course, with 2 weeks left, the Democratic Party can really screw the pooch here, too.
Cross your fingers, cross you toes, cross your eyes and cross your nose.