[MCM] Observers shut out of AZ recount

2009-04-07 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Observers Shut Out of Pima Recount Attorney General's criminal investigation procedures break ballot custody and make meaningful public observation impossible RTA Recount Situation Report: 3:00 p.m. Monday April 6th (aka: The Official Chronicles Of The Bored To Tears, Part One) by Jim March

[MCM] Baghdad is now a city of walls

2009-04-07 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Powerful reports from Baghdad, by Guardian report Ghaith Abdul-Ahad. The whole city is divided up, with every neighborhood a walled sectarian compound; and even as the place has started bustling here and there, the general quiet is as tense as in a prison torn apart by gangs and guards, and only

[MCM] Bank bailout even worse than you expected

2009-04-07 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
TUESDAY, APRIL 07, 2009 Is the Geithner-Summers plan even worse than expected? by Chris in Paris on 4/07/2009 06:03:00 AM http://www.americablog.com/2009/04/is-geithner-summers-plan-even-worse.html And yes, even lower than the already low expectations. One might ask how the Obama team could

[MCM] Sarah Palin's sister-in-law arrested for burglary

2009-04-07 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
But at least she brought her little girl along. The four-year-old was waiting in the car, MCM Sarah Palin's Sister-in-Law Arrested for Burglary http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20270168,00.html?xid=rss-msnbc S The Alaska wildlife tales just keep coming! Smoke has yet to settle from the

[MCM] Obama quietly EXPANDS Bush/Cheney's legal case for wiretapping

2009-04-07 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Obama Administration quietly expands Bush's legal defense of wiretapping program 04/07/2009 @ 10:01 am Filed by John Byrne http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Obama_Administration_quietly_expands_Bushs_legal_0407.html In a stunning defense of President George W. Bush's warrantless wiretapping

[MCM] Court rules: Franken wins

2009-04-07 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
And now the fun begins. MCM Breaking... http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7049MN SENATE ELECTION JUDGES COUNT FINAL BALLOTS, FIND FRANKEN WINS! Tally concludes finding 312 vote win for the Democrat, as Coleman prepares his final appeals But does the Republican have a legal leg to stand on?... FULL

[MCM] Geithner's dirty little secret

2009-04-07 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Asia Time Online - Daily News http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/KD03Dj02.htmlhttp://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/KD03Dj02.html Apr 3, 2009 Geithner's dirty little secret By F. W. Engdahl US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, in unveiling his

[MCM] A call-to-arms from Don Siegelman

2009-04-07 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Dear Supporter, I need your help on a critical issue. Time is of the essence. I'm asking that you email influential editors and Attorney General Eric Holder. Attorney General Holder recently abandoned the conviction against former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens (R). His decision had nothing to