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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's QDDR Plan Verdict? The Jury is Still Out on QDDR�s Strategic Planning and Budgeting Posted on December 21, 2010 by Rebecca Williams By Gordon Adams and Rebecca Williams Probably the one section of the QDDR that even the policy wonks will skim quickly is the �Planning, Budgeting and ... more




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December 23, 2010

Juan Gonzalez: NYC CityTime Fraud Scheme "Biggest Scandal of Entire Bloomberg Era"

Four consultants hired to eliminate waste and fraud in New York City�s municipal payroll were arrested last week on charges of stealing $80 million from city coffers. Democracy Now! co-host and New York Daily News columnist Juan Gonzalez, who covered the story for the past year, calls it "the biggest scandal of the Bloomberg era." Watch/Listen/Read

As Senate Passes 9/11 Health Bill, Juan Gonzalez Notes Relative Absence of Key Figures Like Bush and Giuliani

On the final day of the 111th Congress, the Senate passed a $4.3 billion package to help the 9/11 rescue workers who were sickened by the toxins at Ground Zero. Democracy Now! co-host and New York Daily News columnist Juan Gonzalez, who first exposed what was happening to the Ground Zero workers, notes the "relative absence of some of the key figures who were involved at the time when the attacks happened," like former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, former New York governor George Pataki and former President George W. Bush.� Watch/Listen/Read

WikiLeaks Cables Reveal U.S. Sought to Retaliate Against Europe over Monsanto GM Crops

U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks reveal the Bush administration drew up ways to retaliate against Europe for refusing to use genetically modified seeds.� We speak with Jeffrey Smith of the Institute for Responsible Technology. Watch/Listen/Read

FBI Expands Probe into Antiwar Activists

The FBI�s probe into antiwar activists is growing. In September, FBI agents raided the homes and offices of activists in Chicago and Minneapolis. Subpoenas that were withdrawn have been reactivated, and a new subpoena was served to a Palestinian solidarity activist in Chicago. We speak with two of the people targeted and two former FBI agents. Watch/Listen/Read

After GOP Blocks DREAM Act, Where is Immigration Activism Headed?

After Senate Republicans blocked passage of the DREAM Act, a provision that would grant undocumented young people a chance at citizenship, many immigrant rights advocates are openly questioning the Obama administration�s immigration strategy. We speak with writer Roberto Lovato. Watch/Listen/Read

Today's Headlines

  • Senate Passes Nuke Treaty & 9/11 Health Bill
  • Obama Signs "Don�t Ask, Don�t Tell" Repeal
  • Sen. Reid Returns Ring to Dan Choi After Repeal of DADT
  • Congress Bans Transfer of Gitmo Prisoners to U.S. for Trial
  • U.N. Probes Detention of Bradley Manning
  • Julian Assange: Bradley Manning is a "Political Prisoner"
  • WikiLeaks Cables Released about West Papua
  • U.N.: 173 Have Died in Ivory Coast
  • U.N. Increases Size of Force in Somalia by 50%
  • Alaska Supreme Court Rules Against Joe Miller
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