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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of CLG News Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 4:28 AM To: CLG_newsletter_roster Subject: Bush, Out of Office, Could Oppose Inquiries 13 Nov 2008 Breaking News and Commentary from Citizens For Legitimate Government 13 Nov 2008 <http://www.legitgov.org/> http://www.legitgov.org/ All items are here: <http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news> http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news Illegal <http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/nov2008/taxe-n13.shtml> tax scheme gives $140 billion to biggest US banks By Bill Van Auken 13 Nov 2008 An extra-legal measure quietly enacted by the Treasury Department in the shadow of the $700 billion Wall Street bailout package will hand the country's biggest banks another $140 billion windfall, the Washington Post reported this week. In a five-sentence memo issued on September 30, on the eve of the first House vote on the bailout bill, the Treasury Department unilaterally overturned a two-decade-old tax law passed by Congress. Internet filter to block 10,000-plus <http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24643380-952,00.html> "unwanted" sites 13 Nov 2008 Readers of The Courier-Mail online have blasted plans for Australia's mandatory internet filter to block as many as 10,000 websites. The websites form a blacklist of unspecified "unwanted content", Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy revealed in Federal Parliament. The 10,000 blacklisted websites would be blocked in addition to 1300 websites identified by the Australian Communications and Media Authority. 10,000 websites to be blocked in filter test <http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24645557-5003402,00.html> 13 Nov 2008 Australia's mandatory internet filter is being primed to block 10,000 websites as part of a blacklist of unspecified "unwanted content". Some 1300 websites have already been identified by the Australian Communications and Media Authority. Sen. Clinton reported considered for top U.S. diplomat <http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKTRE4AD04O20081114> 14 Nov 2008 Sen. Hillary Clinton, who lost to Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential primary, is being considered to serve as secretary of state in the Obama administration, NBC News reported on Thursday. The report cited two unnamed advisers to President-elect Obama. Bush, Out of Office, Could Oppose Inquiries <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/13/washington/13inquire.html> 13 Nov 2008 When a Congressional committee subpoenaed Harry S. Truman in 1953, nearly a year after he left office, he made a startling claim: Even though he was no longer president, the Constitution still empowered him to block subpoenas... As Congressional Democrats prepare to move forward with investigations of the Bush regime, they wonder whether that claim may be invoked again. Topics of open investigations include the harsh interrogation torture of detainees, the prosecution of former Gov. Don Siegelman of Alabama, secret legal memorandums from the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel and the role of the former White House aides Karl Rove and Harriet E. Miers in the firing of federal prosecutors. [*etc.*] <http://www.mcclatchydc.com/100/story/55790.html> Blackwater likely to be fined millions in Iraq weapons case 12 Nov 2008 The State Department is preparing to slap a multi-million dollar fine on private military contractor Blackwater USA for shipping hundreds of automatic weapons to Iraq without the necessary permits. Some of the weapons are believed to have ended up on the country's black market [i.e., the 'insurgency'], department officials told McClatchy, but no criminal charges have been filed in the case. Israeli Bombs Are Source of Uranium at Shelled Site, Syria Says <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=abU203ze9kmY> 13 Nov 2008 Israeli missiles are the source of traces of uranium that diplomats at the International Atomic Energy Agency say were found at a suspected nuclear site in Syria, according to Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem. "The basis of American complaint and allegations, presented to the IAEA seven months after the Israeli raid, is that a reactor was under construction, not operating, so where did the uranium particles come from?" al-Moallem said late yesterday, according to the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency. Construction <http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1036416.html> of Negev missile defense base run by U.S. troops completed 12 Nov 2008 Pictures of an American anti-missile radar installed in southern Israel were released earlier this week, depicting a recently completed military base, which will house the first permanent U.S. force to be deployed on Israeli soil. Suicide <http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php?sid=429506> bomber targets US soldier and Afghan civilians 13 Nov 2008 A market bombing in Afghanistan has killed at least 20 civilians and an American soldier. The suicide bombing, against a US convoy in eastern Afghanistan, occurred when the attacker detonated an explosives-laden vehicle close to the convoy outside Jalalabad. Most Britons want troops out of Afghanistan: poll <http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iDAlDVoYEb9h6trv1wYV55GKVVSA> 12 Nov 2008 More than two-thirds of Britons believe British troops should be pulled out of Afghanistan next year, according to an opinion poll released on Wednesday. Sixty-eight percent said Britain should withdraw while 24 percent said British soldiers should stay in the violence-wrecked country. Six killed in attacks across Iraq <http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i9hP2oALmR5CqU5HlDLSHvt2Ch2A> 13 Nov 2008 Six people were killed in attacks across Iraq on Thursday, including three when a suicide car bomber targeted police in the Anbar province west of Baghdad, security officials said. Civilian killed, 13 injured in bomb attacks in Baghdad <http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/13/content_10353718.htm> 13 Nov 2008 A civilian was killed and 13 others were injured in two bomb explosions in central Baghdad on Thursday, an Interior Ministry source said. An explosive charge stuck in a KIA minibus carrying passengers detonated in the morning in a Baghdad highway, killing a passenger and wounding seven others aboard, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. Hoax NY Times newspaper declares end of Iraq war <http://www.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUSTRE4AC0GV20081113> 12 Nov 2008 A group of pranksters handed out more than 1.2 million fake New York Times newspapers mainly in New York City and Los Angeles on Wednesday with a front page story declaring "Iraq War Ends." The elaborate 14-page edition, dated July 4, 2009, is said to be the work of a group called the Yes Men. Gates <http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/55856.html> prepared to stay on, but will Obama ask him to? 13 Nov 2008 Defense Secretary [war criminal] Robert Gates, who said not long ago that it was inconceivable that he'd remain at his post under a Democratic administration, is likely to remain for a time if President-elect Barack Obama asks him to, defense officials told McClatchy. Exit polls: Clinton would have beaten McCain by wider margin <http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/11/12/politics/horserace/entry4596620.sht ml> 12 Nov 2008 As voters left the polls on Election Day, many were asked how they would have voted if the election match-up were between Hillary Clinton and John McCain rather than Barack Obama and McCain. 52 percent said they would have backed the former Democratic candidate; 41 percent would have voted for McCain, wider than Obama's 7-point margin over McCain. Obama resigns Senate seat effective Sunday <http://www.reuters.com/article/joeBiden/idUSTRE4AC7V620081113> 13 Nov 2008 President-elect Barack Obama said on Thursday he would resign his U.S. Senate seat effective Sunday, which means he will not participate in next week's post-election session that could address the ailing economy and struggling auto industry. Cheney meets Biden <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27682745/> at VP residence --Biden and wife, Jill, join Cheneys at Naval Observatory 13 Nov 2008 The high-profile White House meeting this week between outgoing [sic] and incoming presidents was followed Thursday night by a much lower-key get-together hosted by Vice President [sic] Dick Cheney for his successor, Democrat Joe Biden. Biden picks former Gore aide as chief of staff <http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE4AC5EA20081113> 13 Nov 2008 Vice President-elect Joe Biden has picked former Al Gore aide Ron Klain to be his chief of staff, a Democratic official said on Thursday. Klain is the latest ex-Clinton administration official selected for a high-profile job in the coming Barack Obama presidency. Democrat <http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/55793.html> takes 800-vote lead in Alaska U.S. Senate race 13 Nov 2008 Mark Begich made a dramatic comeback Wednesday to overtake incumbent Ted Stevens for the lead in Alaska's U.S. Senate race. Begich, who was 'losing' after election night, now leads Stevens by 814 votes -- 132,196 to 131,382 -- with the state still to count roughly 40,000 more ballots over the next week. Dow sees 911-point swing to close on third-biggest point gain on <http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/us-stocks-close-crazed-session/story. aspx?guid=AB949F4F-AFDB-44A0-82D2-8BE73FB6B2F2> record 13 Nov 2008 U.S. stocks raced higher Thursday as a downtrodden market in one crazed session nearly recouped three days of stiff losses, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tallying its third-biggest point gain after wild swings in both directions. Jobless claims jump unexpectedly to 7-year high <http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jXgIsKXJlO8AhG79r_OKcV6WhHKQD94E54180> 13 Nov 2008 The number of newly laid-off individuals seeking unemployment benefits has jumped to a level not seen since just after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, as companies cut more jobs in the face of a slowing economy. The Labor Department on Thursday reported that jobless claims last week increased by 32,000 to a 'seasonally adjusted' 516,000. Bush Warns Against 'Too Much' Government in Markets <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aMXzD7tQQGdY> 13 Nov 2008 President [sic] George W. Bush today urged leaders of the world's biggest economies not to abandon free- market [predatory] capitalism as they seek an escape from the financial crisis, calling it the "best system" for delivering growth. Whitehead sees slump worse than Depression <http://www.reuters.com/article/Finance08/idUSTRE4AB7HT20081112> 13 Nov 2008 The economy faces a slump deeper than the Great Depression and a growing deficit threatens the credit of the United States itself, former Goldman Sachs chairman John Whitehead, said at the Reuters Global Finance Summit on Wednesday. Brown clouds dim <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27704012/> Asia, threaten world's food --U.N.: Pollution haze could lead to extreme weather, harm farming 13 Nov 2008 Thick brown clouds of soot, particles and chemicals stretching from the Persian Gulf to Asia threaten health and food supplies in the world, the U.N. reported Thursday, citing what it called the newest threat to the global environment. Visiting <http://www.twincities.com/ci_10969349> photographer documents the plight of the polar bear 13 Nov 2008 He traveled to the ends of the Earth to photograph polar bears, fearing that one day, the only place he would be able to see the Arctic creatures would be in a zoo. Wildlife and nature photographer Steven Kazlowski spent the majority of eight years in the Alaskan Arctic, capturing images of polar bears. He will discuss his experiences on the ice -- and the resulting book, "The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World" -- tonight at the University of Minnesota's Bell Museum of Natural History. Youths accused of bashing Adelaide Zoo flamingo run from court <http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24645709-2682,00.html> 13 Nov 2008 Two teenagers have sprinted from an Adelaide court after appearing for the first time over the bashing of a flamingo at Adelaide Zoo last month. The youths, both 17, were charged along with two other men aged 18 and 19 after the attack that prompted outrage across the state. AdelaideNow was inundated with emails after the attack on the male greater flamingo, which is blind in one eye and believed by zoo staff to be about 78 years old. CLG needs your support. <http://www.legitgov.org/#contribute> http://www.legitgov.org/#contribute Or, please mail a check or money order to CLG: Citizens for Legitimate Government (CLG) P.O. Box 1142 Bristol, CT 06011-1142 Contributions to CLG are not tax deductible Previous lead stories: KBR wins Army Corps contract to provide power during emergencies <http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2008/11/10/daily13.html> 11 Nov 2008 KBR Inc. has been awarded a $75 million disaster relief contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for emergency power. The Houston-based engineering company will be supplying the power to the Western region of the United States. The five-year contract was created by the Army to respond immediately to power emergencies caused by natural or manBushmade disasters. Malmstrom missile wing fails nuke inspection <http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2008/11/airforce_nuclearinspection_failur e_101108w/> 11 Nov 2008 The 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., failed its nuclear surety inspection after inspectors found problems with the wing's weapons storage area and its personnel reliability program, which monitors who can work with nuclear weapons, an Air Force official said. Air Force Space Command inspectors allowed the wing to keep its certification to handle nuclear weapons [insert eye-roll here] and will return in 90 days to re-inspect the areas where it found deficiencies, according to an official statement from Space Command. The 341st is one of three Air Force wings that maintain the nation's Minuteman III nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles. [See also: Minot <http://www.legitgov.org/minot_afb_nukes_oddities.html> AFB Clandestine Nukes 'Oddities'.] 'Shocked at the brutality of western governments' I support Iraq insurgents but I loved England, says terror <http://news.scotsman.com/uk/I-support-Iraq-insurgents-but.4683962.jp> accused 12 Nov 2008 An Iraqi doctor accused of terrorist car bombings said yesterday he supported insurgent fighting in his homeland. Bilal Abdulla said he was born in England, studied in Cambridge, held a British passport and saw the UK as home. But he said the aftermath of the second Gulf war had left him shocked at the brutality of western governments, even though he welcomed the downfall of Saddam Hussein. Speaking for the first time in his defence, he described the effect of sanctions on Iraq, with shortages of basic medicines. Asked by his barrister, Jim Sturman, QC, if he supported the Sunni resistance, Abdulla said: "Definitely. I looked high upon those fighting the invaders. 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