Bloomberg-Backed Group Expands Staff, Prepares To Take Bigger Role In Gun Debate

(Mint Press) – New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg currently is expanding the staff of his organization — Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) — in a number of key states. The expansion is in preparation on voting on gun legislation; MAIG is readying itself to bring in field organizers and press secretaries to lobby and […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

(Mint Press) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg currently is expanding the staff of his organization — Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) — in a number of key states. The expansion is in preparation on voting on gun legislation; MAIG is readying itself to bring in field organizers and press secretaries to lobby and press members of Congress to

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More Questions Than Answers On US Drone Program

President Barack Obama promises to explain in greater detail U.S. policy on the use of armed drones. But the administration’s statements so far have only raised more questions about the controversial counterterrorism program, particularly the president’s legal authority to kill American citizens. Frustration over the ambiguity has resulted in unlikely political alliances on Capitol Hill, […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

President Barack Obama promises to explain in greater detail U.S. policy on the use of armed drones. But the administration's statements so far have only raised more questions about the controversial counterterrorism program, particularly the president's legal authority to kill American citizens. Frustration over the ambiguity has resulted in

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Obama Says US Must Shift Cars, Trucks Off Of Oil

Envisioning cars that can go “coast to coast without using a drop of oil,” President Barack Obama on Friday urged Congress to authorize spending $2 billion over the next decade to expand research into electric cars and biofuels to wean automobiles off gasoline. Obama, expanding on an initiative he addressed in his State of the […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

Envisioning cars that can go "coast to coast without using a drop of oil," President Barack Obama on Friday urged Congress to authorize spending $2 billion over the next decade to expand research into electric cars and biofuels to wean automobiles off gasoline. Obama, expanding on an initiative he addressed in his State of the Union speech last

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Social Media Editor Charged In Hacking Conspiracy

A journalist has vowed that Friday would be “business as usual” despite charges of conspiring with the notorious hacking group “Anonymous” to deface an online story of the Los Angeles Times. Federal authorities allege that Matthew Keys provided hackers with login information to access the Tribune Company’s computer system in December 2010. Keys had been fired months before from a […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

A journalist has vowed that Friday would be "business as usual" despite charges of conspiring with the notorious hacking group "Anonymous" to deface an online story of the Los Angeles Times. Federal authorities allege that Matthew Keys provided hackers with login information to access the Tribune Company's computer system in December

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Media Oligopoly: Koch Brothers Eye $600 Million Newspaper Takeover

(MintPress) – Billionaire investors and conservative political activists Charles and David Koch are reportedly interested in acquiring Tribune Company newspapers for $600 million — a company owning the Chicago Tribune, the Baltimore Sun and the Los Angeles Times. The acquisition would add to the rapid consolidation of corporate media in the United States. Just six […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

(MintPress) - Billionaire investors and conservative political activists Charles and David Koch are reportedly interested in acquiring Tribune Company newspapers for $600 million — a company owning the Chicago Tribune, the Baltimore Sun and the Los Angeles Times. The acquisition would add to the rapid consolidation of corporate media in the United

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Michigan State Senate Votes Unanimously To Oppose NDAA

(MintPress) – On Tuesday, the Michigan Senate voted unanimously 37-0 to oppose the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a piece of legislation that would allow federal authorities to illegally detain citizens without trial or due process of law. Citizens deemed to have “substantial ties” to a terrorist organization or terrorist activity can be held indefinitely in […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels
An Occupy Wall Street protester is escorted out of the main waiting area by police officers during a demonstration in New York's Grand Central Station, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. About a hundred Occupy Wall Street protesters rallied in New York City's Grand Central Station to call attention to a law signed by President Barack Obama that they say represses civil liberties. Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law on New Year's Eve in 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

(MintPress) - On Tuesday, the Michigan Senate voted unanimously 37-0 to oppose the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a piece of legislation that would allow federal authorities to illegally detain citizens without trial or due process of law. Citizens deemed to have “substantial ties” to a terrorist organization or terrorist activity can

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