Arturo GarciaRawstory Army Private First Class Bradley Manning was found not guilty on Tuesday morning on charges of knowingly aiding enemies of the U.S. by transferring 750,000 pages of military files to WikiLeaks, the Associated Press reported. Manning was tried on 20 other criminal counts, and offered to plead guilty to most of them, but […]
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Bradley Manning found not guilty of aiding the enemy
Illinois Moves to Confiscate Firearms
Cook County follows in California’s footsteps Adan Salazar Infowars Police in Cook County, Illinois are demonstrating that, contrary to gun control proponents’ reassurances, a gun registry does eventually and inevitably lead to confiscation. Last week, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that the Cook County Sheriff’s office has formed a special task force assigned to seek out […]
Yet ANOTHER IRS Scandal: Top Bureaucrats Spend $9.5 Million For Vacations In Only 2 Years
Well, yet another IRS scandal has now surfaced. It has now been revealed that top IRS officials have spent over $9.5 MILLION on vacations — in just two years. Not only that, but some officials spent more days traveling than they spent working. As the Daily Mail reports: The report, from Treasury Inspector General for […]
Blasphemy or zealotry: Reza Aslan vs Fox News
Updated July 31, 2013 16:18:49 Photo: Should a writer’s background dictate which topics they are allowed to tackle? (Katey Nicosia: Flickr) Should a Muslim write a book about Christianity? Bethanie Blanchard discusses the case of Reza Aslan vs Fox News. Can a person write a book about a school of thought they don’t, themselves, adhere […]
Samoan choreographer resident artist to Pacific Dance New Zealand
Updated July 31, 2013 12:29:09 A Samoan choreographer has been appointed as resident artist to Pacific Dance New Zealand. Tupe Lualua is a 10 year veteran of dance and is an arts lecturer at Whitireia polytechnic in New Zealand. She has told Radio Australia’s Pacific Beat the purpose of her residency is to instill a […]
Aircraft workers sacked at Melbourne Airport, tough economic conditions to blame
Updated July 31, 2013 20:07:42 Forty aircraft engineers in Melbourne are looking for new jobs, after being sacked. John Holland Aviation has blamed tough economic conditions and the high Australian dollar for the retrenchments at Melbourne Airport. Qantas said last year that more than 400 maintenance positions would be lost from Victoria. Steve Purvinas of […]
200 NBN rollout jobs to go in Tasmania
Updated July 31, 2013 22:22:17 Video: 200 Tasmanian NBN jobs on the line (7pm TV News TAS) Photo: The NBN rollout in Tasmania has been plagued by problems with asbestos. (Rodolfo Clix, file photo: www.sxc.hu) It is expected up to 200 workers helping roll out the National Broadband Network in Tasmania will be out of […]
Share market nears two-month high but Australian dollar drops to three-year low
Posted July 31, 2013 17:54:59 The dollar has dropped to a three-year low on bets the Reserve Bank will cut the official interest rate next week. But the share market edged up to a near two-month high, although it was well down on the day’s strong early gains. The All Ordinaries Index added nine points […]
Chris Bowen promises five-year freeze to superannuation policy if Labor re-elected
Updated July 31, 2013 17:37:39 Photo: The superannuation industry says the policy freeze will benefit consumers. (AAP: Alan Porritt) The Federal Government has promised it will make no major changes to superannuation for five years if it is re-elected. Treasurer Chris Bowen announced the freeze today, saying he hoped it would promote confidence and stability […]
BHP Billiton cancels sale of Gregory Crinum coal mine in Queensland
Posted July 31, 2013 16:49:00 Photo: BHP Billiton says retaining the underground mine is the best option for shareholders. (Reuters: Tim Wimborne) BHP Billiton has cancelled the sale of its Gregory Crinum joint venture near Emerald in central Queensland after it could not find a buyer. The company closed the loss-making Gregory open-cut mine at […]
The State Is Too Dangerous To Tolerate
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LRC’s Best Selling Books for July 2013
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The Speeding Ticket Scam
In my state (Virginia) you can be cited for “reckless” driving for exceeding any speed limit by more than 20 MPH. It sounds like a lot, but it really isn’t – because so many speed limits are preposterously low to begin with. I’ll give you an example: I-581 near Roanoke is (as the “I” plainly […]
The Military Junta Is Seizing Control
The preamble to the Constitution states that one of the reasons it was ordained and established was to help provide for the common defense. Of the eighteen paragraphs in article I, section 8, of the Constitution, six of them relate in some way to the war, the military, or the militia. The budgets passed […]
Now Targeting Activists
Are you speaking out against government corruption and insanity? As it turns out, a German report reveals you are being targeted by the United States military. As detailed along with numerous other topics on The Alex Jones Show last week, during which I joined Alex in studio to discuss the brewing realities ignored by […]
European shares rise ahead of Fed decision
EUROPE’S main stock markets have mostly risen in cautious deals before the outcome of the US Federal Reserve’s latest monetary policy meeting, dealers say. In late morning deals on Wednesday, London’s FTSE 100 index of top blue-chip companies added 0.55 per cent to 6,607 points and Frankfurt’s DAX 30 edged 0.02 per cent higher to […]
Hong Kong shares down 0.32% by close
HONG Kong shares have slipped 0.32 per cent as traders await the conclusion of the US Federal Reserve’s policy meeting, looking for clues about the future of its stimulus program. The benchmark Hang Seng Index on Wednesday fell 70.30 points to 21,883.66 on turnover of $HK48.76 billion ($A6.97 billion). Steven Leung, institutional sales head at […]
Budweiser brewer earnings fall in Q2
BUDWEISER-MAKER Anheuser-Busch InBev has seen its second-quarter earnings fall by nearly a quarter because of higher taxes and higher financing costs. The world’s largest brewer said on Wednesday that its net profit during the period was $US1.50 billion ($A1.66 billion), or $US0.93 per share. That was down from $US1.94 billion, or $US1.21 per share in […]
Guinness-maker Diageo’s profits surge
DIAGEO, the world’s biggest producer of alcoholic drinks, says annual net profits rallied by almost a third, lifted by strength in the United States and emerging markets. Earnings after taxation soared 28 per cent to STG2.485 billion ($A4.20 billion) in the 12 months to the end of June, compared with STG1.942 billion in the group’s […]
ERA boss quits as $53.5m loss posted
THE head of Rio-Tinto owned Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) has quit as the uranium miner posted a slightly improved half year loss. Chief executive Rob Atkinson has resigned after nearly five years in the job and will move to a role within Rio Tinto, it was announced on Wednesday. The company also warned that […]