Quote of the Day: "Things in our country run in spite of the government, not by the aid of it." -- Will Rogers (1879-1935) American humorist
Unelected federal bureaucrats are forcing New York City to spend $27 million to replace their street signs. Our bureaucratic overlords maintain that streets signs must contain both upper and lower case letters, instead of just capital letters! Do you feel grateful that you're being protected from upper case streets signs?
This dictatorial mandate comes from the Federal Highway Administration, and applies to every community in America, not just New York City.
But don't blame this outrage on the busy-body Democrats. This isn't an Obama directive. The rule was actually promulgated back in 2003 -- during the Bush Administration.
Regardless of which party rules, very little is done to stop unfunded mandates or bureaucratic law-making. The problem is, Republicans have been promising to get rid of unfunded mandates since their so-called "Contract With America" way back in 1994!
The GOP controlled Congress and the White House for 6 years, but did exactly nothing to honor their promise.
This shows why we must remain committed to principles, not parties or politicians.
Now, here is what can be done about unfunded mandates, and you'll only read these next two ideas HERE, in the Downsizer-Dispatch.
First, New York City could tell the feds to, "Go to hell." City officials swore an oath to the Constitution too. They've read the highest law in the land. They know this is wrong.
That would be called, "nullification." To help promote this idea, Downsize DC President Jim Babka spoke at the Nullify Now! Conference in Orlando on October 10. There will also be two other opportunities to see (and meet) him this weekend. You can see the details here.
Second, if a single sitting GOP member of Congress was serious about fixing unfunded mandates imposed by un-elected bureaucrats, then he or she could sponsor DownsizeDC.org's Write the Laws Act.
There are candidates who've pledged to do this, and you can read their names here.
But no incumbent member of Congress has yet stepped forward to introduce this powerful bill which would restore ALL legislative power to the House and Senate, and deny any legislative power to the Executive Branch, just as the Founders intended.
The Republicans tell us they believe in small government and the Constitution, but if that were really true they would introduce this bill.
Allowing bureaucrats to issue dictates that have the force of law amounts to legislation without representation. How un-Constitutional is that? How un-American? How hypocritical, especially for GOP members?
Please send a letter demanding that your representatives introduce and support the Write the Laws Act.
You may borrow from or copy this letter . . .
The FHWA is requiring street signs nationwide be replaced so that, for example, MAIN ST becomes Main St. Fonts must also be standardized. This underscores the need for the WTLA . . .
* This FHWA dictate is an unfunded mandate imposed by unelected bureaucrats on cash-strapped local governments, which means
* My state and local governments must pay for these changes by taxing me, even though we weren't represented in this ruling
I demand you do two things:
* Repeal the FHWA street sign requirement and return all powers of traffic control and safety to the states, exactly as the Tenth Amendment requires
* Introduce the Write the Laws Act so that Congress alone will write our laws and regulations, as the Constitution also requires
If you claim you want smaller, less-intrusive, common-sense government, then show me you really mean it by introducing DownsizeDC's Write the Laws Act.
END LETTER
You can send your letter using DownsizeDC.org's Educate the Powerful System.
James Wilson
Assistant Communications Director
DownsizeDC.org, Inc.
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GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY
Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. Corinthians I 3:8 (KJV)
IN THE NEWS
TAKE ACTION
Last Day to Comment about DHS requesting exemption from the ECPA or the electronic privacy act of 1974
http://bit.ly/9Yx2UN
OBAMA NATION
Gingrich sounds off on Obama eligibility
http://bit.ly/bumrMm
'O,' he of little faith
http://bit.ly/9zxCCm
POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
EXCLUSIVE: New York Violating MOVE Act
http://fxn.ws/bPljbx
Wall Street Inches Higher as Stimulus Hopes Grow
http://bit.ly/8X6RdH
SEIU Solicited Contributions from Foreign Nationals
http://bit.ly/adOM8p
Video: Harry Reids greatest living Americans are Dead
http://bit.ly/9lOuNq
OBAMA CARE
Hey, give us exemption from Obamacare, too!
http://bit.ly/bAirFE
White House Defends 'Mini-Med' Plan Waivers
http://bit.ly/9azlRi
IT Consulting Firm to Focus on Health Care
http://bit.ly/bDRsdP
POLICE STATE NEWS
Scientists publish DNA results to encourage worldwide databases
http://bit.ly/93c7LU
Raising Up an Orwellian Generation
http://bit.ly/939GPb
Police State of Wiretapping the Web: Who Do THEY Want to Watch?
http://bit.ly/cIiRJH
Facebook conspiracy: Data mining for the CIA
http://exm.nr/9Yu5aB
Ears provide new way of identifying people in airports
http://bit.ly/dbOEJ8
State trooper faces charges after dashboard camera shows brutal attack on female motorist
http://bit.ly/boIbdw
Student finds tracking device on his car; FBI demands it back
http://bit.ly/9qRQvN
No right to lawyer during police interrogation: Canadian Supreme Court
http://bit.ly/aVoQaq
Surveillance, America's Pastime
http://bit.ly/aNHtNT
FBI Spies on Student, Retrieves GPS Device
http://bit.ly/dy2FjR
Teenager jailed for refusing to give police his computer password
http://bit.ly/dAL9gn
CONFIRMED: Court Did Rely on Oath Keeper Association to Take Baby
http://bit.ly/cvYt4l
REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS
Germany's remedial lessons in national ID
http://bit.ly/9BTA5E
DMV screws up 60,000 driver's licenses
http://bit.ly/9c0Gdb
BP OIL SPILL
BP boiler suit becomes Halloween costume hit
http://bit.ly/aMhiir
Update On The Gulf Oil Spill Catastrophe
http://bit.ly/9rPCwE
Censored Gulf news: Human body parts washed-up, covered-up (video)
http://exm.nr/ap1MXp
ECONOMIC NEWS
10,000 wait in line at Cal Expo in bid to save their homes
http://bit.ly/c3RQB7
Real estate agent's warnings of housing bubble unheeded
http://bit.ly/bf4Tod
420 banks demand 1-world currency
http://bit.ly/bWdOHa
Government Expected to Nix Cost-of-Living Increase for Social Security Again
http://fxn.ws/csEEdx
Cash-Strapped States Resurrect "Debtors' Prisons"
http://bit.ly/bPwqVT
Amerika’s Dependent Class of Midnight Shoppers
http://bit.ly/cMJsEY
The Coming Middle-Class Anarchy
http://bit.ly/dhLJuQ
America’s Third World Economy
http://bit.ly/bVn0Fd
Foreclosuregate
http://bit.ly/8ohSa1
Surprise -- The Very Dark Side of U.S. History
http://bit.ly/c9yMB3
CHRISTIANITY NEWS
'Political' pastor to IRS: Sue me
http://bit.ly/cMyypo
GLOBAL WARMING SCAM
China and U.S. blame each other as climate talks conclude
http://bit.ly/dyzNNa
US physics professor: 'Global warming is the greatest and most successful pseudoscientific fraud
http://bit.ly/92YKOp
HEALTH NEWS
Children who get more than two hours of TV a day ‘can suffer psychological damage’
http://bit.ly/dzfaMs
IS Aspartame in All Soda?
http://bit.ly/dqBnpA
Warning to Glenn Beck: Don’t Drink Diet Coke
http://bit.ly/c9ZACd
MORAL DECLINE
Lady Gaga Costumes Hot Halloween sellers
http://bit.ly/bHct2U
Caine confesses: I had dad euthanized
http://bit.ly/bFw7YH
Fraud In America
http://bit.ly/a7ZuqZ
Outrage at American couple's breathtakingly cruel taunts at terminally ill seven-year-old girl
http://bit.ly/aodEJf
Couple who discovered their unborn child had Down's want to abort... but surrogate says 'No'
http://bit.ly/b29ZgG
HACKER NEWS
Zeus hackers could steal corporate secrets too
http://bit.ly/cELXKM
Hackers Install Tampered Payment Terminals at Grocery Retailer
http://bit.ly/9SBVuG
China hitting India via Net worm?
http://bit.ly/cWk6lA
Tips and tricks for blocking hackers
http://bit.ly/9cgWcn
Warning: Hackers can target personal computers
http://bit.ly/9lHBSE
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Google Cars Drive Themselves, in Traffic
http://bit.ly/bq44S6
Quote of the Day: "Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little." -- Plutarch (c.45-125 A.D.)
There's a good chance we've defeated the cumbersome food safety bill. "The Hill" reports that Congressional leaders pulled the bill even though they had the votes to pass it.
Now why on earth would they do that? It's because . . .
Pressure works!
We and our allies stirred up enough dust to make the politicians nervous about passing this bill before the election. And they'll no longer have the votes once the people fire the Democratic majority. The final danger is that the Dems will try to force it through during a lame-duck session. We'll have to be on guard against that. Meanwhile . . .
We can celebrate another success.
Plus, in other good news . . .
Rand Paul invokes "reading the bills," and "downsizing the government" in his latest TV commercial.
This last item has forced a change in our work schedule. We're going to have to delay, by one week, showing you the new home page for the new website for the Downsize DC Foundation, which is the educational arm of Downsize DC. Meanwhile . . .
There are bills to pay, and we've only sent one fundraising message all month. We got our head above water with the assistance we received in August when we had to shut down for a day, but we want to keep it that way. Today is the first day of October. Can you help close out September by making a contribution, or starting a monthly pledge?
Thanks in advance for your help, and have a good weekend.
Jim Babka
President
DownsizeDC.org, Inc.
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GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Proverbs 4:26 (KJV)
IN GOD WE TRUST VIDEO
IN THE NEWS
OBAMA NATION
Veteran's family denied WH tour because of shorts
http://bit.ly/bTlDdw
Obama: “It Took Time To Free The Slaves”
http://bit.ly/c6fiqx
Obama announces Emanuel's exit as chief of staff
http://bit.ly/crc3ho
OBAMA CARE
McDonald's denies report of dropping health care
http://bit.ly/b9oazr
MODERN DAY SLAVERY
Blood, sweat and tears: the truth about how your sportswear is made
http://bit.ly/9IpKtb
POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
Prop 23 battle heats up in California as Schwarzenegger comes out fighting
http://bit.ly/9xqLKr
New Internet Censorship Bill Introduced
http://bit.ly/cnVfeg
Senate votes to turn down volume on TV commercials
http://bit.ly/aANXe9
And they're out! Congress flees DC to campaign
http://bit.ly/aY87eN
Stop the Internet Blacklist
http://huff.to/aOlcAv
Israeli cyber unit responsible for Iran computer worm – claim
http://bit.ly/boB5Jp
Computer worm attacking Iran's nuclear facilities 'includes Biblical link to Israel'
http://bit.ly/dkRuOn
“Firing Squad” for Pennsylvania Homeland Security Director
http://bit.ly/a3MNeB
POLICE STATE NEWS
Police surveillance of Muslims set up with 'no regard for law'
http://bit.ly/9hg0aV
GPS and the Police State
http://bit.ly/dAU0Ra
Tickets from L.A.'s red-light cameras often go unpaid
http://lat.ms/ck7zMX
Authorities Plan To Trawl Phone Calls And E Mails For Signs Of Resentment Toward Government
http://bit.ly/aJEwAL
Fort Hood soldiers told to list private weapons
http://bit.ly/bHDY4T
Feds Use Pre-Crime To Target Disgruntled Veterans
http://bit.ly/cyQcr3
REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS
D.C. brings HIV testing to the crowd at the DMV
http://wapo.st/9fF2jv
Spate of Lawsuits Shows User Discomfort With Latest Innovations in Online-Tracking Technology
http://yhoo.it/bSGVpv
ECONOMIC NEWS
Rate board denies Postal Service price increase plea
http://bit.ly/9Gb5Qk
Americans tread water in gulf between rich, poor
http://yhoo.it/9dwvkW
Meredith Whitney Predicts 80,000 Layoffs for Wall Street
http://bit.ly/9Mn3rc
Truck drivers pushed to the limit
http://bit.ly/a24z9y
Economy loses speed in spring; more weakness ahead
http://yhoo.it/cDge9t
Mortgage rates match low of 4.32 percent
http://yhoo.it/caRTs8
CHRISTIANITY NEWS
Former USAF Academy Professor Slams Christian Bigotry
http://bit.ly/cD6TZX
CORPORATE INFLUENCE
In 1932, Fox Helped Make Propaganda Films for Hitler
http://bit.ly/c75g30
HEALTH NEWS
Baby sleep positioners 'are too dangerous to use
http://bit.ly/aOuxYu
How can vaccines actually be used to reduce world population?
http://bit.ly/bFgZlT
Scientists: 40 Times More Cancer-Causing Toxics in Gulf than Before Spill … Dispersants to Blame
http://bit.ly/c7scKP
Chemical pesticides linked to ADHD in children
http://bit.ly/a2Xcee
HI Gov Candidate Backs Flu Shots But Won't Take One
http://bit.ly/c4dmR4
Child nutrition bill stalls in House
http://yhoo.it/dq30h1
IMMIGRATION NEWS
Rupert Murdoch Calls for Amnesty for ‘Law-Abiding’ Illegal Immigrants
http://bit.ly/acCgiT
RECALL NEWS
Fisher-Price recalls more than 10M kid products
http://yhoo.it/abnThl
FDA exec: agency too slow to order J&J recall
http://yhoo.it/aqeGWN
GO GREEN OR ELSE
'Go green or we'll kill your kids' says Richard Curtis eco-propaganda shocker
http://bit.ly/9ZFPoZ
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
VoIP Abuse Project lures hackers with honeypot then blacklists them
http://bit.ly/drFHCJ
Dozens charged in NY in global computer virus scam
http://bit.ly/cOWjrk
Comcast Roundup: Stephen Burke will lead NBC, Comcast.net hackers sentenced and more
http://bit.ly/djv4aZ
Delaware courts: Turkish man gets prison for 'mobile fraud service'
http://bit.ly/95Ko8u
Kanye Cancels This Week's "GOOD Friday" Due To Hackers
http://bit.ly/d1rEtj
More spam on Twitter, Facebook
http://bit.ly/a02gp2
Facebook security team zeroes in on Koobface hackers
http://bit.ly/bRsY4y
Hackers Arm Themselves With Malware
http://bit.ly/aiEqEJ
Pssst! Wanna Buy a Dangerous Security Hack?
http://fxn.ws/aLdO4V
Restaurant News Bites: Hackers, Darden, Pizza Hut
http://bit.ly/aNRs2H
Hackers blamed in BexarMet theft
http://bit.ly/agiYpl
Hackers Target Mobile Banking
http://bit.ly/coT2sZ
Kanye Hates Hackers, Cancels GOOD Friday
http://bit.ly/djMcSD
Pirate Bay User Database Exploited By Spammers
http://bit.ly/9a99xF
DA: Global Cyber-Crime Scheme Yields 15 Arrests Locally
http://bit.ly/aqu0F8
Authorites Charge 60 People in Computer Hacking Scheme
http://bit.ly/b7OlD4
FBI take down dozens of cyber criminals in $3million computer virus scam
http://bit.ly/bLrXiw
U.S. Charges 37 Alleged Mules and Others in Online Bank Fraud Scheme
http://bit.ly/bs01TJ
Hackers to continue media company attacks until no longer angry
http://exm.nr/clWOd0
Pentagon's New Cyber Command Misses Deadline to Be Fully Operational
http://fxn.ws/dzLiCD
Adobe readies critical Reader update
http://bit.ly/doEJ91
Students plagued by Internet fraud
http://bit.ly/c6v3Xf
Link: http://www.livefreeradio.net/index.php/ron-paul-s-audit-the-fed-bill-hits-207-c
Ron Paul’s Audit the Fed Bill Hits 207 Co-Sponsors
June 10, 2009
House Minority Leader Boehner joins bi-partisan coalition supporting Federal Reserve transparency
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA – H.R. 1207, The Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009, yesterday surged past the 200 co-sponsor mark, nearing a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill, introduced by Congressman Ron Paul (R- TX), now has 207 cosponsors including 51 Democrats.
Signing on to the bill yesterday were Republican Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and influential Rules Committee Ranking Member David Drier (R-CA). The bill has gained 28 co-sponsors just in the month of June.
Congressman Paul's legislation is aimed at pulling back the curtain from a secretive and unaccountable Federal Reserve. Congress and the American people have minimal, if any, oversight over trillions of dollars that the Fed controls.
With recent bailouts and spending decisions shining a spotlight on the actions of the Federal Reserve, more and more pressure is bearing down on Congress to take action and demand accountability and transparency.
Minority Leader Boehner joins a group of legislators from across the ideological spectrum. These Representatives include Rep. Tom Price (R-GA), head of the conservative Republican Study Committee, and Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), former head of the liberal Progressive Caucus.
“Americans from every walk of life, across the country, are speaking out and demanding transparency at the Federal Reserve,†said Campaign for Liberty President John Tate. “Members of Congress, whether they are conservatives, moderates, progressives, business Republicans, libertarians or blue dog Democrats, are listening to their outraged constituents and coming together to support H.R. 1207.â€
"The American people have had enough. Enough of an out of control Fed, enough of run away government spending and enough of the secretive Federal Reserve practices that won't even allow us to know where our money is going." continued Mr. Tate. "And the message is getting through loud and clear as indicated by the overwhelming support for this legislation across the country and in the halls of Congress."
To view a full list of co-sponsors, please click here.
H.R. 1207, would open up the Fed’s funding facilities, such as the Primary Dealer Credit Facility, Term Securities Lending Facility, and Term Asset-Backed Securities Lending Facility to Congressional oversight and an audit by the non-partisan Government Accountability Office. Additionally, audits could include discount window operations, open market operations, and agreements with foreign central banks, such as ongoing dollar swap operations with European central banks.
GOD'S WORD FOR TODAY
JOHN 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. (KJV)
IN THE NEWS
ACTION ALERT FOR NC
Action Neeed: Stop Billion Dollar Tax Increase
http://capwiz.com/americansforprosperity/issues/alert/?alertid=13379866&type=ML
ABORTION IN THE NEWS
Pro-life 'smear' suspected in DOJ's Tiller inquiry 6/9/09
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=560170
Jillian Bandes : Kill Your Kid For Free, In Honor Of Someone's Death 6/9/09
http://townhall.com/blog/g/b3ee9432-3538-4f6a-938a-611cacfec9f9
REAL ID & PRIVACY NEWS
DMV to use face recognition technology statewide 6/10/09
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20090610/NEWS03/306109965
Police take on DMV duties 6/10/09
http://www.wiscnews.com/rtp/news/453434
Use of DNA Security Technology for Laminated Documents Validated 6/09/09
http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=11078.php
California's Rejection of "Mark of the Beast" I.D. Could Save Fifty Million per Year
http://www.nolanchart.com/article6524.html
K-ID-napped 6/9/09
http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Style/261615/
Arkansas prison escapees' ID badges draw scrutiny 6/9/09
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-prisonescape_09tex.ART.State.Edition1.50d7793.html
License to smile: 4 states say no grin in DMV photos 6/6/09
http://www.enidnews.com/opinion/local_story_157235825.html?keyword=topstory
Updated: Wisconsin would be second state to issue cards to illegals 6/1/09
http://www.wisinfo.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200990601112
Trouble With Your National ID? Change the Name! 5/19/09
http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2009/05/19/trouble-with-your-national-id-change-the-name/
OBAMA NATION
Obama extols Koran; press missed it 6/10/09
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=560686
Administration to issue new Wall Street pay curbs 6/10/09
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090610/ap_on_bi_ge/us_executive_pay
Obama pitches pay-as-you-go plan for Congress 6/9/09
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090609/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_budget
Obama invokes Jesus more than Bush 6/9/09
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090609/pl_politico/23510
Perspective: Obama's transgendered June 6/9/09
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Perspectives/Default.aspx?id=560346
Obama Tells American Businesses to Drop Dead 6/8/09
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=aaaBdVMkjPnU
ECONOMIC NEWS
McGurn: The Media Fall for Phony 'Jobs' Claims 6/10/09
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124451592762396883.html
GOP Lawmakers to Fed: Stop Printing Money 6/9/09
http://www.newsmax.com/headlines/gop_fed_printing_money/2009/06/09/223162.html
Judge lets Chrysler sever ties with 789 dealers 6/9/09
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090609/ap_on_bi_ge/us_chrysler_bankruptcy
Republicans believe Obama's stimulus plan will lead to financial calamity
But they can't stop his economic agenda 6/8/09
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/jun/08/obama-economy-stimulus-republicans-mark-sanford
China airs fears on US debt, dollar 6/8/09
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.59d40e44d29fb24306de4a8aee8d691e.891&show_article=1
Wall Street Ends Hope for Homeowners Via Congress 6/7/09
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=COO20090607&articleId=13887
GM to help investment firm buy Delphi - Your Taxmoney at Work: GM Loans $2B for Parts Supplier 6/4/09
http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/04/news/companies/gm_delphi.reut/index.htm?section=money_latest
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
'Banana republic' antics erupt in NY Senate 6/10/09
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=560922
Arnold Schwarzenegger to scrap school textbooks for ebook 6/9/09
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/09/arnold-schwarzenegger-school-textbooks-ebooks
Ron Paul: Bush, Obama Differ on Style, Not Substance 6/9/09
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/ron_paul_bush_obama/2009/06/09/223214.html
Breaking News: Rush Limbaugh Vows No Surrender to Obama, Liberals - Video
http://video.newsmax.com/?bcpid=20972460001&bclid=22770166001&bctid=25821518001
POLICE STATE NEWS
Woman, 72, refused to sign traffic ticket; an argument, and then a zap 6/10/09
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/31202935/?GT1=43001
London's Metropolitan Police accused of waterboarding suspects 6/10/09
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6466430.ece
Speed cameras on U.S. highways? 6/4/09
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/06/04/aa.speed.cameras.highways/
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Hackers attack city's system 6/10/09
http://www.nwanews.com/bvwv/News/8915/
TERRORISM IN THE NEWS
2 of the Air France crash victims had terror links 6/10/09
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3729400,00.html
MADE IN CHINA & OTHER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES?
Recycled radioactive metal contaminates consumer products 6/3/09
http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/43577
MORAL DECLINE
Schools would have to pay for pregnant students 6/5/09
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-pregnantstudents,0,3718601.story
CHRISTIANITY IN THE NEWS
Megachurch-goers younger, wealthier -- and stingier 6/10/09
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=561722
UCLA okays mention of 'Jesus' 6/9/09
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=559278
Court: Ten Commandments monument endorses religion 6/9/09
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=560210
HEALTH NEWS
In "The Land of the Free", is Natural Medicine One of Your Freedoms? 6/9/09
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/06/09/In-The-Land-of-the-Free-is-Natural-Medicine-One-of-Your-Freedoms.aspx
TV before bed causes chronic health problems, study claims 6/9/09
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/5483296/TV-before-bed-causes-chronic-health-problems-study-claims.html
Skin care Recall: Due to Bacterial Contamination 6/9/09
http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/skin-care-product-recall-bacterial-contamination-4308/
STUPID CRIMINALS
Car break-in suspect who left behind ID is caught again, cops say 6/10/09
http://www.patriotledger.com/news/x683859415/Car-break-in-suspect-who-left-behind-ID-caught-again-cops-say