Can he break the corporate power ‘lock’ on politicians?
McCain was for diminishing lobbyists influence. Has Bush
already corrupted him?
NY Times, JAD MOUAWAD, May 14, 2008
Some consumer advocates say they are deeply suspicious about the behavior of refiners who are sharply cutting production at a time of record gasoline prices.
“They are not sitting in a boardroom and [...]

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By David Morris, AlterNet
Posted on August 2, 2008, Printed on August 3, 2008
http://www.alternet.org/story/93609/
Al Gore’s heroic speech challenging us to make our electrical system 100 percent renewable promised it would simultaneously address three major crises: the weak economy, catastrophic climate change and the dire national security problems inherent in our dependence on imported oil.
He [...]

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July 4th 2008

By Mike Rudin
BBC, Conspiracy Files

One of the twin towers collapses

The final mystery of 9/11 will soon be solved, according to US experts investigating the collapse of the third tower at the World Trade Center.
The 47-storey third tower, known as Tower Seven, collapsed seven hours after the [...]

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Traders are worried about oil prices and the health of the US economy

Global stock markets have suffered a sell-off sparked by concerns about the global economy and crude oil prices which have hit a new record.
New York’s Dow Jones closed down 0.93%, or 106.9 points, at 11,346.51 as the cost of oil [...]

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Intellectual Curiosity vs. Agenda

From Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Farewell Address to the Nation on January 17, 1961:
“Today, the solitary inventor, tinkering in his shop, has been overshadowed by task forces of scientists in laboratories and testing fields. In the same fashion, the free university,

Is this what Eisenhower warned us of?

Figure 1. My intellectual integrity prevents me [...]

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