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Are They Lying to You About the Oklahoma City Bombing?

Many are reflecting on this, the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing of the Murrah Building that killed 168 people. There are unanswered questions about what actually happened that dreadful day and various comparisons, fair and unfair, of the political mood of the nation today and in 1995

*The official OKC story is iffy at best (Antiwar.com and KAOS radio 95.9 in Austin, Texas Radio Show Transcript)

*Murrah bombing survivor says feds involved in blast that killed 168 in ‘95

*Militias Rally at National Mall

*Gay Community Urged to Arm Themselves by Transgendered Activist



*Rep. Michele Bachmann: Democrats "celebrating Oklahoma City bombing"

*Rep. Charles Key:"Heavy-handed" government fuels extremism

*CFR Journalist Calls Tea Party Talk Seditious

CoOlDiGgY news (late edition)

Secret Memo Urges War on Iran

President Obama's Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, has written a memo that urges war with Iran. This is a statement counter to the "full range of contingencies" message that the Administration has put out to the media. Are we closer to war with Iran than we know?

A secret memo by US Defense Secretary Robert Gates urges Washington to consider the use of military force against Iran if diplomacy fails to scrap the country's nuclear program.

In what seems to be a new twist in US efforts to tackle Iran's enrichment activities, The New York Times reveals that a three-page memorandum, which has been circulating in Washington since January, has advocated military action against Tehran.

The classified memorandum, according to unnamed government officials quoted by the Times, warns that Washington lacks an effective policy in dealing with Iran's nuclear program and should therefore come up with new options.

One senior official has said that the memo accuses Iran of weapons development and lays out a set of military alternatives to counter Iran's progress in nuclear science and technology.

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*Stimulus Money Going to Turn Free Roads into Toll Roads



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Poll: 4 out of 5 Americans don't trust Government

Mistrust of government extends beyond the so-called Tea Party movement

WASHINGTON – America's "Great Compromiser" Henry Clay called government "the great trust," but most Americans today have little faith in Washington's ability to deal with the nation's problems.

Public confidence in government is at one of the lowest points in a half century, according to a survey from the Pew Research Center. Nearly 8 in 10 Americans say they don't trust the federal government and have little faith it can solve America's ills, the survey found.

The survey illustrates the ominous situation President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party face as they struggle to maintain their comfortable congressional majorities in this fall's elections. Midterm prospects are typically tough for the party in power. Add a toxic environment like this and lots of incumbent Democrats could be out of work.

The survey found that just 22 percent of those questioned say they can trust Washington almost always or most of the time and just 19 percent say they are basically content with it. Nearly half say the government negatively effects their daily lives, a sentiment that's grown over the past dozen years.

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*Joint Chiefs chairman looks at military options in Iran

*Iran calls out US for being "world's only atomic criminal"


*The Fall Of Goldman Sachs?

*Ratigan Deconstructs Goldman, Connecticut AG Blumental Wants Criminal Charges Filed

*Casino Carnival Barker Jim Cramer Defends Goldman Sachs

*"Revolving door" a bar to mine safety?

*NSA stops collecting some data to resolve issue with court

*US indicts 5 Blackwater Ex-Officials

*No silver lining in air transportation nightmare

*Israeli PM Netanyahu urges 'crippling sanctions' against Iran

*Soros: Euro, EU Will Collapse if Germany Doesn't Make Concessions

*Tenth Anniversary of the Popular Uprising Against Bechtel and the Privatization of a City’s Water Supply

*Afghanistan: A Conspiracy of Silence - poll shows 77 per cent of Britons want forces home and presence makes UK less safe from terrorism

*UK Police: "let us sedate suspects


*I’m Not Shedding Any Tears for Daryl Gates

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*A pregnant Betty White rides a centaur John Ritter while wielding a flaming chainsaw because that is what AWESOME looks like

*Reggie Bush dumped Kim Kardashian because she cheated with Urkel, er, Kanye West




*This replaced Madonna:



*Two and a half perfect words: Joy. Bryant. Nakedish.

*Clooney's dame is a bikini, see

*Natural Born Hotel Bill Skippers: Randy Quaid and wife, Evi, are fugitives

*Credit Rating is 13: Lindsay Lohan Owes Over Half a Million in Credit Card Debt

*Country Music Gals Dressed Real Pretty-Like

*From Highest Paid Actress in Hollywood to Mrs. Kutcher: What Happened to Demi Moore?

*AnnaLynne McCord finds hot, sexy, lesbian hookup - WITH SISTER!!!

the random

Video: Track wreck - Ke$ha's "performance" on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE is one part nails on chalkboard, one part "is this a skit?," and one part "MOMMY, MAKE IT STOP"

CoOlDiGgY tech & media

Scientists edge closer to printing human tissue

A new technology early in clinical trials could make it possible for doctors to use specialized 3D printers to fabricate new human tissue based on a patient's own cells.

Known as commercial bioprinting, the technology from San Diego start-up Organovo starts with cells from adipose tissue--essentially body fat--or bone marrow and is intended to use those cells as the basis for making new tissue.

As of right now, the benefit for humans is still years away, perhaps as many as four, said Organovo CEO Keith Murphy. And when and if the company's technology gets certified and hits the market, it will probably have limited application: most likely, the technology could be used at first mainly for crafting very small areas of tissue or new blood vessels.

But even those limited applications could mean, for example, that doctors may eventually have the ability to intervene in cases where, for example, a patient has a blocked or damaged blood vessel, and potentially prevent what might otherwise result in a forced amputation. Similarly, someone with damaged nerves could have a gap in a nerve bridged using regenerated cells printed by Organovo's machine.

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*JooJoo Tablet Is a Real Piece of DooDoo

*Group challenging enhanced surveillance law faces uphill climb

*28 Time-Saving Tricks for Google, Facebook, and More

*Sugar-to-diesel maker Amyris files for IPO


*The Entertainment Industry's Dystopia of the Future

*Fox too liberal for you? Kelsey Grammer backs upstart right-wing TV network, RightNetwork

*UK upholds ban on "misleading" Israel tourism ad

*Rare earth element miner seeks to expand in US

sports & health

Former Champ Kills Self in Jail

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP)—Former boxing champion Edwin Valero, who gained fame for knocking out all his 27 opponents and having a tattoo of Hugo Chavez on his chest, was found dead in his jail cell Monday and police said he hanged himself after being arrested in his wife’s murder.

The former lightweight champion used his own clothes to hang himself from a bar in his cell early Monday, Venezuelan Federal Police Chief Wilmer Flores told reporters. Valero’s lawyer, Milda Mora, confirmed that Valero had committed suicide saying he used the sweat pants he was wearing.

Flores said Valero was found by another inmate, who alerted authorities in the police lockup in north-central Carabobo state. Valero still showed signs of life when they took him down, but they were unable to save him and he died about 1:30 a.m., Flores said.

The 28-year-old was detained Sunday on suspicion of stabbing his wife to death. Prosecutors said Sunday night that they had planned to charge Valero in the killing.

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*Goodell: Roethlisberger violated policy

*Taking a mid-day nap boosts brain power

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