“Ruth Conniff” - Big Saturday Rally in Madison--Michael Moore, Michelle Shocked Praise Wisconsin Protesters

By Ruth Conniff,

March 5, 2011

http://progressive.org/rc030511.html

As the Capitol building reopened following two judges' orders to stop prohibiting public access to the building, another huge, sign- carrying crowd massed in downtown Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday, March 5.

Once again, there was a festive, playful mood. Protesters carried inflatable palm trees in the frigid weather and signs that read: "Fox News Will Lie About This" (a reference to video of union members screaming and shoving at a rally on Fox's "O'Reilly Factor," which O'Reilly claimed was from Wisconsin, but which clearly showed palm trees and sunshine in the background.)

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“Gavyn Davies” - A week in global macro – GDP growth moves above 5 per cent

Gavyn Davies

March 6, 2011 1:19 pm

http://blogs.ft.com/gavyndavies/2011/03/06/a-week-in-global-macro-gdp-growth-moves-above-5-per-cent/

This week, the oil shock continued to build, but financial markets still viewed it as insufficient to puncture the upswing in the global economy. Business survey indicators in America and Europe hit new peaks for the cycle, but China continued to lag. The ECB responded to the upswing by pre-announcing their intention to raise interest rates next month – the first of the major central banks to do so in the developed countries. But the Fed remained determinedly dovish. The extent of this continental drift between the big two central banks is quite unusual.

This week, I learned that:

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“Megan Carpentier” - Michele Bachmann: ‘Obamacare is a crime against democracy’

By Megan Carpentier

Sunday, March 6th, 2011

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/03/06/michele-bachman-obamacare-is-a-crime-against-democracy/

Appearing on Meet The Press Sunday, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) -- the chair of the Tea Party Caucus -- told host David Gregory that the health care reform measure pushed by President Obama was a "crime against democracy."

In response to a question from Gregory about the compromise recently offered by Obama -- that states could opt out of participating in the health care reform in 2014 if they could expand coverage without raising costs -- Bachmann pronounced herself unconvinced.

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Nothing new in 20 years: Nearly everyone still wants genetically modified food labeled

At this MSNBC poll [http://bit.ly/fTMqV8], over 40,000 people have voted strongly in favor of labeling genetically modified foods: 96% of all respondents. But, a review of several polls going back to 1994 reveals that the numbers have always been high -- the vast majority of people have always wanted GM labels. That biotech foods have remained unlabeled for nearly 20 years in the US reveals a deliberate and willful refusal by regulatory agencies to serve the will of the people, instead opting to abet industry profits through public deception.

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THE TRUTH ABOUT GMOs

The last 12 months have seen a number of biotech industry lies bite the dust. One of them is that developing countries are hot for GMOs with only affluent Westerners obstructing their acceptance. In fact, the opposite has been shown to be the case with deeply rooted resistance to GM crops becoming more and more apparent in developing countries in the face of the heavily financed efforts of US-based and GM industry-led interests to push GM crops.

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Liver, not brain, a source of Alzheimer's

A new study has suggested that the plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease start in the liver and not in the brain—completely altering scientists' ideas about the disease.

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Sperm quality deteriorating gradually

A new study has blamed falling sperm quality and rise in testicular cancer cases over the recent years on environmental reasons, particularly chemical exposure.

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Dead baby dolphins continue to wash ashore on Gulf beaches

Dozens of dead baby and adult dolphins have washed ashore on Gulf beaches since the beginning of the year, according to new reports. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says the rising death count is exceptionally high, especially because the normal birthing season for dolphins -- a time at which some baby dolphins inevitably end up dying -- is normally several months from now.

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Every Five Minutes Someone Dies from a Blood Clot or Deep Vein Thrombosis

Each year between 100,000-180,000 Americans die as the result of pulmonary embolism, a complication from blood clots in the lungs. The Vascular Disease Foundation urges Americans, especially women, to learn about the risks of venous blood clots to help prevent these deaths. While men and women are at equal risk, the risk for deep vein thrombosis, or blood clots, varies depending on where a woman is in her lifecycle, her hormone levels, and if she has a family history of clotting disorders.

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Ralph Nader: Selling Out Injured Baby Rights

New York State's Governor Andrew Cuomo will be judged harshly by history if he doesn't reverse his position supporting limiting the legal rights of brain damaged babies. Imagine a life-time $250,000 cap on pain and suffering and families having to endure a burdensome and humiliating struggle to get medical bills paid as they arise from an insurance funded entity.

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