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TSA airport screeners gone wild in San Diego- again — In what can only be described as TSA handlers gone wild, the San Diego Harbor Police arrested an area resident for refusal to complete the screening/security process yesterday. This is the same airport that created the TSA security catch phrase “don't touch my junk.”
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
TSA head: ‘Not going to change’ — John Pistole, administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, said several times Sunday that no changes are planned in airport screening procedures, despite an online backlash. — “Do I understand the sensitivities of people?
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Reuters, Hot Air, Mediaite, I Will Opt Out Of TSA Scan and Right Klik
Darleen / protein wisdom:
More TSA “love” ... [Darleen Click] UPDATED 3X “Grandmama! They touched you in your special girl spots!” — Description of the above video: … In addition: … We don't talk about ostomies, but approximately 500,000 Americans have a stoma for one reason or another.
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The Gateway Pundit, theblogprof, The Sundries Shack, Associated Press and Scared Monkeys
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Analyst: TSA methods ‘will kill more Americans on highway’
Analyst: TSA methods ‘will kill more Americans on highway’
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Don Surber and Raw Story
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Deposition: Countrywide Never Sent Mortgage Notes to Trust; Mortgage-Backed Securities in Question — Christine at Foreclosure Industry gives her 10 reasons why the MERS problem cannot be fixed by legislation, and it's a pretty good list. I would add that it's simply not the only problem …
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FORECLOSURE FRAUD and naked capitalism
Steve Clemons / The Washington Note:
The Impact Today and Tomorrow of Chalmers Johnson — Next week, Foreign Policy magazine and its editor-in-chief Susan Glasser will be releasing its 2nd annual roster of the world's greatest thinkers and doers in foreign policy. I have seen the list — and it's impressively creative and eclectic.
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American Power, The Atlantic Online, Eunomia and The Monkey Cage
Adrian Chen / Gawker:
Special Underwear Makes Your Privates Invisible to TSA Scanners — Citizens, take heart: Even as our country falls under the total domination of our new TSA overlords, capitalism continues unabated. A Colorado man has developed undergarments with special body scanner-blocking fig leafs to hide your privates.
Discussion:
Balloon Juice and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
For NBC Sale, Tensions Rise in Washington — Comcast is still in negotiations with the government over its proposed takeover of NBC Universal, but that did not stop the cable company from announcing a new management slate for the entertainment giant last week.
Juliann Neher / Bloomberg:
Buffett Tells ABC Rich Americans Should Be Paying ‘A Lot’ More in Taxes — Billionaire Warren Buffett said that rich people should pay more in taxes and that Bush-era tax cuts for top earners should be allowed to expire at the end of December. — “If anything, taxes for the lower …
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HazZzMat, LewRockwell.com Blog and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
Carter: Fox commentators have ‘deliberately distorted’ news — Jimmy Carter said Sunday that Fox News commentators including Glenn Beck have “deliberately distorted” the news. — Speaking on CNN's “Reliable Sources” Sunday, the former Democratic president took aim at the cable news channel climate …
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Scared Monkeys, The Gateway Pundit, The Moderate Voice and Weasel Zippers
Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
Gingrich: No debates moderated by Olbermann or Matthews — Newt Gingrich, a potential 2012 Republican presidential contender, said Sunday that he would not participate in a debate moderated by Keith Olbermann or Chris Matthews. — “There's no possibility that I would ever go to a debate …
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CNN
Jimmy So / CBS News:
Clinton: I'd Avoid Airport Pat-Down if Possible — Secretary of State Says Limiting Number of Travelers Asked to Undergo Enhanced Security Should Be Considered — (CBS) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she would not want to submit to an airport security pat-down, one of the new …
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CBS New York, Scared Monkeys and Associated Press
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
TRENDING: Clinton: I'm not running for president
TRENDING: Clinton: I'm not running for president
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The Politico, Michelle Malkin, American Power and The Gateway Pundit
Gautham Nagesh / The Hill:
Jindal blasts Obama administration, calls TSA searches excessive — Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) blasted the Obama administration's handling suspected terrorist and called the Transportation Security Administration's controversial search procedures excessive during NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday.
Matt Richtel / New York Times:
Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction — REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — On the eve of a pivotal academic year in Vishal Singh's life, he faces a stark choice on his bedroom desk: book or computer? — Your Brain on Computers — Staying on Task — Articles in this series examine how a deluge …
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Yglesias, The Huffington Post, Althouse, TechCrunch and Runnin' Scared, more at Techmeme »
Paul Krugman:
FDR, Reagan, and Obama — Some readers may recall that back during the Democratic primary Barack Obama shocked many progressives by praising Ronald Reagan as someone who brought America a “sense of dynamism and entrepreneurship that had been missing.” I was among those who found this deeply troubling …
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DownWithTyranny!