The renewed torture of Somalia falls within the context of US efforts to gain firm control over the Horn of Africa, where the United States is launching a new Africa command and extending naval operations in crucial shipping lanes, part of the broader campaign to ensure its domination of the world's primary energy resources in the Gulf region.

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Using Google Trends I've put Ron Paul and John McCain in the filter, and you'll notice that the searches for Ron Paul have skyrocketed on google, but there is no corresponding increase in media coverage of him. John McCain still gets more coverage with significantly less interest. We need real Democracy, and this isn't it.

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A bipartisan bill introduced in the House yesterday wants to reform copyright... by upping the penalties. Consumer groups are not impressed.

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Please don’t confuse this as partisan propaganda. I don’t give a shit about the Democrat or Republican PsyOps mind-fuck dynamic. They’re just labels to divide a potentially powerful united US public.

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Chavez reflected upon the fact that the opposition had gained about 400,000 votes over the last presidential election results ... but especially focused on the loss of approximately 3 million votes from his own side in this election.

Once again, the exit polls and regular opinion polls got it all wrong ...

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My conclusion? The polls and the media commentary about this election being "too close to call" or having a "photograph ending" are just a media sham; nobody took this unparalleled level of apathy into consideration when they released poll results, and at this time, one can tell which option will take it away at the end. Video included.

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A missing Kansas college student believed to be the victim of foul play led a double life as an Internet porn star by the name of Zoey Zane, a friend told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

A young woman resembling 18-year-old Emily Sander appears nude in photos posted on a Zoey Zane Web site.

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A rap song by motherfuckin' Jon Lajoie.

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The film chronicles the latest in the thinking and activism of the noted linguist Noam Chomsky, who since the Vietnam War era has been a vocal and consistent critic of the way the United States exercises state power in the world arena.

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The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act was passed in an overwhelming 400 to six House vote last month. Critics say it could herald a new government crackdown on dissident activity under the guise of fighting terrorism. 6 voted against it, 3 dems(Dennis Kucinich) 3 repubs. Ron Paul did not vote.

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