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Mark T. Harris, Truthout: ''The strategic formula Romney brought to Bain Capital he learned from Bruce Henderson, a one-time Bible salesman and founder of the Boston Consulting Group. As a consultant, Henderson preached a kind of modern-day Taylorism, touting 'scientific management' principles based on what the editors of the Harvard Business Review call 'sharp-penciled analytics' geared to reducing costs and increasing efficiency. The Henderson cost-cutting model routinely translated into, among other things, firing 'excess' workers.''

http://www.truth-out.org/mitt-mormons-and-money/1328126189



Romney: Indifference to the Poor

Eugene Robinson, The Washington Post Writers Group: ''When I first heard the now-famous quote: 'I am not concerned about the very poor' I thought it might be fodder for a snarky column about the wee little Mr. Monopoly who lives inside Romney s head and blurts out things like 'Corporations are people, my friend,' or 'I like being able to fire people.' But I realized that being 'very poor' is no laughing matter to millions of Americans.''

http://www.truth-out.org/romneys-indifference-poor/1328370764



The American Middle Class Is Becoming Poor, and Mitt Romney Doesn t Realize It

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog: ''Mitt Romney says he s not concerned about the very poor because they have safety nets to protect them. He says he s concerned about the middle class. Romney doesn t seem to realize how much of the middle class is becoming poor.''

http://www.truth-out.org/american-middle-class-becoming-poor-and-mitt-romney-doesnt-realize-it/1328640614

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Is US democracy being bought and sold?

Video

How corporations, unions and political action committees are shaping the candidate pool.

http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/us-democracy-being-bought-and-sold-0022021


From Information Clearing House

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Romney and Co. vs. ''the very poor''

C4SS Center for a Stateless Society
by David D'Amato

02/06/12

The state s fundamental purpose in economic affairs is to foreclose opportunities for ordinary, working people, blocking the passageways of real voluntary exchange to the advantage of the established players. To the floundering have-not who can t start a business out of her home because she doesn t have the costly permits and licenses, or to the homeless family who can t make rent due to the state-enabled monopolization of real estate, food stamps and subsidized housing appear like scraps cast into the rubbish after the corpulent corporate hogs have finished gorging...

http://c4ss.org/content/9648


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Jason Leopold, Truthout: ''The Pentagon won't release any details of an investigation initiated by the commander of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility revolving around the discovery of 'contraband' at the prison, which included a magazine produced by an offshoot of al-Qaeda based in Yemen.''

http://www.truth-out.org/details-remain-secret-arrival-contraband-magazine-guantanamo/1328279305

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Gitmo s gotta go

Wrights 2012
by R. Lee Wrights

02/04/12

The prison facility at Guantanamo Bay does more than just blur the line between the good guys and the bad guys; it erases the line entirely. Those who fought to establish American freedom and independence were intimately familiar with a despotic government that rendered the military 'independent of and superior to the Civil power,' which deprived people 'of the benefits of Trial by Jury,' or which transported them 'beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences.' That was one of the causes of the American Revolution...

http://wrights2012.com/2012/02/gitmos-gotta-go/


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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'Starve the The Pentagon
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/02/08-1



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http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/solutions/nullification-the-rightful-remedy-.html



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http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/health-and-medical/us-use-of-depleted-uranium-in-recent-wars-.html



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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/02/02-0



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http://lewrockwell.com/napolitano/napolitano39.1.html



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Amy Dean, Truthout: ''Since most of the original Occupy encampments were evicted by wintertime, the question now is, what s next for activists? One of the most popular suggestions is 'Occupy Our Homes,' a campaign in which occupiers around the country would do actions at foreclosed houses or at bailed-out banks that are throwing people out of their homes.''

http://www.truth-out.org/how-occupy-our-homes-can-win/1328034041

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Banks Avoid Liability

In 49-State Foreclosure Fraud Settlement

By David Dayen

Forty-nine states, every one but Oklahoma, as well as federal regulators will participate in a foreclosure fraud settlement that will release the five biggest banks and their mortgage servicing units from liability for robo-signing and other forms of servicer abuse.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30485.htm

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Bank Bailout 2: Obama Lets Mortgage Abusers Off the Hook
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/02/09-5



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Josh Israel, ThinkProgress: ''Between the Kochs and the Adelsons, voters around the country should expect to see what voters in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Florida have seen in recent weeks: a seemingly unending stream of dishonest attack ads, paid for by billionaire-funded super PACs and tax-exempt organizations.''

http://www.truth-out.org/billionaire-buddies-adelsons-join-forces-koch-brothers-take-down-obama/1328208923



Secrecy Shrouds ''Super PAC'' Funds in Latest Filings

Nicholas Confessore and Michael Luo, The New York Times News Service: ''Newly disclosed details of the millions of dollars flowing into political groups are highlighting not just the scale of donations from corporation and unions but also the secrecy surrounding 'super PACs' seeking to influence the presidential race.''

http://www.truth-out.org/secrecy-shrouds-super-pac-funds-latest-filings/1328192323



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Video

Today there are more than 7,000 drones and 12,000 ground robots in use by all branches of the military. These systems mean less ''American'' deaths and also less political risk for the US when it takes acts of lethal force, often outside of official war zones.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30418.htm



Obama: Not Cool, Just Cold-Blooded

By Glen Ford

''When the U.S. president arrogates to himself the right to bomb and kill at will, he makes himself an outlaw.''

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30425.htm



US to expand network of secret bases

THE Pentagon plans to expand its global network of drones and special-operations bases in a fundamental military realignment designed to project US power even as it cuts back conventional forces.

http://bit.ly/ws4OUZ



ACLU sues to force release of drone attack records

The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal court Wednesday to force the Obama administration to release legal and intelligence records related to the killing of three U.S. citizens in drone attacks in Yemen last year.

http://wapo.st/y1mu9O


From Information Clearing House



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''Allein von 2009 auf 2010 sind die Rüstungsexporte global um 72 % auf 2.119 Milliarden Euro gestiegen. Deutschland hält bei dieser Liste des Todes den (west-)europäischen Spitzenplatz und hat seinen Weltmarktanteil seit 2004 fast verdoppelt?'' Ein Referatskonzept zum ''Rüstungsexport'' von Walter Listl in Vorbereitung der Protestaktionen gegen die ''Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz'' beim isw (pdf) http://www.isw-muenchen.de/download/ruestung-exp-wl-201201.pdf

Aus: LabourNet, 2. Februar 2012

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Händler des Todes

Die Bundesrepublik gehört zu den weltweit größten Rüstungsexporteuren. Verkauft wird dabei auch an Länder, die in bewaffnete Konflikte involviert sind. Artikel von Lühr Henken in der jungen Welt vom 25.02.2012, gespiegelt auf der Seite der Informationsstelle Militarisierung http://www.imi-online.de/2012/02/24/handler-des-todes/


Aus: LabourNet, 27. Februar 2012



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