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Neo-Nazi’s Remorse: “A Life Based On Hate Is No Life At All”

Neo-Nazi’s Remorse: “A Life Based On Hate Is No Life At All”

White supremacist, Buford Furrow, killed a Filipino postal worker and wounded five people in 1999 during a shooting rampage at a Jewish community center near Los Angeles. Kevin Modesti, a reporter with the Los Angeles Daily News, received a letter from Buford Furrow after the reporter’s request for an interview was denied by prison officials. […]

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CIA Withholds Key Torture Documents From ACLU

CIA Withholds Key Torture Documents From ACLU

Judge Hellerstein had ordered the government to turn over the documents by August 31, following an ACLU lawsuit, or else to provide justification for continuing to withhold them. However, in a court filing late Monday, the CIA said if will not release the documents, claiming that disclosing details about the enhanced interrogation program would harm […]

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Smoke From Los Angeles Fires Reaching Las Vegas

The thick smoke from the wild fires in Los Angeles and from the other fires across California is now reaching as far as Las Vegas, Nevada and even Denver, Colorado — that’s a distance of over 1,000 miles. NASA has also sent in photos of the smoke, which is quite visible from space.

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Ex-Countrywide Execs’ Firm Modifies Bad Loans for Taxpayer Cash

Among the servicers participating in the government’s mortgage modification program is a new recruit that’s not like the others. PennyMac, a firm founded by the former president and chief operating officer of Countrywide, buys distressed home loans on the cheap with the goal of modifying them and later selling them for a profit.

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CIA Torture: AG Holder Nominates John Durham As Prosecutor

CIA Torture: AG Holder Nominates John Durham As Prosecutor

After the release of a CIA torture report today, AG Holder made the announcement that the DOJ will appoint a special prosecutor to investigate if federal laws were violated in connection of detainees in US custody overseas under the Bush administration.

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