Bill Lindner
Digital Journalist based in Greenbrae CA, United States.
Joined on Oct 20, 2009
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Internal U.S. government documents show that the Transportation Security Administration, under the guidance of the Department of Homeland Security Secretary, deliberately misled the public on the health risks associated with body-scanning devices.
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Always one to be proud of America and all she stood for -- truth, freedom, justice etc. -- I believed in the rule of law, equality and so much more. I was never interested in politics or questioned the government's actions. That all changed on 9/11.
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Ever wonder why the Republican response for this country's ailments is tax cuts for millionaires and large corporations? Meet Grover Norquist, the man responsible for locking GOP state and federal lawmakers into opposing new taxes for decades.
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After conducting closed bipartisan backroom meetings with no public input or discussion to push approval for a four-year extension of unconstitutional legislation, U.S. House and Senate leaders reached an agreement to take away our freedom.
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It appeared obvious months ago when "experts" predicted $5 a gallon gas prices, that speculation was again manipulating the prices consumers pay at the pump. Now that all the speculator rhetoric has proved fallacious, it's all too clear.
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The recent release of documents by WikiLeaks details the ghastly goings-on at Guantanamo and the treatment detainees received in U.S. custody, and reveals, among other things, a myriad of war crimes committed by the Bush administration.
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A report released by the U.S. Senate paints a scathing picture of mortgage fraud on Wall Street enabled by the malfeasance and blatant disregard for oversight by Federal agencies that regulated them.
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The questionable appearance of votes giving Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser a victory by a county clerk who worked with him and has a history of questionable vote counting tactics has led a US Congresswoman to ask the US DoJ to investigate.
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The lobbyist-funded multi-million dollar illusory ad campaign that tried swaying support for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's union slashing bill is now flooding Wisconsin's airwaves to buy a Supreme Court seat in its upcoming election.
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The Republican fishing expedition for emails from scholars and historians who might oppose the dystopian legislation being used by many states to destroy unions, poor populations and senior citizens is alive and well in Michigan.
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A Wisconsin scholar's revelations of how the American Legislative Exchange Council is driving the GOP's agenda is catching national attention, awakening U.S. citizens everywhere, and upsetting the corporately controlled political establishment.
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Wisconsin's controversial union slashing law was published by the Reference Bureau despite a court ordered restraint, and the contentious battle over the bill’s legality is headed to the State Supreme Court.
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Wisconsin's recall movement, galvanized by the potentially illegal passage of Governor Scott Walker's "budget repair" bill by the legislature, disturbed a River Falls, Wisconsin man who allegedly swiped, then returned signed signature forms.
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If you're a Florida lawmaker whose bills keep getting thrown out of court because they're illegal, what do you do? You fabricate a judicial crisis to take over the courts, create a bill, call it a Constitutional amendment, and hope voters buy it.
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A Wisconsin Judge issued a temporary hold on Governor Walker's controversial "budget repair" bill, and for the second time in less than a month, reprimanded Wisconsin Republicans for keeping the public out of the legislative process.
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When a selectively edited tape was released showing a NPR fund-raising executive making disparaging remarks about Republicans and Tea Party supporters, the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted to eliminate financial support for NPR.
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The "Jobs Budget" bill introduced by Ohio Governor John R. Kasich -- yet another astroturf Tea Party darling making news for all the wrong reasons -- makes Wisconsin's "Budget Repair" bill look good.
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Dystopian legislation pushed through Michigan's legislature to enable the preconceived anti-Democratic corporate-driven notions of Governor Snyder doesn't fix budgets. It imposes fascism and rewards cronyism.
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Following the devastating earthquake and tsunamis that destroyed Japan last week, and the rising number of casualties, some of the world's largest technology and telecommunications companies have joined the relief efforts.
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Any pretense that the Wisconsin GOP's Koch binge aimed at destroying union workers was meant to save Wisconsin's budget woes flew out the window when details of their meeting with corporate lobbyists in DC were revealed.
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