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Obama Embraces GE Crops on Wildlife Refuges
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COMMON DREAMS– The Obama administration has endorsed genetically engineered agriculture on more than 50 National Wildlife Refuges, with more GE-refuge approvals in the works, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). The new plan is designed to insulate refuges from environmental court challenges in the wake of a lawsuit recently won by PEER and other groups which halted GE … Read More
Obama Rejects Top Lawyers’ Legal Views on Libya
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SALON– The growing controversy over President Obama’s illegal waging of war in Libya got much bigger last night with Charlie Savage’s New York Times scoop. He reveals that top administration lawyers — Attorney General Eric Holder, OLC Chief Caroline Krass, and DoD General Counsel Jeh Johnson — all told Obama that his latest, widely panned excuse for waging war without Congressional approval (that it does not rise … Read More
NATO Air Strike Kills Civilians In Tripoli
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SKY NEWS– Two deaths have been confirmed following an air strike in the east of the capital, Tripoli, in the early hours of Sunday. Libyan authorities say nine civilians were killed, including a family of five. The military alliance said the errant strike may have been due to “a weapons system failure”. “Nato regrets the loss of innocent civilian lives … Read More