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'Double-dipping' raises eyebrows

recordnet.com

by Scott Smith

September 14, 2011

STOCKTON - Add Stockton's interim Police Chief Blair Ulring to a list of public retirees throughout the state who have returned to work, drawing both a paycheck and a retirement pension.

While it's perfectly legal for Ulring and others like him, it often rubs taxpayers the wrong way. That's especially true in hard economic times when the public is paying close attention to how public officials spend their money. "Most people are shocked when they discover it is legal," he said. Public pension systems were set up in the spirit of providing government employees an adequate income upon retiring, he said. They're not supposed to be given as an incentive to retire early so they can begin a second career, Dean said.

'Economy Has Not Recovered,' White House Says Before Blaming Bush Three Years After Recession Ends

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by Matt Cover

June 13, 2012

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Wednesday that the U.S. economy has not recovered three years after the end of the recession. Despite this admission, Carney still saw fit to blame former President George W. Bush.

"I think people are still hurting. I think the economy has not recovered, and it's not where it needs to be," Carney said at his daily White House press briefing Wednesday. Carney said the country was still "emerging" from a recession, despite the fact that the recession ended exactly three years ago in June 2009. Carney pointed to a recent report from the Federal Reserve Board that found that median household net worth had declined by almost 40 percent from 2007 to 2010 - a fact he said highlighted the severity of the 2007-2009 recession.

'End the War on Coal Act' Comes To House Floor For Vote

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by Stacy Washington

September 20, 2012

Four previously passed House bills aimed at limiting excessive regulation affecting the coal industry have remained stalled in the Senate. This prompted the House to include them in legislation crafted by the 112th Congress scheduled for a vote on Friday.

The vote will be on a new bill entitled "End the War on Coal Act of 2012" H.R. 3409, which is comprised of the following five pieces of legislation: The first of these is H.R. 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act, passed in April 2011. It would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Essentially, this bill clamps down on unnecessary actions and regulations enacted to address climate change.

'Exhausted' honour student shown no mercy and jailed for truancy... Works two jobs to support family

dailymail.co.uk

by Hannah Rand

May 25, 2012

Since the parents of Diane Tran, 17, divorced out of the blue and left Texas, the honour student has worked two jobs as well as studying to support the family.

An eleventh grader in Texas was thrown in jail - just for missing school. However, honour student Diane Tran, 17, is no lazy truant. In fact, she's quite the opposite. Since her parents divorced and left her and her two siblings, she has been the sole breadwinner and works two jobs to keep the family afloat.

'Extraterrestrials Are Working With US Government' Claims Air Force Veteran and Nuclear Physicist

collective-evolution.com

by Joe Martino

June 30, 2013

Dr. Charles Hall, a United States Air Force veteran and nuclear physicist shares his experience with extraterrestrial beings he came into contact with at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada in the 1960's.

Given the quantity of evidence now available in the public domain , stories and testimonies from individuals with verified educational and military backgrounds deserve to be heard without ridicule, and an open mind. What type of evidence am I talking about? I provide a very brief summary in the paragraphs below from a previous article I wrote. Keep in mind that this is a very minuscule amount of a large array of evidence that supports the UFO/extraterrestrial reality. Maybe this will inspire those interested to further their research, which can sometimes be overwhelming!

'Fast and Furious' ATF Official Granted Paid Leave to Take 6-Figure Job at JP Morgan

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by Susan Jones

August 23, 2012

The long-awaited inspector general's report on the Justice Department's botched gun-running scheme is finished, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said on Wednesday.

But along with that news comes more questions: Issa and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are demanding to know why a top ATF official involved in Operation Fast and Furious remains on paid leave from ATF -- while simultaneously drawing a six-figure salary from J.P. Morgan, a major investment bank. In a letter to the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Issa and Grassley asked why the Justice Department would approve such a special arrangement for Bill McMahon.

'Fast And Furious' Linked To Holder

The Real Revo

by Jim22

June 20, 2011

Congressman Daryl Issa has been conducting a Congressional investigation of the BATFE's Operation Fast And Furious. His committee has produced their first report.

Yesterday's New York Post had an article that also referred to the Issa report and claimed that Attorney General Eric Holder is involved in the coverup. The administration is preparing to fire Kenneth Melson, the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives...

'Fast and Furious' Linked to Immunity Deal Between U.S. and Sinaloa Cartel, Trafficking Defendant Alleges in Court Papers

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by Edwin Mora

December 29, 2011

A Mexican drug trafficker awaiting trial in a Chicago federal court claims that the notorious Sinaloa cartel received weapons from "Operation Fast and Furious" under an alleged immunity agreement that the U.S. government made with cartel leaders, in exchange for information on rival gangs. The defendant in a trafficking case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Vicente Jesus Zambada-Niebla, also claims the immunity deal allowed the criminal cartel to "continue to smuggle tons of illicit drugs" into the United States.

'Fasten your seat belt': Judge Napolitano stuns Juan Williams

andrewnapolitano.com

November 22, 2013

"Juan, fasten your seat belt," Judge Andrew Napolitano warned liberal Juan Williams before he flabbergasted Williams with a lecture on the Constitution.

"You have abandoned the whole notion of conservatism tonight," a shocked Williams responded to the judge's lecture. "You have abandoned the notion that the Constitution means what it says," Napolitano retorted.

'Feasibility Studies' for Tribal 'Clean Energy' Projects Will Cost More Than Actual Projects

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by Susan Jones

February 17, 2012

President Obama's Energy Department is sending $6.5 million to American Indian tribes to support tribal energy development.

More than half of that $6.5 million will be spent on 13 "feasibility studies," which determine whether and how a project will work. Only $1.3 million will be spent on actual heating projects -- including one that uses wood to heat a tribal visitor center.

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