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Fiscalía Especial contra la Corrupción y La Criminalidad Organizada

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Governors oppose DoD emergency powers

10 August 2009

The National Guard [1]
A bipartisan pair of governors is opposing a new Defense Department proposal to handle natural and terrorism-related disasters, contending that a murky chain of command could lead to more problems than solutions.
Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas (R), chairman of the National (...)

Supreme Court rules DNA tests for prisoners not a constitutional right

20 June 2009

by David G. Savage
Reporting from Washington — The Supreme Court said Thursday that DNA possesses a unique ability to free the innocent and convict the guilty, but the justices nonetheless ruled that prisoners do not have a constitutional right to demand DNA testing of evidence that remains (...)

Chrysler bankruptcy sets stage for assault on GM workers

6 May 2009

Last week’s decision by the Obama administration to drive Chrysler into bankruptcy was a deliberate political action aimed at ratcheting up the pressure on General Motors workers to accept even deeper job cuts and wage and benefit concessions. This fact has been acknowledged by administration (...)

Whose ‘Tea Party’?

20 April 2009

By Adrian Ramirez
New America Media
As I marched down the streets of downtown San Jose with about 40 other pro-immigrant protesters, anxiety was building inside of me. About 1,000 protesters were gathered at Plaza de Cesar Chavez. The demonstration was one of more than 300 Tax Day “tea (...)

U.S. Military Preparing for Domestic Disturbances

26 December 2008

The US Army War College is on the case, ready to handle "unforeseen economic collapse" and the "rapid dissolution of public order in all or significant parts of the US." According to the Washington Post of 1 December 2008, the U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the (...)