The Church of Scientology is to be tried for fraud, and seven of its members for illegally prescribing drugs, legal sources said Monday, in the latest clash between French officials and the controversial religion. The charges stem from a case taken by a woman who said she paid the church more...

Germany's Federal Office for Information Security says that Google's new browser Chrome "should not be used for surfing the Internet." The problem, according to a translation from Blogoscoped, is that joined with email and search, Chrome gives Google too much data about its users. The government...

Not exactly a good thing to have one of the biggest criminals in the world endorse you. -- KM *** US Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday gave his public backing for Sarah Palin -- the Republican party's first female candidate to be vice president. Go to Full Article

Eventually people are going to live entirely in Google....which might not be a problem if Google was a transparent government of sorts. But instead we see an increasing amount of secrecy and censorship from Google. And so, it could be like a prison with no walls. Google Inc. is trying to...

When foreign countries stop accepting the US dollar, that's when we are truly screwed, and when you will see prices start to rise significantly. Ultimately we'll need more than Brazil and Argentina to abandon the US dollar, but this is a step in that direction. -- KM *** Brazil and...

Economists and analysts pounced on the misstatement, saying it demonstrated a lack of understanding about one of the key economic issues likely to face the next administration. Go to Full Article |via WRH

Even though Congress has growled loudly enough to get Internet service providers to back off their plans to sell information about their customers' Web surfing to advertising companies, one prominent legal expert argues that the law governing the issue should still be made...

Hurricane Ike is scheduled to come a little too close for comfort to southern Miami. While most people are going to stay -- savvy people will be going through their hurricane checklist, though many people will do nothing (but hey, I'm sure FEMA will help them) -- I'm peacein' out, catching a...

Give props, people. Ron Paul on The Colbert Report. -- KM *** YouTube - Ron Paul on TCR 9/4/08 (High Res) via Campaign for Liberty

The Army says suicide among soldiers appears to be rising again this year, after setting a record in 2007. So far this year, there are 62 confirmed suicides among active duty soldiers and Guard and Reserve troops called to active duty. Another 31 deaths appear to be suicides but are still being...

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told ministry students at her former church that the United States sent troops to fight in the Iraq war on a “task that is from God.”In an address last June, the Republican vice presidential candidate also urged ministry students to pray for a plan to build a $30 billion...

Click on the link below to watch the video. -- KM *** As Amy Goodman notes at one minute, thirty seconds into this video, the anarchist RNC “Welcoming Committee” will be charged with acts committed by other anarchists, i.e., the agents provocateurs responsible for most of the violent...

According to a report by the Organic Consumers Association, a toxic chemical that is a byproduct of rocket fuel is rapidly poisoning the food and water supply in the United States. Known as perchlorate, this chemical has been found in 93% of the nation's milk and lettuce supply in a recent FDA...

Regulation does not work, especially when the regulators are criminals. The free market provides all the regulation needed. -- KM *** Google CEO Eric Schmidt says government regulation of Internet service providers (ISPs) is necessary. In fact, he said he thinks the entire concept of...

Earlier this week, Diana Olick wrote about the fact that despite continued increases in foreclosures, many analysts are describing the rate of increase as "moderating" (see story here). Unfortunately, this might just be another calm before the storm gets worse. With increased job losses and...