http://federal.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for federal en Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:02:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2046944 unknown@Netscape.com Bush's declaration makes people in Los Angeles eligible for rehab, counseling and other programs to help them recover from Lohan-related damage. Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:02:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2046944lindsaylohanfederalAidpresidentbushNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2046050 unknown@Netscape.com Some people get hit hard every year after they have filed their taxes. Most of these people are families. Single people who live in apartments rather than homes and work for an employer rather than for themselves. Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:34:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2046050taxirsIncomesavefederalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2040883 unknown@Netscape.com The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Monday he will vote for a no-confidence resolution against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. 'If you ask Arlen Specter, do I have confidence in Attorney General Gonzales, the answer is a resounding no,' Specter said during a news conference in Philadelphia. Mon, 11 Jun 2007 23:20:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2040883AlbertoGonzalesattorneygeneralpatriotACTfederalprosecutorsnoconfidencevoteNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2035899 unknown@Netscape.com The Senate will hold a "no confidence" vote on embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales this Monday, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, announced. In a statement released Friday, Schumer said if all senators followed their conscience, "this vote would be unanimous." Fri, 08 Jun 2007 22:16:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2035899AlbertoGonzalesattorneygeneralpatriotACTfederalprosecutorsnoconfidencevoteNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2034445 unknown@Netscape.com A dangerous specter once again haunts our economy, our pocketbooks, and the value of almost every asset. It is called inflation. Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:45:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2034445inflationMoneyfederalreserveEconomyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2018383 unknown@Netscape.com While the political world obsesses over whether Attorney General Alberto Gonzales can survive the outcry over the politically motivated dismissal of eight US Attorneys, the legal academy has been debating a different aspect of the fallout: Could a case be made that the chief law-enforcement officer of the United States should be disbarred? Wed, 30 May 2007 23:48:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2018383AlbertoGonzalesattorneygeneralpatriotACTfederalprosecutorsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1955650 unknown@Netscape.com Given that Democratic Leader Harry Reid has threatened to filibuster any immigration bill that does not include amnesty for illegal aliens, someone should ask him a basic question: What happens to state budgets when 12 million illegal aliens become eligible for Medicaid and food stamps? Right now, illegal aliens are largely ineligible for a whole p Sat, 19 May 2007 05:47:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1955650ImmigrationKennedyReidcongressfederalprogramsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1919534 unknown@Netscape.com Alberto Gonzales came under renewed pressure Wednesday, as a 3rd senator called for his resignation and Democrats challenged his truthfulness about President Bush's no-warrant eavesdropping program. Thu, 17 May 2007 01:35:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1919534AlbertoGonzalesattorneygeneralpatriotACTfederalprosecutorsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1911594 unknown@Netscape.com As with most faulty economic doctrines, the claim that economic growth causes price inflation isn't just wrong, it's exactly backwards. Tue, 15 May 2007 22:21:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1911594EconomyfederalreserveinflationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1628366 unknown@Netscape.com In this modern, post--Bretton Woods world of "monetary order" and coordinated central-bank inflation, many who are otherwise sympathetic to the arguments against central banks believe that the elimination of central banking is an unattainable, utopian dream. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:10:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1628366panamacentralbankfederalreserveNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1616935 unknown@Netscape.com Mr Rove, who masterminded Mr Bush's "appointment" in 2000 and election theft in 2004, will be a central focus of an inquiry by a task force set up by the US Office of Special Counsel, an obscure government body. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:21:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1616935NewsRovefederalInquiryjustice http://web2announcer.com/go/1514794 unknown@Netscape.com His job in jeopardy, A.G. Alberto Gonzales went before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday to explain his murky role in the dismissal of eight federal prosecutors last winter. Seated alone at the witness table, Gonzales listened quietly as Sen. Patrick Leahy, the committee's chairman, delivered a tongue-lashing in the opening moments. Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:21:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1514794AlbertoGonzalesattorneygeneralpatriotACTfederalprosecutorsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1469027 unknown@Netscape.com Humor/Serious commentary on the structure of the hideously profitable Federal Reserve. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:56:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1469027federalreserveselfimprovementcorruptionhumorBanksNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1447715 unknown@Netscape.com The film first focuses on the US Internal Revenue Service showing that the federal income tax on an individual's wage-paid labor is illegal and unconstitutional because there's no law written requiring that anyone pay it. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 02:58:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1447715IncometaxirsfederalreserveconstitutiontaxesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1440976 unknown@Netscape.com President Bush and the first lady paid $186,378 in federal taxes on their income of $765,801 for last year. Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife made twice as much and paid the tax man about $50,000 more than they owed. Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:49:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1440976presidentbushtaxescheneyfederalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1442210 unknown@Netscape.com The spreadsheet appears to assess a list of U.S. Attorneys based on a variety of different qualifications, including prosecution experience and political experience. But there is one column dedicated solely to an assessment of whether the attorneys are members of the Federalist Society. Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:20:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1442210AlbertoGonzalesattorneygeneralpatriotACTfederalprosecutorsFederalistSocietyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1410053 unknown@Netscape.com The White House said today that it may have lost what could amount to thousands of messages sent through a private e-mail system used by political guru Karl Rove and at least 50 other top officials, an admission that stirred anger and dismay among congressional investigators. Thu, 12 Apr 2007 07:00:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1410053whitehousekeyemailsKarlRove.federalprosecutorsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1323311 unknown@Netscape.com Another federal investigation has been launched into GSA chief Lurita Doan, probing concerns she may have violated a ban against conducting partisan political activity at government expense by participating in a meeting on GOP election strategy. Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:06:21 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1323311LuritaDoanfederalinvestigationGSANews http://web2announcer.com/go/1235117 unknown@Netscape.com A federal district judge ruled yesterday that the Bush administration illegally rewrote the rules for managing 192 million acres of federally owned forests and grasslands in 2005 and must consider the environmental impact of its plan before offering another policy blueprint. Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:23:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1235117bushadministrationforestsenvironmentPoliticsfederaljudgeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1212341 unknown@Netscape.com Under questioning today, Sampson acknowledged he had made the call to the FBI to complain about (head of the FBI office in San Diego) Dzwilewski's statement. But Sampson said he had merely "asked...why an FBI employee was commenting on that issue." Watch it on site. Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:17:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1212341AlbertoGonzalesattorneygeneralpatriotACTfederalprosecutorsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1189914 unknown@Netscape.com An FBI agent was warned to keep quiet about the dismissal of a U.S. attorney after he told a newspaper her firing would hurt the agency's ongoing investigations and speculated politics was involved, a U.S. Senate panel heard on Tuesday. Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:54:39 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1189914AlbertoGonzalesattorneygeneralpatriotACTfederalprosecutorsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1165474 unknown@Netscape.com Monica Goodling, a counsel to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales who helped coordinate the dismissals of eight U.S. attorneys, will invoke her constitutional right not to answer Senate questions about the firings, her lawyer said. Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:04:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1165474monicaGoodling5thAmendmentAlbertoGonzalesusfederalattorneysNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1156417 unknown@Netscape.com With nearly 47 million American's left without health insurance, the country's health care system is in a state of crisis according to some. Now a new poll shows that over the years the support for a universal federally funded system has grown year over year. Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:24:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1156417universalhealthCarereformbushfederalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1129344 unknown@Netscape.com The former top aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales agreed Friday to testify at a Senate inquiry next week into the firings of eight U.S. attorneys last year. Kyle Sampson, who resigned last week amid the furor over the dismissals, will appear Thursday at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee, his attorney said. His appearance will mark Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:48:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1129344AlbertoGonzalesattorneygeneralpatriotACTfederalprosecutorsaideNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1115017 unknown@Netscape.com Federal prosecutors took the first steps toward reducing the prison sentence of former Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff, currently scheduled for release in 2011. Documents filed in court say Abramoff has provided "substantial assistance" in a separate Washington corruption scandal investigation and continues to work with investigators. Fri, 23 Mar 2007 02:12:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1115017JackAbramoffcorruptionPoliticslobbyistfederalprosecutorsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1118697 unknown@Netscape.com "It does not have constitutional oversight responsibility over the White House, which is why by our reaching out, we're doing something that we're not compelled to do by the Constitution, but we think common sense suggests that we ought to get the whole story out, which is what we're doing." Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:52:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1118697AlbertoGonzalesoversightKarlRovefederalprosecutorschecksandbalancesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1107438 unknown@Netscape.com A Senate panel, following the House's lead, has authorized subpoenas for White House political adviser Karl Rove and other top aides involved in the firing of federal prosecutors. The Senate Judiciary Committee decided by voice vote to approve the subpoenas as Republicans and Democrats sparred over whether to press a showdown with President Bush ov Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:54:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1107438AlbertoGonzalesSubpoenaspatriotACTfederalprosecutorsKarlRoveNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1115319 unknown@Netscape.com Under the current plans, each animal would have to be identified and physically tagged, in many cases with radio frequency tags or microchips. Factory farms of chickens and swine would be able to identify whole groups of animals with one number, but most regular farmers and individuals would have to identify each animal individually. Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:33:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1115319agriculturelivestockRFIDnaisfederalgovernmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1088867 unknown@Netscape.com A House panel on Wednesday defied the White House and authorized subpoenas for President Bush's political adviser, Karl Rove and other top aides, setting up a constitutional showdown over the firings of eight federal prosecutors. Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:57:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1088867AlbertoGonzalesSubpoenaspatriotACTfederalprosecutorsKarlRoveNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1079864 unknown@Netscape.com The act would require businesses with 15 or more employees provide seven days of paid sick leave to full-time workers and a prorated number of days to part-time workers. Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:16:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1079864sickleavepaidfederalmandatedNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1080157 unknown@Netscape.com The Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to end the Bush administration's ability to unilaterally fill U.S. attorney vacancies as a backlash to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' firing of eight federal prosecutors. Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:00:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1080157AlbertoGonzalesattorneygeneralpatriotACTfederalprosecutorsbushNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1066392 unknown@Netscape.com Referring to the Bush administration's purge of former San Diego-based U.S. attorney Carol Lam, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) questioned recently on the Senate floor whether she was let go because she was "about to investigate other people who were politically powerful." There is evidence to believe that the White House may also have been on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:48:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1066392attorneygeneralAlbertoGonzalesbushpatriotACTfederalprosecutorscarolLamNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1041228 unknown@Netscape.com Another important question is why is Karl Rove in the White House? Rove no longer has a policy function in the administration. So why should American taxpayers pay for a political operative to help the GOP from inside the White House? Especially one that is directing the dismissal of Justice Dept prosecutors pursuing cases against other Republicans Sat, 17 Mar 2007 22:16:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1041228KarlRovebushfederalprosecutorsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1009156 unknown@Netscape.com Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, said Wednesday that he will subpoena Karl Rove to appear before his panel regarding the Bush administration's firing of eight U.S. attorneys, if the White House deputy chief of staff does not do so voluntarily. Video on Site. Thu, 15 Mar 2007 07:41:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1009156attorneygeneralAlbertoGonzalesPatrickLeahypatriotACTfederalprosecutorsKarlRoveNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1002766 unknown@Netscape.com US Democrats have called on the president to disclose his role in the sacking of eight federal prosecutors as Alberto Gonzales, the attorney-general, conceded errors but refused to resign over accusations that the dismissals were politically motivated. The resignation of Gonzales's chief-of-staff served to heighten suspicions of abuse of power. Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:13:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1002766presidentbusheightfederalprosecutorsAlbertoGonzalesslammedNews http://web2announcer.com/go/952508 unknown@Netscape.com There is nothing in the Constitution that allows the give-away or delegation of any expressed duty/power to any other branch or institution. The Federal Reserve act was unconstitutional, felonious, and treasonous from its first moment of existence -- and remains exactly that today. Mon, 12 Mar 2007 05:56:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/952508federalreserveconstitutionbankingMoneyeconomicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/935057 unknown@Netscape.com Two senior House Democrats demanded yesterday that Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne turn over documents to Congress in order to determine whether the administration was preventing federal scientists traveling abroad from discussing how global warming affects polar bears. Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:40:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/935057memoClimatechangePoliticsbushadministrationfederalscientistsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/919018 unknown@Netscape.com Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales agreed yesterday to change the way U.S. attorneys can be replaced, a reversal in administration policy that came after he was browbeaten by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee still angry over the controversial firings of eight federal prosecutors. Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:14:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/919018AlbertoGonzalesU.S.attorneysPoliticsbushadministrationfederalprosecutorsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/793632 unknown@Netscape.com Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday that the administration and federal regulators are closely monitoring financial markets in the wake of the biggest sell-off in stock prices in more than five years but so far the markets appear to be "working well." Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:15:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/793632federalreservepropagandabernakeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/610918 unknown@Netscape.com A bill introduced by Henry Waxman (D-CA) would provide more protection for federal workers who expose wrongdoing in the government. It would expand the legal rights that whistleblowers have, mandating a jury trial in certain circumstances. It provides new protections for federal contractors and employees of the FBI and other intelligence agencies. Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:49:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/610918WaxmanWhistleblowersfederallawNews http://web2announcer.com/go/514394 unknown@Netscape.com One of Hampton Roads' highest-profile Christians stands accused of a not-so-Christian act. A plaintiff in a federal lawsuit against Pat Robertson says the televangelist threatened his life and that of his family at a legal proceeding Wednesday in the Norfolk federal courthouse. Fri, 09 Feb 2007 07:16:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/514394PatRobertsonlawsuitthreatNorfolkfederalcourtNews http://web2announcer.com/go/511692 unknown@Netscape.com Did you ever think that a counterfeiting money could be good for the economy and that the counterfeiter could be considered an economic genius or even a national hero? Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:53:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/511692counterfeitinginflationfederalreserveFiatcurrencydollarNews http://web2announcer.com/go/483306 unknown@YahooMyWeb.com No description for this story Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:34:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/483306minimalistprefabessentialsmallarchitecturehomeDesignkidchildrenyoungkidsYouthyahooMoviesgamesMusicconsumer productssupportcanon usasaehongfaxkeyboard2keyboard1sewingbagtutorialkeyboard3hiroshimanuclearweaponsvariosspecialholidaycalendarsfederalholidays http://web2announcer.com/go/465735 unknown@YahooMyWeb.com No description for this story Tue, 06 Feb 2007 06:19:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/465735NetworkAidgraduateaffiliatesloansfederalfafsastaffordstudentloannetworkconsolidationfederalstudentaidadviceloanandprivateaidnewsaidinformationonlinefinancialaidinformationforgraduateFinancing http://web2announcer.com/go/401265 unknown@Netscape.com In early February, the president has a historic opportunity to submit a federal budget to a Democratic-controlled Congress that will expand the middle class, reduce the enormous gap between the rich and the poor and lower the poverty rate. But don't hold your breath. Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:33:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/401265federalbudgetbushtaxbreakspovertyrateclassWarfareNews http://web2announcer.com/go/358069 unknown@Netscape.com These are the folks who determine how much interest you'll pay on mortgages, credit cards and the like. Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:25:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/358069federalreserveopenmarketcommitteebiobernankeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/310158 unknown@Netscape.com WAHOO - Ray and Louise Spiering wanted to observe a period of silence after their daughter Melynda's birth. The Spierings, who attend a fundamental Christian church and also follow some teachings of the Church of Scientology, wanted "that balance of our beliefs included into the births of our children," Louise Spiering said. Thu, 25 Jan 2007 23:31:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/310158birthchildrenscientologyChristianfederaljudgeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/278045 unknown@Netscape.com A potential shortage of coins in the United States could mean all those pennies in your piggy bank could be worth five times their current value soon, says an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:25:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/278045penniesnickerslcoinsfederalreservebankNews http://web2announcer.com/go/280381 unknown@Netscape.com The annual jousting over federal pay has begun. Hoyer, in a statement released with the letter, said he was "very disappointed" by this year's "inadequate raise of only 2.2 percent, the lowest increase in nearly 20 years." Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:57:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/280381federalpayHIkescongressStenyHoyerBispartisansupportNews http://web2announcer.com/go/223577 unknown@Netscape.com Adrian Lamo, the hacker best known for illegal pranks aimed at companies like Yahoo, Microsoft and The New York Times, is free once again. Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:31:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/223577adrianLamorefusalbloodfederalauthoritiesreligiousconvictionsNews