Thursday, February 24, 2011

249 days without government.

Belgians are marking 249 days without a government Thursday — a figure that they are treating as a world record.Link

Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. Senators.

The U.S. Army illegally ordered a team of soldiers specializing in "psychological operations" to manipulate visiting American senators into providing more troops and funding for the war, Rolling Stone has learned – and when an officer tried to stop the operation, he was railroaded by military investigators.Link

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Lobbyists: meetings off-site to hide them.

Caught between their boss’ anti-lobbyist rhetoric and the reality of governing, President Barack Obama’s aides often steer meetings with lobbyists to a complex just off the White House grounds — and several of the lobbyists involved say they believe the choice of venue is no accident.Link