Dianne Feinstein's Comments Not Fine with Many Americans
Region: United StatesThis late afternoon I had the unexpected misfortune of viewing another of Fox's "fair and balanced" hard news stories with commentary by Dianne Feinstein, that Senator from San Francisco and head of the Senate Intelligence... more
Views: 1106New Army Study Says Radiation From Airport Body Scanners Is Minor
Region: United StatesBy Michael Grabell, ProPublica A new study of airport body scanners [1] by U.S. Army scientists shows that the machines produce a low dose of radiation, supporting Transportation Security Administration claims tha... more
Views: 2209Scientists Cast Doubt on TSA Tests of Full-Body Scanners
Region: United StatesBy Michael Grabell , ProPublica The Transportation Security Administration says its full-body X-ray scanners are safe and that radiation from a scan is equivalent to what's received in about two minutes ... more
Views: 1451The US Census is Harmless
Region: District of Columbia
Should we be worried that the US Government is collecting data from all residents for the latest census? Questions that simply require answers to the number of people, their ethnicity, gender and status of their abode a... more
Views: 1785Belarus Celebrates Maslenita, a 'Farewell to Winter'
Region: Belarus
Belarus celebrated Maslenita Sunday, a 'farewell to Winter' in which an effigy of winter is burnt, and spring is welcomed. The Slavonic rite originated in pagan times, but was approved by Ortodox Church. In addition to bur... more
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