WAR : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#war

·   Iraq data shows 44 pct Nov leap in civilian dead - The increase, to 1,850 deaths, was closely matched by a 45 percent leap in the number of civilian deaths tallied by Reuters from individual incident reports provided by Iraqi officials.
TVNL Comment: See, progress IS being made!

·  Woman being used as 'human shield' shot by U.S. forces - American forces conducted several raids in and around Baghdad on Friday, killing two insurgents and wounding an Iraqi woman the militants were using as a "human shield," the U.S. command said.

·  Al-Maliki faces revolt within government - Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi said he wanted to see al-Maliki's government gone and another "understanding" for a new coalition put in place with guarantees that ensure collective decision making.

·  'Israel knew Iraq had no nuclear weapons' - A government critic said on Tuesday that Israel was aware before the war against Iraq that Saddam Hussein did not possess weapons of mass destruction, but Israel did not inform the United States.

·  US troops teach Iraqi civilians how justice 'works' - These guys are out there playing Judge, Jury, and Executioner (sometimes, quite literally).
TVNL Comment: This is why I am ashamed to be American today. You can keep pretending America is such a great place but some of us can not ignore reality just so that we can grasp on to national pride.

·  Data on U.S. military's Iraqi operations leaked onto Internet - Internal data such as information concerning U.S. military operations in Iraq have recently been leaked to the Internet from a privately owned personal computer of an Air Self-Defense Force member loaded with a file sharing software, ASDF investigations have shown.
TVNL Comment: Building the case to censor and control the Internet.

POLITICS : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news#politics

·    Bush's Body Language Says "I'm Afraid" - With his words, Bush said, "Success, success, success!" But with every other aspect of his being--his gestures, his tone, his disposition, his glances--President Bush was saying: I'm afraid.

ECONOMY : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news#economy

·  Exxon Mobil CEO Warns Ending Tax Breaks -  Proposals by congressional Democrats to eliminate oil industry tax breaks and subsidies would set a bad example overseas and discourage new industry investments, Exxon Mobil's top executive said Thursday.
TVNL Comment: The word "greed" is not sufficient to describe these people. There needs to be a new word in the language to describe the level of greed that exists in corporate America.

·  Exxon Chairman gets $14.2 mln in restricted stock - Tillerson and other top executives received restricted stock awards earlier this week, Exxon disclosed on Thursday evening in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Executive pay in the oil industry, particularly at Exxon, is a sensitive subject as U.S. motorists smart from gas prices that have topped $3 a gallon.

·  US Dollar can fall a lot further. Isn't it time for the US Federal Reserve to be nationalized ? - If you know of any major country (other than the USA) which would tolerate the central bank to be owned by the private sector, please let us know. Since the central bank has the right to issue unlimited amounts of the currency (and thus have control over the value of the currency), it would seem logical that sovereign nations would want the central bank to under government (and thus ultimately voters) control.

9/11 News : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#911

·  Familes of 9-11 victims seek Moussaoui evidence - The victims' families are suing parts of the airline industry and those alleged to have financed the terror group that hijacked airplanes and crashed them on September 11th, 2001.

CONGRESS : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#congress

·   Jewish Groups To Challenge Ethics Reform - Two of America’s most influential Jewish organizations are gearing up for their first direct confrontation with the incoming, Democratic-led Congress. - Jewish groups, though supportive of most measures, are concerned about two aspects of the reform: the ban on privately funded congressional travel, and the limitations on earmarks.

DOMESTIC : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#domestic

·   Ex-mayor pleads guilty to 243 felonies - The former mayor of a tiny coal town who prosecutors say masterminded a scheme to buy votes with beer, cigarettes and even pork rinds, pleaded guilty Thursday to 243 felonies, including vote-rigging and corruption.

·  Security Of Electronic Voting Is Condemned - Paperless electronic voting machines used throughout the Washington region and much of the country "cannot be made secure," according to draft recommendations issued this week by a federal agency that advises the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

·  Government quietly rates millions of travelers for terrorism potential - For the past four years, without public notice, federal agents have assigned millions of Americans and other international travelers computer-generated scores assessing the risk they pose of being terrorists or criminals.

ENVIRONMENT : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#environment

·   Move to new planet, says Hawking - He told the BBC that life could be wiped out by a nuclear disaster or an asteroid hitting the planet. But the Cambridge academic added: "Once we spread out into space and establish colonies, our future should be safe."

·  EPA Backtracks on Easing Toxin Rule - Under pressure from Democratic senators, the Bush administration has modified its proposal to ease public reporting requirements for companies that handle or release toxic chemicals.

INTERNATIONAL : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#international

·  Chavez vows to thwart vote coup plot - Chavez, president since 1999, is comfortably ahead in polls, idolized by a long-ignored poor majority who have enjoyed lavish handouts from the OPEC heavyweight's oil windfall. "We know what they are up to," the loquacious leader said of the opposition at a news conference on Thursday.

·  Another Spy Story Suppressed to Save Israel - Well guess what reader, the United States government has done it again, they’ve hidden another Jewish spy from the American public, but this time the cats out of the bag, someone leaked the details and now we find that another Jewish American, this time a Navy Petty Officer by the name of Ariel J. Weinmann has been arrested for passing along Top Secret information related to National Security to the Israeli government.

MILITARY & VETERANS : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#military

·   Pa. soldier died from 'huffing' in Iraq - A Pennsylvania National Guard soldier found dead in his room in Iraq in March accidentally killed himself by inhaling gases from a container of pressurized air to get high, an Army investigation concluded.

·  Woman: Soldier's Casket on Baggage Cart - The Army is investigating a woman's claim that a soldier's flag-draped casket was placed in an airport baggage cart with other luggage while being transferred between airline flights.

EDITORIAL : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#editorial

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JOURNALISM & MEDIA : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#media

·   Ed Schultz to move head-to-head with Limbaugh, Franken - Ed Schultz, the nation’s largest progressive talk radio host, is moving head-to-head with Rush Limbaugh’s show sometime in December
TVNL Comment: The networks are still afraid of the truth; where is Mike Malloy?

·  Barney Frank and Bill O’Reilly Square Off - After this teaser the other day, you knew Bill O'Reillys interview with Rep. Barney Frank was going to be fun.

·  The Sociopaths That Have Taken Over the Op-Ed Pages - Is it me, or in the last year have we seen a shocking rise in the number of major pundits who have acknowledged (perhaps inadvertently) their own sociopathic tendencies?

HEALTH & SCIENCE : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#health

·  Clinton launches child HIV drug - Former President Bill Clinton and two Indian pharmaceutical companies have struck an agreement to cut prices of HIV and AIDS treatment for children, making the lifesaving drugs far more accessible worldwide, Clinton's foundation's anti-AIDS initiative said.

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#rights

·   UN investigates Israel's 'uranium weapons' - The United Nations Environment Programme is investigating allegations, first published in The Independent, that Israel may have used uranium-based weapons during this summer's war in Lebanon.
TVNL Comment: What about all the DU the United States dropped on Iraq?

·  Government overrules war-crimes arrest order - Attorney-General Michael Cullen has over-ruled a District Court judge's decision to issue an arrest warrant against a visiting former Israeli general the judge believed was answerable for Middle East war crimes.

OF INTEREST : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#interest

·  A Spec of Beauty in an Ugly World - Strongest Dad in the World [From Sports Illustrated, By Rick Reilly] Eighty-five times he's pushed his disabled son, Rick, 26.2 miles in marathons. Eight times he's not only pushed him 26.2 miles in a wheelchair but also towed him 2.4 miles in a dinghy while swimming and pedaled him 112 miles in a seat on the handlebars--all in the same day.

·  Threats To Internet Freedom All Too Real - In addition, the slide towards a licensed Internet that will be sold using fear of identity and credit card fraud could lead to mandatory biometric thumb or finger scanning simply to access the world wide web.