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ABC Radio news just announced Sen. John Edwards will admit to the affair with Rielle Hunter in an interview with the network, but insists the child is not his. We return you to your regularly-scheduled FReeping.

If the price of dinner is pinching us, why don't the CPI numbers acknowledge it? (Fortune Magazine) -- My friend Dana, a former real estate investment banker who got out of investment banking comfortably before subprime mortgages hit the fan, has a personal inflation index. It's pegged entirely to the price of filet mignon at the Palm Too, his favorite steak house on the East Side of Manhattan. If the filet mignon is reasonable, all is right with the world. If it seems unduly expensive, Dana gets worried that inflation is spinning out of control. So a couple of months...

Book Description Accused of creating a bogus Red Scare and smearing countless innocent victims in a five-year reign of terror, Senator Joseph McCarthy is universally remembered as a demagogue, a bully, and a liar. History has judged him such a loathsome figure that even today, a half century after his death, his name remains synonymous with witch hunts. But that conventional image is all wrong, as veteran journalist and author M. Stanton Evans reveals in this groundbreaking book. The long-awaited Blacklisted by History, based on six years of intensive research, dismantles the myths surrounding Joe McCarthy and his campaign to...

The mainstream media are focusing on former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's increasing popularity among Republican Iowa caucus-goers and his showing this past weekend at the annual Reagan Dinner in Iowa: Three of the top-tier Republican presidential candidates—Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney and John McCain—failed to show at the seventh annual Reagan Dinner in Iowa Saturday night, unwisely ceding the floor to the six remaining GOP hopefuls. Mike Huckabee and Fred Thompson took advantage of the absences.... Rising in the Iowa polls, Huckabee used his time on the stage to assure the crowd against one of his biggest criticisms by some in...

Diocese to pay $198 million to settle abuse claims See updated breaking news story, with comments from church officials. Also, here's a link to the bishop's statement. The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego has reached a $198.125 million settlement with 144 people who were sexually abused by Catholic priests and church workers. Story coming momentarily. The announcement capped marathon discussions (See story from this morning's U-T) between lawyers for the diocese and the victims, who are to receive $1.37 million each. Church officials had filed for bankruptcy reorganization, but recent court rulings pressured them to settle the case.

Suspicion over Persson's growth prediction Published: 11th August 2006 19:31 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=4581 Secret figures about the Swedish economic growth rate which should have been made available to the government and the public at the same time were known to officials in the Ministry of Finance several days in advance. Among them was a politically-appointed state secretary, TV8 news has reported. Now opposition politicians believe the figures were leaked to prime minister Göran Persson and used by him in a speech last weekend. The day before the official report from Statistics Sweden was released, Persson predicted remarkable economic growth for...

Thursday, March 30, 2006 No rave crackdown coming Teen rules wouldn't have stopped tragedy, officials say By ANGELA GALLOWAY AND D. PARVAZ P-I REPORTERS Faced with the senselessness of last week's slaughter of six young people hours after an all-night, all-ages dance party, many parents want not only answers -- but also accountability. That has some in Seattle's "rave" scene worried about a government crackdown reminiscent of the controversial and now defunct "Teen Dance Ordinance." But it's more likely that the only new restrictions on raves here will be self-imposed -- with at least two events scheduled for this weekend...

Water polluted by the chemical benzene in the Songhua River arrived at Harbin city's upstream water retrieval point, Sifangtai, at 5:00am on November 24. The polluted water will have passed the Harbin metropolitan area on the morning of November 26. After that, it will join the Hulan River, Tangwang River and Mudajiang River. Hopefully, with the increased water volume, dilution, sedimentation, adsorption, and other physical and chemical reactions, the concentration of nitrobenzene in the water could be reduced. Millions are now without water. On November 13, an explosion took place at the Jilin Petroleum Benzene Production Plant, causing the Songhua...

Last month’s launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery represented an ominous “milestone” in America’s space program. Previously, every major space mishap was followed by thorough investigations, and no effort or expense was spared in executing a proper fix. This time however, things were different. Breaking completely with NASA’s history, the Columbia disaster was not followed by an appropriate redesign of crucial components, but by major cover-up operation. From almost the moment of the accident, official NASA mouthpieces were intent on discrediting suggestions that foam from the giant external tank had torn loose and fatally damaged the spacecraft during launch. The...

I just read John Kerry's Silver Star citation and almost fell out of my chair. Having served at one time as an "awards and decorations officer", which is an additional duty assignment for staff officers, I know full well how these citations can be colored and worded to change an "oh no!" into a "attaboy." That is what happened with Kerry's situation. He probably would have been disciplined for endangering his boat and crew, but instead, because of his political connections, they gave him what is known as a "coverup award." One of the oldest tricks in the military book...

Paul Volcker’s "Independent" Inquiry Committee into the Oil-for-food program should be cancelled. Canada Free Press has discovered potential conflict of interest number two against Volcker, the man handpicked last April by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan for the task of investigating the Iraq oil-for-food scandal. On the payroll as an attorney with Volcker’s Independent Inquiry Committee is Miranda Duncan. Duncan, who worked for UNICEF, is David Rockefeller’s granddaughter. It was Rockefeller money that built the UN’s Manhattan headquarters.

Catastrophic Coverups... Hall of FameCBS gives Gunga Dan the boot! This is an email-able, copyright-ready graphic you can use in emails, on blogs, in flyers, on posters... anything that's noncommercial.

Just finished reading a bit of fiction, in which the villain is a minor UN official,charged with auditing various programs to make sure benefits are reaching the intended recipients. The villain soon becomes one of the "five per-centers"-made fabulously wealthy by looking the other way,and by helping heads of state launder their ill-gotten gains by buying into US corporations via offshore tax havens. The author,through his "hero",muses over the fact there has never been a UN accounting scandal (He skips over the Oil for Food program): a circumstance statistically improbable.The author points out the simple truth that almost every government-large...

Larry Wallace Is Surprise Choice For Police Chief Former TBI Director Had Been Hired To Help Pick Dotson Replacement posted January 13, 2004 Former TBI Director Larry Wallace is the surprise choice of Mayor Bob Corker as the next Chattanooga Police chief. Mayor Corker said at a press conference late Tuesday morning that he would be recommending Mr. Wallace to the City Council at their 3 p.m. meeting today. Mr. Wallace had been hired by the mayor as a consultant to help pick the new police chief. He replaces Jimmie Dotson, who is stepping down at the end of the...

Vatican told bishops to cover up sex abuse Expulsion threat in secret documents Antony Barnett, public affairs editor The Vatican instructed Catholic bishops around the world to cover up cases of sexual abuse or risk being thrown out of the Church. The Observer has obtained a 40-year-old confidential document from the secret Vatican archive which lawyers are calling a 'blueprint for deception and concealment'. One British lawyer acting for Church child abuse victims has described it as 'explosive'. The 69-page Latin document bearing the seal of Pope John XXIII was sent to every bishop in the world. The instructions outline...

Secrets galore Posted: May 20, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 David H. Hackworth Judiciously guarding our military's classified information makes excellent sense. Stamp it "SECRET," the system takes over and lives will be saved. What patriot would quibble with that? But calling stuff "SECRET" to cover up Pentagon screw-ups that cost soldiers' lives or to protect war racketeers' pet scams violates what our country is about. Ditto the Pentagon-employed spinmeisters and the big bucks they waste annually hiding the truth from U.S. citizens unknowingly footing the bill for their deceptions. The Pentagon's annual defense budget is about 500 times...

Start Of Stratton Case Might Be The End By Allison Hart Mecklenburg commissioners aren’t the only ones who will be reviewing the Stratton case next week. On Monday, Feb. 17 the Strattons will go before the North Carolina Court of Appeals to contest the legality of one of their first court hearings. The Strattons claim their adjudication hearing, held on March 12, 2001, did not follow due process laws and that they were coerced into forfeiting their right to present evidence and witness testimony during the hearing. In juvenile court, the adjudication hearing determines if children brought into the custody...

The scientific establishment tends to reject, suppress or ignore evidence that conflicts with accepted theories, while denigrating or persecuting the messenger. Extracted from Nexus Magazine, Volume 9, Number 3 (April-May 2002)PO Box 30, Mapleton Qld 4560 Australia. editor@nexusmagazine.comTelephone: +61 (0)7 5442 9280; Fax: +61 (0)7 5442 9381From our web page at: www.nexusmagazine.comby Will Hart © 2002Email: Wrtsearch1@aol.com"THE BRAIN POLICE" AND "THE BIG LIE"Any time you allege a conspiracy is afoot, especially in the field of science, you are treading on thin ice. We tend to be very sceptical about conspiracies--unless the Mafia or some Muslim radicals are behind the alleged...