Monthly Archives: June 2013

India central bank red flags ‘virtual currency’

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“The Reserve Bank of India has expressed concern over the rise of ‘virtual currencies’  which are the likes of bitcoin. Virtual currencies or crypto currencies have also come under the focus of the police. In its financial stability report, RBI has for the first time raised the issue of virtual currency in India. ‘The unregulated link between virtual currency (if permitted), and traditional currency with a legal tender status poses challenges as the complete control over the differently denominated virtual currency is given to its issuer, who governs the scheme and manages the supply of money at will,’ RBI said.”

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/RBI-red-flags-virtual-currency/articleshow/20808495.cms

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Brazil Millionaires Should Pay for Protest Demands, Party Says

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“Brazil’s ruling party is reviving a proposal to tax millionaires’ wealth to help pay for measures demanded by protesters staging the largest demonstrations in two decades.  The move is part of a congressional rush to pass laws that placate demands from protesters for cheaper transportation, better education, and less corruption. Over the past three weeks, more than 1 million Brazilians have taken to the streets. The proposal, which has been considered for at least 25 years, came back to life as pressure for more spending coincides with a tighter budget. President Dilma Rousseff’s Workers Party, known as the PT, agreed this week to push for the approval of the bill.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-27/brazil-millionaires-should-pay-for-protest-demands-party-says.html

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IRS Deputy Won’t Testify Before Congress on Awards to Friend

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“An Internal Revenue Service deputy director whose office awarded more than $500 million in contracts to a friend’s technology company wouldn’t testify before a congressional committee.  Greg Roseman was subpoenaed to appear today before a U.S. House committee investigating how Strong Castle Inc., a small business formed in late 2011, managed to attract so much contract work in such a short time.  At a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, he declined to answer questions about his relationship with Braulio Castillo, president of Washington-based Strong Castle.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-26/irs-deputy-won-t-testify-before-congress-on-contracts-to-friend.html

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David Gregory Does Some Hard-Hitting News Coverage

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David Gregory Does Some Hard-hitting News Coverage

“While I’m not a big fan of Frank Rich, I did enjoy his absolutely devastating stream of insults hurled at David Gregory, the NBC ‘journalist’ who accused Glenn Greenwald of being a traitor.  Rich then linked to this video of David Gregory showing his great journalist chops by dancing with Psy, Gangnam Style. Rich is wrong that there’s anything bad about dancing with Psy, who is a better human being than any member of Congress. The truly revealing video of David Gregory is this one in which he is dancing and yukking it up with Karl Rove. We’re supposed to believe that Gregory will deliver hard hitting journalism about people Gregory gets drunk with?”

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/140535.html

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How Thieves and Terrorists “Apologize” to their Victims

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“Public outrage over recent revelations of IRS corruption and abuse has prompted Nina Olson, employed by the agency as its ‘National Taxpayer Advocate,’ to suggest making ‘apology payments’ of $1,000 to taxpayers who have been mistreated.  If adopted, Olson’s plan would cap payments at a total of $1 million a year. To understand the magnitude of the insult offered by Olson’s proposal, consider a recently publicized IRS conference that took place in Atlanta in 2008. The cost of that single event was $2.4 million – more than twice the amount proposed by the IRS to buy off public outrage over their profligacy, corruption, and state-sponsored terrorism.”

http://prolibertate.us/index.php/how-thieves-and-terrorists-apologize?blog=7

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Porn, wine and kazoos on IRS worker charge cards

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“The IRS allows some of its 90,000 employees to use company charge cards to buy work-related items, such as office supplies.  However, employees made a host of ‘improper’ purchases — ranging from a dinner averaging $140 per person to Thomas the Tank Engine rubber wristbands. The inspector general said the IRS has been negligent when it comes to catching employees who circumvent $3,000 caps on transactions, by splitting purchases into several transactions.   The agency also doesn’t have a good record at turning off credit cards as soon as employees depart or retire.”

http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/26/news/economy/irs-charge-cards/index.html

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Prosecutors Move To Seize Jesse Jackson, Jr.’s Homes

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“Federal prosecutors asked for permission Friday to seize the homes of former Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL) and his wife, former Chicago Ald. Sandi Jackson, in addition to an IRA of Jackson’s with an almost $80,000 balance, the Chicago Tribune reported. According to the Tribune, prosecutors asked a judge in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to let them seize the Jacksons’ homes in both Chicago and Washington, D.C.’s DuPont Circle.  Jackson Jr. pleaded guilty in February to misuing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his campaign accounts, while his wife pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns.”

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/prosecutors-move-to-seize-jesse-jackson-jr-s

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NSA has been blackmailing Supreme Court judges, members of Congress and more

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NSA has been blackmailing Supreme Court judges, members of Congress and more

“I know this because I had my hands literally on the paperwork for these sort of things — they went after high-ranking military officers; they went after members of Congress, both Senate and the House, especially on the intelligence committees and on the armed services committees and some of the — and judicial… They went after lawyers and law firms. They went after judges. One of the judges is now sitting on the Supreme Court that I had his wiretap information in my hand. Two are former FISA court judges. They went after State Department officials. They went after people in the executive service that were part of the White House — their own people.”

http://www.naturalnews.com/040906_NSA_spying_blackmail_Supreme_Court.html

 

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Smearing Glenn Greenwald: The Gregorian Connection

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“The campaign to demonize Edward Snowden, whose revelations about the National Security Agency’s ubiquitous and ongoing spying on the American public has the Obama regimein furious disrray, has taken on a new dimension – now they’re going after Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian reporter and columnist Snowden chose to tell his story. Glenn has alreadypreempted some of this in his Guardian column, but there is sure to be more. What’s interesting about this effort is that it tells us far more about the smear-merchants – and who they serve – than it does about Greenwald.”

http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2013/06/27/smearing-glenn-greenwald-the-gregorian-connection/

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Joint Chiefs: Army reviewing rules of engagement over cyber threat

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“Dempsey said that since his appointment as head of the Joint Chiefs in 2011 ‘intrusions into our critical infrastructure have increased 17-fold.’ Some 4,000 cyber-security experts would join the ranks over the next four years, while some $23 billion would be spent on tackling the threat. Dempsey said Cybercom was now organized in three divisions. One team was in charge of countering enemy attacks, another was tasked with offering regional support while a third was responsible for protecting some 15,000 US military computer networks.  In addition, the military now had a manual which allowed it to cooperate with Homeland Security and the FBI.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/27/joint-chiefs-army-reviewing-rules-of-engagement-over-cyber-threat/

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