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300 tonnes of radioactive water is worst leak yet at Japan’s Fukushima

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“Some 300 tonnes of radioactive water is believed to have leaked from a tank at Japan’s crippled nuclear plant, the worst such leak since the crisis began, the operator said Tuesday. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said the leak was believed to be continuing Tuesday at Fukushima and it had not yet pinpointed the source of it. The company later said it had identified which tank was faulty but had yet to find the spot from where it was leaking.  TEPCO admitted the toxic water might contaminate groundwater and flow into the Pacific Ocean ‘in the longer term’, but said it was working to avoid such a situation.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/20/300-tonnes-of-radioactive-water-is-worst-leak-yet-at-japans-fukushima/

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Federal Drug Agency Denies Marijuana Is Less Toxic Than Alcohol

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“The National Institute on Drug Abuse released an eyebrow-raising statement to PolitiFact on Monday, denying that marijuana is less toxic than alcohol. ‘Claiming that marijuana is less toxic than alcohol cannot be substantiated since each possess their own unique set of risks and consequences for a given individual,’ wrote the institute. NIDA, part of the National Institutes of Health, funds government-backed scientific research and has a stated mission ‘to lead the nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.'”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/19/marijuana-less-toxic-alcohol_n_3782100.html

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White House dodges question on Sanjay Gupta’s marijuana reversal

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“The White House refused to comment Tuesday on Sanjay Gupta’s vocal support of medical marijuana, continuing a pattern of ignoring the issue. During a press briefing, CQ-Roll Call reporter Steve Dennis asked White House spokesman Josh Earnest if President Barack Obama had any reaction to Gupta’s recent advocacy in favor of medical marijuana. Dennis noted that Obama had once considered appointing Gupta as surgeon general of the United States. ‘I have to confess, I did not see the Sanjay Gupta column that you’re referring to, so it is hard for me to comment on it at this point,’ Earnest responded.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/20/white-house-dodges-question-on-sanjay-guptas-marijuana-reversal/

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U.S. says it did not sanction holding Glenn Greenwald’s partner at Heathrow

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“The White House spokesman confirmed that Britain alerted the US authorities after Miranda’s name appeared on a passenger manifest of a flight from Berlin to Heathrow on Sunday morning. ‘I think that is an accurate interpretation of what a heads up is,’ Earnest said. He would not rule out whether the US authorities had been passed any information from Miranda’s electronic equipment seized at Heathrow, which included his phone, laptop, memory sticks, DVDs and games consoles. ‘I’m not in a position to do that right now,’ Earnest replied.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/20/us-says-it-did-not-sanction-holding-glenn-greenwalds-partner-at-heathrow-but-was-told-his-name-was-on-passenger-list/

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India’s war on gold fails to protect the rupee, which keeps plunging

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“The fresh currency falls also increased pressure on the debt markets. Yields on India’s 10-year debt spiked above 9 per cent for the first time since late 2011, while Jakarta’s cost of borrowing jumped 18 basis points to the highest level since March 2011. Over the weekend a range of senior figures including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tried to calm investor fears that the country’s mixture of weakening growth and an unsustainable current account gap was pushing India’s economy towards a crisis point. Notably, officials ruled out capital controls on foreign investors.”

http://www.gata.org/node/12935

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Fear of Fed Retreat Roils India

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“After a growth spurt from 2006 to 2011, the country lapsed back into a plodding pace as economic reforms lost steam.  India’s government, in an effort to narrow the current-account gap, has tried to curb gold imports and announced a plan to buy more of the country’s oil from Iran through what is effectively a barter mechanism. On Wednesday, the country reduced the amount of money residents and companies can send abroad, sparking fears of more-draconian measures. The government says these moves aren’t a prelude to capital controls and that it doesn’t plan to impose restrictions on companies repatriating profits.”

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324747104579022561743516666.html

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Watchdog: Fannie, Freddie should be required to recognize bad mortgages ‘immediately’

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“Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are masking billions of dollars losses because of the level of delinquent home loans they carry, a federal watchdog said, and it said the companies should be required immediately to recognize the costs of some bad mortgages.  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were seized by the U.S. government in September 2008 as rising mortgage losses threatened them with insolvency. The mortgage companies have cost taxpayers almost $188 billion to stay afloat. Fannie and Freddie have reduced their funds reserved to cover potential losses on bad loans due to the strengthening housing sector and higher home prices.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/19/watchdog-fannie-and-freddie-should-be-required-to-recognize-bad-mortgages-immediately/

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The Phony Trade-off Between Privacy and Security

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“What Barack Obama, Mike Rogers, Peter King, and their ilk mean when they tell us that ‘we’ need to find the right balance between security and privacy is that they will dictate to us what the alleged balance will be. We will have no real say in the matter, and they can be counted on to find the balance on the ‘security’ side of the spectrum as suits their interests.  Of course, our rulers can’t really set things to the security side of the spectrum because the game is rigged. When we give up privacy — or, rather, when our rulers take it — we don’t get security in return; we get a more intrusive state, which means we get more insecurity.”

http://c4ss.org/content/20903

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NYPD: Largest-ever gun seizure by an undercover cop was thanks to ‘stop and frisk’

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“The Commissioner was also quick to claim that, despite the undercover officers’ involvement and all other apparent evidence to the contrary, the seizure points to success of the ‘stop and frisk’ policy. Kelly’s claim rests on a wiretap of one of the accused, Eddie Campbell, who is heard to say that he prefers not to come to New York because of the stop-and-frisk policy: ‘I’m in Brownsville,’ Kelly quoted Campbell as saying. ‘We got like, umm, uh, whatchamacallit, stop and frisk.’ Campbell is accused of selling 90 guns during 24 meetings with the unnamed detective. Another alleged dealer, Walter Walker, is said to have sold him another 116 guns.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/19/nycs-police-chief-largest-ever-gun-seizure-by-an-undercover-cop-was-really-because-of-stop-and-frisk/

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‘Drug free’ advocate: I smoked pot in college, of course

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“David Evans, a criminal defense attorney and special advisor to Drug Free America Foundation, warned that marijuana combined the worst aspects of tobacco and alcohol. He said the drug was highly addictive and caused traffic accidents that killed young people and those who supported legalizing marijuana were naive and misinformed. ‘You’re painting a very apocalyptic picture here, Mr. Evans, have you taken marijuana yourself?’ Morgan asked. ‘Yes, I smoked pot in college, of course,’ Evans replied. ‘You’re still alive,’ Morgan remarked. ‘You haven’t killed anyone. You haven’t gone crazy. You seem perfectly well. You seem reasonably rational.'”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/18/drug-free-advocate-i-smoked-pot-in-college-of-course/

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