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Have you ever heard of Veles (pronounced “veh-less”)? I don’t expect you have. It’s a small town in a European... On March 9, Judge Korman denied Afrasiabi’s motion requesting to continue the paid consulting work for Iran. “Defendant is free to pursue any form of employment that does not cause him to violate the terms of his release, which include the condition that he will not violate the law,” Korman ordered. Afrasiabi replied in an email: “I am 64 years old, publicly smeared, under house arrest … what kind of employment can I possibly got? It is not realistic.” Prosecut...

According to a federal judge, a manufacturer of dietary supplements failed to properly test its ingredients and products in compliance with FDA regulations

hey, a big change in public opinion on a couple of important issues reported this morning. the latest washington post poll shows that 76% of americans now oppose. >>tive -- affirmative action in our nation's colleges and universities. but 57% of americans now support marriage equality, same-sex marriage, which is also another issue, of course before the supreme court. and with that background the senate yesterday voted overwhelmingly to begin debate on immigration reforms. the vote was 84 to 15 with some 30 republicans voting yes, not for the bill but to open debate on the bill, and ...

Yesterday after months of resistance, the obama administration made the decision to stop trying to block over the counter availability of the morning-after pill, also known as plan b. just two months ago, a federal court put pressure on the white house to expand access to plan b to women and girls of all ages. something the administration refused to do despite scientific evidence concluding the pill is safe. the ruling issued by reagan appointee judge edward korman called the administration's policy on plan b politically motivated, scientifically unjustified and contrary to agency precedent. b...

0 miles away from washington. an nbc investigation finds there are nearly 5 million americans who hold secret clearances. of those, 1.4 million hold top-secret clearance, and one-third of those clearances are held by outside contractors. the "wall street journal" reports that america relies on spies for hire and notes the number of private intelligence contractors has ballooned from 140 to 6,000 in the five years since 9/11. government contracting is big business and highly lucrative. in the series "top secret america," dana priest and william arkin write about the contractor class. nearly 1-%...