About Andy Hailey
Vietnam Vet, UT El Paso Grad, Retired Aerospace Engineer, former union rep, kid of a WWII WASP, Vet for Peace, universist, web admin, blogger - helping to expose America’s growing Authoritarianism.
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The image of the USA has gone from one of admiration and appreciation for the efforts of The Greatest Generation to one where USA can’t get much support or cooperation from most of the rest of the world. Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5036329" target="_blank" title="So now it's Duke Cunningham.">The 'Culture of Corruption' in Congress</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4991735" target="_blank" title="The scandal is playing out as the former governor, George Ryan, stands trial for corruption.">Illinois Governor Plagued by Corruption Charges</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4578968" target="_blank" title="In her new book, University, Inc.: The Corporate Corruption of Higher Education, author Jennifer Washburn alleges that universities have begun undermining the public trust.">'University, Inc.' Cites Corruption in Higher Education</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4619611" target="_blank" title="Bankrupt Adelphia, the fifth-largest cable provider in the country, has agreed to pay the government $715 million to settle a federal fraud investigation. ">Adelphia Settlement to End Fraud Investigation</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4775280" target="_blank" title="Tuesday's public suicide by an embattled former Miami politician, the ongoing mayoral scandal in San Diego and smaller trials in Kansas City, New Orleans and Chicago all bring the consequences -- and prevalence -- of civic corruption into sharp focus.">Corruption in U.S. Cities</a>
Posted in Rampant Cronyism/Corruption
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What are our options, the likelihood of their success, and when does it become cost effective to invest in those options? Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5006963" target="_blank" title="Ed Gordon and his guest discuss huge oil industry profits">Roundtable: Oil Industry, Discipline in Schools</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5033855" target="_blank" title="Browne says that high inventories of crude oil prove that the global supply system works rather well.">BP CEO Discusses Global Energy</a>
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Posted in Energy
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This 10 year growth in population is 10.3 percent. That’s one half the rate of prisoner growth, one third the rate of prisoners plus those on parole or probation, and one fifth the rate of growth for female prisoners!!! Continue reading →
United States has a higher rate of incarceration than any other country, followed by Britain, China, France, Japan and Nigeria. Continue reading →
In the 2000 election, Florida was the key; in the 2004 election, Ohio was the key. Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5008297" target="_blank" title="Ohio has been a strong Republican state, but the GOP has been challenged by recent scandals. ">Scandals Damage GOP Candidates in Ohio</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5008297" target="_blank" title="Increasingly, communities are moving to the use of electronic voting systems">Voting Technology</a>
Posted in Election Fraud
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In my Other Thoughts category, you will find interests of mine which I felt inspired to write about, but which do not fit the primary intent of the site to record my thoughts on some critical issues that as a … Continue reading →
Results for eleven of the fourteen characteristics were down from last month. However, two of these were down too significantly. I suspect while recording last months results and fine tuning the search criteria, I did not properly record … Continue reading →
So, with the exception of Conoco Phillips, shouldn’t everyone be equally upset with all companies that have seen earnings growth that is even higher than Exxon Mobile? This includes Home Depot, Johnson & Johnson, Hershey Foods, Toyota, Walgreens, Coca-Cola. Continue reading →
- Recent NPR Story: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5007348">Big Oil Execs Defend Record Profits</a>
Posted in Energy
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Such opposition from within the conservative movement was all but unheard of before Miers was nominated. Continue reading →
- Recent NPR Story: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4984885&ft=1&f=1012">NPR : A Former President Warns of 'Endangered Values'</a>
Posted in Church/State Unification
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Tagged Christianist
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The only difference between what the President is proposing and what the terrorists have done is that they broadcast it to the world, while he hides it from the world Continue reading →
- Recent NPR Story: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5011916" target="_blank" title="Attorneys Douglas Cox and Sarah Havens take up the cases of 11 detainees from Yemen">Guantanamo Diaries, Part 1: Gaining Trust in Cuba</a>
Posted in Human Rights Abuse
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Andy Hailey