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2010 In Review Top News Stories

January 12 - Haiti earthquake     On January 12, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook Port-au-Prince, Haiti, toppling buildings and destroying most of the country's infrastructure. The Haitian government estimated 230,000 people were killed, more than 300,000 injured, and more than one million people were left homeless. Humanitarian aid began flowing into the country within hours of the quake. However, it was insufficient to prevent rioting in the economically ravaged nation.     January 19 -Scott Brown elected to Senate On January 19, Republican Senate candidate Scott Brown shocked the political world, upsetting Democrat Martha Coakley in a special election for Sen. Ted Kennedy's seat. Brown's victory tipped the Senate away from a Democratic Super Majority.   February 18 - Plane flew into IRS building On February 18, Joseph Stack, a 53-year-old software engineer, committed suicide by flying a small plane into an IRS building in Austin, Texas. Thirteen others we...

"Big Bucks, Big Pharma" What you don't know will hurt you

This ABC documentary is an eye-opener on the practice of the Pharmaceutical industry. When a government puts capital gain before the welfare of its people. You must see this documentary to understand the argument that is debated today about health care, insurance, doctor, and laboratory. "Big Bucks, Big Pharma" pulls back the curtain on the multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical industry to expose the insidious ways that illness is used, manipulated, and sometimes created for capital gain. Focusing on the industry's marketing practices, media scholars and health professionals help viewers understand how direct-to-consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical advertising glamorizes and normalizes prescription medication use and works with promotion to doctors. These industry practices shape how patients and doctors understand and relate to disease and treatment. Ultimately, "Big Bucks, Big Pharma" challenges us to ask important questions about the consequences of relying on a f...

"Hacking Democracy" Hijacking the election.

This documentary will leave you stunned to see how our Democracy and freedom can be manipulated, leaving us helpless. We, the people, were faced in the 2000 elections with uncounted votes, a cliche voting machine... all through the election broadcast, we heard an unsettling report from voting centers.  The next day, when the elected president's name was announced, America rallied and hailed the new president. Was he the people's choice? Maybe not.  Bev Harris's grandmother, publicist, and writer did ask the question, "how do the votes count?". Join her in her journey for the truth. Description of the following documentary: This documentary exposes the vulnerability of computers - which count approximately 80% of America's votes in county, state, and federal elections - suggesting that if our votes aren't safe, our Democracy isn't safe either. Trailer. Full documentary, click here or copy and paste it to your browser http://freedocument...