DealBook – A Ruling’s Chilling Effect On Corporate Litigation – 24 May 2014

DealBook

By STEVEN M. DAVIDOFF

In the clubby world of corporate litigators, the hysteria over a change to corporate bylaws that would shift responsibility over legal fees is perhaps one of the more recent strange events.

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James Corbett – The Corbett Report – Interview 892 – Michael Maharrey Delivers Good News About the Nullify NSA Campaign – 24 May 2014

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Michael Maharrey of the The Tenth Amendment Center‘s Nullify The NSA campaign joins us to discuss the latest campaign success: the passage of a bill in the California state Senate that would end state cooperation or support with the illegal collection of electronic data or metadata. We also discuss the status of similar campaigns across the United States and the passage of a new law in Minnesota that bans warrantless cellphone tracking.

James Corbett – The Corbett Report – Fed Laundering, Nazi Royals, GMO Ban – New World Next Week – 24 May 2014

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Welcome to http://NewWorldNextWeek.com — the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week:

Aisha North – A Short Update On The Energies – 24 May 2014

Let us begin this missive by saying that these alternating currents you are currently being exposed to may cause many of you to falter at the moment. That is only natural, for in this phase of the proceedings, you are not only being reconnected to much of the underlying structures that constitutes your real base, you are also being disconnected from earlier, more temporary measures. And so, you will in many instances be left feeling as if untethered from it all, hanging in a void, or suspended in such a way you will have a hard time finding your bearings. We know this will cause more than a little confusion, anxiety and stress in some of you, but we ask you all not to fall into the old patterns of reactions because of this. You see, this is as always just a temporary thing, and as soon as you move on to the next level, all that seemed to have vanished will be replaced by something that is much more fundamental and complete than what you have been before.

Breaking News – At Least 3 Dead In Shooting Near Jewish Museum In Brussels – 24 May 2014

Three people were killed in a shooting near the Jewish Museum in Brussels, Belgian officials said.

According to the emergency services, another person was seriously injured in the attack.

The shooting in the Belgian capital broke out at about 3:50pm local time (13:50 GMT), Belgian media reports.

Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders, who was one of the first to arrive at the scene, wrote on Twitter he was shocked by the attack.

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China To Become Russia’s Biggest Gas Consumer If Western Route Developed – 24 May 2014

China could replace Germany as Russia’s biggest gas consumer, if Moscow and Beijing agree to add a route from Russia’s Western Siberia to the one already agreed under a $400 billion contract, President Putin said at a meeting with media in St. Petersburg.

Germany now consumes 40 billion cubic meters of Russian gas annually, and China will start buying even more if the western route is agreed on, Putin said.

“The next step [in Russia-China gas cooperation] is a possibility to make a similar deal on a so-called western route,” President said commenting on a Russia-China megadeal signed Wednesday in Shanghai.

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CommonDreams – IRS Delays New Rules For Dark Money Groups – 24 May 2014

IRS Delays New Rules for Dark Money Groups

The agency has pushed back indefinitely a hearing on new regulations for social welfare nonprofits that spend money on politics.
by Theodoric Meyer

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After intense criticism from both ends of the political spectrum, the Internal Revenue Service has delayed indefinitely proposed rules that would have imposed new limits on social welfare nonprofits, which have pumped hundreds of millions of dollars from anonymous donors into recent elections.

EU Bans Poultry Imports From Israel-Occupied West Bank – 24 May 2014

Chicken and eggs from the occupied West Bank and the annexed east Jerusalem will no longer be seen on European plates, the EU has ruled, reportedly citing gaps in public health standards between the two Jewish zones and the state.

The European Union has informed the Israeli Agricultural Ministry that the veterinary standards of supervision in the Palestinian areas it had taken over after the six-day 1967 Middle East War are not accepted under the circumstances, Israeli news website Walla reported on Thursday.

Poultry and eggs originating from the occupied territories will therefore not be accepted.

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Pentagon To Shutdown Over 20 Facilities Across Europe – 24 May 2014

The US military announced Friday it was closing down 21 military facilities in half a dozen countries across Europe, a move the Pentagon said would trim $60 million in fat annually.

The closures, however, will not affect US troop strength on the continent because they are comprised mostly of recreational and housing facilities at American and NATO military bases across Europe.

According to the Defense Department, the facilities heading for closure include “a skeet shooting range, a hotel and a golf course,” as well as “some munitions storage facilities.”

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Somali Militants Assault Parliament In Elaborate Raid – 24 May 2014

Militants attacked the parliamentary building in Mogadishu while MP’s were holding a meeting, in an elaborate attack involving two suicide bombers and at least six gunmen.

Two suicide bombers, one driving a car and another who tried to enter the parliament on foot, triggered explosive devices near the building in the Saturday raid, local police reported. A firefight followed, in which six militants were killed by the guards.

One Somali soldier was killed in the attack as he tried to stop the vest-wearing bomber from getting inside.

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